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I literally have about 2 seconds to throw this post up before my flight from Nassau heads to North Eleuthera, then a short boat ride to our destination: Coral Sands on Harbour Island...which is only one half mile wide! I'm looking forward to this week's wedding and to a few days of relaxation... and though technically I'm here for work, it's our first 'vacation' in 5 years! 

Anyway, yesterday I had a blast covering the nuptial events for Jennifer and Ken. We were all over the place... we started out at Richmond Hill Inn, then over to the Biltmore for a bridal brunch, then a Basilica ceremony, and a Grove Park reception. It was a gorgeous wedding, planned by Gwenn Ford of Wedding Inspirations.

Here are just a couple of quick shots... sorry I didn't have time for more.

Shootification!

Hi All...

I want to share some very exciting news with you!

I've been working with Four Seasons Films and Portal Films to create an educational DVD for photographers. I am often asked questions specifically relating to how I shoot and I thought that the best way to answer those questions would be to show you. This DVD showcases my covering an entire wedding, as well as coverage from their honeymoon in the Bahamas, with audio commentary throughout.

The DVD is now available at www.shootification.com with a special introductory price... you can buy a physical version or a download that will also play on your iPhone! You can view a trailer there, as well as see reviews from other photographers.

I hope you enjoy watching the DVD as much as I did making it!

-Corey

Featured Wedding

I had a fun call from friend and wedding planner Tara Jordan this morning. She said to go check out the latest featured wedding on the popular bridal blog, Style Me Pretty.

Check it out!

The next 5-Day McWorkshop is announced!

More information will be posted here soon, but we just wanted to announce the dates since we’ve had such a huge request for said dates while we were on our recent Roadtrip Seminar Tour. So.... August 18th- 22nd it is! Because seating is VERY limited and because of the interest we’ve had for this workshop, we expect seating to sell out very quickly. The early bird rate is $1675 or $2975 for couples or business partners.

To SIGN UP, call 828.254.4954 or email us at jeremy@coreymcnabb.com

Featured on Wedding Photography Directory

My website was recently used as the featured site for an article about Blu Domain on the Wedding Photography Directory... how fun! Check it out!

Picked up another D3 today!

Very exciting!

Amber's Final Thoughts...

Well... goodness.

I can't believe I am sitting at home, on my own couch, with my wonderful husband (although I should DEFINITELY be sleeping... hmm, some things never change, eh?). The last few weeks have been a gloriously wonderful whirlwind, and I am thankful for every single minute of them!

Corey and I had the opportunity to see amazing cities, experience insanely wonderful hospitality, make new friends, strengthen old relationships, and learn and grow from all of these things, as well as from each other (well, at least I learned from Corey!). The tour was a smashing success, and I can't wait to start planning the West Coast version!

Huge thanks to our families (Jill, Nathan, Austen and Addison) for their wonderful love and support. We couldn't have done it without you!

Thanks also to our sponsors. We're so proud that you chose to support us in this endeavor! You guys are awesome!

Finally, thanks SO much to all of the amazing people we met along the way. You guys have changed our lives, and we hope that you all stay in touch. Giant hugs to every one of you.

Until the next time... all my love!

-amber

Thanks so much to Bob and Dawn!

While in the beautiful city of Chicago, we had the opportunity to crash at the lovely home of Bob and Dawn Davis... dear friends and amazing photographic couple! We didn't get to see much of them, as Bob was delayed in Florida, and Dawn was left holding down the home front... but we enjoyed their hospitality so much. It was so nice to stay in a real home, after all of the hotels we had been in and out of!

We did squeeze in a fun breakfast before we headed out of Chicago. It was so nice to sit and spend some quiet time with friends. I am ever jealous of Corey's return to hang out with Bob at a wedding in May! It's going to be way too fun!

Thanks SO much you guys... for your home and for breakfast. We seriously owe you.

hugs!!!!

-amber

Chicago... Final Moments.

We enjoyed Chicago's finest hamburgers on our last party night of the tour. Billy Goat Tavern (otherwise known... to those in the know... as the Goat Shack ;) ) was a awesome, laid back, local joint... perfect for our final night of hanging out. It was exactly what Corey and I needed.











Apparently, newcomers to this quaint place need to wear this ridiculous hat. Corey and I were pretty hot, sporting ours... but I'll just say that Kevin Swan's kiddo, Sol, was way hotter.







The many faces of Corey and I...







And our new buddy :)





It was very difficult to get a signal on my phone down in this pit... there are many images floating around of me praying to the iPhone god. Silliness.



More silliness...





The final group, trekking back across town.





Chicago.



Thanks to everyone who sent us pictures! We're ever appreciative.

Much love.

-amber

The Bean!

Ok... so maybe I am a little too excited about this... but this was one of the coolest, most intriguing things that I had seen in any city thus far! Corey photographed it from every angle... and I just love it!





















(That's our awesome friend, Priscilla with us. She's got a seriously cool Chicagoan's accent!)

More in a minute!

-amber

Final Stop... Chicago!

Thanks so much to Kenny Kim for grabbing these fun shots of the last tour stop!























I love this shot that our new friend Sally sent us... so typically Corey...



I want to throw a quick shout out to a couple of our sponsors...

Photographer's Edit provided us with awesome lunches in every city! Chicago's lunch was particularly fun, because we snuck downstairs and had dinner in the restaurant. I was pretty stoked with my gourmet mac and cheese ;)



Apple should've been a sponsor :) You should've seen all the iPhones and MacBook Pros!



Pixel2Canvas was ever present in the back of our room. We loved having these awesome canvases!



A huge thanks to White Glove... Paul and Larry were wonderfully supportive throughout this tour. We couldn't have done any of this without them!

Here's a shot of Corey pulling out the final White Glove album winner... Just happened to be the gal who shot this image for us! Jen Stewart!



We are ever thankful to all of our sponsors for their support... We had the most amazing prizes to share with our new friends! Check out the header at the top of this blog to see a complete list of all of our wonderful sponsors!

We did have a final rock-out on RockBand! This might be the part of the tour that I miss the most ;)







And that concludes the official final tour stop!!!!

Final fun stuff in just a minute!

-amber