Ryan Prins Photography

Well, it’s happened.  Brad and Lindsay are officially hitched.  I have known these two for years and they are some of the greatest people you could hope to meet.  So their wedding was definitely a cause for a celebration.  Wanna see the fun?  Yeah ya do.

Here is the beginning of the hair-do.  Of course, Dad felt like helping out.  He is a natural with hair.

Curious George = cool.

Gotta make sure it’s right, this is a one-time kinda thing.

The all-important dress.

And, of course, the bride’s best accessory:

Here they are seeing each other for the first time and, at that precise moment, becoming the happiest people on the planet.

The bride and groom with their team of loyal supporters.

See, happiest people on the planet.

Due to inclement weather, we did a few indoor portraits before heading off to the reception.  Does not Lindsay make a fabulous bride?  These shots from a girl that hates being in front of a camera.

A relaxing and cozy fireside seat.

A lil’ detail of the table and a shout out to table 20!  Woot woot.

Brad looks thoroughly distressed about cutting into the cake.

Mild mannered Lindsay pulled no punches and gave Brad an up close and personal introduction to the frosting.  Alas, her comeuppance was frosting down the front of her dress.  Yay for shout wipes.

The cake was very tasty.  Believe me, I’ve tried a few.

There isn’t another place I would have wanted to be.  I am incredibly happy for you both.

It’s true.  That’s why he made ‘em so tasty.  I do love them so.  I went out apple picking a few weeks back with my family and Mike.  We got out at the very last second.  There was little left on the trees, but we filled many bushels anyway.  Good thing, ’cause I seriously eat about 3 a day when I get my hands on fresh ones.  Yum.  And we were able to take advantage of the last of the really nice weather.

The prize…  oh lovely fruit of happiness.

The Fujis were gone (which is alright, I’m a Golden Delicious man), but the sun on the sign was cool.

Looking down this lane in the orchard, all I could think was Huckleberry Finn.  In homage to him, I ate as many as I could while picking.

The sun shining on a shed, doing funky flares with my lens.  Crazy.

Another lane.  It seems to call out, “find out where I go.”  It makes me want to take a nice long hike.

I don’t know why I took this picture, but I just like it.  I looked at the building and thought, “I should take that picture.”  So I did.  Maybe it’s the fun textures.  I don’t know, I just took it.  If you don’t like it, don’t blame me.  My fingers have a mind of their own.

And of course, freshly made apple goodies.  This makes a trip to the orchard go from good to great.  This is just the epitome of fall.

If you’re going to see me soon and you want a good apple, let me know.  You won’t regret it.

It seems that these two may have picked one of the BEST days of the year to get married.  Mid-October and in the high 70’s with the sun shining, it was just a gorgeous day.  Adam and Amanda get extra kudos as well since they are the first couple of mine to want downtown shots at night.  Let me tell you, I was more than happy to oblige.  So we were able to get out a couple times and get some great shots with the two of them.  Here’s a few from their day:

This is my reaction to putting on make-up as well.

“… My feet are prettier than yours.”  I’ll let you guess who said that.

Surrounded by all these beautiful women, he is one lucky guy…

Fun and games with backlight.

The no-look on-the-run lucky shot.

This is what we were able to get at night.  We only shot a few, but, oh man, are they worth it.

Three cheers for long shutters and the couple who could be still enough to stay sharp in the picture!  You guys were great!

Yes it is a Foo Fighters reference, but aptly used.  A few days back, I remembered that the Kierkegaard book I had checked out from the library was not due, but OVERDUE (if you haven’t figured out by now, Ryan = nerd).  I got into the car and started driving over and began looking around when I realized the light outside was beautiful, made better by the big dark clouds moving through.  So I high-tailed it the rest of the way and then back home to grab my camera.  There is a great old barn a little ways away that had just been reconditioned and I have always thought it would be cool to shoot.  I also just love barns.  Tensions were high as I raced against the clock and the waning sun.  The cosmos had conspired against me and I was now moving 800 mph (approximate speed of the earth’s rotation at my particular latitude) away from the shot I was after…   Now take away the useless information for a non-dramatic translation: the sun was setting and I had only a little time to get the shot.

This was the only real shot I was able to get before the sun dipped below the tree line.  Obviously I fooled with it a little, but most of that’s natural.  Nothing beats the light of the setting sun.

The sky was still pretty and I was already out, so I kept playing.  You can just see the tinges of red in the clouds as the sun sank.

So why the Foo Fighter reference?  Because while they are pictures of the farm, they still rock!  Which brings me to the similarity between ME and cow -  both cheesy.

As I was finishing editing their wedding, I ran across one that I just had to quick throw up here.  Mike and Melinda, your wedding will be up for you to see in a matter of minutes.  Not that you will see this before that time, but on that off chance…