pure photography by april cochran-smith

i'm lame

Hey everyone!  Sorry to be no fun this week, but I only have time to throw one picture up here.  This week is going to be insanely busy for me from here on out, but I didn't want to leave you hanging, so here's a little peek from a session I did last week.  Stay tuned, because the blog's going to be on FIRE for at least the next month!  Have a great holiday weekend & I'll talk to you next week!

jamie & ryan - the day

Wedding - First Christian Church

Reception - Eagles Club

Wedding Dress - Chiffon

Bridesmaids Dresses - Posie Patch

Flowers - Mary Blair

Cake - Mammaw's Sweet Shop

So, here are the rest of Jamie & Ryan's images.  If you missed the others they're right below this post.  Just like with Alisha & Jeremy's wedding, we got pretty lucky weather-wise.  It was supposed to rain off & on all day, but there was only one little patch of rain & other than that it was sunny.  Hot, but sunny.  Of course, the rain happened as we were across the street doing the bridal party portraits, but everyone got inside safe & sound & relatively dry.  The wedding itself was so pretty.  I'm sure you'll be able to tell in the pictures below how happy & in love Jamie & Ryan are.  I also loved how much fun everyone had at the reception.  They're definitely a great family & have an exciting future ahead of them.  Good luck with everything you two!

I love the detail on her dress.  So pretty...

How cute is he?  The best part?  He's a twin!

Speaking of cute...

The vows...

Look how happy they are!  Love it...

Instead of having bubbles or birdseed, Jamie & Ryan released doves.  Cool, huh?

Walking back to the reception hall after we did some pictures outside.  Her feet are much tougher than mine :)

first dance...

I played around with this one a little :)

See?  I told you they were happy!

Jamie's dance with her dad...

Love it!

Some details from the reception...

These 2 were on FIRE!

There's always a little dancing machine at every wedding.  Here's the latest :)

jamie & ryan - the poses

Ok, I gave you a teaser last week of Jamie & Ryan, so here are the rest of their posed shots for the blog.  I'll have the rest of their pictures up in a few days, but thought I'd go ahead and spread the love out a little :)  Jamie & Ryan didn't want the typical posing (YEA!) & were up for doing lots of fun shots, so we got a bunch of really cool stuff that day.  As you can see, I'm still doing some experimenting with de-saturation & texture.  The more I play around with it, the more I love it.  Enjoy these & I'll have the full day's post up here SOON, so check back!!