Jamie and Rick were married at the beautiful Berry Hill Mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky, overlooking the capitol building. It was a splendid wedding, held on the grounds outside the mansion. Mid-ceremony, the couple released a handful of butterflies, most of which took to the sky. One butterfly, however, descended upon the open seat that had been left for Jamie’s father, who passed away just shortly before the wedding. And there the butterfly sat for the rest of the ceremony. It was a moving tribute from the little guy.

You can see the couple’s wedding slideshow by CLICKING HERE.

Emma and Stuart had originally planned to hike up a mountain for their engagement shoot–which sounded like a lot of fun, if a serious challenge as well. But at the last minute, they decided to do their photos a little closer to home, opting for nearby Shaker Village. Then, after the sun started going down, we hightailed it back to Stuart’s family home, which offered a nice view of the falling sun. We even hopped a fence, thinking this one tree out in the field looked kinda nice. As soon as we were done, however, and had hopped back over the fence onto his folks’ lawn, a pair of horses came screaming out of the dark and charged up to the fence, apparently none too keen on our little photo session. Never thought I’d have the beejesus scared out of me by horses. But there you go. You learn something every day.

Tami and Dan are building a beautiful home outside Georgetown, Kentucky. So what better place to shoot some engagement photographs as they embark on their adventure together? I really enjoyed shooting with them, and perhaps got a little too caught up in what I was doing, which caused an unfortunate blunder: As we were about to head out for some sunset shots, I inadvertently locked my keys (with all my gear) in my car’s trunk. Photographer Joe McNally likes to refer to himself as “num-nuts” and I think I’m due to borrow it for a while. At any rate, Dan’s AAA card came in handy, and an hour or so later, we were back at it, getting in a few final shots before the sun completely disappeared. Tami and Dan couldn’t have been nicer through it all, and I’m looking forward to making it up to them at their wedding in Louisville next May.

I thought it impossible, but there’s now evidence that the chasm that separates Louisville and Lexington college sports teams can be bridged: Jamie and Rick are living proof. Although Jamie maintains her University of Kentucky allegiance, and Rick’s pretty obsessed with the University of Louisville, the pair doesn’t let that little fact get in the way of a good time. And they are a terrifically fun couple—as our engagement shoot jaunt through Louisville quickly proved. And they have no problems kissing…a lot. Should be a fun wedding in Frankfort in November.