Thanks for your support

I just wanted to thank all of you for showing us such overwhelming support these past two weeks. Your kindness (and a lot of help from American Express) have gotten us up and running again. The studio now has a shiny new alarm system and the windows no longer open, but that is a small price to pay for piece of mind. We're going to be shooting a lot over the next few weeks to break in our new gear so any of you that happen to be photogs (or always wanted to learn) get in touch. We are all about shooting with friends.

Burglary

Hi everyone. By now many of you know that our studio was burglarized sometime on the evening of Sunday the 26th. The criminals got away with three camera bags with a lot of stuff in them.

Peter and I debated whether or not to put this out to our clients, friends and community or just to leave it a Police matter. We have decided that burglarizing a small business (or any business) is a community issue and so the community needs to know. We also want the individuals that committed this crime to know that this is not something that has been forgotten. They will get caught.

On that note, I am personally offering a $500 reward of honest money to anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest of the individuals responsible for the crime.

To all of our clients past, present and future. We love you and thank you for the support that you have offered us this week. Our priority is to be there for you and to preserve your memories in a beautiful and enduring way. I want you to rest assured that YOUR PHOTOS ARE SAFE. No computers were stolen or lost and the photographs are remotely protected regardless. The cameras that were stolen are in the process of being replaced and we will be back at full operating capacity by mid next week.

I am writing this against the advice of many, but I think our community needs to know what is going on and we would be grateful for those that keep an eye out for anyone in the sudden possession of Canon professional camera equipment.

Once again, thank you all for supporting us in this. The next post will be more cheerful I promise.

Courtney and Seth

Courtney and Seth were married at Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Asheville on June 27th. (These two are the super cute couple with the umbrellas that we got so many comments on). After the service, they headed over to On Broadway to get down. Asheville favorites Orange Krush rocked the house and the wedding party danced until the end. I'm pretty sure that almost every guest was on the floor when the band opened up with some Jackson Five "123". It was pretty sweet. Courtney and Seth, we love you.

Krysta and Luke

Since we already have a whole gallery devoted to this lovely couple (the first gallery under Happiness), I'm just going to post one picture here. These two gentlemen were enjoying a glass of wine by the lake when I appeared with the bride and groom in tow. We just had to get the guys in on the fun.

Krysta and Luke were married in my wonderful hometown Hendersonville with a reception at the beautiful Kenmure country club. I think that you could put these two in an encyclopedia somewhere next to gorgeous couple. We love them.

The New Website

The new site is up and we want to know what you think. Please click on the comments tab on the main page and give us a piece of you mind. We would love to hear you ideas about how we might make the website better.

Myra and her I-phone

We did an awesome engagement shoot with our new friends Myra and Andrew last night. A little pizza, a few drinks, one hard rocking waiter with a touch of Tourette's syndrome and then we were off to watch the Asheville Tourists demolish the competition. The night was a blast and the pictures look awesome. Myra snapped a quick shot of Pete and I on her sweet I-Phone and in her honor... here it is. Thanks Myra.

Jessica and David

Now that we have a moment to reflect on this amazing summer, we want to share some images from our beautiful clients and their amazing weddings. The lovely Jessica and her husband David were married at the beautiful Inn on Biltmore Estate in May. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day for the celebration.

After a few jars of misplaced jelly* and one bride almost jumping into the fountain (You should have done it Jessica!) we got some great pictures, had a good time and made some new friends. Mission accomplished.







*special thanks to our friend Gary Laughton for emergency jelly recovery