Posted on October 23, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Paige & Andy’s album

Paige & Andy got married this spring, and we have been working together on their album this summer.  Paige absolutely cracks me up!  She’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.  She and Andy took a while to pick the pictures they wanted in their album.  It was a process of refinement; distilling exactly the pictures that told the story as they saw it.  I would post their picks and then wait for approval.  Paige would email me back with some changes (add these, take these out) and a little note of apology for being so picky.  Oh, Paige, no need to apologize!  This is your album for you to cherish forever.  I was glad we got the refinement process done pre-design.  It left us with very few actual design changes.  The hardest part was picking a cover image.  They were such a great couple, there were lots of images to chose from.  We must have gone through a dozen mockups before we found the perfect shot.  They eventually chose a sweet picture of the two of them after the ceremony.  I can’t wait to get this album back from the binding company!

 

 

A quick rundown of some of Paige’s details:

Ceremony: First Baptist Church Concord

Reception/Caterer: Fox Den Country Club

Florist: Always in Bloom

Dress: Anjolique

Tuxes: White Lace & Promises

DJ: Just Right Entertainment

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Posted on October 22, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Chicago Pics-Tuesday, our anniversary

We spent our anniversary in Chicago.  What, you say, did we do on our anniversary?  NOTHING!!  It was glorious.  We just pretended to live in Chicago.  We slept in.  We played with Cuthbert (Gilly & Jerry’s cat).  We went to a used bookstore.  We ate tacos.  Then we spent the rest of the day reading and knitting by the lake.  We finished up with dinner at Leona’s which was delicious!  The tiramisu was incredible!  Then we went back to Gilly & Jerry’s house and went to bed.  All around good day.

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Posted on October 21, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Chicago Pics-Monday with Andrea

Andrea took us to the Lincoln Park Zoo.  It was a neat zoo.  Way better than the Knoxville zoo (sorry Knoxville zoo).  Then we just happened upon this great little lily pond in the middle of the city.  You walk through these big doors and whammo, everything is peaceful.  You walk back out and it’s hustle and bustle.  Andrea had no idea it was even there.  And that, my friends, is why we never pre-plan our trips.  Sure, we may miss the big touristy things, but if we were so busy rushing around, we would never have time to find little bits of nifty hiding in plain sight.

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Posted on October 21, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Robin & Jim

Robin is my best friend.  Only for her would I both shoot and be in a wedding.  Thank you to Nathan!!  He really worked his butt off for this wedding, and the pictures turned out great.  Robin was a beautiful bride and Jim was a handsome groom.  They got married a month after we did, so Robin and I got to do a lot of planning together.  It was the best way to plan a wedding.  Today is their second anniversary.  Have a great one!  I hope the High Point was fabulous!

Robin started babysitting Lauren’s big brother when he was two, so she’s been in Lauren’s life forever!

I wuv my bff!

The Leslie Town Centre is a great space in Cookeville.

I love this shot of Jim dancing with his niece.

Lauren’s family moved away and came back just for Robin’s wedding.  They were so sad to have to leave again!

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Posted on October 20, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Chicago Pics–Sunday with Randy

I’m trying to get caught up, so here are some of those photos I promised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago-style Pizza

Chicago-style Pizza. This stuff will knock you out!

 

So as a refresher.  We hung out with Randy on a Sunday.  It was a nice lazy day involving doing nothing.  Walking a lot.  Looking at the lake.  Eating pizza.  Taking pictures of random stuff.

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Posted on October 19, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Juliette Atelier

So there was an earlier post with a photo from our shoot for Juliette Atelier.  We’re still going through the pictures, and Nathan hasn’t had a chance to work his magic on all of the ones we like.  Here are a few I’ve pulled that I really love.  Thanks again to Danna for hair & makeup and my beautiful models.  And my husband, of course, for taking pictures with me and being generally wonderful.  Oh, and of course Trisha and Kim for use of their apartments, and Trisha’s neighbor for the roof garden.  And don’t let me forget, Linda at Elegant Essentials made the bouquet for us.  Believe it or not, those are faux!  No one could tell until I spilled the beans.  Now that I’ve made my speech for the academy, here are the pictures.  🙂

 

 

I don’t have Danna’s info, but I’ll get it, if you want to go see her for hair stuff.  A quick plug for everyone who helped professionally:

Juliette Atelier is near Pellissippi and Kingston Pike.  Here’s her website: http://www.julietteatelier.com/  Go see her shop.  She has a ton of beautiful dresses!  

