Ann and Neal's Four Alarm Wedding

In case you couldn't guess, Neal is a fire fighter. They carried this important aspect of his life into their wedding plans. How fun to wave good bye to your guests after the ceremony from the back of a fire truck! The entire wedding party including 2 pregnant bridesmaids were up for posing on and around the fire truck in the summer heat. A heartfelt thanks to all of them for being such good sports to let us get our shots. It was such fun! The reception was at the Cherokee Conference Center - a great place to get pictures from different angles and beautiful decor. It was such a blessing to be with Neal and Ann on their wedding day. Best Wishes to both of you!













Melissa's Photo


















Melissa's Photo




Melissa's Photo




Melissa's Photo












Below is a list of industry professionals involved:

Ceremony Venue: St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Reception Venue: Cherokee County Conference Center
Fire Truck Rental: Red Hot Fire Truck Events

We Take A Vacation!!!!!

At the beginning of May, Matt and I left the babies in my mother's very capable hands and headed out for vacation. We cruised to Grand Cayman to do a little scuba diving, swam with Dolphins in Cozumel, relaxed on the ship and met some really great people. Oh, and of course we took pictures!

Here we go a mustering


Grand Cayman










Fun with nighttime shooting






We had 3 great couples at our table for dinner each night. A source of entertainment for us was Margot, our waiter, one of the oddest little men I have ever met.
This is Sencha'l and Jamie celebrating their honeymoon


Marc and Virginia celebrating quiet couple time away from their children.


Ean and Chandra celebrating their 1st wedding anniversary




Beautiful sunsets


Fun with off camera lighting!


Welcome to Cozumel




We spent 5 hours with dolphins. One of the coolest things I have ever done on vacation. We got to feed the dolphins, swim with them, and we learned commands to get them to do tricks. They are amazingly powerful and graceful. Awesome!!!














I hope so - we're in Mexico!






Speaks with a heavy chinese accent, sings exactly like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Go figure.


One of the things I miss most about being on a cruise ship - soft serve ice cream available 24 hours a day. It took quite a bit of practice, but I mastered swirling the perfect cone.