The Pattons (maternity)

The Pattons are two very good friends of ours.  They are amazingly wonderful and beautiful... and they have a baby on the way!! 

We are so very excited with them for this incredible miracle they are experiencing. We were blessed with the opportunity to shoot their maternity photos and we had a blast. Here are a few of our favorite photos from the shoot.

We love you, Mark and Rach! and you too Taylor Shay! =)

Bridal Expo 2009

Yesterday was the 2009 WKEE Bridal Extravaganza in Huntington, WV and it was rockin'. We met so many wonderful people from all over and we loved every second of it!  Hopefully we will be seeing some of you folks again on your big day.  We would love to share it with you!  Thanks to Brittany Brownfield from Clear Channel Radio and Dee Chapman from S&K Menswear at the Huntington Mall for all the things they did to help us out and hook us up! Y'all rock! And thanks for the way too sexy photo of the two of us... taken by fellow photographer Daniel McQuade (who also rocks!)

Weddings 2008

This year God brought us the most fabulous group of couples, and an incredible array of absolutely gorgeous weddings.  We loved sharing their big day with them and we could never thank them enough for asking us to be a part of it. 

To all our couples:  we pray that all of your truest dreams come true, and that your love grows bigger than anything in this whole world.  May your lives be filled with all of the most extraordinary moments, deepest joy and satisfaction, and strength and courage for all life brings your way.

Here are some of the photos we shot and there are plenty more in the gallery and even a few in the proofing section in a sample gallery.

Bridals and Engagements 2008

We met so many amazing couples this year and here are some of the engagements and bridals we shot for them.  You can see more of them in our gallery.

aaron and lynsey

matt and ryan

rob and lindsey

daniel and sasha

andrew and amy

tim and mallory

erin

mallory

Portraits and Headshots 2008

Here are some of our favorite portraits and headshots from the past year.  You can check out even more portraits in our gallery.

emily

caitlin

the bennets

the holmes

the Brandons

Senior Portraits 2008

We were blessed this year with an amazing group of seniors! Every shoot was a blast and we wish all of these men and women nothing but the best in their bright futures ahead.  Our prayers will be with you and we know you all are going to do extraordinary things... (and be sure to look us up when you need a wedding photographer)  =)

// check out even more senior photos in our gallery //

ashton

chase

kara

brittany

sarah

ashley

autumn

alisha

andrea

kayla

paige

hannah

krista

eric

The Honeymoon

God richly blessed us with the opportunity to travel to Hawaii for our honeymoon.  We spend our first night of the trip in Los Angeles and then we spend 5 days on Maui and 3 days on the Big Island of Hawaii.  It was beautiful beyond compare and here are just a few of our favorite photos from the trip.

Hollywood, CA

Kaanapali Beach on Maui

Old Lahaina Luau on Maui

Hana Highway on Maui

Hana Highway on Maui

Haleakala Crater on Maui

Beach at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui

Beach at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui

Beach at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui

Beach at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui

the Grand Wailea Resort and Spa (our resort) on Maui

Orchids at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden on The Big Island

Roots at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens on The Big Island

SEA TURTLE! at Punalu'u Beach Park on The Big Island

Volcanoes National Park on The Big Island

Rainbow Falls in Hilo on The Big Island

A Park in Hilo on The Big Island

OUR Wedding // 10.18.08

First off, i must apologize for my neglect of this blog.  One of my New Years resolutions is to keep up with this blog in 2009... so look for more frequent updates (not that it will take much work to be more frequent)

We want to start 2009 with a few blogs looking back at 2008.  We'll start with the most important event of the year (no offense to anyone else)... OUR WEDDING.

It was an absolutely extraordinary day full of love, laughter, and life!  It was great to share the weekend with so many wonderful family and friends... and most of all with my BEAUTIFUL WIFE! God truly blessed us with a spectacular day and we thank Him and everyone else who helped to make the day UNFORGETTABLE. 

and we want to thank are photographer who helped make our day impossible to forget by providing us with amazingly gorgeous photographs... her name is mandi white and here are of few of the many beautiful photos she took for us... and if you book her instead of us, so help me i will hunt you down... =)  just kidding.

just married

chucks

the most beautiful woman in the world

the face of boekell photography LLC (be afraid)

Thanks again to everyone involved in the big day.  You mean the world to us.  

Let love grow!

(blogs to come soon: honeymoon, weddings 2008, seniors 2008, and portraits 2008)