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!
Tomorrow I’m headed to Las Vegas, baby! It’s my first trip to Vegas and my first WPPI Photographers Convention and Trade Show and I’m PSYCHED. 
So I’m not sure when I’ll be back to blogging again…therefore i leave you with this major cuteness to hold you over. Don’t you just want to squeeze his puffy little cheeks and goo-goo ga-ga over those baby blues?! I do.
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Let’s talk about Anna. She has become one of my dearest friends. And of course with her in these photos is her wonderful fiance John. Anna contacted me late last year for a different reason, but the second she mentioned the word ‘fiance’ I had to ask the inevitable question: “Who is your wedding photographer?!” Turns out she didn’t have one yet, but that is because she wasn’t sure she would need one being that she is getting married in DISNEY WORLD! Well, one can only imagine my response, which was something along the lines of “um, hi, I’ll shoot your DISNEY WORLD wedding!” I had no idea if she would take me seriously, seeing as we’d only been exchanging emails for about, oh…5 minutes? But guess what? We talked about it, she thought about it, talked to John about it, and the next day we were meeting to sign the contract.
After the first several emails, I started chatting with Anna online through my trusty google chat, and we just clicked. It was crazy. I’ve always gotten along wonderfully with my clients, and still keep in touch with many of them, but Anna was instantly a friend. When her and John first walked into our meeting, I got up and actually gave her a big hug. Those kinds of connections are just rare and nice to find. After chatting for a bit about her and John’s plans for Disney, and a few other conversation topics, I left feeling totally elated for making such a wonderful business deal as well as a new great friend!
And as mentioned in my post of Sarah and Brian’s Engagement Session, Anna is one of Sarah’s best friends and they are each others’ bridesmaids, and she was my biggest cheerleader when Sarah was looking for her own wedding photographer. I heart these girls. And I heart their lovely fiances for being just as awesome.
Anna and John are snow bunnies, he a snowboarder, and she a skier, so they were up for basically anything while we still had snow on their ground. I love them for sitting it, layting in it, playing in it. I had so much fun with their session, and their wedding is going to be even more fun. I soooo can’t wait.
The sun came out to play a bit that day, and I love the warmth it added to this image, even though it was only about 30 degrees!
Doesn’t this totally remind you of the cover of a Harlequin romance novel?!
Probably my favorite of all of them….well, one of them! I can’t help but have more than one.
Here is another favorite!! Thanks guys, for sitting in the snow for me! 
LOVE this set!
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March 2, 2010 - 5:13 am - aw! they are SUPER cute together! i personally don't know how you function in snow...yikes! i love the set you love and the second to last is reaaaaalllly cute! great job!
March 2, 2010 - 7:48 am - Oh where or where did you get your boots Anna?!?!?! I have been searching high and low and cannot find ones I LOVE but I LOVE yours! Fabulous pics and you definitely did right by choosing Courtney to capture your love! :)
March 2, 2010 - 9:12 am - OH COURTNEY!!! Where in the world do I start?!?! I would have never guessed that God would work in such an amazing way in my life; however, He did just that when I stumbled across your page. I am SO happy that I made the decision to contact you. Your work is ABSOLUTELY amazing. You have totally captured our truest selves on "film". These pictures touch my entire soul...not just because you showcased the love between John and I, but you also caught the great friendship between us!! I am SO lucky to have you in my life...not only as my personal photographer ;) but also as my life long friend. God has truly blessed me in SO many ways, and you are such a big part of that. Thank you so much for going out in the snow and shooting such amazing shots when it was FREEZING!!! You are the most talented photographer I have seen, and I know that you are going to surpass your wildest dreams!!! YOU ROCK MY SOCKS OFF!!!! I can't wait for the wedding. I am SO excited that I get to share in your first experience of Disney. I am hoping that you will not be disappointed ;) Thank you for being such an amazing person. Thank you for being a great friend. AND THANK YOU for capturing what John and I feel for each other on "film". You are truly gifted and it is a great honor to call you my friend!!! xoxoxo Anna
March 2, 2010 - 9:17 am - OH!! And Jenn....I got my boot from Shoe Sensation about 2 years ago. I don't know if they still have them...but you might be able to find them online!!!...they are Tommy Hilfiger boots.:)
March 2, 2010 - 12:34 pm - WOW! These are fabulous Courtney! I think your best e-session yet!
March 2, 2010 - 12:49 pm - Total awesomeness as usual!!
March 3, 2010 - 8:18 am - Ooooh Courtney! These are AH-MAZING!!! :) Well done!
