Thursday, August 14, 2008
Katie and Matt are Engaged!
I had a blast with Matt and Katie this morning. Last nights weather prevented us from shooting, so we rescheduled for this morning at 8am:) They have to return to Alabama this evening. Courtney and I truly love going the extra mile for our clients. I hope everyone enjoys. Check back soon to view my other two engagement sessions from today and our four weddings this weekend! - DAVID CRAVER
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Jill + Ken got married!
sophisticated. composed. gorgeous. happy.
These are some of the words I think if when I look at Jill + Ken's pics from their Orange Beach, AL wedding! Jill looked absolutely amazing. I love how she can give me the "serious" look that I try so hard to get! What a day it was! July 26 was a day full of rain showers.. and Jill smiled through it all. We all kept hoping that it would pass over, but it rained right through their ceremony- but did not put a damper on their day! I love how in some of their formals- you can see the raindrops on their clothes. They braved the rain and went out and got married then posed for pictures afterwards. I found a new way to use my shootsac! I took off the cover, and used it to cover up my camera and lens during the ceremony to keep it from getting wet... Photogs- if you don't have one, get one now! There are so many different things you can use it for! I use the cover all the time to sit brides down on a dirty surface.
Anyways- thanks guys for letting me be a part of your day! Your friends and family were so fun to be around.. and you guys were super easy to work with! I hope you love the pictures as much as I do!
Here are a few of my fav's, and enjoy the slideshow at the end!
~Courtney~
I love the emotion in this shot...
These are some of the words I think if when I look at Jill + Ken's pics from their Orange Beach, AL wedding! Jill looked absolutely amazing. I love how she can give me the "serious" look that I try so hard to get! What a day it was! July 26 was a day full of rain showers.. and Jill smiled through it all. We all kept hoping that it would pass over, but it rained right through their ceremony- but did not put a damper on their day! I love how in some of their formals- you can see the raindrops on their clothes. They braved the rain and went out and got married then posed for pictures afterwards. I found a new way to use my shootsac! I took off the cover, and used it to cover up my camera and lens during the ceremony to keep it from getting wet... Photogs- if you don't have one, get one now! There are so many different things you can use it for! I use the cover all the time to sit brides down on a dirty surface.
Anyways- thanks guys for letting me be a part of your day! Your friends and family were so fun to be around.. and you guys were super easy to work with! I hope you love the pictures as much as I do!
Here are a few of my fav's, and enjoy the slideshow at the end!
~Courtney~
I love the emotion in this shot...
Page + Joel got married!
Page + Joel had a gorgeous beach wedding out in Destin, FL. The ceremony was touching when Joel took a minute to talk with Page's daughter- he is going to be such a good dad!
Here are a few of my fav's, and enjoy the slideshow at the end! Thanks Page + Joel for letting me be a part fo your day!
-Courtney
This is Page's daughter.. isn't she beautiful?
Here are a few of my fav's, and enjoy the slideshow at the end! Thanks Page + Joel for letting me be a part fo your day!
-Courtney
This is Page's daughter.. isn't she beautiful?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Kathleen + Tommy's E-session!
I had the pleasure of going out to Navarre Beach a couple weeks ago with Kathleen and Tommy to shoot their engagement session! What a fun couple! I am looking forward to their wedding coming up in June 09.
Here are a few of my fav's and there is a slideshow at the end! Enjoy!
~Courtney~
Here are a few of my fav's and there is a slideshow at the end! Enjoy!
~Courtney~
Where have we been?
Wow... we have ALOT to post! Keep an eye out in the next few days for a ton of weddings and e-sessions that will be posting.
For the last month, David has been in Belize, Central America running a missions trip. It is really hard on us being apart for that long, but I am so proud of what he does each summer, and what he accomplishes. He brings teams in from all around the USA, and takes them around Belize ministering to people in severe poverty. I go each year as much as possible, but we still have a business to run here at home!
