We hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day holiday weekend! Please be sure to take a moment to reflect and honor our nation’s troops for their service and sacrifices throughout our history. 

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Last Saturday, Lisa and I started out on the trip to Fitzgerald with a blue sky filled with wonderous white clouds and no hint of rain. By the time we reached the Salon where Katie and her ladies were getting ready – it was raining like crazy! Katie and Curt bravely soldiered on and still walked down the aisle on time! Here are some images from their day…

I’ve mentioned them before, and I made sure to document it this time – behold the wild chickens of Fitzgerald! Dangerous and feral. Known man-eaters. The tiny ones are the real killers…

Wonderful plumage on those chickens. Speaking of wonderful plumage on chicks – check out Katie’s dress (What? Sure Lisa is rolling her eyes – but that was an awesome segway. Just admit it).

Katie braving the rain to go see Curt for their First Look…

Getting the guys to coordinate some air time was like herding cats. I’ll let you guess how many images make up this composite…

Here’s a series of Katie with her Dad just before he walked her down the aisle. We love how he made her relax and laugh!

Dad brings Katie to Curt…

The Church was beautiful, and filled with loved ones and guests…

Told you the rain didn’t dampen their spirits…

The kiss…

Walking down the aisle. Almost looks like Curt is breathing a sigh of relief, doesn’t it?

It finally stopped raining right after the ceremony – so we were able to get some quick shots before heading to the reception…

The bling…

The awesomeness of Katie and Curt. Just stylin’….

We always have the most beautiful brides. Word.

A recreation of one of the images from their engagement shoot back in October…

The reception was one massive party. The following are just a small sampling from that event. We really love this series with Curt and his mom.

Katie busted some serious moves herself…

The night ended with a Sparkler exit, and a ride off into the night…

Katie sent us a sweet text message a day after their wedding, thanking us for our professionalism during the chaos caused by the rain. We feel ya. Now quit texting during your honeymoon or Curt will get angry!

You kids have a great time! Your full gallery should be up by next week!

So, Sunday was rockin’.  We headed to Fitzgerald to photograph the engagement session of Katie and Curtis, one of our 2009 wedding couples.   The historic downtown area was beautiful.  After roaming all over for some cool shots, we encountered one of Fitzgerald’s legendary wild chickens.   We weren’t here to shoot chickens though - we were here to shoot two love birds! (yeah – it’s a tad corny… what of it?)     

 We got some great shots, and Lisa was woefully tempted by three puppies.   Here are some images from the session (sorry, no puppy shots):

Strutting down Main Street… while I’m on my belly like a reptile to get this shot.  All for the “art” folks.   Too bad you can’t hear Lisa’s yelling during this shot.  Especially the part where a car was coming up behind me.  Good times!  

Spend any time with these kids, and you can tell that they complement each other perfectly.  

They really like each other.  I mean, a lot.  I can confidently report that smoochin’ did occur.

A relaxed portrait of Katie…

And one of her groom Curtis…

Again with the smoochin… 

The sunset was awesome – we had to pop them in front of it.  We just had to.  It’s a law some where I’m pretty sure…

Thanks for selecting us to shoot your wedding guys!  Your full gallery will be up later this week.