Amber & Christpher

OK. I'm getting older. As if the hair in the shower drain weren't enough of a reminder every morning, last week I photographed Jennifer and Bob for their engagement session.(I coached at her high school when she was a junior,see below) Well, this week I had an appointment with Little Christopher Card and his fiance' Amber.

Actually Christopher has grown into quite a young man. A tall, strong, Air Force young man. (And Christopher, I use the term "Little" lovingly.) Christopher's parents, Bob and Beverly, are great friends of my mom and dad. Bob was perhaps the finest coach I've ever had (high school football and basketball) and definitely the best history teacher I've ever known. So I've known Christopher since he was just a wee-little thing. It makes me proud to see what he's become, so I can only imagine how his parents must be bursting. And to top it off, he is marrying such a sweet girl in Amber.

The wedding will be near Riceville, Tennessee in September. I can't wait--the weather should be gorgeous and the foliage at that time will make for stunning backdrops.




Christopher and Amber had a very tight schedule as they were in town for only a few days and had lots of parties and showers to attend. So we met early Sunday morning in the cool little Delta town of Merigold and played around a bit. The old buildings there make for great images, but we didn't stop there. Seeing as Christopher would be marrying outside his hometown, and he currently lives in Texas, I though it would be nice to create some images with a reminder of home. So we made sure to visit some crops (usually cotton, but this year it's corn) and Po' Monkeys Lounge--our local "juke joint" made famous by Annie Leibovitz in Vanity Fair magazine.

More from Jennifer & Bob

I've been editing Jennifer and Bob's engagement session the last few days and the images are great! They had so much fun with each other and it really shows. Here is the slideshow.

Jennifer & Bob

Well, I first have to apologize for being so tardy in posting! It's been a busy month--which is a good thing. I have a ton of stuff to put up here so there should be quite a few new posts the next few days.

The first is an engagement session from Saturday (7-7-07). Let me preface this by saying that my first job post-college was teaching 7th and 8th grade English (as well as coaching football and baseball) at Marshall Academy in Holly Springs, MS. While Jennifer was not in one of my classes she was a student (she was a Junior at the time). So it's kinda strange beng called "Coach Jacks" during a photo shoot.

I met Jennifer and Bob around 4:00 PM in Memphis and we didn't stop until around midnight! But it really only seemed like about an hour or two had passed. We went all over downtown--the river (naturally) , a Redbirds ballgame, the trolley, Flying Saucer (one of my favorites!), and of course, Beale Street.

The wedding is in Downtown Memphis on September 29 and I can not wait. It's going to be too much fun!