Austin is 4 this year, and David took him with him for 3 weeks! I was about to go crazy! I knew David would take amazing care of him, but 3 weeks in another country is a long time for a mom! Austin had a blast, but I was ready to fly in and bring him home.
Returning to Belize reminded me of why were are there every summer. Our first couple days, we were in some local orphanages. It is amazing to me to see children living in the filth they have to live in, only a plane ride away from our nice homes and subdivisions. Most of them do not have shoes and are covered with ringworms. These kids get dropped off, and are left to spend the rest of their childhood years crammed into rooms with other young forgotten children. The thing that hit me the hardest was that they feel worthless, they have no identity. When we would ask some of them their names, they would tell us they had no names. They were "nobodys". I can see how they would feel like being abandoned by their parents- having no one telling them they are worth something- that they do matter. I wanted to take them all home with me to love. I know that this time it was different for me because I now have 2 boys of my own. I know how much I love them, and how much that means to each of them. I cannot imagine a child growing up never knowing about that love. Our purpose at those orphanages was to tell these kids that they do have someone that loves them, and they are worth something. I know there is so much more to do there.
We also went back to Pickstock street. Pickstock is our low income housing areas in the states times 10. The streets and gutters are filled with trash. The children play in filth, and walk around in sewage. We threw a block party there again, and it still surprised me to see this little boy who could of been no older than 1 years old wandering around by himself. Our little boy is turning 1 this weekend, and I can't imagine him being out of my sight. But that is how it is done there. Children caring for children. They watch out for each other.
When you go down there, you are immediately attacked from all sides... kids jumping on you, wanting you to hold them. Just wanting you to touch them, hold their hand. I love going back each year and the kids remembering our names... asking where David is. I know we are making some sort of impact.
At Pickstock, I noticed this little girl walking around with a toy she had made... It was what looked like to be an old gas can with a string tied to it. She was dragging it around everywhere...
3 years ago, we had a team come in from Nebraska, and they built this building in Pickstock to be used as an outreach enter for a local church. We go back every year and run VBS out of it for the kids.
Anyways- I was only able to be there for 5 days- weddings to shoot! But I enjoyed every second. I loved taking Austin to the orphanages and seeing his mind work as we told him why those children were there, and that he should be very thankful for the life he has. I know growing up going on missions trips is going to give him a good outlook on life and helping people who need it. David comes back on Friday- I know he is ready for some air conditioning and a hot bath!
If you want any info on these trips, just go to www.commissionedint.com
Thanks for reading and enjoy the slideshow! Keep an eye out for upcoming posts!
~Courtney~
For the last month, David has been in Belize, Central America running a missions trip. It is really hard on us being apart for that long, but I am so proud of what he does each summer, and what he accomplishes. He brings teams in from all around the USA, and takes them around Belize ministering to people in severe poverty. I go each year as much as possible, but we still have a business to run here at home!
Austin is 4 this year, and David took him with him for 3 weeks! I was about to go crazy! I knew David would take amazing care of him, but 3 weeks in another country is a long time for a mom! Austin had a blast, but I was ready to fly in and bring him home.
Returning to Belize reminded me of why were are there every summer. Our first couple days, we were in some local orphanages. It is amazing to me to see children living in the filth they have to live in, only a plane ride away from our nice homes and subdivisions. Most of them do not have shoes and are covered with ringworms. These kids get dropped off, and are left to spend the rest of their childhood years crammed into rooms with other young forgotten children. The thing that hit me the hardest was that they feel worthless, they have no identity. When we would ask some of them their names, they would tell us they had no names. They were "nobodys". I can see how they would feel like being abandoned by their parents- having no one telling them they are worth something- that they do matter. I wanted to take them all home with me to love. I know that this time it was different for me because I now have 2 boys of my own. I know how much I love them, and how much that means to each of them. I cannot imagine a child growing up never knowing about that love. Our purpose at those orphanages was to tell these kids that they do have someone that loves them, and they are worth something. I know there is so much more to do there.
