Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Christmas 2011

Christmas at Mom and Dad's house will never be the same.  The family gathered at the house but the heads of the home were no longer there. Brenda and Roger live there now.  Oh yea, we had a LARGE time laughing, everyone talking at the same time, kids playing, Roger sleeping, jk, Dean snapping a few moments in time and you know it, EATING some really good southern Christmas food only after I (Dean) gave thanks to our Heavenly Father for all of His goodness.  I also had to throw in a special, "Thank-You" to Mom and Dad.  

Jimmy Johnson read the Christmas story, as everyone listened intently.  Teresa sang a Christmas carol while Brenda sang alto. I tried to jump in there be couldn't find a spot.  It was beautiful as always. 

Oh yea Mom and Dad, Dale and Howard, Billy and Lou, Brenda and Roger,and Pat and Jerry were there too. Joe and his family were unable to make it this year, I hope that you understand.  Cathy had to hold down one of the re-Cliners this year, she fell and broke her left foot.  Please pray for her;) 

Oh my!!! there were sooooo many GRANDS and GREAT grands there, I am sure i would fail to mention at least one, but most of your kids were there. 

Wow! oh how I miss you both.  I understand that your jobs were complete down here, and I would not ask the Lord to send you guys back down here in all of the turmoil that is abounding for nothing. Please, keep looking down upon us until we can meet again, just inside the Eastern Gate.  

I love you both so much, Mom and Dad.  Mr. James D. Ray and Mrs. Hazel H. Ray.  Thank you both for all that you did for me.  Your baby boy, james dean ray  

Monday, December 26, 2011

dc photographers always shoots as many poses before the wedding as possible.  here are a few images that we captured before the nuptials began.

cathy helped me as always.  she does an awesome job posing the wedding party and i follow up by clicking the nikon. 

everything was moving along so nicely.  cathy had posed a few, when she fell as she navigated the three steps from the plat form to the sanctuary floor.  I feel like she may have mis-judged the last step.  I remember seeing her in my minds eyes as I ponder that alarming moment, fall to the floor disappearing from my sight. 

I dropped my nikon to the pew in which i was perched, I found the love of my life lying on the floor wrenching in much pain.  brittney had already made it to her side.  britt said, "you looked like batman flying off of that pew". 

someone called 911 and in a few minuets a team of paramedic were wheeling cathy out of the beautifully decorated sanctuary to an awaiting ambulance. 

I stayed behind to complete the task at hand.  elbert elliott, cathy's uncle followed her to the hospital.  thank you elbert.

i did the very best that i could, captureing brad and katie's heart felt vowes. the wedding went on as scheduled.  i had to fight the urge to drop what i was doing to be by cathy's side.  i had a job to do and i know that cathy understood that.  

everything went really well.  a special thank you goes out to brittney and stephanie for all of their help!  i could not have gotten through this shoot without their assistance. 














katie and brad's wedding day was held on a beautiful fall day.  They exchanged vows in brad's home church, Spring Branch Baptist Church. 

these two young people are the best.  dc photographers wants to thank you guys for allowing us to capture your special moments in time on your most awe-specious day.  God bless you both.  Cathy and I pray that God will smile down on your union. 













Saturday, December 17, 2011

I was sitting here in my recliner and thought about back to my days with Palm Harbour.  I worked on James Island Charleston, S.C. a few times.  On one occasion, I called Cathy and asked her if she wanted to come down and spend the week end with me.  Billy Herring, one of my brother-in-laws told me about a trip that he and my sister Lou took to Charleston, it was a Mama outing of sorts. 

Billy told me of an AWESOME oak tree that you would have to see to believe.  It is apply named, "The Angel Oak".  It is estimated to be any where from 500 to 1500 years old.  Oak trees are susceptible to heart rot, therefore they are unable to take a core sample to determined the exact age of the tree.

If you have never been to view such a grandeur as the Angel Oak, get off the couch and burn some gas!!! It is well worth the drive to the low country.