For those of you who may be recent arrivals to Smithellaneous, let me give you a little Wedding Wednesday background. Our son got married in July and he and his new bride got hundreds of gorgeous photos done by this couple.
However, when Nathan and Meagan were planning their trip here for Christmas, Meagan said they would love to have a few extra pictures taken here since they really love the scenery around Manteo.
Of course I (very happily) said yes. And so with these new photos, I’m continuing the Wedding Wednesday tradition I started shortly the wedding.
And may I just add that if I actually could figure out how to work Photoshop, I could do some fancy schmancy editing on these photos; for now, though, they’re mostly straight out of the camera.
Enjoy!
As I discussed the photo plans with Nathan and Meagan, she mentioned a certain tree-lined road near the bay that she thought would make a wonderful backdrop. And she was right; it is a gorgeous spot.
Before any picture taking could commence, however, Nathan had to apply himself to his new full time position as “The Husbandly Arranger of the Bridal Frock.” (Or THABF for short.) I’m sure he was thinking to himself, “Now this is the reason I wear basketball shorts and a t-shirt all the time. They require no arranging!”
Eventually everything was all set (not to mention arranged) and we got started.
The only small challenge we had was the passing of a pedestrian and a couple cars.
Meagan just told the cars, “Come on through!”
Is it just me, or does it look like she’s about to turn into the Runaway Bride? She wouldn’t get far in those shoes!
Finally, the real posing (and smoochin’) began.
Of course, smooching also requires Official Lipstick Removal Maneuvers.
Oh well. It’s all in a day’s work!
We also did some Non Smoochin’, Sweet Huggin’ Shots.
And then it was back to the car, with the guy working in his yard as part of the scenery.
Sarah took all of the following shots in her afternoon spent chasing after the mamarazzi and the mamarazzi’s young’ ‘uns.
I’ll feature more of Sarah’s shots in future Wedding Wednesday editions. (And if you’d like to see last Wedding Wedding’s post, you can head on over to the old blog here.)
So that’s it for today! Now I need to go spend some further time figuring out yet more intricacies on this new blog of mine. Thanks again for all your support and encouragement; you’ve made the transition fun!
(P.S. I’m doing my best to figure out how to remove the “Read More” tag but haven’t succeeded yet. So you are free to just ignore it!)
Gorgeous photos!!
I just noticed that there are quite a lot of green plants/trees/etc in your pictures. Are things still growing in the Outer Banks?? Jealous!
Rachel, yes I’m happy to say that this far South, we still do have some fairly lively looking foliage around here.
The most gorgeous time to live here (or visit) though, is in the spring.
Absolutely breathtaking with so many varieties of plants, flowers and trees. I never dreamed that we could live so close to the ocean and still have such a variety!
Hey Becky, Just wondering where the Newleyweds Live at?? In a house ,apartment or with her folks??
Catharine, Nathan and Meagan are currently sharing a 4-bedroom home with Meagan’s sister and her husband. They’re hoping to get their own spot soon!
Catharine, Nathan and Meagan are currently sharing a 4-bedroom home with Meagan’s sister and her husband. They’re hoping to get their own spot soon!
Love the photos! Both of you have a great eye for photography. It is a good thing this winter has been mild so you could do these shots up there.
Just testing this commenting thing out!
Jill, glad you decided to test the commenting thing out. Now, wasn’t that fun? 🙂
The highlight of my day! Actually seeing a response from you was rather exciting. This is a nice change for your blog!
Thanks, Jill. I’m lovin’ it!
Love the pictures. You are such a good photographer and it helps to have lovely subjects. Sarah is good, too. Taking after her Mama! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Ann. I hope you’re continuing to enjoy YOUR cool camera!
Thanks for sharing these lovely photos. I was so excited as I turned on my computer this evening. I told myself…It’s Wedding Wednesday!! Always a treat at the end of a long day.
I’m very happy for the chance to get to brighten someone’s day. And just think–there will be quite a few more Wedding Wednesdays to come, thanks to the additional Manteo session!
I don’t think you should try to remove the “Read More” tag…. you have to click on it in order to get to the comments section! 🙂
Aha! I didn’t know that! I’m glad you mentioned it. I guess I should try and find a way to either include the comments in the post or change “Read More” to “Read Comments”
Something else to learn!
I’m wondering if you have a much longer post than this one….if it cuts it off after a certain number of lines? (then you have to click read more). That is what it used to do when I set up a Word Press blog. But it’s been a few years. Absolutely love the new look, though! Also love that I can now subscribe instead of checking at random for updates.
I think there is a way to set it up so that there are a few lines in the post and then the rest of it is visible after the “click more” words. But with this set up. my whole post shows, no matter how long it is, followed by “Click more.” So that’s something else I’ll be working on!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….I <3 the look of your new blog. Very…very..nice.
And, I LOVE seeing pictures of this beautiful couple.
Kim~
Thanks Kim. I love looking at the beautiful couple, too! 🙂
Okay, now I can get on with my day. The pictures are beautiful ( as is the couple, oh wait, Nathan isn’t beautiful, he is handsome, my bad). Again, thanks so much for sharing your family, I hope to get to the Outer Banks soon and meet you and your family and visit your church,
God Bless
Gail
It’s always a joy to meet a Smithellaneous friend!
Lovely photos! What does Meagan plan to do with her wedding dress now that all the photos are completed? I’m told the special cleaning/boxing, etc. that drycleaners offer is worth it in order to keep those pesky stains that don’t show now from appearing later.
Liz, I don’t know what her plans are for it but the cleaning/boxing procedure sounds like a good one. Since I borrowed my gown, I never had to deal with that issue. 🙂