dc wedding moments in time

 dc had a LARGE time capturing these beautiful brides on there special day. these moments in time are at atalaya in Murrels Inlet, S.C. of the lupo wedding.

these two beautiful images are of a couple that held their ceremony in Columbia.  these are two of my favorite moments in time on the steps of the South Carolina State House.

Sorry, I put this image in the wrong location. as you can see, the lupoes held their reseption in the Capt. Dave's Dockside Resturant.

dc is very parcel to this next bride. she is our niece, jessica.  she is a sweetheart and a beauty.  she and Kyle exchanged vows at the Rains Free Will Baptist Church.  dc had sooo much FUN!!! preserving these memories of this most awes pious occasion, of two pretty peeps.

The First Baptist Church in Loris is was the place to be on this beautiful day.  Sunshine was such a beauty.  dc just loves stopping time for these special moments as memories are being made.

Don'y Give Up...Preacher Bill Jacobs Often Quoted

Cathy posted this on Face Book today and I had to bring it over to my blog.  Preacher Bill Jacobs' voice rings in my ears as he re sights these words of encouragement to his congregation during so many sermons that he Preached to us, at the Mullins Marion Free Will Baptist Church. 

This posting is a well timed reminder to me personally. I thank my Lord for all of the sermons and insight that I was able to glean from the wisdom of this awesome man of God, Preacher Bill.  I miss him so badly. 

I have had so many people insinuate or just come right out and accuse me of worshipping Preacher Bill.  I have never bowed my knees before this man of God, nor do I place his memories before my Lord and Savor Jesus Christ.  He was my Pastor for a very long time.  I held his opinion very highly and respected him to the highest esteem. 

He always held me to a higher standard, challenging me to aspire to greatness through study of God's Word and much prayer.  His LEADERSHIP was second to none that I have had the pleasure and opportunity to server under the tootliage of.  His wisdom  preceded him.

I have always recognized his imperfections, as he attested to himself, however; I can tell you this, he was a very astute, vivacious, charismatic, and strong man of God. Even given all of his strong ambitious attributes, he was a very humble man. 

Oh that his predecessors would have the wisdom of God to recognize the Legacy, no, I dare say, his Godly legacy, to be as Elisha of Old did as he picked up the mantle of Elijah and cried out to the same God of Heaven, "Where is the God of Elijah?"  He asked for a double portion of what God had poured out on Elijah, not that he would do twice as much as Elijah to try and out do him.

To God be the Glory, GREAT things He hath done.  Please pray for me, that I will get back into the very center of His will for my life.  He has and continues to be so good to Cathy and I.  I want to get back to doing what I can for His glory. 

jamesdean

Life Dean and Cathy style 2011&2012

Life is such an interesting journey, and I dare say, that that is putting it lightly. Cathy and I got married in May on the second day of the year 1978. We have stayed together through thick and thin, highs and lows, good and bad, plentiful and lean times. Well, I think that I have used enough adjectives to describe our journey thus far in our quest called LIFE.

God has been so gracious to both of us through our blissful years as one. We have never separated, we have always worked out our differences together. We have had our moments, disappointments, set backs failures, laughter, high moments, successes and so many more I could mention.

I wish that I could turn back the hands of time to the moment just before Katie and Brad's wedding day ceremony. For it was on that beautiful blissful day that my soul mate, Cathy fell and broke her foot.

I remember the day as if it were yesterday. I didn't see her fall. It was as if one moment she was standing there and the next she was gone. All I can remember is, the fact that she did not jump back up to her feet after her fall.

I was standing in a pew, in my socks of corse, getting ready for the next posed shot the moment that Cathy fell. Britney Jones ran to her side, and I dropped my nikon on the pew and flew like Batman in the Dark Knight.

We comforted Cathy as best as we could. It was evident that she had damaged her left foot pretty badly. Swelling had begun to prove to us what we prayed had not taken place. Someone dialed 911 for an Ambulance to come to take Cathy to the ER.

