Posted by evoke on Jul 07, 2008
Saturday June 28th (YES! I'm Behind on the Blog!) I photographed Monique & Donald's big day. First of all, these two have really amazing, super touching qualities that just make you embrace them. Monique can be so vulnerable & open and Donald is so incredibly protective of her - awwww man it makes you love to watch them! It was such a privilege to be able to witness their wedding, and I was really sad when it was over especially because it was over at 6:00!! I am used to being at weddings until midnight!
Monique's sister is a mother of triplets, and I had to keep dodging the twin sisters to get a dress shot
So, rather than dodge them, they became my subjects... more than once. I even used them for different lighting techniques:
And Monique was just.. Well, you can read it on her perfume. I'm not scared to be cheesy.
Monique can also be a little hard on herself, which at times made it a challenge for her makeup artist
And for those of you who don't recognize her, Monique's sister was a Dream Girl. Well, at least for the day
Amanda with 310 Photography Studio in Smithfield helped me out for the day, and she was with Donald while I was with Monique... witnessing the man stuff. And this is definitely man stuff
Donald & Monique got married at a place in Morrisville where there was no place for Monique to wait before the ceremony once she arrived. SO, she waited in a car... ALONE!! The wedding party had to be inside to line up, etc. I can't imagine how wrecked her nerves were just waiting there!
Amanda also got this cool shot from the back of the ceremony. I'm pretty sure she was lying down.
We had about 5 minutes to do some quick couple stuff, and the location posed a gigantic photography challenge. There was ONLY full sun outside - No shade and there was no place indoors to go. So, we rocked out that parking lot outside!!
This shot kind of happened by accident. I asked them to do one thing, they did another & I liked it even better!! Look at Monique!! SMOKIN'!! Cheek bones like that should be in front of the camera more.
There was a live jazz band there too - H-O-T!! Just delicious. The sax guy would walk around & play at the tables, and yes - this little old lady acted out what everyone else was thinking.
Da' Rings.
Although short, their wedding was super sweet. I sincerely had a great time with them and all their family and friends. And I, the girl that doesn't cry, got a little choked up during their ceremony... Congrats you two 
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Posted by evoke on Jun 26, 2008
This past Saturday I went back home to the Henderson area to photograph Jessica & Scott. I love them because they are both so comfortable & so beautiful in front of the camera, and pretty much give me permission to do anything. Love that!! Well, I love them for other reasons too of course! Me & Jessica grew up in the same church and our parents are very close. In fact, my mom helped decorate the reception - it was a family affair. I'm only a couple years older than Jessica, but she was always one of the sweet little girls in the church when I was growing up. I definitely felt some nostalgia... and some oldness being at her wedding.
Another daddy's girl!! As soon as she stood by him for a photo, she broke down. Crazy sweet.
I barely know what to say about these pictures. All I can do is look at them & smile.. they're self explanatory.
They totally smashed each other with cake. 
Jessica's mom, Ann, worked so incredibly hard to get the big day together. It was a beautiful thing to see her enjoying it & allowing it all to sink in.
Ken shot with me again, and he let me borrow his macro lens - Yummy! I am now the proud owner of my very own macro lens. It does yummy things!!
Scott is a part of a fraternity at NCSU, and oh yeah.. for some reason brothers have to sing to the new Mrs at weddings.. I was waiting all night for it to happen to Jessica.
This is Jerry. He is a party animal. And I have many more images of him similar to this one.
I love my sparkler trick. It's not really "mine", but I still own it baby.
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Posted by evoke on Jun 18, 2008
Last Friday night I had the pleasure of photographing LaDonna & Randall's wedding. It was a CRAZY hot day, but she had everything so bright & happy it almost felt tropical. She went all out with her decor, and I think by now most everyone knows that I LOVE bright happy colors. She got married at Highgrove in Fuquay Varina, and take a look at how she pimped that reception tent out!!
Yummy, yummy colorific details!
I just like this dress shot. Not much dress, but I like it being such a tease
Here's LaDonna in the friggin' fabulous Bride's Room at the Highgrove. They have re-done the room, and it is just delicious. I posted this image for the sheer love of the room!! Stripes, polka dots, and a chandelier - genius!
LaDonna was a bit behind schedule, and could she have flown down the stairs or ridden the rails, she would have.
Joanna got that sweet show on the left, and look at his sweet sincerity in that right shot!
Would you please look at those ravenous women in the background!! haha!! I think one of them actually fell over trying to grab that bouquet.
The day may have been a bit of a roller coaster for LaDonna - taking it easy, then rushing, and running down that aisle.. but at the end of the day, they were a very happily married couple with the rest of their lives ahead of them.
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Posted by evoke on Jun 12, 2008
When I started out in photography, I was working at New Image Studio & I spent 4 years photographing weddings for them. This year I took on one wedding for them, and Brandy & Amir are the ones! It felt like one of the hottest weddings ever (well, soon to be blogged was LaDonna & Randall's wedding the day before which felt even hotter than Saturday). It was a beautiful day, and all day I loved seeing all the different details. It was a multi-cultural American/Persian ceremony, and it was a beautiful thing to see two cultures combine.
Amir & Brandy both were super calm, and we had tons of time to chill out and not have to stress about getting things done in a hurry.
Well, time was still of the essence!
I loved being able to witness Brandy seeing her husband for the first time on their wedding day.
Oh yeah - they definitely needed a little shade Saturday!! Which.. that really wasn't the purpose of the covering!
I quickly figured out that Brandy is a big time daddy's girl. Look at that sweetness!! He may look like a manly man, but those eyes are all moosh!
It was so hot, I almost felt bad just asking them to touch!
Did I mention she was a daddy's girl?
OK, so I figured out some awesome things about Indian weddings. First of all, I figured out that the music is out of control AWESOME!! I am a coo coo for salsa music, and it was a lot like it but a little more techno. And when you dance, it's more in your arms than your hips.. and you swing napkins around & whistle a lot. I was really disappointed when the dj switched the music over to hip-hop, and mami likes some hip-hop!
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So, rather than dodge them, they became my subjects... more than once. I even used them for different lighting techniques:
And Monique was just.. Well, you can read it on her perfume. I'm not scared to be cheesy.
Monique can also be a little hard on herself, which at times made it a challenge for her makeup artist
And for those of you who don't recognize her, Monique's sister was a Dream Girl. Well, at least for the day
Amanda with 310 Photography Studio in Smithfield helped me out for the day, and she was with Donald while I was with Monique... witnessing the man stuff. And this is definitely man stuff
Donald & Monique got married at a place in Morrisville where there was no place for Monique to wait before the ceremony once she arrived. SO, she waited in a car... ALONE!! The wedding party had to be inside to line up, etc. I can't imagine how wrecked her nerves were just waiting there!
Amanda also got this cool shot from the back of the ceremony. I'm pretty sure she was lying down.
We had about 5 minutes to do some quick couple stuff, and the location posed a gigantic photography challenge. There was ONLY full sun outside - No shade and there was no place indoors to go. So, we rocked out that parking lot outside!!
This shot kind of happened by accident. I asked them to do one thing, they did another & I liked it even better!! Look at Monique!! SMOKIN'!! Cheek bones like that should be in front of the camera more.
There was a live jazz band there too - H-O-T!! Just delicious. The sax guy would walk around & play at the tables, and yes - this little old lady acted out what everyone else was thinking.
Da' Rings.
Although short, their wedding was super sweet. I sincerely had a great time with them and all their family and friends. And I, the girl that doesn't cry, got a little choked up during their ceremony... Congrats you two 
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