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Jaclyn and Mark’s Day After Session

Okay, so it’s sort of a Day Of Session.. Since Mark and Jaclyn’s wedding ended fairly early in the day, we went ahead and did part of their Day After session as soon as the reception ended. It happened to fall at the perfect time of day, just before sunset, where the light is the most beautiful. Since Kelly and I didn’t know the area at all, I had to rely on Mark’s amazing-photo-op-location-scouting abilities for our locations, and he certainly knew how to pick them!

day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
Our first major stop was in a little town called Helen, where everything is German-inspired, from the food to the architecture.day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
Jaclyn is definitely not the type of girl who loves to be the center of attention.. Wandering around in the middle of a busy city square wearing a huge wedding dress was not exactly her cup of tea, but we are so proud of her for toughing it out. Hopefully the photos are worth all the unwanted attention!day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
After scarring poor Jackie for life, we managed to find a secluded park where we could get some more romantic shots. I love parks!day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
The next morning we headed to an old abandoned building that we had seen on the side of the road. I love old worn-out warehouses almost as much as I love solid color walls!day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
Then Kelly spotted an amazing parking lot filled with old vintage gasoline pumps.. What a cool find! We didn’t stay long for fear of someone getting tetanus, but we did get a couple of really awesome shots.day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
The goal of this shot was to capture the lovebirds surrounded by “tree monsters”… Don’t ask.day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
Finally we finished the day at a small airport tucked away in the forest. We nearly got run over by a couple of planes trying to take off. Whoops!day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves
day after session portraits of Jaclyn Kelley and Mark Elkins in Toccoa and Helen Georgia near Atlanta GA by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Jaclyn and Mark, I cannot thank you enough for allowing Kelly and I to photograph your awesome wedding. We fell in love with the both of you, and I just wish you guys were closer so we could hang out more! If you’re ever in Texas, you know who to call!

Kelly Niemann, thanks so much for taking so many amazing photos and being the perfect second shooter. You’re awesome! Go check her out!

Sizzlin’ Destination Day After

Dear Nikole and Chris’ parents,

If seeing steamy, sexy, awesomely hot photos of your two little darlings makes you uncomfortable… You should probably stop reading right now! I tried to keep it G-rated, but.. well.. newlyweds will be newlyweds!

XOXO,
Stacy

Day After sessions are, hands down, my favorite thing in the entire world. No contest. One of main reasons I am a photographer is because I love making people feel beautiful and capturing that beauty in images, and I feel that everyone is at their most beautiful when they are dressed up all fancy-like with the person they love most in the world, which is exactly what happens in a Day After session. It also gives people a chance to be totally narcissistic and fill the walls of their home with amazing portraits of themselves, which I of course fully support.

As I mentioned before, I absolutely adore Nikole and Chris for many reasons, but I especially love them for taking some time out of their honeymoon to wander around Puerta Plata with me and roll around in the sand and water. Check out some of my favorites:

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

destination wedding day after portrait session with nikole busenius and chris bordato at sun village resort in cofresi, puerta plata, dominican republic by dallas wedding photographer stacy reeves

Nikole and Chris, thank you first of all for being so easy on the eyes, making my job ridiculously easy, and thank you for being so great to me and allowing me to have a blast with you both during your wedding and honeymoon. I’m just sad that you’re so far away now :( I guess I will just have to make the trek up north to come visit!

Random side note: I am seeing a lot of hits to this post via the NAPP forums, and a friend on those boards informed me that a lot of you all are discussing this post in regards to use of actions and plug-ins.  I want you guys to know that virtually every image in this post, aside from the B&W/Sepia images, is pretty much SOOC, with minimal tweaking in Lightroom. In fact, only one action was used, and that is Totally Rad Action’s Old Skool, used on the last pair of images in this post. In the past I have been a big fan of actions, but these days I am leaning more towards the school of leaving images mostly as-is, and letting their beauty speak for itself. In the future, if you have comments or thoughts about my images, I would love to hear them in the comments section of this blog. Thanks! It’s always great to know that my work is inspiring discussion :)

Destination Day After Session!

I love, love love love, LOVE, loooooooooooooooooooooove, L O V E, love Day After sessions.

I cannot express enough how much I love them. Not only is it a chance to spend some quality time with your new spouse, it’s also an opportunity to get some of the most amazing, incredible images that your friends will oooooh and ahhhhhh over for the rest of your life.

Darbi, being an amazing wedding photographer herself, knows the value of a Day After session, so when I traveled to Omaha for her wedding a few weeks ago, it was pretty much a given that Darbi, Neil, and I would be setting out into the Nebraska wilderness for some cool shots of the newly minted husband and wife.

Check out these images…

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

The next two photos might be my favorite photos I have EVER taken!

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Darbi Gibson and Neil Hebrank Day After bride and groom portrait session at Hummell Park in Omaha Nebraska by Dallas destination wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Aren’t these two INCREDIBLE?? Don’t you wish you had photos like this with the man/woman you love?? I sure do. I love these so much I want to print them out and hang them up all over my house and pretend like I am in them. Everyone deserves to look and feel this beautiful - and to have photographic proof!

If you’re getting married any time soon, or even if you already are married, ask me about doing a Day After session. Typically they are done the morning or afternoon after the wedding, but they can be done any time. I even had one couple schedule a session in between their morning ceremony and evening reception. We can also do a destination session, and fly out to a location that means something to you - New York, Napa Valley, New Orleans, Paris, Venice, you name it. If you have an exotic vacation planned this year or next year and want to get some gorgeous photos of you and your love while you’re there, let me know and we’ll see what we can do! :)

Okay, enough gushing about Day After sessions.. What can I say, I really really really love doing them. :) If you want to see more of Darbi & Neil, the lovely Lara Adkins has some of her shots on her blog, as well. Tomorrow I have some aaawwweeeesome news for Humpdates, and I’ll have Darbi & Neil’s wedding photos, too. You don’t want to miss the photos (and stories) from this wedding. There’s so much to show I may have to split it up over two days!