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My name is Courtney Reece and I heart photography! I was born and raised in Louisville Kentucky and I am still proud to call it my home. My amazing husband and I got married last summer and that is the day I decided I had to be a wedding photographer. Its a passion, my calling, and I'm so excited for where this totally awesome career is going to take me.

So check this - My blogsite! Its got everything a website is supposed to have and more! Its where I will update you on all the AH-mazing weddings I'm blessed to be asked to document, and will ocassionally show other sides of my photo endeavors such as portraits, and random images of totally random stuff. I might also stray into a more person realm because...well - because I'm a blogger! I like to yap my jaw and believe it or not, I think I type almost as fast as I talk! What better way to let the world know what is on my mind, right?! Right.

Peace and Love!


Kelly Moore Bag

Look what arrived at my doorstep this afternoon! Isn’t she pretty? :) It’s my new Kelly Moore Bag, and she’s gorgeous and purple and perfect. I can’t wait for the opportunity to use her. Which will actually be this weekend because I have an engagement session on Sunday. :) Yes, I know, Superbowl Sunday! But we’ll be done before the game starts so there should be no protests. Funny, the bride-to-be didn’t even realize when I scheduled it, and it wasn’t until last week we noticed but we were both too excited to reschedule.

I know its pretty sad that I have nothing new to blog other than my new camera bag, but what shooting I’ve done lately is unfortunately off limits to my blog for another 3 months, for various reasons. (I had two boudoir sessions this weekend that will not be gifted to their respective significant others until then so I’m not allowed to post any yet.) But don’t worry, with the engagement session coming up, my trip to Indy to visit a couple photographer friends,  another get-together at the end of the month, and then WPPI in about 4 or 5 weeks, I’ll have more going on. And then….drum roll please….I kick off my wedding season in April! Ten weddings booked this year so far and I’m looking forward to every single one of them!  Especially because three of the ten are out of town weddings so I get to travel! Two of those weddings are actually in April; I’ll be visiting Cincinnati and Tybee Island, Georgia (Yes, a beach wedding!!) And then in October I get to hang out at Disney World and shoot what will be an amazing Alice In Wonderland themed wedding. :D I do not at all want to be biased over all the other weddings, but I’ve never been to Disney so you can see how much I’m looking forward to this one!

I know it’s only February, but this year has been really good to me so far.  I’m currently working on an amazing project that I hope to have launched for the world to see by the end of the month or next month at the latest. And just to give a quick update on my 2010 goal posted last year where I stated that I wanted to pay be debt free by June – well, so far I’m more than half way there!! If all goes well and nothing crazy comes up, I’m looking at being debt free by April! Clap for Courtney!! :D

One last note, if you’ve not already donated to the Haiti relief fund please take a moment to text 90999 and donate $10. I know it has been a few weeks since the horrific disaster there, but it is no less important today! And if you haven’t done this either, definitely go to I-tunes and download the Hope for Haiti soundtrack because it is AMAZING. Especially Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris’s song together and of course, my girl Christina Aguilera. Her song makes me cry. Download it. Now.

And that’s it for me tonight! Reece. Out.

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February 2, 2010 - 8:11 am Gail - Oooh...pretty :)

February 3, 2010 - 2:45 am Anna - GO COURTNEY!!! I am SO excited for you!!! 2010 is going to be a GREAT year!!! xoxoxo

February 3, 2010 - 10:56 am Cait - Hurray for Courtney! 1. Amazing new bags are totally worthy of an entire blog post. 2. I'm asking for one of these bags for my birthday. Yes, I am aware that my birthday was Saturday but I'm still asking for it. 3. You are psyching me out for your "surprise" ;) 4. SO PROUD of you for your killing debt. You go girl! Love you!

February 6, 2010 - 4:04 am Kaila - Love this bag! I have been eyeing one for awhile.... I need to leave notes all over the place for my hubby :) so looking forward to seeing the shoot where you got to use it! Way to pay off debt!