Cathy's Uncle Elbert followed them to Marion County Medical where she stayed in waiting while I stayed behind to capture Katie's nuptials.

It was one of the longest nights that I have ever had to endure. The wedding was beautiful. I captured some sweet moments in time for revelations later in Brad and Katie's life as one.

I held out as long as I possible could. I I tried keeping my focus on the job at hand, it was so difficult knowing my bride was there suffering and I could not be by her side.

I made it to the reception where I continued as best as I could. I captured the newly wed couple entering the room, cutting the cake and a few more moments in time.

I asked Katie if it would be ok for me to get Britney Jones to capture the balance of the day. Katie is such a sweetheart. She and Brad told me to get out of there and go to your bride.

A special thank you to the guy that shot the video for Cathy, can't think of his name right now, Brittney for helping Cathy when she fell, Brad's sister in law for helping me after the wedding with posing the group and keeping me entertained, Tootie for picking up after me, Elbert for staying by Cathy's side and missing out on all of the good food.

With all of that said, low and behold, on May 15th I hurt my left knee at work. I thought it was getting better and then on June 9th while stooping down to take a picture, I popped my knee out! nuff said.

I wish I could have taken upon myself all of the sufferings that Cathy has gone through. Well low and behold, this happens to me. I really thought that Workman Comp would have paid for my medical and paid me for lost time at work. They denied my claim and Lewis said that I did not get hurt on the job. Words to the wise, if you get hurt on the job, GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!

Wow! Where do we go from here? I don't know! Thanks to the friends and family members that have come to our side to help hold us up. From meals cooked for us, Brenda, Sister Arliss and Joel Thompkkns, to cutting our grass Larry and James. A card that would have a piece of money in it to a friend stopping by or calling just to let us know that they are praying for us. I don't mean to leave anyone out, if I have don't be upset with me, thank you too.

Thank you to my Sister Dale for the help that she so selflessly gave to help Cathy and I. Can't leave out Lou, another one of my sisters. I thank you for all of your benevolence. I love my family so much. God bless all of you.

Cathy's Aunt Tootie is my buddy. She is a sweetheart. Thank you for caring for us.

I want to say, "Thank You" to Dr.Ross Taylor and everyone at Coastal Orthopedics, and David and Tammy at Marion Therapy for taking such great care of Cathy.

As for my care, a very special hooray to Marion Orthopedics and Dr. Jerry Schexnayder for everything that you have done for me and my knee.

Now we are in somewhat of a catch22. Dr. Schexnayder has me out of Tree work for a couple more weeks. I have been out of work since May 8, 2012. Please pray for me that Cathy and I will shine again very soon.

dean and cathy making memories together at the depot in mullins 5-26-12

Dean and I went to the Mullins Depot and shot these pics while we were waiting on a young man for a senior shoot.  Dean set the camera on the tripod, set the timer on the camera and ran to get into place for the pic!!  We had lots of fun!!

dean and cathy's bridal portrait from 1978

Cathy and I have always loved this shot of the two of us.  It is so hard to believe that it has been 34 years since we exchanged vows to each other.  Cathy had an 11x14 done of this image when we first wed. 

She had been talking about having it reprinted in a larger size for some time. Time was taking its toll on the whites in the print, so she called 803 Labs in Myrtle Beach to find out how much it would cost to have it digitized and then printed in a 16x20 print.

Mr. Leslie Graham shot our wedding, and did a stellar job.  We have always loved his efforts that he puts into every shot.  Mr. Graham shot my sister Pat and Jerry Altman's wedding the year before. Cathy was so impressed with his attention to the job at hand that she decided to book him for our special day too. 

I dare say that when Cathy saw Pat's shot like the image above, she was sold.  Mr. Graham shot this pose with a Bronica medium format film camera.  This artistic effort is referred to as a double exposure. He had me to stand in front of the white wall near a window, then shot Cathy at the alter in the same frame that he shot my image in.  all I can say is, "SWEET".

dc is working on perfecting this process with our digital camera.  I still love my bride, and I still have her on my mind. jamesdean