megan & jeff

friday the 13th of june was lucky day for megan & jeff. warding off all superstition, they embraced their day carefree of black cats stepping on a crack under a ladder. i've never been superstitious, as my alma mater, colgate university, was founded by 13 men with 13 prayers, 13 dollars & 13 articles.

i consider the number 13 a good omen i wish to pass along to them. congrats x 13 !!

having dated through high school and danced at more than just a few proms together, megan & jeff now join the '2% club,' exclusive to those who dated through high school/college then tie the knot together :)

both are talented musicians at csu. but on friday, jeff put down his trumpet and megan put down her trombone and marching shoes at the stonebrook manor and let friends & family enjoy their wedding music.

view their slideshow HERE and sign their pictage guestbook to see more HERE.

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dapper details:
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three sisters, dolling each other up:
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jeff grinned from ear to ear almost the entire day. he seemed to embrace every moment, including his groomal portrait :)
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the stonebook manor wasn't enough for guys being just guys, so we headed across the street to grab this shot:RJK_9448_2

ah, but rewind to watch the process and make sure you see the full effect on the slideshow here:
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the guys enjoyed the 'mini-bonding teamwork game.' thanks again, guys, for your trust :)

megan radiated with timeless beauty with some creative processing:
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megan's father diffuses tension with his soft humor:
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moments before the ceremony ( i love the juxtaposition between the organic foreground/background vs. the parallel lines created by the sidewalk and her blowing veil):
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the wind made it a tad difficult to light the unity candle, but jeff was packing a bic lighter, which did the job right :)
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jeff's mom was so sweet the entire day. at the end of the evening, she gave me a huge hug which made me all warm and fuzzy inside.DSC_9337

during the lighting of the unity candle, jeff's uncle sang & played an original song on his guitar: RJK_9533

so crisp and excited, introducing the newly minted mr. & mrs:
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christina did a wonderful job second-shooting. she brought out the big guns for formals... a 7 foot octabank supplied with a 1.21 gigawatt plutonium-powered nuclear elinchrome setup which was a blast to shoot with. she created some stunning images including these next four shots:
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flare in focus with a soft subjects in the background: a kern-photo treat :)
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a new favorite-most action out of the brand-spakin' new totally rad actions 2 toolkit, ("grandma's tap shoes @ 50% with some "snap" and "yin/yang"):
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a beautiful moment in a summer colorado sunset:
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letting go of it all:
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the whole bridal gang in our 'fresh. modern. fun' style:
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and a quick shot of the girls:
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tossin' fun:
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a favorite shot with taken with an ultra-wide view of some yummy lingering rays:
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