We've had a great run...thanks everybody!!!

After much contemplation, Leigh and I have decided to shut down Nexis Photography and we are no longer accepting bookings going forward. For those of you have already booked us for your wedding next year, don't worry...this won't affect you at all.

For those of you who wanted to book us...all we can say is we're sorry, and we'll be happy to refer you to some other great photographers.

By way of explanation...no we haven't gotten bored with photography, nor have we experienced a lack of clients seeking our services. However, we have a beautiful one year old daughter and our time with her has become more valuable than the extra income our photography business brought in. Wedding photography, while a lot of fun, is also very time consuming. Shooting a wedding may take up an entire Saturday, but editing can take nights and weekends for several weeks.

The website will remain active for a while due to the client proofing side of things. We want to make sure everyone has a chance to use their photo credit and place orders.

We want to thank all of our clients for choosing Nexis Photography for their special day! We have truly been blessed through our photography business and we have made some wonderful friendships with people we've met along the way!

- M&L

Jacob and Bekah's Wedding - Wetumpka, AL

Talk about an awesome wedding! Jacob and Bekah were married in Wetumpka, AL on a beautiful (yet incredibly hot) August afternoon. These two love the Lord, and love each other...and it really showed throughout the day as the anticipation built up to the ceremony where they saw each other for the first time. There were too many things we loved about this wedding to list, but one thing that always makes weddings fun is a wedding party that jokes around and has a sense of humor...and this wedding party was no exception! Time flies when you are having fun, and you could tell everyone at this wedding was having a great time!

Jacob and Bekah, we really enjoyed getting to know you guys and are so glad you picked us to be a part of your special day. We wish you guys all the best out there in Texas, and hope that we can catch up when Auburn goes down to Baton Rouge for the LSU game. We hope you enjoy the slideshow above of some of our favorites, and all of your wedding pictures are now available in your gallery which can be accessed by going to www.nexisphotography.com , clicking on "Client Proofing" and then looking for your picture.

WAR EAGLE!

- M&L

Marilane and Adam's Wedding - Birmingham, AL

After a little hiatus from weddings due to our little baby Kelsey being born last year, we are back with our first wedding for the year! Marilane and Adam are a wonderful Christian couple that were married last month on a beautiful April afternoon in Birmingham, AL. These two have a wonderful story, and we thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them, and being a part of their special day. We had a great time taking pictures with their family and friends...and the wedding party kept us laughing all day...which we like! Oh and I forgot to mention...Marilane, Adam, and their entire wedding party must be professionals...I don't think anyone blinked during a picture the entire day! After the wedding and a short reception, we followed Marilane and Adam over to Samford for some awesome bride and groom pictures! We absolutely love the way their pictures turned out! Marilane and Adam...you two are a fantastic couple and we know you will have a blessed marriage together. We hope you like the brief slideshow we put together above, and all of your pictures are online in your gallery which can be accessed by going to http://www.nexisphotography.com/, clicking on "Client Proofing" and looking for your gallery.

All the best!
- M&L

Jacob and Bekah's Engagement Session - Auburn University

Jacob and Bekah's Engagement Session was AWESOME! These two were so much fun to work with and we enjoyed getting to know them a little better. The story of their engagement is pretty cool. Long story short, Jacob lives in Texas currently, and drove through the night on a Friday in order to get to Auburn on Saturday for a surprise proposal. He did it right in front of Samford Hall (totally showing up every guy, and making every girl jealous who walked past the sign that he had made to pop the question). It was only fitting that they took their engagement pictures at Auburn. Jacob and Bekah laughed and joked around the whole time which always makes an engagement session fun. They weren't afraid to get a little goofy...as you'll be able to tell by some of the pictures :) Jacob and Bekah, you guys are awesome and we can't wait to shoot your wedding in a few months. We hope you enjoy the slideshow above of some of our favorites. All of your pictures are online in your gallery which can be accessed by going to www.nexisphotography.com and clicking on "Client Proofing" and then looking for your gallery.

WAR EAGLE!
- M&L

Marilane and Adam's Engagement Session - Montgomery, AL

Marilane and Adam's Engagement Session was a blast! We met Marilane and Adam at the Blount Cultural Park (the Shakespeare Festival as we call it) on a beautiful spring evening, with lots of sunshine. The wind was a little strong, and that presents some challenges, but I think we pulled it off anyway. Marilane and Adam were so great to work with...they were relaxed and up for experimenting with various shots...and even though it started to get a little cool in the evening, they were good sports and hung in there until the end! Marilane and Adam are a fantastic couple, and we can't wait to see them unite in marriage later this month!

Marilane and Adam, we hope you enjoy the little slideshow above of some of our favorites. To see your entire gallery go to http://www.nexisphotography.com/ and click on "Client Proofing" then look for your gallery. Can't wait until the wedding!

