{"id":7735,"date":"2016-12-14T17:51:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T17:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/dmpblog\/?p=7735"},"modified":"2016-12-14T23:20:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T23:20:53","slug":"christine-joey-actually-richmond-va-weddings-lewis-ginter-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/christine-joey-actually-richmond-va-weddings-lewis-ginter-botanical-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine and Joey &#8211; What It&#8217;s Actually All About &#8211; Richmond, VA Weddings at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before you click on the &#8220;More&#8221; link to view this entire blog post, I want you to take a moment to enjoy the details. &nbsp;The flowers and shoes, the gazebo and the raindrops, the dress &#8211; Every bit of it tells part of the story of this wedding day and it&#8217;s important. &nbsp;Color and design, so many different &#8220;small&#8221; decisions that go&nbsp;in to a wedding day that speak to the way the bride and groom want their guests to experience their wedding.<\/p>\n<p>But I want you to forget about that for the time being and focus on what comes next. &nbsp;With the sheer volume of information about weddings available online, on television, in print, it&#8217;s very easy to get caught up in the details and stop there. &nbsp;It&#8217;s also easy to get caught up in beautiful, sun-drenched portraits of couples in sweet afternoon sunlight. &nbsp;With a few exceptions due to weather or time of day, I can make you look like you were photographed in a wild-flower filled valley north of Santa Barbara. &nbsp;That&#8217;s certainly one advantage of hiring an experienced photographer.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not the point of it all, is it? &nbsp;No. &nbsp;Not to me.<\/p>\n<p>If you remember the weekend of October 8th, you&#8217;ll recall that Hurricane Matthew was dousing Richmond with rain and there was no end in sight, at least not for any weekend plans. &nbsp;Every wedding with some sort of outdoor theme or event was being quickly moved to Plan B. &nbsp;And what bride who has decided to have an outdoor wedding has not cringed at the thought of the very scenario we were faced with on this wedding day. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what do we do? &nbsp;It&#8217;s simple. &nbsp;We all go have a wedding. &nbsp;We celebrate the start of a marriage. &nbsp;If rain is the only problem, you still have absolutely every other wonderful thing. &nbsp;And as a photographer who thinks your wedding story should be YOUR wedding story and not my idealized version of it, I&#8217;m going to find every little moment, every great angle, and make a collection of images that will make my couples smile every time they pull out their album or stop to stare at&nbsp;their galleries. &nbsp;Rain is part of the story. &nbsp;Wet shoes, and mad dashes from car to tent is part of your story.<\/p>\n<p>So here we introduce&nbsp;Christine and Joey. &nbsp;Once you skip past those lovely colorful details I created an entire story to reflect the power of their day, them as a couple, and each as lovely and happy individuals. &nbsp;I went back to my roots of black and white to make everything about expressions, and emotions &#8211; distilling the moments down to their best essence. &nbsp;What you&#8217;ll see are two people very much in love with their soggy, gray sky day and with each other. &nbsp;You&#8217;ll see a whole host of family and friends who simply want to enjoy these newlyweds, their hours-old marriage, and a fantastic party.<\/p>\n<p>What you have, is the essence of a wedding, and the real reason you want&nbsp;us there.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Ceremony and Reception Venue: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lewisginter.org\/?\">Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event Planning and Design: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccsevents.com\/\">CCS Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rentals: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.partyperfect.com\/?\">Party Perfect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florist: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.photosynthesis.bz\/\">Photosynthesis Floral Design<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cake Artist: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MixingBowlBakeryrva\/\">The Mixing Bowl Bakery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Entertainment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhillbands.com\/bands\/dance-candy\">&nbsp;Dance Candy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lighting Design: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingprofessors.com\/\">Lighting Professors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hair and Make-up: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ave42.com\/\">Avenue 42 Style Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paper: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.minted.com\/\">Minted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dress Salon: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tiffanysbridal.com\/\">Tiffany&#8217;s Bridal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bridemaid&#8217;s attire: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhldn.com\/bridesmaids-bridesmaid-dresses\/\">BHLDN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Groom&#8217;s Attire: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/us.suitsupply.com\/\">Suitsupply<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7746\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0001-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0001-725x1024.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7738\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0002.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7752\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0003-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0003-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0003-1024x906.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7736\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0004.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0004-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0004-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0004-1024x818.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7741\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7737\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0006.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0006-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0006-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0006-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7739\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0007.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0008.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7758\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0008.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0009.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7740\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0009.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0010.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7753\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0010.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7749\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0011.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0011-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0011-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0011-1024x588.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7759\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0012.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0012-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0012-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0012-1024x477.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0013.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7742\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0013.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7754\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"3199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0014.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0014-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0014-768x1536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0014-512x1024.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7744\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0015.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0015-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0015-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0015-1024x689.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7756\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0016.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0016-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0016-768x1281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0016-614x1024.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7747\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"3453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0017.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0017-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0017-768x1657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0017-474x1024.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7760\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0018.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0018-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0018-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0018-1024x348.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0019.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7745\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0019.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7748\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0020.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7762\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0021.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7750\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0022-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0022-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0022-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7755\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0023.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0023-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0023-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0023-1024x348.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7743\" src=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0024.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0024-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0024-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0024-1024x726.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-08_0025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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