the one where Emily marries Phil, a wedding in Midland, Texas

You couldn't have asked for a prettier day. Perhaps a bit less wind would have been nice, but clear blue skies? My favorite.

Emily and Phil wedding was yesterday and I had a fabulous time photographing them! Toni Daniel came to help and we had a fabulous time. I don't have many photographs to share of the guys at this point. Maybe later. She still has those files, but I still have lovely ones to share of what I took. So, without further ado..

We started the day out at Emily's Dad's Farm with a little dove hunting and lots of good fun and food.

The ceremony was held at First Baptist Church. Great place for a wedding, however, (stepping up on my soap box here), it's a drag for a photographer like me when I'm limited to the BACK of church for photographs. UGH...I HATE this. I understand it, and oblige by the rules, but geez....church ladies? Please understand that it is my goal to remain as unobtrusive as possible and I would NEVER in a million years crawl around all over the altar to photograph a ceremony. But it would be so nice if instead of guests photographing the ceremony with crappy cell phones and horrible direct flash, if they would trust us to do the job, by allowing us a bit more freedom than the balcony or 4 pews from the back. I hate that I can't get the close up shots of the couple's faces and really capture that moment for them, FOREVER.

But I obliged by the rules and still managed to get some decent ceremony shots. Just a shame really, that some photographers before, ruined it for the rest of us.

Okay, back to your regularly scheduled blogging. LOL