{"id":145,"date":"2008-06-02T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T12:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenevanspicturesblog.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2008-06-02T08:12:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-02T12:12:00","slug":"dena-and-chris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenevanspictures.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/02\/dena-and-chris\/","title":{"rendered":"Dena and Chris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memorial Day was a big holiday weekend for weddings, and Dena and Chris were Day 1 of my rare double-header. Dena and Chris were married at King Avenue United Methodist, which I was extremely happy to see had been remodeled and significantly brightened up since my last wedding there four years ago. They got rid of a lot of the dark wood that made the sanctuary feel cave-like, and painted everything a nice, bright white. It was beautiful inside and the one thing I’ve seen them do twice now, and which I really like, is passing the wedding rings through the first few pews of family members so everyone can instill them with their blessings. It was a beautiful ceremony, which we followed up by heading in a gigantic limo bus to Goodale Park and then Union Station Arch. The reception was in the Small Theatre at The Athenaeum, where I love to shoot!<\/span>
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Well, on to the show! We got some great ones for Dena and Chris and here are just a few:<\/span><\/p>\n

aaah, the great light!<\/span>
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It’s the little moments like these that really bring it all home.<\/span><\/p>\n

A glimpse by the flower girl admiring Dena as she walked by.<\/span><\/p>\n

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More great light!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Golden light at Goodale Park, not to mention a very beautiful couple!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just one example of all the fun on the bus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the Arch, it was decided that the guys wanted to jump. Jumping shots, in my opinion, are way way way overdone, but geez – when you have great jumpers like these guys and a camera that shoots 11 frames per second, then you kinda think, ok maybe this once!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Easily my favorite shot of Dena and Chris. Wow.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I love this shot. But, then, I love them all! I’m funny that way.<\/span><\/p>\n

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mmmmmm, red velvet cake!<\/span><\/p>\n

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My favorite part of the Small Theatre are the strings of lights from the ceiling. I always try to shoot the first dance from the back of the stage so I can include the beautiful little lights and the faces of the guests.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And I know you know who they are! It’s Rita and Brian, my fabulous fabulous bride and groom from September 16, 2006. Brian and Chris work together and I was just so incredibly pleased to chat with them at the reception.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The dance floor was jam-packed all night and made for lots of really great shots.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LOVE this shot!<\/span><\/p>\n

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HAHAHA!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I couldn’t resist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Come on, just one little smooch!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The expressions say it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Congratulations, Dena and Chris!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Memorial Day was a big holiday weekend for weddings, and Dena and Chris were Day 1 of my rare double-header. Dena and Chris were married at King Avenue United Methodist, which I was extremely happy to see had been remodeled and significantly brightened up since my last wedding there four years ago. They got rid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-columbus-ohio-photographer","category-weddings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t