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ok people, time to get your vote on. the couple with the winning image will get a fancy big 16×20 print. pick your favorite image. you can only vote once, the voting is open for 2 days. winners will be announced january 21.
vote at the bottom of this post.
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here are the entries.
Happy December Everyone!!! We are starting a new “Rewind” tradition. Each month I’m going to do a little quick interview with a couple celebrating their 1 year anniversary. This will give you up and coming married people a little peak into what your world might look like in a few months. :) I knew Kristi & Kiley would be the perfect couple to get the ball rolling.
What have you liked most about your first year being married?
Building a home And life together
Give us your best cheapo/fun married date idea.
Going swimming on the lake
What’s been the hardest part about being married?
Learning each other, what not to do and say :)
What surpassed you the most? (Either good or bad.)
The love we have for each other.
What have you fought about most and why?
Little things (what way to put the toilet paper on the holder)
So if I remember right, you guys don’t Facebook. Why is that?
We stay in touch with friends other ways and everyone else doesn’t matter.
Do you have any advice for couples about to take the plunge?
Have fun with each other laugh and love through everything.
This past December I was able to shoot out at Stone Oak Ranch for the first time. It’s a fantastic venue and knew right away that I wanted to run a little interview with them. Rhonda was nice enough to answer a few of my questions. They do a fantastic job taking care of their brides so if you are looking for a place to get married in the Murchison area then you have to consider them.
How did you guys get started, how long have you been doing this?
We got started when I couldn’t find my sister a place to get married. I joke I was having a mid-life crisis & needed a boyfriend, a motorcycle, or a new job. A new job won out & we opened in April 2010!!
What is your favorite part about your job?
The creativity is by far my favorite part. Every wedding is as unique as the bride & groom. I like to try new ideas & “think outside the box!”
What is the craziest thing that has ever happened at your venue? (This of course does not mean that you were responsible for the crazy.)
we are in the country & our neighbors have a bassett hound that likes to visit during weddings….we normally are on the lookout & catch him on the way over, but one time he slipped by us & joined in on the father-daughter dance.
What are some things brides should look for when looking for a venue?
A place that fits her & her fiances’ personality! Where do they feel comfortable, weddings should be fun, you are hosting one of the biggest parties of your life! Next, the not so fun part, is budget, the villa in Southern France may not work! Finally time of year, inside vs outside, inclement weather plans, packaging, most of all….be flexible.
What is something unique to your venue that you are extra proud of?
I love our outdoor chapel. The one thing I told everyone was “I’m not a gazebo girl…” my best friend’s husband came up with the design & built it for the ranch!
Anything else you wanna say?
Just remember no wedding is perfect and the things that “go wrong” will make the best stories on your anniversaries! Most of all, it’s truly about marrying the person you love & starting a new life together, ….even if the cake is not perfect, or it rains, you still have each other through the good & bad.
Also, here are about 3.2 million photos from a recent wedding I shot out there. :)
Here is all of their contact info.
Also, look for this spread from Kristi & Kiley’s wedding in the next issue of The Wedded Bliss.
This is the last category of Top 10 images and it’s a good one. Regardless of wedding venue, flowers, and all the planning that goes into a wedding day it’s ultimately about the two people getting married. There is nothing I enjoy more than giving a couple a great photo of them on their wedding day. Most of these came about because of them choosing to have a First Look. It’s what allows us time to really have fun and capture some creative photos.
Since this is the last category I’m going to leave the voting open all weekend so get to work people. check back Monday morning when the winners in each category are announced. Each category winner will receive a 16×20 print of their winning image. So pick an image, vote, then get on your Twitter and your Facebook and make your friends come vote.
Here are the images.
I have been looking forward to this wedding for a long time. I knew Kristi & Kiley would be great but I was also super excited about getting to shoot at Stone Oak Ranch for the first time. All 3 did not disappoint! Kristi & Kiley were totally into each other the whole time and Stone Oak Ranch jumped into one of my Top 5 favorite places to shoot! This place is fantastic. It’s straight out of a movie. I was describing it to another photographer friend of mine yesterday and the best explanation I had was… “If Julia Roberts were getting married in a movie somewhere out in the country the it would look exactly like Stone Oak Ranch.” Not a bad place to get married right? :) OK, on to the images.
One of the great things about Stone Oak is that they are able to provide you with flowers for your day. They are done by A Touch of Nature. These came out great.
Thank You Kristi & Kiley for trusting me with your day. I loved sharing it with you.