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The Blog is dead – long live the Blog!

Thomas — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:59:52 +0000

It was finally time for a new Blog, and this blog eventually gets to retire.

A way cleaner blog awaits you to showcase the images even better. The URL for the new blog is http://www.charlotte-wedding-photographer.com Bookmark it!

Manika + Richard in Charlotte Wedding Magazine!

Transfer — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:13:11 +0000

Manika and Richard are such a nice and handsome couple and their wedding at the Westin in Charlotte was outright gorgeous! Manika was an out-of-the-world beautiful bride and Richard, who is from Italian descent also wore traditional Hindu attire.

I am happy to announce that their wedding is featured in the July 2010 issue of Charlotte Wedding Magazine! If you don’t have a copy yet, go and pick one up. The magazine is great!

On top of that we also met the two recently at Athena & Bill’s wonderful Greek wedding. More of that soon!

Congratulations Manika and Richard!

Athena + Bill Uptown

Thomas — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:11:25 +0000

Athena and Bill had a gorgeous Greek wedding recently – pictures will be up soon. For now here are their engagement photos that wee took an a wonderful warm evening Uptown Charlotte. The two could be out of a magazine, they are just stunning!

Trisha + Essex: F.U.N!

Thomas — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:02:17 +0000

This was a beautiful and colorful wedding at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. The predominant red was an awesome color to go with all the green there at the gardens.

Trisha and Essex are a super cute and fun couple and we just couldn’t stop taking photos. One of the really memorable moments at this wedding were the speeches which were full of tears and emotion!

The couple and I wanted to do something special for this wedding and we chose to do the coverage is in 16:9 wide format.

Two days later we also did a Day After session, which was a very nice and romantic lifestyle theme at the Ranson House in Huntersville in NC. You can find those photos on Critsey’s awesome new Blog.

St. Paul Munich – my photography published!

Thomas — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:18:22 +0000

You might not know it, but a big part of my photography career was architectural photography. And I am happy to announce, that the book St. Paul in München (St. Paul in Munich) has just been released, featuring almost exclusively my photography.

St. Paul is a beautiful big church in Munich, Germany. Finished in 1906, it celebrated its 100th anniversary a few years ago. I accompanied St. Paul’s centennial and documented the beautiful architecture with all its details in the following years.

If you have ever been to the Oktoberfest in Munich, you have definitely seen St. Paul – it’s the church right beside the Oktoberfest. Maybe you have even been inside …

Here is a small image from the cover (I have not yet received my copies, so I cannot yet post a larger image) and some impressions from this beautiful church.

Now you know why my church photos at your weddings always rock! ;-)

Alicia + Chris on the Rooftops

Thomas — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:07:47 +0000

I think Alicia, Chris and I clicked from the moment on we talked about their wedding. They are super fun and it didn’t take a second for them to get in “photo-mood”. They are so great in front of the camera.

We roamed through NoDa and also made it onto Salvador Deli’s roof top. What a cool view!

I am very excited for being their wedding photographer!

Cindy + Matt: Mr. & Mrs.

Thomas — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:29:35 +0000

Pick a cool location for the guys to get ready, a posh location for the girls. Pick a really cute little church to get married and then an awesome venue for the reception. Got it? Ok, you just described Cindy and Matt’s wedding!

The boys got in style at Uptown’s Aloft Hotel, admittedly Charlotte’s hipest hotel, the girls got ready at the Duke Mansion.
After a little incident with the dress that Crystal, Matt’s sister who BTW is a highly decorated professional ice skater, fixed with skilled hands, the two got to see each other in the beautiful Duke Mansion gardens for the first time.

Ok, now it’s time for the cute little church: Caldwell Presbyterian, a hidden gem close to Uptown with a spring garden right by it.
So where do we go for the reception? Byron’s South End! Not only is this a great place for a party, it also makes for some awesome night shots.

This was some serious fun!!

Getting ready: Aloft Hotel Uptown Charlotte and Duke Mansion
Ceremony: Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church
Reception: Byron’s South End
Catering: Best Impressions
Cake: Sunflour
Flowers: Flowers of Charlotte

Tiana + Will Uptown!

Thomas — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:23:25 +0000

These two are are a couple to fall in love with immediately! Their engagement session led us Uptown Charlotte, sporting some of the City’s latest architectural gems.

And I can already tell you that their wedding was a blast! Stay tuned for more Tiana and Will …

Beth + Jeremy: Photo Booth!

Thomas — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:38:47 +0000

Charlotte’s most notorious Photo Booth stikes again! This time killer props gave it another kick. My faves: the chicken and the Grillz.

Beth and Jeremy’s wedding was something special (more of that in a later post) and their reception at the VanLandingham Estate had our cool Photo Booth as a wedding present to the couple. They did not know beforehand.

Always precious: the older generation going wild!

Traci + Mike … and a Little Friend

Thomas — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:34:56 +0000

It’s been a bit quiet around here. But don’t be fooled friends, we were busy! Our honeymoon was wonderful but right after we got back, we rolled up our sleeves and photographed like champs (we are, he he …).

So here is the first engagement session, Traci + Mike! We started at Amelie’s French Bakery, an incredibly cute place and their pastries are soo good! Next we went to Freedom Park where we met Traci’s mom who brought their cute little dog. Such a doll the puppy was!

In addition we paid tribute to their favorite team, the Cleveland Browns and Ohio University where they both went to. Stay tuned for more!