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I wanted to post some pictures from the wedding I shot last weekend - Lauren is my cousin and I was thrilled to see her marry Pace, a great guy.  It was a fun wedding to be a part of and I am thrilled to have some great pictures from the ceremony.  Without further ado, check out the first glimpse of Lauren and Pace’s wedding pictures.

Lauren starts the morning right: A newspaper and Coca Cola

Lauren’s hair isn’t done yet, don’t worry.

Pace starts out the morning at Starbucks with his groomsmen.

Well the hair is done.  Time for some makeup!

Still going…

Those black beads are rosepetal beads from Lauren’s great-grandmother’s bouquet.

Pace kissing his Bride!

Lauren walking to the reception with the two men in her life.

Pace decided to smash the cake in Lauren’s face!

Lauren getting a kiss goodbye from her Dad as she heads off with Pace on their honeymoon.

The wedding was awesome - it was great to be a part of it and I had an absolute blast shooting it!  Best wishes to Lauren and Pace on their honeymoon!

Colin

If you need a wedding photographer or know someone who does, please contact me!  I love shooting weddings and would be thrilled to come shoot you or your friends getting married.  I want to shoot your wedding!  678.977.7039 (Mobile) or http://www.mementoshots.com

I also do portrait photography - so if you’re thinking about Christmas pictures or Christmas cards, I’m your guy.  Families, couples, kids, or just you I’ll shoot it.  http://www.akephoto.com for my portrait portfolio.

Happy Monday to you all out there.  Wanted to share a little bit about the weekend and talk about a new purchase I made.

The weekend was great - my cousin Lauren got married and I got to shoot the wedding - which is always tons of fun.  I shot with Tracey Long, a photographer friend of mine I’ve shot with for a year or so.  The wedding was at the Canton Theatre - a small, old timey theatre with almost no light to speak of.  So I was thankful we rented 24mm f/1.4s (for those of you unfamiliar with photograph speak, that low f number means it lets a lot of light in).  The wedding was simple and small, but I thought it was very nice.  I’ll have some pictures for y’all to look at Wednesday night or Thursday, most likely.

I made a purchase I think will get some good use in the months and years to come - a nice flash unit from AlienBees and a nice stand, boom arm, and softbox.  Should let me shoot some sweet portraits - which I’m sure I’ll post here soon.

The day has been good so far - finally to a point in the summer where I can turn from researching CRMs and their capabilities to beginning to become an expert with one of the systems.  Off to dig more into the world of open source.

What did you do with your weekend?

Take care,

Colin