February 8, 2010 - 9:29 am Camera Bags Are Like Purses, Right? « shutterboo - [...] If you’re truly looking for a camera bag that looks like a purse, check out Courtney Reece’s post on her new Kelly Moore bag.  It’s very cute and very functional. Possibly related posts: (automatically [...]

Do you hear that?

Do you hear that? Listen.

Crickets.

My blog feels like its been abandoned. Lost and lonely, it’s begging for visitors. But who wants to visit if it’s got nothing interesting to say?! I’m so sorry for the lack of posts in the last week. I promise that just because I’m not posting doesn’t mean I’m not working! I’ve actually been using this winter season that I’m not shooting to get a lot of other things done. I’ve started something new and awesome that I can’t wait to share with everyone, but I can’t do that for a while. Possibly not until March! (But I hope it doesn’t take me that long!)

I’ve also been placing some orders, and finishing some album and guestbook designs for clients and in the mean time my palms are itching to hold my camera again. With our recent snow, and temperatures in the single digits I have not braved the cold, and no one else has wanted to either. (Whodathunkit?) But it’s slowly getting warmer and hopefully I don’t have to wait much longer, because I have a couple engagement sessions planned as long as weather pans out.

And because everyone knows blogs are more fun when pictures are involved, I will post a picture of my friend Sarah’s Corgi puppy Joey and my cousin Rachael’s adorable new Pomeranian pup, Gatsby. These were taken during a  baking escapade we had a few days before Christmas. 4 friends, various drinks, girl talk, and sweets adds up to a lot of fun! And though I did take a few pictures of us girls, I’m leaving you with just these for now. :)

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January 14, 2010 - 9:15 am Robin - Gatsby looks like that little fur ball dog thing from the Dark Crystal. You know that one that pops out of the hole in the forest and scares the heebeejeebies out of you? Yep, so if you need a cure for the heebeejeebies then go watch that movie... or just blow up the photo Gatsby and hang it on your wall :)

January 15, 2010 - 1:46 am Anna Brown - Oh my gosh Courtney!!!! Joey looks absolutely ADORABLE!!! I LOVE that picture of him!!!! He looks like a little model...I think he needs to be on the cover of Dog Fancy!!!! Oh and look at Gatsby and his wet fur...TOO CUTE...I love it how dogs put their ENTIRE face (and in this case body) in their water bowl. Courtney has certainly gone to the dogs ;) Love ya!!! xoxoxo

January 15, 2010 - 5:22 am Vancouver wedding photographer | Purple Rose Photography Inc - What cute puppies! Funny we have the same problem of neglecting my blog :)

January 15, 2010 - 11:27 am Stephanie Ostermann - Corgi! Oh my. So snugglable.

January 22, 2010 - 10:37 am Becka @Studio222 Photography - Are you kidding me with those two adorable little furbabies? I love the first one's big ears and the second one's fluff!

February 1, 2010 - 3:54 am Scott Kretschmann - Awww such cute pictures...makes me want to get a dog!

Snow Day, 2010!

Yesterday, the city was forewarned that we would be experiencing the first Winter Storm of the season. I, for one, was looking forward to it! (As long as there was no yuck-tastic ice like last year’s ice storm that you can see on my blog here and here.) The weatherman kept saying we’d see the first bout of snow by 3:30 am. So to my disappointment, I woke up at 5AM to see no snow. None. But by 7AM the accumulation started and schools were being announced that they were closed. However, Jefferson County (Louisville) Public Schools did not close, to the dismay of many children, I’m sure! So, knowing schools weren’t called out, there was slim chance that the office where I work my day job would be closed, so I went to work today, and actually got quite a few things accomplished before they finally announced the weather was getting so bad that they were closing up shop and sending everyone home!

And after changing into comfy sweats and fuzzy socks, in the coziness of our warm home with the windows open and the snow falling down, Johnathan and I made grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner, watched That 70’s Show and just hung out for a bit. It was the perfect winter evening!  It’s currently 10:30PM and  I believe the snow only stopped briefly a couple of hours ago. We now have roughly 4 inches of snow on the ground, it’s 12 degrees currently and according to the weather channel it feels like -2. Tomorrow’s high temperature is only 24 degrees and we’re expecting more snow too! Who knows what tomorrow and the weekend actually holds for us, but I do have two future brides who were very excited at the prospect of a snowy engagement session, so we’ll see!!

