Rachel and Joe did it right.  They scouted out an amazing, remote venue and then rented the whole damn place and filled it with their friends and family, creating this awesome homey atmosphere throughout the ranch.  Also, there was skeet shooting.  Also also, I got to try and I totally hit the target on my first try.  In addition, there was a hand-made chuppah, tasty tasty foods and a warm, beautiful late-summer evening.  Wedding win for Rachel and Joe:

The first round of rejects can be seen here.  Now I’m showing you even more project rejects, but it’s the last set before the big reveal (are you excited yet!?)  These images come from a workshop I took in July with Spencer Lum.  It was gruelling and exciting and I’m proud of the work I produced.  Hope you like this second set of losers.  You can skip ahead to the full set of finalized projects if you like, or you could be held in suspense a while longer.

I met Sara and Aleko at an APW book signing and we’ve been rocking ever since.  Sara was incredibly awesome in writing me a review before I even photographed her, so of course I had to pull out all the stops for her wedding.  But the stops, my friends, were pulled for me.  Because, seriously.  This was my first time photographing a Greek wedding and it was cuh-razy.  In fact, I’m a little upset because a) it’s too late for me to have a Greek wedding and b) none of my relatives would have a prayer of pulling off these dances.  Yeah, and then they broke plates on the dance floor.  Y’all, Sara and Aleko: