Wedding: Melina and Jeremy, Meadowlark Gardens, VA, April 15, 2011

Melina and Jeremy's wedding was an incredible experience for all of us involved. Many of us friends and family arrived a few days early to help with the finishing touches, as well as throwing the bridal shower and bachelor party.

I felt that the epic paintball match on Thursday was the perfect way for the guys to have a blast while keeping at bay any pre-wedding jitters. :) Also a good excuse to beat up the groom before the wedding day!

The girls had other kinds of fun planned, including picking out the perfect custom-designed necklace from glass artist Vicki Leon.
Melina's Aunt worked hard making the cakes, while her mother Teresa put together all of the flowers.

Day of the wedding, striking the obligatory pose with Jeremy's awesome motorcycle.
Getting ready shots



We did portraits before the ceremony to take advantage of the beautiful spring gardens in the daylight. I just love this shot of Jeremy seeing Melina for the first time in her dress.

Everyone expected Melina to float across the floor at the reception, but everyone was happily surprised when Jeremy revealed that several months worth of secret dance lessons allowed him to keep up with his accomplished dancing bride.



The Maid of Honor gets a big squeeze from the bride's parents.

The bride and groom had spent weeks devising the prefect way of growing this bright green wheat grass for the centerpieces, so what better way of showing off their rings?

First Look: Melina and Jeremy, April 15th

Gwinna and Grandma

I work part-time as a graphic artist during the week and the last couple of weeks have been super busy! I've put my photo-a-day project on hold until this current project is complete so Gwinna can have as much of my remaining time as possible. We had an awesome day at the zoo with Grandma Lee Ann today. Can you guess what the most exciting part of the zoo trip was? :)

Photo-a-Day 2011: Week 8 The eye

This week was eyeball week. Yay, eyeballs!

Monday: The cat...yes, he is as evil as his eye looks. We named him Rasputin.

Tuesday: Steve's eye, and it looks like the light is actually coming through his eyeball. Cool!
Wednesday: Steve's eye again, this time I wanted a dark background so I can really see how pale his eyelashes are. I think it's a good idea to document qualities of rare phenotypes as often as possible. :)
Thursday: Gwinna's eye, narrow depth of focus making the image a bit abstracty too. Yes, that is a real term! Ok, no it isn't. :)
Friday: Gwinna again, black and white with blue eyes

Saturday: Another kitty eyeSunday: The eye of my mom's bird, Lucy. Lucy is a little over 29 years old, which is about a billion years old in bird years.

Photo-a-Day 2011: Week 7 Abstract

Abstract week! The goal was to try to take photos in such a way that the object is not immediately recognizable. In case you'd like to play a guessing game, I put all the answers down below. :)

Monday:

Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:

Answers:

Monday-Apples in a plastic bubble-shaped container

Tuesday-Foam alphabet mat from Gwinna's room

Wednesday-Reflection of the sky on top of a car

Thursday-Closeup of the stamen of a calla lily flower

Friday- Seed pod my sister brought back from Africa

Saturday-Delicious apple-blueberry pie with a crumb top...mmm!

Sunday-Clear hair claw accessory, flash with color gel modifier