Showing posts with label Ranch House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ranch House. Show all posts

Monday, December 20, 2010

The Hayes | Wellington, NV Family Portrait Session

Meet the Hayes Family. I met them through our church, and they are one of the most pleasant and humble families I’ve had the pleasure to meet. Debbie, the mother, put on this year’s Vacation Bible School, a full cowboy theme that was a huge success. Savannah, the oldest daughter, is studying to become a midwife! Lacey is studying art {a girl after my own heart} at a Christian Liberal Art University.

This was one of the first photoshoots I’ve had to reschedule due to bad weather. Almost every session I’ve had the pleasure to shoot has always ended up with perfect or acceptable weather. Most often, (especially last winter) weather would be horrid, up til the session date, and then suddenly the skies would clear, the temperature would rise, we’d hold the session, and watch the weather return to the horrible conditions as before. This time, however, good weather did not happen. It snowed all day Friday and then rained all day Saturday, leaving yucky muddy puddles everywhere, and making it impossible to shoot outside. We rescheduled for today, hoping the weather would be better, and for the most part it was, despite almost freezing temperatures.

The Hayes were so kind to pick me up {an hour drive!} and take me to their house in a 4wdrive vehicle (just in case the weather decided to change). Then we held our shoot and they fed me taco salad before driving me home. ;] I am so thankful for wonderful families like them.

Here’s a couple of their images from today’s session. (Do you see the cute little goat eating the hay!? :D)


Monday, August 30, 2010

Ray + Jeanne | Married ~ Carson Valley Wedding

Last month I had the honor of shooting Ray & Jeanne's vintage farmhouse wedding. A couple nights before the wedding I had a horrible nightmare, but thankfully my nightmare did not come true and I shot well beyond 5 images and did not pass out during the wedding. ;]

An hour before the Ray and Jeanne’s wedding, the sky over the valley turned gray and I could see scattered rain showers off in the distance. As I drove to the wedding there were sprinkled raindrops on my windshield and all I could do was pray that the rain would stay away for the evening. Thankfully, God is so good and the rain did stay away! The overcast sky kept the weather cool enough to be enjoyable and provided great lighting for all my images!

Jeanne is an interior decorator, and her decorating instincts were clearly visible over every detail of her wedding. Bright bold colors, paired with mix-matched vintage china, and delicate bouquets of flowers adorned the guests’ tables.

The trees, canopies, and gazebos were trimmed with colorful lanterns that swayed as the breeze blew through.

The ceremony was short and sweet with a slightly humorous undertone. Guests stood scattered around the grass, piping up to share their two cents when Jeanne, Ray, or the minister missed a beat, always followed by a round of shared laughter.

I could go on and on about how much I adored their wedding and all the amazing people, but I’ll let you see for yourself! ;]

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This was my first wedding shooting on my new camera (Canon 5d markii), and I must say, it was a blast. My original intention was to carry both cameras (the canon and my Nikon D80), but I ended up leaving the Nikon in the camera bag the entire night. { sorry Nikon.. I still love you, just not as much as the Canon }.

Oh and I finally made up some new postcards with the wedding gallery info on the reverse. I didn’t have time to send out for prints, so I printed them out on my own little printer, and I have to say, I was quite please with them {as were many of the guests!}

Credits:
Photography – {harmonyhilderbrand} …photography
Wedding Coordinator – Daisy & Jeanne
Jeanne’s Hair & Makeup Artist – Stacy Stiltz
Decorations – Daisy & Ron from The Entertainer + Jeanne James
Flowers – The Entertainer
Appetizers – Tahoe Ridge Winery
Catering – Prime Cut BBQ
Desserts – Russell’s Mercantile
Bartenders – Daisy and Ron from The Entertainer
Band – Carl & the ClassicsMinister – Pete Nelson, Methodist Minister, Gardnerville, NV

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Ray + Jeanne | Carson Valley Wedding { Sneak Peek }

Here’s a sneak peek of yesterday’s gorgeous wedding in set in the backyard of a vintage ranch house in Gardnerville, NV.



More to come soon! ;]

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