Archive for September, 2011

Long Island City, NYC

Our crazy talented friend Rachel is branching out in her career to pursue a long time dream of singing country music so new photos were needed and we were more than happy to visit the big apple again and make that happen. Rachel has been a friend of ours for a few years now and it’s been beyond amazing to watch her take over New York City as Wednesday Addams in the Broadway Show, The Addams Family. (She’s also played the role of Glinda in the show Wicked which pretty much sums up how awesome she is.) Her face is all over the city standing next to Brooke Shields in posters for the show and I’ll admit, we were a bit dorky taking photos of the posters when we saw them because, well, it’s pretty cool to see your friend on the side of a bus in New York City next to Brooke Shields in a photo that’s bigger than life. And, we’re trying to build up a good gallery of photos to sell to People Magazine after she wins her first grammy. Just kidding. Kind of. ;)

Here’s Rachel…

Nate rocked these photos of Rachel in front of the graffiti wall while I distracted security. ;)
Dear Rachel, please come coach me on how to look this amazing all the time. Sincerely, Becka
Rachel wanted to do a bit of “country girl in the big city” so we found a perfect stretch of skyline…
I love this one…
The wind was relentless with Rachel’s hair but I love how this turned out.
Sometimes I sit and wonder what it must be like for Rachel to look this smoldering all of the time…
Here’s my favorite outtake… Nate loved the graffiti of that little boy and luckily Rachel is goofy enough to let him pose her like this…
There’s Rachel, all bigger than life, as her character Wednesday Addams in the Times Square billboard for the show-

Jessica and Kyle + Wedding Party, Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Bella Collina | Monteverde, Florida

For Tara and Austin, it’s all about family. And that is exactly the tone they set from the very beginning of their day and carried through to the very end. Tara and Austin chose to keep their wedding party limited to just their sisters, one on each side, which we thought was a beautiful way for them to highlight their tight family bond and keep the focus of the day on family, love, and support for each other.

Bella Collina is an amazing venue here in Central Florida that looks much more like a venue from Europe or California so we love to shoot there and have shot there often over the last few years. But Tara and Austin wanted something different so we were thrilled when they told us that they didn’t care if we shot at the “standard” Bella Collina photo spots. We decided to take advantage of the amazing golden sunlight and shot them in a big field behind the venue and in a little vineyard hidden off to the side of the property. Thanks Tara and Austin for trusting us to do something a bit different for you! I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the story of Tara & Austin’s wedding day…

What are sisters for? Doing a goofy dolphin dance to keep you from crying and messing up your mascara that’s what…
This moment is Nate’s favorite of every wedding…
♥
Their wedding party consisted of just their sisters.
Tara’s nephew stole the show for a few moments…
We decided to switch it up this time and shoot in the vineyard instead of under the bridge. I love it.
Tara’s dad surprised them with an incredible fireworks show during the night!
Everything was warm, classy, and romantic:
FAVORITE! What a finale!

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