Shawna Herring Blog

It knew it was going to be fun when Dyan called and told me that their venue had changed to another state. “Can you go to Vegas?” Um…*short pause* OK! They had already proven to be totally at ease in front of the camera when we shot their engagements last fall, HERE.

They chose The Spring Preserve as their wedding site which also came with the wonderful cuisine of Wolfgang Puck.
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This is Brian Courtney Wilson, a wonderful gospel singer with a voice that can melt an iceberg.  He crooned out “Believe” to Dyan and Derrick at the end of their ceremony.  It’s a wonder that I was able to photograph because my equipment started to fog up.  lol

It was a beautiful wedding and as always, the full story is in the {{{{{{{{{SLIDESHOW}}}}}}}} with some of my favorite images.

Vendors who made it fun and added their own special talent:

Megan Payne and Debbie Damiano made the beautiful bride picture perfect with hair and makeup.
Michelle Lettieri coordinated the evening perfectly
Rory McAlister rocked the night with groove and style.
Flowers provided by Naakiti

I met Willie a few months ago while practicing my salsa moves at Eclipse Di Luna. He is an fantastic musician and I was honored to shoot a few images for his new CD coming out in the very near future. (I already have my copy!)  You don’t want to miss it if you like Latin music.

All images were shot in the driveway portion of his home.  That’s a big myth ya know, that you need some amazing location.  The yellow background is my toyota.  Just gotta be creative, that’s all.

Philly and Wesley are going to be my first wedding of 2010 and I’m really looking forward to it. It will take place at the Athens Botanical Gardens and that’s where we met for their engagements a few weeks ago. They met at a UGA game as rivals and have been inseperable ever since.

Philly told me that she grew up hunting and Wesley fits right in with that. He is an Agriculture extrodinaire and she is an interior decorator and they have such a love for each other that I couldn’t help but smile the whole time I was with them.

Philly had on a beautiful rosary as a bracelet which belonged to her grandmother and she said she hasn’t gone outside without it for over 2 years. I love that.

Thanks for the great afternoon and I can’t wait to start off the new year with you both.
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