What do Chinese food and Austrian weddings have in common?

You guessed it...NOTHING.

But, the other night I ran down to my "favorite" little take-out place for some quick Chinese food and while I was waiting, I got a call from my awesome couple (Alex and Pat) that got married in Vienna, Austria. Yeah, basically they scolded me for not posting some photos from their wedding here on the blog...ooops!

Now, I know you are just plain curious about my dinner the other night so, here ya go. Pretty much, it sucked.

The wonton soup was average. The wontons were overly doughy and there just wasn't much flavor. The chicken and broccoli was not a winner either. A non-flavorful sauce over dry chicken does not a good dish make. One of my absolute favorites is Hot and Sour Soup. Yeah, this was neither hot nor sour.

The best thing about this soup was the re-usable container that it came in. Perhaps I can go there and just purchase the container and kindly ask them not to put any food in it. The Lo Mein was good! Oh happy day!

Basically, I spent $26 on some great noodles and a few re-usable plastic containers. The search for decent Chinese take-out continues!



So, now that you are not hungry...watch the slideshow below!

Thanks you two! I had a great time and loved being part of your special day!

Awesome Couple, Awesome Smash, Awesome Message!

I was fortunate enough to photograph Mandy and Duke's wedding this weekend at Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte. The weather pretty much sucked but the wedding was great! Mandy and Duke were a lot of fun and they probably had the best cake smashing session I have ever seen. They were relentless! Needless to say, I caught it all.

And, they were so kind to write me a fantastic message about their feelings towards me as their photographer and friend. I can honestly say, that receiving an email like this makes me so happy to go out on a Saturday night away from my own wife, and capture one of the most important times in a couples' life.


Their message to me...

"I love you. Just wanted to share. Words can't express how thankful Mandy and I are that we found not just someone to share our special day with, but someone that we'll consider a friend as we continue along our path together. Thank you so much for everything."


So, to you, Mandy and Duke...it was a true pleasure. Thank you for including me.

HERE IS ONE FROM THE SMASH-A-THON!