Linda’s shop, Elegant Essentials is in the Gallery Shopping Center with the new Bliss Home and Silver Spoon over near West Town Mall.  http://shopelegantessentials.com/  

And of course, if you’ve found my blog, you know me, but in case you happened upon it some other way.  Rebecca Claire Photography http://rebeccaclaire.com/  🙂

 

UPDATE:

Danna can be found at:

Bella’s 
5415 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-588-6004
 
That’s the info for the salon I’m at.   I noticed the line under the pictures about not having it, so. . .voila!  It’s generally appointment only.  I travel all over God’s green earth for weddings, events, shoots, etc.  I do it all as far as hair is concerned,but I’m mostly a master colorist and freelance special occassion stylist.

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Posted on October 17, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Jewelry by Jyl Walker

I photographed Jyl’s jewelry right before we left for vacation.  It’s very different from Brandy’s big, chunky designs.  Jyl uses Swarovski crystals, pearls, and other stones on her hand-knotted silk strand necklaces and earrings.  They’re very delicate and elegant.  Take a look.

 

To see more of Jyl’s work, check out her website: http://www.ifbbyjyl.com/

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Posted on October 16, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Where is my cave

I just spent an hour on the phone with AT&T trying to figure out why my DSL bill was four times what I was expecting. Turns out they had signed me up for the wrong plan. Oops. Of course, I’ve spent weeks on this between emails and phone calls before I found someone who could figure it out. I wonder if it was all just a test to see how serious I was about the whole thing. I knew if I didn’t clear it up this month, I would get an insane bill next month too, so may as well deal with it now.

The organization lady who spoke to eWomen today gave us a great Mark Twain quote. “if you have to swallow a live, green toad, do it first thing in the morning.” Basically why put off until tomorrow what you can deal with today. If you put it off, you’re going to waste more time worrying about it and not enjoying your other activities than if you just do it.

At least the customer service people are nice. They don’t always know the right answers, but they’re very friendly and apologetic. I guess that’s all you can hope for. And sometimes you get a good one who really knows their stuff. Then you’re good to go!

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Posted on October 15, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

Moon & Lou

Happy third anniversary, Moon & Lou!!

 The florist was Country Designs.

The wedding and reception were at The Arbors.

They are so sweet together!

Events Catering owns the Arbors, so you get a wonderful venue and delicious food all in one!

A Korean tradition includes a piggy back ride exit for the bride and groom.

Moon changed into a traditional Korean wedding dress for their exit.

We also had a great time at Chateau Elan during their engagement portrait sitting.

Practicing the piggy back exit!

This is my homage to The Princess Bride.  🙂

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Posted on October 14, 2008 by rebeccaclaire

John & Megan

I know, I have a post about Megan & Josh, but our friends Megan & John got married on Saturday as well. It was a day of Megans! It really worked out quite well. Nathan was planning on attending the wedding of our friends Bill & Tausha in Sparta that day, so Claudine (who shot our wedding) came up from Atlanta to second shoot Megan & Josh’s wedding. Nathan went to Crossville to spend the night with his brother and together they planned to drive to Sparta. As Claudine and I pulled off the highway into Crossville, Nathan called to let me know that John had just let him know that he and Megan were thinking of getting married that afternoon. Well, luckily, I had all of the gear with me and Nathan was in Crossville too, so I was able to leave his equipment at the church while Claudine & I went to photograph the wedding party at Megan’s mom’s house. Nathan grabbed his stuff and booked it back to Knoxville which usually would be nerve-wracking for me, but because Claudine has all of her own gear, including back up, I kept my regular back up camera and all was well on my end in terms of emergency gear (which usually just stays in the bag as a safety blanket).

Anyway, Nathan did a fantastic job shooting his first ever wedding on his own. Claudine and I had a great time in Crossville, and we all reconvened at home that evening, tired but accomplished. And to make it all clear how perfect this was:

If we had not made plans for Claudine to shoot with me, Nathan would have been my second shooter and couldn’t have shot John & Megan’s wedding (thanks Bill & Tausha. Sorry Nathan couldn’t make it!)

If Nathan had not been planning on going to Bill & Tausha’s wedding and had not decided to spend Friday night with Aaron in Crossville, I would have been an hour and a half away with all of the gear (3 hours round trip). Nathan would not have made it to John & Megan’s wedding before nightfall.

If John had called Nathan any later, Nathan would have probably been on his way to Sparta in Aaron’s car and unable to make it in time for their wedding.

If I had used a different second shooter who needed to have equipment supplied, I couldn’t not have spared a camera for Nathan to use.

If Nathan had ridden over to Crossville with me on Friday (which we had discussed as a possibility), he would have had no car in which to drive back to Knoxville.

As you can see, everything aligned just perfectly. It was meant to be. And without further ado, here are a few of Nathan’s favorite shots from John & Megan’s wedding!

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