We also went back to Pickstock street. Pickstock is our low income housing areas in the states times 10. The streets and gutters are filled with trash. The children play in filth, and walk around in sewage. We threw a block party there again, and it still surprised me to see this little boy who could of been no older than 1 years old wandering around by himself. Our little boy is turning 1 this weekend, and I can't imagine him being out of my sight. But that is how it is done there. Children caring for children. They watch out for each other.
When you go down there, you are immediately attacked from all sides... kids jumping on you, wanting you to hold them. Just wanting you to touch them, hold their hand. I love going back each year and the kids remembering our names... asking where David is. I know we are making some sort of impact.
At Pickstock, I noticed this little girl walking around with a toy she had made... It was what looked like to be an old gas can with a string tied to it. She was dragging it around everywhere...
3 years ago, we had a team come in from Nebraska, and they built this building in Pickstock to be used as an outreach enter for a local church. We go back every year and run VBS out of it for the kids.
Anyways- I was only able to be there for 5 days- weddings to shoot! But I enjoyed every second. I loved taking Austin to the orphanages and seeing his mind work as we told him why those children were there, and that he should be very thankful for the life he has. I know growing up going on missions trips is going to give him a good outlook on life and helping people who need it. David comes back on Friday- I know he is ready for some air conditioning and a hot bath!
If you want any info on these trips, just go to www.commissionedint.com
Thanks for reading and enjoy the slideshow! Keep an eye out for upcoming posts!
~Courtney~
Friday, July 18, 2008
Welcome to the world Miss Mary!
Today I had the honor of taking pictures of a brand new baby! My friend Tina "finally" had her little baby girl on August 8 and she is beautiful! Her darling little girl is now 8 days old and I had so much fun taking pictures of her!
Thanks Tina for letting me come over! Enjoy the slideshow!
Thanks Tina for letting me come over! Enjoy the slideshow!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Sneak Peak...
Tonight I had the honor of capturing Macey + Rob's wedding on the Navy Base in Pensacola, FL. Macey looked amazing, and Rob was in his dress whites. I am downloading all the images now, but here is a little sneak peak... ENJOY! I will post a blog about them soon.
Have fun in London!
Courtney
Have fun in London!
Courtney
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
WE GOT FEATURED IN BLISS MAGAZINE!!
David and I are super excited to announce that we have been featured in a Bridal Magazine located in Atlanta! Bliss Wedding Magazine is a great wedding resource for brides to get info on vendors from cakes to honeymoon destinations. They write informative articles not only for the bride to be, but also for the people helping her plan her day.
Check out the cover- you might recognize Trish & Jason! They got married on May 23, and we are so excited that Bliss decided to use them for their cover!
And- if you look on the inside, they did a feature on Lacy & Jody's Pensacola Beach Wedding!
CLICK HERE to download a PDF of the magazine and check out Jody & Lacy's feature!
We are so happy for our brides!
Keep checking back on our blog... Bliss is featuring another one of our bride's in the next issue!
Thanks Bliss for the features, we look forward to working with you in the future!!
www.BlissWeddingMag.com
Check out the cover- you might recognize Trish & Jason! They got married on May 23, and we are so excited that Bliss decided to use them for their cover!
And- if you look on the inside, they did a feature on Lacy & Jody's Pensacola Beach Wedding!
CLICK HERE to download a PDF of the magazine and check out Jody & Lacy's feature!
We are so happy for our brides!
Keep checking back on our blog... Bliss is featuring another one of our bride's in the next issue!
Thanks Bliss for the features, we look forward to working with you in the future!!
www.BlissWeddingMag.com
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Landon and Kate Lynn are Getting Married!
I had a blast with Kate Lynn and Landon today. We fought through the humidity and bugs and captured some great photos. Remember to click play on the last picture. Enjoy! - DAVID
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