March 4, 2010 - 10:07 am - Amazing pics Courtney!!!! They look like models!
March 5, 2010 - 3:27 am - Being a friend of Anna's, it is impossible to overlook her physical beauty, but these pictures have truly captured her inner beauty too. I am overwhelmed by the depth of detail in these photos. Courtney you are an amazing photographer & truly have an eye for capturing each persons individual personality. You can tell a lot about the people in your photos, by the way the way you have captured their emotions. I look forward to seeing her wedding pictures. Great Job!
Today I visited my Aunt and while there I had an impromptu photo session with Caden, who is the 10 month old son of my cousin Valerie. If you are a regular reader, you might remember back in April when I blogged some photos from the day after he was born. You can see those here. I can’t believe I let my life get so busy that this is the first time I’ve seen him or Valerie in months!! Today I saw how much Caden’s grown and changed, with his blond hair, bright big blue eyes, and most importantly, that he’s already walking! He’s the coolest happiest baby boy and I was so happy to get to see him.
I couldn’t decide whether I liked color or black and white better. They are both adorable Thoughts?
I love this photo! It’s very “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto”. LOL
And the best, because he’s soooo happy and he’s running! You would not believe how much he looks like Valerie did at this age. It’s crazy!
Please disregard the yuck factor of my hair and my makeup-less face. I wouldn’t blog it but he’s just got the most beautiful blue eyes! I had to show them off again.
Thursday I leave for Las Vegas!! I’m so excited for this trip and all I’m going to see and do, but not at all excited for the flight. I am so not a fan of flying. I thought I’d love it before I ever did it, but a few years ago I flew for the first time and I now hate it more and more every time I do it. I just do not feel comfortable with the idea of being 30,000 feet in the air with no control and nothing under me to catch me if we fall. LOL. I’m very dramatic. I might even need a sedative before taking off this time. The only time I remember ever having a flight that I remotely enjoyed it was last year when I went on a cruise with my sister and our flight got delayed from Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale. They found a different plane to route us on and it was a 767 plane. It was huge and had TV screens everywhere, and they played How I Met Your Mother, which was an immediate WIN in my book. Hopefully I’ll be blogging a recent engagement session before I leave, so check back soon!
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March 1, 2010 - 2:59 am - I love them both...but keep being pulled to the black & white one. I always get more feelings out of black & white for some reason... Enjoy Vegas & I'm sure the flight will be just fine!!! Get a good book and try to enjoy the view..
About 2 and a half years ago I began training for a marathon and raising money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I didn’t raise the amount of money needed to travel to Phoenix so I didn’t get to run the marathon. (I’m pretty sure I would never have ran the 26.2 miles consistently but even walking, it would have been nice to finish!) I did, however, train myself to run 3 miles consistently which was a bonus. A bonus that I’ve since lost because I stopped running 5 days a week!
Last weekend we had some AMAZING weather and it made me want to be outside, but that wasn’t the first time in recent days that I’d had the itch to get active again. I really have been uncomfortable about some of the weight I’ve gained in the past year and a half since my wedding and decided it was now or never to do something about it. So Sunday, Kelly and I headed over to Fleet Feet, an athletic store in the Highlands, and we got fitted for the perfect tennis shoes. Shout out to Jen who worked there and was not only super good at her job, but incredibly funny and sweet too. As of today I’ve ran/walked about 12 miles this week. Not great, but getting back into the groove again is a good feeling. I would love to build up to running my 3 miles consistently again, but right now I’m just focused on making sure I get the exercise at all.
I also have to focus on what I’m eating. And I’m finding it extremely hard to do that now with Girl Scouts everywhere selling those damn delicious cookies!! But I’m hanging in there so far. I am feeling good and confident and I’m looking for whatever will keep me motivated! Speaking of, is it totally weird that a simple pair of comfortable and amazing running shoes is such motivation for me to keep going? I LOVE my new shoes. And of course, the new playlist I created to listen to while running. (Thanks to Tegan and Sara, among others, for helping me pass my time!)
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February 26, 2010 - 2:42 am - I hear ya on the Girl Scout cookies hon! Add birthday cake to that too!!!! And being sick, I've totally wiped out my good streak of working out as of late. But good for you on getting the miles in...slow and steady IS what wins the race :)
February 26, 2010 - 8:55 am - I feel the exact same way! I really need to get out running more. I had a lot of issues with my kness and shins though so right now I'm reading the book Chi Running. Check it out if you're serious about running. Keep it up :)
Ok, I’ve made a terrible liar of myself. First, I made Sarah and Brian wait to be blogged telling them this whole time, that I was going to wait to blog them until after the changes to my business have been made. Guess what? It’s going to be at least 4-6 more weeks so I’m going to blog them now! Better than to make them (or you!) wait any longer, yes?
