Ramble On
Here is the couple of the hour…Rob and Tania! I’ve really had a hard time with blogging lately. I currently have about three blogs for posting but I’m having complete writers block. All I can say is, I’m glad I don’t do this for a living! Yesterday, I went to a coffee shop for lunch and to write the entry. My mind was a blank sheet of paper. Then, I went to the park and it was pretty much the same. I just canned it and hoped things would be better the next day. So here we are.
We actually started off at a waterfall. I don’t remember the name of it. I actually wanted to put the camera down and just get in. It reminded me of the rain forest in Puerto Rico I visited back in March. Most couples would be very cautious about starting a shoot here but these guys are about as laid back as they get!
These guys have actually been dating for 14 years. That has to be a record for anyone I have shot!
Red chuck taylors! I use to rock out black chuck taylors with my suit back when I got started. Those shoes are tough on the feet after a few hours though.
Ramble on. I actually shot a wedding the day before this shoot. The first dance was to ‘Thank You’ by Led Zeppelin. It was a pretty good cover by the band. I actually got the chills/goosebumps. I usually get the chills once or twice during every wedding. So I burned a few cds for Rob and Tania’s shoot since I had to drive for about 3 hours. It was all Led Zeppelin cds. Four of their greatest hits and a cover album called ‘Encomium‘. I’ve had it for years and there are some really good covers on it. I learned today that ‘Thank You’ is actually my girlfriends parent’s song.
I had to call Rob out right here. That’s why it looks like he is trying to hide behind Tania.
Here’s the story of how they got engaged. I really get a kick out of hearing Tania tell the story.
Their invitations were pretty cool. They actually sent me one to check out. Rob is a pretty intense cyclist as you might notice. He was ready to shred the mountains the day I showed up to take the photos.
Here we are at the vineyard. It’s a bit early in the year for grapes but it was very scenic. I can actually vaguely remember eating Scuppernong grapes on my grandfather’s land growing up. Hopefully, I can find some later this year to try again.
If this doesn’t look like something straight out of a magazine.
Super super wide angle. We were just playing around until the sun poked back in behind the clouds. Apple trees on the right….apparently the taste of apple will show up in the wine the orchard is producing.
Just trying to break away from the norm here.
I have three really good variations of this shot. Since I have so many photos for this blog post I have to keep it reasonable.
Here’s a shot Tania wanted to do. This pretty much says everything about them! He’s all about cycling and she’s all about tennis. I actually use to follow tennis quite a bit. Still can’t believe Agassi played in a wig those years. I hope Armstrong beats Contador next Tour de France.
Hard to believe but there is not a nail in this house. I would say more about it but this a wedding blog people!
It was pretty much the end of the day and these guys were kind enough to make dinner for me. It was pretty delicious! Shish kabobs! They also let me sample some of the things they were having at their upcoming wedding. It was raining pretty hard and with a long drive they let me crash there.
I woke up and Rob was upstairs reading about cycling. He was talking about how he could take out Armstrong and Contador with his eyes closed. I started talking trash and before you knew it we were thumb wrestling over who would make breakfast. Tania jumped in on it and the tournament was on! It was pretty intense.
Here’s Tania making the champions breakfast! It was delicious! The waffles were pretty amazing!
Here’s their new member of the family, a German Short-haired Pointer named KeKe(”keykey”). She was a lot of fun! Thanks for checking out the photos and listening to me ramble on.
