Wedding in August 2010

For anyone that follows this blog and is not aware, our household is planning a wedding for AUGUST. I now sympathize tremendously with all of the brides and their large portfolios of information.

Our family will become culturally diverse with the Addition of Alice Fiona AYO, as the wife of my son Jon. They met in her homeland Uganda, Africa, while Jon was away participating in the Peace Corps.

What looks like a lesson in cooking in these images, is actually the making of the rings for the wedding. Alice and Jon imprinted their fingers onto wax to be sent to the artist for the creation for their rings. The will appear as normal bands on the outside but have each others finger prints on the inside of the bands. Another step into the actual wedding process.

I will try to document our progress in this wedding.

Last week the invitations went out. That's another blog! :0

Timelapse of Jon and Alice's wedding!

Alice & Jon from Carl Stevens on Vimeo.

Jon and Alice

For those of you who follow this blog, you know we are having a wedding in August-- here at the studio home.

Now I would like you to meet the happy couple....all the way from UGANDA Africa, Alice Ayo, and her fiancé, my son Jon. It was hard to take a serious picture because, I'm not sure they were taking me serious.. haha. Regardless there are some good ones to work with!

Thanksgiving in Tennessee

I had a lot to be thankful for this holiday, Jon has returned from Uganda Africa, my mom is around to enjoy the family, and we will have a new member added to the family-Alice.

I will add pictures of Alice once she arrives in the USA-maybe 6-10 months from now.

The Perfect Gift for the Groom

This was one of the fabulous wedding gifts given to Jon & Alice by one of my long time art school buddies, who happens to be one of the best prototype creators in the world, and runs Replica Masters in Cedarburg, WI. Our concept was simple, a likeness of the lovely couple to top off a "Wedding Keg" (instead of a wedding cake!).

We think this could be a hot item, so if you know of any brides searching for a unique gift that will last several lifetimes, please contact us so we can put you in touch with Replica Masters.
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Milwaukee photographer | photo a day-2

This is the second day of "take a picture a day challenge". I have already decided that my format throughout this assignment will be long and narrow. At the end of the year I will produce a MINI art show by converting the images to Moo Cards, and framing them.

These pictures are not special events, or special places, instead I am celebrating my own surroundings. Today I had an appointment at the clinic, and took the camera along for the ride. I love this grove of trees not far from our studio. They have extra meaning since this is where "Spottswood Photography photographed my son Jon and his wife Alice, last August on their wedding day. Their photography was fit for a KING. Had to say that in order to celebrate the wedding today of Kate and NOT---->Charles, OOOPS!!!! Freudian slip. Prince William