I have so much to say about Sarah that I don’t know if a blog post will cover it all. Most of you Louisvillians might already know of Sarah, though you may not recognize her face. She is ‘Sarah Jordan’, the night show deejay on 99.7 WDJX. She has been with the station several years now, and I have been such a long time listener that I would know her voice anywhere! Sarah is awesome. I met her for lunch to discuss the possibility of being her wedding photographer only a few days after meeting Anna, who had booked me to shoot her wedding in Disney World. Guess what? Anna and Sarah are best friends and bridesmaids in each other’s weddings! So when I hit it off so amazingly with Anna a few days earlier I knew Sarah and I would probably hit it off as well. But I think that’s the understatement of the year. LOL Sarah is freakishly similar to me. When we met at my favorite deli for lunch, (McAlister’s anyone?? 
) we talked for over 2 hours and maybe 10 percent of the conversation was wedding related. After that, I think we have chatted almost daily, had a fun Christmas cookie baking party, and went on a triple date, amongst other fun things!
After our lunch, I saw Sarah several days later and she was laid up on the couch after just having had knee surgery. (Don’t play Jenga with Sarah, she gets physical! LOL) That was also the day I met Brian. Brian is awesome like Sarah. He’s funny and friendly, and most definitely loves her. I could tell just in the way he helped her when she was hurt, and how very playfulhe is with her and just in personality. They just really mesh and I’m so so honored to be their wedding photographer.
One other bonus of being their wedding photographer, besides having made great friends, is that Sarah was asked to be the featured bride of the Louisville CW’s “A Bride’s Perfect Wedding”. Her wedding is being followed by the local CW station and will be featured in Louisville Bride Magazine afterward, which of course gives me the awesome perk of having my photos published in the magazine! I’m so looking forward to it, but more so I’m looking forward to showing off these photos! We got together on to shoot this on Superbowl Sunday at one of their favorite hang out spots, O’Sheas. It’s closed on Sundays, however, Brian had connections and they opened the place up just for us and this amazing engagement session. I loved it. Here are some of my favorite shots.
This one is so “them”.
Nothing like shooting while jammin’ on the air guitar and keyboard to “Don’t Stop Believin’”. Aren’t they so fun?
I have to say this one is my FAVORITE.
I love this one!!
Don’t you just love Sarah’s boots?!
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February 24, 2010 - 1:42 pm - All I have to say is that Courtney, you are simply amazing. I am so happy to have met you. You have not only become the best photographer I have ever worked with, you have become one of my best friends. You are wonderful and I am telling everyone about your talent and how great of a person you are. Thank you so much for being you. What in the world would I do without you!?!?
February 24, 2010 - 3:36 pm - Um, gorgeous couple. Absolutely lovely shots. Lovin' the logo ;) AND I LOVE YOU. Thanks for the uber (I never say that word, so you're special:) sweet text the other day. Totally made my week. <3
February 25, 2010 - 2:22 am - Hey Courtney!! HUGE Props on the publicity that you will get from their wedding. THAT is SO amazing! The engagement pics are super colorful. I love that!! Keep up the good work! :)
February 25, 2010 - 2:38 am - Isn't it fun meeting all of this fabulous new friends!?!? Even clients that don't book me, I still love meeting them and getting to know them! Cannot wait to see what you have in store for 2010!
February 25, 2010 - 3:49 am - And you do it AGAIN!!! FANTASTIC pictures!!! And NO I am not just saying that because they happen to be of one of my best friends...or because they were taken by another one of my best friends. They truly show how talented you are!!! You have such a great gift of capturing a couple as they are. You are an AMAZING photographer and an AMAZING person. Don't EVER forget either one of those!!! God has SO many wonderful things in store for you, and I am so blessed by Him that I get to share in that success by being your friend!!! Love you bunches!!! xoxoxo
February 26, 2010 - 2:43 am - LOVE these! And where'd she get her boots? I want a pair!
February 28, 2010 - 2:32 pm - Oh Wow, I love this session! Great photos!!
March 2, 2010 - 2:26 am [...] as mentioned in my post of Sarah and Brian’s Engagement Session, Anna is one of Sarah’s best friends and they are each [...]
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