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Thank you to all those who voted for the Best of 2009 – Weddings! Our winner this year was “A Classic Wedding” with Beau and Julia Taylor. A donation has been made in their names to the American Cancer Society to further cancer research. Looking forward to 2010 – it’s going to be even better with so many great weddings lined up.

I made the trip to Indy yesterday to visit some friends, and on the way I stopped by Circle City Planners to drop off Tonya’s new Canvas Gallery Wrap! Here’s a fun little video I made with my iPhone 3Gs and iMovie:

Hey everybody! I’m getting excited about the upcoming wedding season – some very wonderful couples, some great locales, even another destination wedding!

So let’s all have some fun: here are a collection of 2009′s best wedding images… from my perspective. But let’s hear your opinion. Vote for your favorite image by clicking the “leave a comment” link at the bottom of THIS post (just below the last image). Then, just let the world know which is your favorite and why.

The best part? I’ll donate $50 to the American Cancer Society in the winning couple’s name! So get all your friends and family over here to vote! Right click here and select “forward this link”.

Voting will end on 12:00am February 1st.

Let’s vote, here are the stars:

#1 – “Red Shoes” Matt and Stephanie’s Wedding

#2 – “Texas Hill Country” Stuart and Korie’s Wedding

#3 – “Gathering of Friends” – Kris and Amy’s Wedding

#4 – “A single Moment” – Brandon and Rita’s Wedding

#5 – “The Cover of Vogue” – Dave and Jen’s Wedding

#6 – “You’re Comin’ With Me!” – Jeff and Kate’s Wedding

#7 – “Radiant Beauty” – Jason and Chaslyn’s Engagement Session

#8 – “A Classic Wedding” – Beau and Julia’s Wedding

#9 – “A Very Purdue Romance” – Dave and Natalie’s Engagement Session

#10 – “Stopping Traffic on Congress Ave” – Elias and Melissa’s Wedding

#11 – “The Beautiful Girls” – Matt and Lynsie’s Wedding

#12 – “A Colorful Kiss” – Russell and Sara’s Engagement Session

#13 – “This Man in Love” – Justin and Brittany’s Engagement Session

#14 – “Going for a Ride” – Patrick and Kristen’s Engagement Session

UPDATE: The preliminary album design is up! Check it out here!

What can I say? Thank you SO much to the Sharp and Russell families for such a wonderful Day! It’s not often that a twelve-hour shoot FLIES by, but that’s just what happened! Our ceremony was at Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Fishers, and the Reception at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. Fantastic visual opportunities at each, and I’m very excited about so many of the images from the day!

Check back soon for much more to come, in the meantime here are just a few faves. Thanks again to Chris, Lanette, Jen, Dave, Roger, Becky, Morgan and Susan (so nice meeting you!)

UPDATE: The preliminary album design is now online! View it here!

Sunday’s wedding at the Omni Severin in Indianapolis was very special. I know that’s the kind of thing we say all the time in this line of work… but very often it’s absolutely 100% true. In this case it certainly is! Amy is such a beautiful bride, Kris is such a gentleman, and the Omni is second to none in my opinion. Thanks to the families and bridal party for making Tory, Lannette and I feel so at home. Enjoy these previews, and stop back soon for even more.

My friend Stu is a commercial photographer based in Portland, Oregon. I met his fiancé Korie almost three years ago in Portland at my friend Chris Bennett’s wedding. When he asked me to come to Austin to photograph his wedding I practically couldn’t say no! ‘Course, there was the added pressure of half the people there being photographers or otherwise artists!

But, of course the wedding was lovely, just as Stu promised… here’s a little sample!

Even though they’re candid photos, there are ways to make them more romantic… check it out!