I Love Fall Weddings!

I myself got married to my husband in the spring but we did this because he was graduating from college and getting commissioned into the Marine Corps and May just seemed like the best time to get married but if I could do it over, I would get married in the fall.  I love when the air turns crisp and there is a slight breeze rustling the leaves that have already fallen on the ground. I also love how nature provides a range of color in the trees. Golden browns, brilliant reds and vibrant oranges seem to blend all together to provide a rich warm palette to use for a wedding backdrop. This is what was provided for us the weekend that Colin Evett and Raechal Johnson got married. The air was nippy, the sun was warm, the trees around the Greenbranch were turning colors and the sunset was brilliant.

If you get to spend any time with Colin and Raechal you immediately learn one thing about them. They are so much in love. They are truly endeared to each other and it shows in how they look at each other and how they speak to each other.  When we shot their engagements earlier in the year, we had a blast wandering around downtown Bryan and we knew that their wedding was going to be really special.  Colin's sister is an aspiring pastry chef so she designed and baked their wedding cake. The food was catered by Madden's and had an Italian flair due to their love of Italian food and Colin's trips to Italy. One of the bar drinks was even made special for Raechal. It was a favorite of hers from her trip to South America.

The wedding was just beautiful and it was a pleasure being able to capture their love for each other from many different vantage points. One of the reasons this wedding was so enjoyable was because of the untiring efforts of Cecilia Rusch, Raechal's coordinator. Cecilia made everything run so smoothly. Enjoy a few of the images that we captured from Colin and Raechal's very special day and if you are in need of wedding portraiture or even just a family portrait please contact us at K. Norwood Portraiture. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Gig' Em Matt and Sara

What do you get when you add the TAMU campus, the Century Tree, a white shirt and a maroon dress and a really cute couple and a fun group of photographers... you get a National Championship of engagement shoots! 

Sara and Matt are planning their wedding in late June of 2009. Both are Aggies-Matt is working on his graduate degree in Poultry Science and Sara wants to work with exotic animals.  We met up with them at the Century Tree on campus on November 9th to do their engagement session and had the best time looking for places on campus to take pictures.  After spending a bit of time at the Century Tree, we strolled around looking for Aggie landmarks. The Academic Bldg made for a great backdrop and then off to the Fish Pond and a few pictures in front of Sbisa Dining Hall and then a walk over to the Chicken and Bottle Cap Alley.  (I can't remember if we called it Bottle Cap Alley back in '78) Then we finished up behind the George Bush Library for the final score.

All in all it was a win for both teams-the photographers at K. Norwood Portraiture had a blast and Matt and Sara walked away with winning photography!  So we all know what Aggies do when they score--they kiss!

A Downtown Wedding!

When  Hannah first met with us and talked about where her wedding would be held and how it was going to be decorated,  I knew we were going to be just right for her.  "A Match made in Heaven" would be displayed on the marquee at The Palace and downtown Bryan would be our backdrop for an extremely romantic night. We were a little worried about the lighting but with the expertise of Wade, Cindy and his crew at LiveWire Productions the uplighting was beautiful and added to the warm mid-autumn air.  University Flowers provided gorgeous fall flowers and Sweet Memories Cafe did an awesome job with the four-tiered cake. The reception was held across the street at the Cotton Exchange with J Squared Catering providing a delicious meal.

The night was filled with show tunes and wonderful singing. Krista Burke sang a great rendition of "At Last" and Sherrel Williams finished out the ceremony with the song "Are you ready for a Miracle".

Here are just a few highlights of the night's activities.

Busy week!

Well Monday night was the engagement announcement which dovetailed itself into an early morning get up to go to the Outpatient Surgery Center at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bryan. Tuesday morning I was slated for a much needed shoulder surgery on my left shoulder. We were out of the house by 5:30am and walking through the doors at 6:00am. It didn't take long for them to get me into a preop room and explain the highly technical stuff they were going to do to me. I left instructions with Robert that if anything were to happen to me, he had my permission to remarry in a year but she had to weigh more than me, have warts and talk funny...I don't think he will go through with it, but you never know!

After explaining about how they were going to put something in my neck that would keep my shoulder numb for 3 or four days, Robert said do it-she hates pain!  Yep, but I also hate looking like death warmed over too and I've got the pictures to prove it.  I doubt you will ever see a post of me like this again, so enjoy it while you can.  It's not the most flattering pictures I've ever taken and I promise my clients I will never take pictures like this of you.  You will always look beautiful but what the heck-you lose all dignity when you have surgery.

On the flip side, surgery went well, I am obviously posting this afterwards and using my left hand at least to type. I've been editing pictures in the early morning hours when I can't sleep due to being uncomfortable but at least it is not keeping me from getting work done around here.  I can't lift a camera for awhile-shucks! but I can edit pictures so for all you people who just got married-don't worry-you will have your images online soon.

Well, here are a few images of the block in my neck and my sling like I promised.  Thanks to everyone that has called and checked up on me, I really appreciate the kind words and warm thoughts.  And a big thank you goes to my mom and dad for bringing meals over and looking after me and also to my daughter and her kids for coming over and playing Wall-E with their "chief".  Enough for now!

Kathy

He Went to Jared's! Well maybe not Jared's but it's definitely a ring!

Monday night I was asked to bring my camera to our friends house to take pictures of her son asking his girlfriend to marry him.  You may ask well why is Kathy writing about this-well my friend's son asked my daughter to marry him so since this is noteworthy-it becomes blog worthy.  Actually that day, Robert had lunch with Freddie to show him the ring and do the "ask the dad" question. Freddie got to walk away from lunch so I guess the answer was "yes".  Now I don't know to many people who still ask the dad, so it only gave Freddie more points in the "good guy" category for me.  They haven't set a date yet but probably April of 2009.  Here are some of the pictures from Monday night after a Bible study that is held at their house (actually it was the Delarosa's house...)

Congratulations, Freddie and Ashley

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

As most people know, October is Breast Cancer awareness month, but what many do not know is that October is also Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. When a parent loses a child at any age, it is hard to know what to say or do-maybe even more so when a parent loses a child at birth. The greatest joy of their life suddenly is replaced with an amazing sense of loss. This loss is always there but with the help of volunteer photographers, many parents are turning to a non-profit organization which supports grieving parents. The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep organization is made up of affiliated volunteer photographers who share their time and talent and provide parents with remembrance photography. So why am I blogging about this organization.  Because I am a volunteer member who is looking for more volunteers in the local Brazos Valley area-we need more talented photographers to share in this very sensitive type of photography. I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea and that's ok. However, I do want to talk to you if you are interested and feel you can handle this type of photographic session.  I'm extremely moved by the shear strength these families display in a time of grief and desolation and I'm glad to be available when I can. 

Too cute for Words!

I was so excited when I got the phone call from Kimberly that she and Bubba (Donald) wanted us to photograph their wedding.  We just fell in love with them when they came in to interview with us so I knew we would be a perfect fit for them. They both recognized the importance of good photography and I could feel their excitement as they talked about the wedding and their plans. It was hard for me to call Donald "Bubba" at first since that is my youngest daughter's nickname for her brother but after spending time with them on last Sunday afternoon, (November 2nd) I began to think of him as part of my family.  Here are just a few of my favorites from their session at George Bush Library.  Enjoy!