esther & culley get married...finally!

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Oh, Esther & Culley! These two have been attached at the hip since 2006, traveling across America selling Hobie kayaks, living the gypsy life, and sharing their love with everyone who surrounds them. They are so near and dear to my heart, they have to be--they're family! But still, they are some of the best people I know who truly have a genuine love for one another! When Esther and Culley travelled to North Carolina for Thanksgiving, we knew something was hiding up their sleeves about finally tying the knot after 7 years of being lovebirds--so we got to planning straight away because they were getting married in a month! These two resisted marriage forever! Why? I have no idea, but I'm so happy they finally gave into it because they had a beautiful day and I'm so blessed to be a part of helping them plan and capture the moments that tell their story (check it out on the pine cones below!). We traveled through the wide gamut of Southern terrain to the Texas Hill Country where we were surrounded by wide-open ranches and knobby, twisting cedar trees. The light was radiant, the temperature crisp, the love was overflowing and the day itself buzzed with excitement and joy! Esther & Culley--I'm so proud to call you family (officially for you, Culley!) and am so thankful you let me create photos that show the world how wonderful, laid back, adventurous, and in completely in love y'all are!

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from the archives: villes & boros

France 2012 film These photos, god bless my brother's patience, have been a long time coming. His band, Villes & Boros, performed at a side show during Hopscotch 2012...last Labor Day...and I was asked to photograph for the heck of it. While I got some free banana bread beer out of it, I'm happy to finally have these sweet photos ready for that hoodlum I call my brother. :)

While I wasn't crazy about his request for some crazy color effects, I think some of these came out pretty awesome. Here are some of my favorites from their performance! France 2012 film

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