And for kicks, here are a couple of photos I snapped when I got home today. Starting with the wreath I have hanging on my door, which couldn’t express my thoughts for the season any better. :)

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January 8, 2010 - 1:40 am Tiffanie - ahhhh i love the snowman!!!!! he should so come live with me!!!

January 8, 2010 - 9:05 am Anna - Let it snow!!! Let it snow!!! Let it snow!!!

2009 wrap-up

What can I say about my 2009? When it comes to Courtney Reece Photography, I can’t say enough good things about it. When I first officially started my business January 2009 I set one main goal for myself. To book 10 weddings. I succeeded by booking 12. :) I’ve seen a lot of photographers in the past wrap up their year by posting their top pictures from the year. As much as I would love to do that, it’s already January 1st and I have yet to find the time to even begin to decide what my favorite photos from the year would be! So instead, I’m wrapping up my year with a collage of photos.

At the beginning of my year I knew that I wanted to do something that reminded me of how lucky I was to be a part of the biggest day of the brides’ and grooms’ lives. So I decided that before leaving every wedding, I would be sure to get a photo of me with the happy couples. And I’ve not missed that opportunity yet! (With the exception of Kendra and Jason’s wedding where Jason was MIA for the photo….he was just having too much fun. LOL) What better way to capture my gratitude and recap my year than to post them all together.

To my brides and grooms of 2009: Kendra and Jason, Katie and Matt, Merideth and Chris, Allison and Drew, Kristi and Kenny, Jill and Jason, Lori and Geoff, Kristin and Caleb, Monica and Lee, Lauren and Jared, Susie and Cliff, and Meredith and Amos – THANK YOU so much. You’ll never know how much I appreciate each of you for giving me the chance to be your photographer on the most important day of your life! I look forward to being able to work with all of you again in the future. Congratulations to all of you on your marriages and I wish you nothing but the best in your lives together. :)

Not only did I feel completely blessed to work with each of these couples, but I was also able to make great friends! And I’m also super excited to announce that maybe one day I will be able to photograph a few new bundles of joy! Kristi and Kenny are expecting a baby girl this year, and I’ve recently been informed that Katie and Matt are also expecting a baby boy or girl later this year also!!! I’m so thrilled for them both. They’re all going to make awesome parents…not to mention create beautiful babies. LOL  And although this wedding focuses on just the weddings I photographed this year, I never want to downplay the importance of the awesome families I was able to photograph this year as well. From my dear friend Shelly and her beautiful family to the Coulter family and all those in between.

And after such an amazing 2009, I am so looking forward to 2010. My goal for this year is to double the number of weddings I did lastvyear, and I’m off to a good start. :) With 8 weddings currently on the books, I’m looking forward to working with Stephanie and Jason, Maura and Cy, Nicole and Brett, Kristen and Michael, Colleen and Patrick, Maddie and Steve, Anna and John, and Sarah and Brian. Not to mention, whoever is still to come!!

Now off to work on my resolutions for 2010. What are some of the resolutions you’ve set for yourself this year? Happy New Year!!!

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January 1, 2010 - 3:43 pm Merideth - How neat is this! And by the way I totally believe you can reach and surpass your New Years resolution!!! You are just that awesome!!

January 4, 2010 - 11:56 am Cait - What a great idea, Courtney! I may have to steal it... Haha. I can't wait to see all the 2010 holds for you! It's going to be a big year, I just know it.

January 4, 2010 - 3:11 pm sara - 24 will be easy for you!! Good luck! your work is awesome!

January 6, 2010 - 6:24 am Andrea - what a great way to wrap up the year and i love you always take a pic with the happy couple! Also..I got your Christmas card, how cute! it's hanging in my kitchen, Happy New Year!