Thanks!
- M&L

Robin is Gonna Trash Her Dress!!!

We have had some awesome clients over the years...actually come to think of it, I don't know if we've ever had a client we didn't really enjoy working with. We've just been blessed to attract awesome people I guess :) Anyway...getting to the point.

Out of all of our awesome clients, one of our favorites is Mrs. Robin Ford. The camera loves Robin, and she is a master of just about any facial expression there is. Tell her to give you happy, pouty, sexy, serious...you name it, she has it. She can even do Blue Steel (if you don't know what that is...google it).

Not only is she a great model, but she is so fun to work with. During her engagement session, her bridal session, and her wedding she was laid back, and was cracking jokes with us.

Anyway, we were pumped when Robin let us know that she wanted to do a Trash the Dress session in June! For those of you who don't know what that is all about... #1 - sit down. Ok...are you sitting? #2 - make sure your mother is not reading this...she may not be able to handle it.

Basically, the Trash the Dress (TtD) session involves you doing the opposite of what you passionately try do with your dress before your wedding...keep it clean. For the TtD session you want to get it dirty, sandy, muddy, wet, you name it. At this point you are probably asking yourself why...well...because it makes for some INCREDIBLE pictures and its ALOT OF FUN! Putting a bride in her wedding dress in a setting that you would not normally see it really makes her stand out...after all, what are you going to do with the dress? Store it in the closet or attic?

Tawny, one of our previous brides did it last year and loved it! Here are a few pictures from her session:

Looking forward to it Robin!

- M&L

Matt's Top 5 Favorite Superbowl Commercials

Matt's top 5 favorite Superbowl commercials ranked from top to bottom:

#1 - Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

How can you not love this commercial...pure genius by the directors and pulled off perfectly by the kid. By far my favorite commercial.

#2 - Doritos Commercial: Best Part

If this commercial doesn't make you laugh out loud, something is wrong with you.

#3 - Pepsi Max Commercial: Love Hurts

I wonder if Leigh feels like this sometimes with me...we eat pretty healthy most of the time...but every once in a while I get a little hardcore on the nutrition.

#4 - Audi Commercial: Release the Hounds

This is hilarious...got to love the Kenny G part :)

#5 - Doritos Commercial: House Sitting

This one was pretty funny...not laugh out loud funny...but clever.

Epiphany on Blogging

So I’ve had an epiphany about our blog. We are much better photographers than we are bloggers. After realizing that I was not particularly efficient updating the blog, I thought my beautiful, lovely, intelligent (…you get the idea) wife would be much better at updating posts on a regular basis. Well…apparently that hasn’t quite worked out either.

As I contemplated the fact that neither Leigh nor I are exceptional bloggers…it hit me. Why does it matter, or does it even matter? Are clients really that interested in seeing a daily update about the TV show we watched, or what the dog did today, or how many dirty diapers I changed? I could be wrong…but I don’t think so. Therefore…going forward…I’m not going to stress about keeping the blog updated. If we have something to post we definitely will…but I just don’t think we’re ever going to be good daily bloggers. We'll put our time and energy into doing what we do well...taking great photos and providing the very best customer service to our clients.

Anyway, since I took the time to post something…I might as well add a photo. Here is one of my favorite pictures of Kelsey that Leigh took last month.

Kelsey LOVES our dog Foxie…she smiles and laughs just about every time she sees her…I love this picture!

- M&L

It's Leigh Time, like hammer time but not...

Ah, new responsibility. Although Matt probably talks about updating the blog every day, he seems never to have time to do it; probably due to all his new fatherly responsibilities. Oh, Matt…if you only knew. So I’ve been given the job of official Nexis blogger. I’ve never blogged before so this should be interesting. So what’s in store for the Nexis blog? Hmm…Well I’m sure I’ll talk about Kelsey (our brand new baby girl), pictures, and any other thing that I want to blab about but can’t get Matt to listen to. J So for my first blog… Kelsey is almost 4 months old and sweet as can be, we have been taking pictures of Kelsey but not as much as I thought we would, and I’m loving the Bachelor right now…can’t get enough of it. J And here’s a picture of Kelsey’s crazy eyes just for fun. More to come!

God Bless
Leigh

Getting ready for the Tough Mudder!!!

This is TOTALLY unrelated to photography...well I take that back...its slightly related if your wedding date is March 12, 2011. If it is, while you are getting married, Leigh and I will be competing in one of the toughest events on the planet - the Tough Mudder!

The Tough Mudder in March is being held just outside of Atlanta the weekend of March 12th. Its a 10 mile course that involves multiple obstacles designed by British Special Forces.

Check out the Tough Mudder website at www.toughmudder.com and watch some of the videos...its AWESOME!