Weddings – Page 32 – Otis & James Photography

Gabe & Nina

This past Saturday, the Otis & James Caravan of Love pulled out of the Minot Station and headed west…all the way to a place called Williston! Why, you may ask, did we do such a thing? Not just for the crazy antics that road trips make, but also to partake in the wedding of Long Time Old School Friends of Otis & James, Gabe & Nina!

It is always an extra treat for ol’ O&J when we have a little bit of a greater emotional involvement with a wedding that we are working (even though I must admit that I honestly get choked up every time the Bride walks down the aisle, but enough of my emotional weakness), and this wedding was a true treat for us, especially James, as Gabe is the Brough-ham of her great friend Elise From Fargo! Meow!

A wonderful time was had by all; everything was beautiful and our time there was a blast! We would like to wish a heart felt congratulations to this wonderful new Husband & Wife, and we thank you for making us a part of your day! Before I get too sappy, perhaps it is a good idea if we just get to some snaps from the day – Enjoy!

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Milt & Tara

Two Fridays past, Otis & James had the honor of working with our old friends Milt & Tara – and guess what…it was their wedding day!

We have had a great time working with this lovely couple leading up to this day. It never ceases to amaze us how quickly the time moves, as it just seems like mere days ago that we were shooting their engagement portraits. Time. Crazy.

Moving on from this awareness of time, we had a great time working with the Bride, Groom, and the Wedding Party! We would like to thank everyone for their time, and we would now like to look at pretty pictures from the day – Enjoy!

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Cameron & Ashley…Rock Stars of the Highest Order!

Most people don’t know that there is an order to rock stars. For example, there are your Bonos & Springsteens, and on the other end there are your Sebastian Bachs & Vanilla Ices. Those in the first category command attention whenever they walk in the room, and those of the second command attention in the same way that a car crash does.

Not that I have anything against Sebastian or ‘nilla (I think he goes by a different name now, but I’ve got not the time for getting all Wikipedia on him) – in fact, I used to really like a couple of songs from the Skid Row days (18 & Life/I’ll Remember You.) It’s just that their road has taken some different turns, and even though they have the celebrity, it only goes so far.

How do I know all of this about rock stars? Simple. I’ve had a subscription to RollingStone for a long time, hence – I am an authority about Rock Stars, and how their rank and order works. Now, you’re probably looking at these words and wondering, ‘How does this relate in any way to Cameron & Ashley?’ Again, simple.

For even though they did not come to the studio with guitars, or drums, or even a keytar, we knew from the second they came in that they were indeed, in the highest order of rock stars. They owned the shoot, they turned the amps to 11, they blew our minds with their photographical insanity. Quite simply, they rocked, and they rolled. Both. Not just one. Sometimes, it’s one or the other. This time, both.

But really, now is not the time for words, now is the time for photographic proof of these statements. So – Enjoy!

In The Wednesday AM With Valerie & Tyler!

Again, we had another lovely start to our day with an early AM visit (and by this I mean before Noon) by Friends of Otis & James, Valerie & Tyler!

They thought that they would come down here and take some tough rockin’-gut bustin’-shoe-shinin’ (uh…yeah, that last one is a reach) fanatascrackticular (which is a word – look it up beezos) Engagement Photographs!

Listen, my children…if you put your ears right next to your computers, you can hear the sweet hum of perfection…coming from these photographs. But it is not us that causes this humming, nor is it the electronics that are inside of your computers. Oh no, this perfection comes from none other than Valerie & Tyler – as they made the session awesome!

And even though I was doing my best (is it alright to start a sentence with and?) to blind them with my reflectors of pain, they kept the awesomeosity flowing from their heads…does that sound good?? Kind of sounds like they may have been injured. Perhaps flowing isn’t the best word, and perhaps from their head isn’t the best spot to be flowing from. But I digress. What I meant to say was that they kept their awesomeaciousness level at full blast, or something like that. Look, they rocked – there – simple as that!!

I will leave you now with some sample snaps, and with a thank you to Valerie & Tyler for stopping by to see us – Enjoy!

Jon & Brenda!

Tuesday evening, Otis & James had the good fortune of spending some good ol’ fashioned quality time with new friends of O&J – Jon & Brenda! Before they stopped down here, they made one quick stop at the Courthouse.

No, it was not to pay off parking fines, or to be a witness in some crazy trial. No, it was to get…wait for it…MARRIED! As soon as they finished up with the legalities, they stopped on down to the studio, where the new Mr. & Mrs (and the Best Man/Maid of Honor) joined us for some super sweet Wedding Day Snaps!

They came ready with a ton of ideas, and they couldn’t have been any easier to work with! They showed us city kids (especially Otis) all sorts of cool stuff with roping a wooden cow (which I’m sure is not what it is called, but I’ll call it the wooden cow) and other various cowboy type things.

We also managed to sneak outside, just in time to catch the best sun of the day – it was absolutely picturesque, and it’s a good thing that we are photographers so we could put the picturesque stuff into a camera. A big thank you to one and all for coming down to the studio and for making the end of our day so great! To the newlyweds, a hearty congratulations, and – Enjoy!

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Robbie & Carisa!