Meredith and Amos | Louisville Wedding Photography

Meredith and Amos were married at the Mellwood Art Center in Louisville on December 19. The wedding was incredibly beautiful and festive, and as I said in my previous post with a couple previews of the wedding, Meredith was probably the smiley-est bride ever. :) This was the last wedding I had for 2009 and I’m already looking so forward to the weddings I have scheduled for 2010. (8 and counting!) I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding to close out the year. I loved every part of shooting this day that it was incredibly hard for me to narrow down the images I wanted to blog. That is why there are going to be somewhere around 50 on this post. But hey, as I’ve said before, my blog – my rules. HA!

With the wedding being so close to Christmas the details were absolutely awesome. Christmas trees, ornaments, candles everywhere. It was perfect. The one thing that was not quite so perfect was the weather. We didn’t get to do any shooting outside because it was raining all day and then before the end of the reception we even had a few snow flurries. But it didn’t stop either the bride or the groom from having an amazing time, and looking amazing while doing so!

These two had a First Look which ended up getting moved inside the hotel because of the rain. No worries, we still worked it out! :D

Kelly took this photo. It’s absolutely one of my favorites!

I adore this photo of Meredith in front of a window at the Brown Hotel where she got ready.

My favorite thing about this photo is that her mom and dad are both looking in different directions but Meredith – nope. Her eyes are on her prize.

Meredith – SO HAPPY all day!! I love it.

Meredith’s brother Brad was her Man of Honor…here he is just doing his job!

I know this next photo had something to do with chasing a shot of liquor with a glass milk….. Funny story! But I’m sure you had to be there to really get the humor in this photo. :)

How much FUN is this next picture?

Here’s a collage of more of the gorgeous details!

Meredith’s parents, Peggy and Bob were also celebrating their anniversary and had a song dedicated to them during the reception. Here is a photo taken during their special dance.

Seriously, there were too many great reception photos to post them all! So here’s yet another collage to represent all the FUN that was had by all. :D

The big surprise of the night was when Brad and his girlfriend came out in these get ups to dance with the bride and the groom. SO FUNNY!

That’s it for me and 2009!!!! Happy New Year everyone! And I hope all your 2010 dreams come true. :) Here’s hoping mine do too.

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December 31, 2009 - 1:33 pm Kelly Ritter - I had fun shooting this wedding, and not that i'm biased or anything but these pictures turned out FABULOUS!!! :) well done Court!! <3

December 31, 2009 - 6:46 pm Sylvia Borgo - Courtney, your work is fantastic! What a great set of images! The bride is incredibly beautiful!

January 1, 2010 - 2:55 am Steve and Jackie Wilkins - It was a fun day starting at Amos's house for us. The pictures show the love, excitement and fun for everyone that day. Thanks to Courtney and Kelly for capturing all the feelings.

January 1, 2010 - 8:28 am Gail - NICE WORK GIRL! :) Love all the detail shots and those punches of purple are awesome!

January 1, 2010 - 12:31 pm rachael - OMG...LOVING the purple! Courtney - These are sooooo great! :) Jasmin Star aint got nothin on you ;) Well done! :)

January 3, 2010 - 2:23 pm Carol Brown - Breathtaking Photographs!!! You captured the true Meredith and Amos...A beautiful family and a beautiful wedding!!! The faces of Bob and Peg tell how proud they are of their beautiful daughter and new son-in law-!

January 3, 2010 - 10:24 pm Annie Warren - OH man.... this wedding looks like it was so much FUN! Absolutely beautiful work Courtney. I love the way you've captured the emotion and sheer energy of this happy event. Oh... and yeah, the shot with cardboard glasses is fab. So funny!

January 4, 2010 - 11:35 am Meredith and Amos - Hi Courtney! Amos and I just got back from Costa Rica and ran to the computer to look at the blog. These shots are amazing. We are going to look through the whole thing soon!. Thanks again for such great work.

January 16, 2010 - 1:43 pm Chayil Branda - i love these images. your post processing is GREAT! Plus, this just looks like a really FUN wedding. i love those. ;)