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Morgan and Lindsay spent a year apart before their wedding. She was in Australia while he served our country in Kosovo. They were an incredibly fun couple and I loved being a part of their day.
Their ceremony was at Monteserrat Vineyards in Knob Noster, MO on a crazy hot July day. Immediately following the first kiss a huge thunderstorm (with sideways rain) drenched the guests hiding under the tent, but they all stayed and had an incredible party shortly after.
Monteserrat is a beautiful vineyard and I highly recommend swinging by for a tasting if you're in the Kansas City area it's just about an hour away.
Their ceremony was at Monteserrat Vineyards in Knob Noster, MO on a crazy hot July day. Immediately following the first kiss a huge thunderstorm (with sideways rain) drenched the guests hiding under the tent, but they all stayed and had an incredible party shortly after.
Monteserrat is a beautiful vineyard and I highly recommend swinging by for a tasting if you're in the Kansas City area it's just about an hour away.
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This year I unfortunately got food poisoning somewhere on Christmas Eve and after being sick all night I slept through the entire Christmas Day and woke up sometime Saturday.
Thankfully I got to hang with my family and nephews Wednesday night before all that though.
Grady and Casey recently starred in their very own video on my blog, but here are a few photos:
Grady also got a workbench for Christmas - he was occupied for the next 2 hours, even through changing his pajamas:
Casey didn't get his two front teeth, but he's working on standing up:
Grady is on the phone with Bob Villa about starting his own show:
Thankfully I got to hang with my family and nephews Wednesday night before all that though.
Grady and Casey recently starred in their very own video on my blog, but here are a few photos:
Grady tried to open a present by sitting on it:
Grady also got a workbench for Christmas - he was occupied for the next 2 hours, even through changing his pajamas:
Casey didn't get his two front teeth, but he's working on standing up:
Grady is on the phone with Bob Villa about starting his own show:
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Christmas with the nephews
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Emilee + Dan were married December 19th - here's a little sneak peak:
Rachel:
This is just precious.
(12.28.09)
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Coming Soon: Emilee + Dan
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Here's an update to an earlier blog about Help Portrait.
Check out their website to hear what it's all about, but basically a bunch of great Kansas City photographers joined in with over 6,000 photographers worldwide and gave away professional portraits to those in need on December 12th.
Studio 132 in downtown hosted our event, one of several in KC that day. Thanks to all the photographers that donated their equipment, time and money to help in this incredible cause.
Thanks to Jason Domingues for helping coordinate the event, edit all the photos and handle the printing process!
Here's Jason's shot of me filming:
Also thanks to Digital Labrador for donating the lenses and Zacuto video rig that helped make this video possible:
Check out their website to hear what it's all about, but basically a bunch of great Kansas City photographers joined in with over 6,000 photographers worldwide and gave away professional portraits to those in need on December 12th.
Studio 132 in downtown hosted our event, one of several in KC that day. Thanks to all the photographers that donated their equipment, time and money to help in this incredible cause.
Thanks to Jason Domingues for helping coordinate the event, edit all the photos and handle the printing process!
Here's Jason's shot of me filming:
Also thanks to Digital Labrador for donating the lenses and Zacuto video rig that helped make this video possible:
Natalie:
This is great, and makes my heart happy. Great job on the video Brother!
(12.16.09)
Sean Berger:
Mike -- I'm so proud of you for participating in Help Portrait. This makes me so completely happy. The video just told the best story ever. Duuuuude.
(01.12.10)
Amy W:
Ok, so yes, the video made me cry. I am incredibly proud of you my friend for all the work you did and are doing with Help Portrait. We are so blessed to be able to have family photographs taken on a regular basis and know how precious they are to us and the generations to come. Thank you for serving His Kingdom in this way.
(01.15.10)
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So incase you haven't heard, the new digital cameras like the Canon 7D and 5D Mark II shoot incredible video as well as photos. "Fusion" is a term those cool folks out in California have been throwing around that basically means photo + video together.
So here's my Family Fusion piece. I used my awesome nephews Grady & Casey along with my sister and brother in law Aaron to try this out on - You've seen Grady & Casey on here before in photos - get ready to see them in live action - enjoy:
So here's my Family Fusion piece. I used my awesome nephews Grady & Casey along with my sister and brother in law Aaron to try this out on - You've seen Grady & Casey on here before in photos - get ready to see them in live action - enjoy:
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Family Fusion
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