For all you procrastinating dads, here’s my recommendation:
PICTURES!
All mothers love pictures. I can meet you anywhere in the Waco area today or tomorrow so you can pick up a gift certificate (good towards services or prints/products!) and you can pretend like all along your plan was to give her such a great mother’s day gift from you and yours. Send me an email at nik.riggs@gmail.com, and we can get the ball rolling!
I should be sleeping… but I can’t make myself quit playing with photos!
Preview of Jilly’s senior shoot!
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Lesley is an awesome girl in love with an awesome guy… And soon to be a graduate of University of North Texas! I had so much fun catching up with them and shooting in downtown Rockwall, Tx. Congrats on life, girl!
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It’s SPRING! That means time for wonderfully sun-drenched photos. I’m shooting a full day of mini sessions at Earle Harrison House in Waco, Tx. Give me a shout, we’ll make it happen.
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This dreary Texas weather makes me antsy. I love rain, grey skies, huge thunderstorms… I find them exhilarating and the energy in the air makes me want to wrap every bit of camera equipment I have in plastic and run out the door.
But as a bride-to-be, days like today can make you want to call everyone in your wedding party to devise an iron-clad back-up plan in case of a drizzly disaster. You’re thinking of your silk dress, satin shoes, perfectly coifed hair, and the fact that the only thing waterproof on your face will be mascara… So here’s my list of the top five things you need to read to help quash your fears:::
1) Have a backup plan. If you have an entirely outdoor venue, make sure you have an indoor (or at least covered) option for ceremony and reception.
2) Hire a makeup artist who knows their stuff. They will keep you looking fresh and dewy as opposed to sad and soggy, and I promise they’re worth every penny.
3) Be flexible. Maybe you were just dying to have your formals with your bridal party shot in the middle of the grass, but without aerating the soil there’s no way you’re taking your fancy little stilettos tromping through the mud. Your formals will be just as much fun on a brick walk way, and you’ll have stories to tell about how your rainy wedding day rocked, not how you sunk to your ankles in swamp mess.
4) Hire a photographer who knows their stuff. Those of us who know what we’re doing have back-up plans for back-up plans. We’ll find that brick walkway and make it look so awesome you’ll forget you ever wanted to shoot on the lawn. We’re prepared to keep you “Singing In The Rain” so your thoughts never stray towards “Blue Eyes Cryin’ In The Rain” ya dig?
5) Be happy. It’s your wedding day. Rain or shine, you’re getting married (!!!).
So now on to the photos. This is Emily + Ken’s wedding day. They had an October ceremony planned in Waco at Earle Harrison House. It poured all day. Emily was not only cool as a cucumber, but rocked the rain in her silk dress, and had her makeup made virtually indestructible by the marvelous Angela Karr. The boys played cards, Ken wrote his vows to the sounds of rain drops on the roof , and the girls trusted me enough to brave the showers (armed with umbrellas, of course) for some appropriately precipitative shots.
Of course the clouds broke at the perfect moment. Emily walked down the aisle with a rainbow overhead (no joke!) and the ominous storm clouds made for some remarkable night shots.
And yes… that is me looking like a drowned rat in rainboots helping a bridesmaid carry Emily across a puddle. I will go to extraordinary lengths to take care of lovely ladies.
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