Yesterday evening the FunCenter opened up the doors to a lovely couple that just happens to go by the name of Robbie & Carisa! Perhaps you know this wonderful couple, perhaps you don’t. If you do, than I’m sure that you will enjoy the photographs that will follow my words. If not, I’m sure that you will still enjoy the photographs that will follow, and perhaps the photographs that will follow might prompt you to want to become friends with Robbie & Carisa.

Either way, there’s no way that you can deny that this fantactico couple tore it up crazy style! So, if you would, strap yourselves down, and prepare ye to witness this totally and completely sweet couple, as they create photographic majik – Enjoy!

Rockin’ The Monday Blues Away With Jeremy & Chelsie!

There have been songs written, references made to, and all sorts of other things that relate to the lack of love there is for Mondays. Nobody seems to like them. The weekend comes to an end, and instead of a fresh start, it seems that people view these days with a dread.

Now me, I’m not all a hater of the Monday. I’ve never really had..actually…I’ve never had a job that’s Monday-Friday, with two days of rest in which you can do all that weekend sort of stuff (go to the cabin/mow the lawn/catch a ball game/whatever.) I’ve never had that sort of thing, so I can’t really relate to the whole lack of love that there is for this day. Me, personally, I have it in for Tuesday. Dang you, Tuesday. I know what you’re up to, and someday I’ll show the world the truth about you.

But for those of you that don’t have the love for the Mons (again, this is the hip new abbreviation), I present to you a lovely couple that just happens to be called Jeremy & Chelsie! Now, you see, they came to the studio this fine morning (closer to noon, but still considered early A.M. ((and I’m not talking Amplitude Modulation)) by our standards) for some sweetly sweety sweets Engagement Photo-Graphs!

Bear witness, y’all – they were working it like a Friday. Like a Friday Happy Hour, no worries in sight – nothin’ but love for one and all! What does all of this stuff that comes in the form of somewhat but not quite linear form mean?? It means this: they rocked, and we could think of no better way to start the week! Lot’s of thanks to this lovely couple for coming on down to the FunCenter, and we would now like to offer up some proof from the festivities – Enjoy!

Jared & Jamie

This past Saturday we jumped back into the wedding season with friends of Otis & James, Jared & Jamie! A long long time ago (many different offices ago) we first booked this wedding. At the time it seemed like it would take forever to get here. We’re all like “2006??!! What will the world even be like then?? Will there be flying cars? Will we be living on a moon colony? Will Jared & Jamie exchange vows wearing Jet Packs, flying above the altar with helmets and capes?”

2006 finally arrived, and our date with the future occured at last! I’m here to report that 2006 really isn’t all that much different than the first part of 2005. There is no colony on the moon, or flying cars or jet packs. I was still kind of hoping for some helmets and capes from the wedding party, but alas, none were found. What we did find was that this wedding day was absolutely perfect in every way!

From the Bride & Groom, to the Wedding Party and Family – everyone was truly wonderful to work with, and they all made sure that our work was totally easy. They were rock stars of the highest degree. Again, I’m not sure what that means, I just know that it’s the only way that I can express through my limited vocabulary and emotional capabilities of saying that we had a wonderful time, and we would like to extend true congratulations to the Bride & Groom.

Perhaps there will be weddings in the future that have Jet Packs/Helmets/Capes, but until we reach that point in the advancement of humanity, this wedding is a close to perfect as it gets. But enough of my typing and let’s get to the snaps – Enjoy!

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Meagan & ______! *UPDATE . IT’S REGAN!

OK, let’s just get to the point here Meagan. I didn’t write down the name of your significant other (whome we’ll call the SI from here on out), so this makes the part where I attach the title to your post a little difficult; hence the ______ has been posted, and if you would like, you could either e.mail us back with a name to fill the blank in with, our you could simply just take a Sharpie and write the name on your monitor in the space provided.

To be straight, in no way do we advise that you or anyone else out there attack their monitor with a Sharpie, I’m just throwing it out there as an idea. And of course, we bear no responsibility for any damage that may or may not occur if this method is attempted.

So, now that we have that difficult part over with, let’s get to the business at hand. This evening, we had the good pleasure of working with Meagan, and here SI for the purpose of some Graduation/Engagement type photographs!

Well, let me tell you this, Mission Accomplished. The two of you two did it with style and ease, and we would like to say thank you, congratulations, and – Enjoy!

*UPDATE 5.15.06 5:18PM
We have just been informed that the name we are looking for is Regan!!
Crisis Over
Otis Out

Ash & Rachel (& Special Guest)!

Yesterday evening the Otis & James Center for Scheduling Corrections (O&JCFSC) opened up the doors to welcome none other than new friends to Otis & James, Ash & Rachel (along with a special guest) for some super-sweet Engagement/Family style snaps!

This wasn’t the first time that they came down to the studio to get this goin’, but seeing as how we were in the state this time, I think that it was the best time for them to come (we don’t know how Brittany would have been with the shoot, and we’re not sure that they would have wanted to partake in that experiment.)

They were wonderful – absolutely wonderful to work with! We had a great time, and we would like to thank this great couple for adjusting their schedule, and for coming back to the studio. We look forward to the Big Day, and for now, here’s some snaps from the shoot – Enjoy!