August 2012 - Ann Norment

Charlotte NC Wedding – Jeff + Kamaria – Holiday Inn Center City Charlotte

by Ann Norment· August 25, 2012· in Weddings· 0 comments tags: Asheville NC wedding photographer, Belmont NC Wedding Photographer, Charlotte NC photographers, Charlotte NC Wedding Photographer, Fort Mill SC Wedding Photographer, Hilton Head Island Wedding Photographer, Holiday Inn Center City Wedding pictures, Lake Wylie wedding photographer, Myrtle Beach SC Wedding Photographer, Photographers in Charlotte NC, Rock Hill SC wedding photographer, Wedding Photographers in Charlotte NC

Jeff and Kamaria’s story began when they met at Wet Willies in Charlotte NC. Jeff stopped Kamaria as she was walking to the ladies room, and told her that she was the most beautiful person in the building that night. After a small conversation, they exchanged phone numbers. A few telephone conversations followed over a one month period and Jeff finally convinced Kamaria to go out on a date. They had sushi at the Red Bowl for lunch as their first date. Kamaria said that first date literally never ended. What was supposed to be just a lunch date led to a day at the park with Kamaria’s daughter, which led them to dinner, and then a night out with a group of Kamaria’s friends. 7 weeks after their first date, Jeff proposed! The proposal took place at the University Place Boardwalk. Kamaria said they were walking across the bridge and Jeff was being playful and silly as usual, when he suddenly dropped to one knee. The engagement lasted a short 13 months. Neither Kamaria or Jeff are from Charlotte, yet they met in Charlotte so they decided to have the wedding feature the feel of the city they met in. This would be […]
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Everyone has a DSLR or camera phone at weddings

by Ann Norment· August 13, 2012· in Tips and Information· 1 comments tags: Charlotte NC photographers, Unplugged Weddings, Wedding Guests with cameras, Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photographer Belmont NC, Wedding Photographer Charlotte NC, Wedding Photographer Fort Mill SC, Wedding Photographer Lake Wylie NC, wedding photographer Rock Hill SC

I wanted to take a few minutes to write a post about what I have encountered over the past year in increasing numbers. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad everyone is excited about capturing pictures of special moments in their lives. It is a lot of fun to do and everyone wants to preserve special moments. This blog is more for guests at weddings as well as information for any bride and groom. DSLR’s are becoming very popular and are increasingly easy to use. iPhones can take some pretty amazing images as well. I debated whether or not to post some images of what I have encountered and how it affects the bride and grooms coverage for the day but there is no way to do it without calling attention to particular individuals and I do not feel comfortable doing this. I will have some examples for my potential clients that I will show them at initial consultations. What has been happening is my crew and I will set up near the back of the isles during a ceremony so we do not obstruct guest’s views of the ceremony and during the procession I will usually be crouched down […]
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