Stephanie Carson

My favorite color is purple. I like it so much that I decided to paint half of my house purple. The back half. The front and sides are a nice olive green so my neighbors would not be upset with a purple house on their street.

It is said that purple represents passion. I am a true believer that we all must possess passion in our lives. Without it we not only become bored, but we become boring.

Photography and Rock Climbing are my two main passions. One supports the other on many different levels. One is my life and the other my vent.

I have a dog named Duck whom I love very, very, very much. He is my protector and best bud who follows me everywhere. He found me in the year 2000 and just seemed to stick around. I guess he knew that he found someone who needed him just as badly as he needed to be loved. He's 15 now and still going strong. It must be the hiking and climbing!

The Duck has a cat named Oliver! with an exclamation mark at the end. This is because he would get into so much trouble as a kitten Oliver! is the only way we ever pronounced his name....and Oliver! is the only thing he responds to.

Oliver! has a dog named Martin that the Duck picked up in Pikeville, Kentucky. I suppose he wanted to bring Oliver! home a souvenir from our spring road trip in April of 2009. To put it bluntly, Martin is a lemon. But I still fix him when he's broken because I sorta have fallen in love with the little guy.

Other things you might find amusing (because I love to amuse)...I have 4 motorized vehicles. A van I bought for a $170, two scooters, and a normal grown up car. The van is neon green on the top half and taxi yellow on the bottom. Yep, it is a retired taxi van. During the summer I ride my scooter almost everywhere except when the Duck is with me. I wish I could train him to ride in the front basket.

I mostly hang out in a coffee shop in Clifton even though I really don't drink coffee.

In short, I'm just a gal who is trying to make it through this life as best I can with a lot of laughter and beautiful sunsets.

Thanks for visiting my website. Please stay awhile and hopefully my photos will move you to gigglement and maybe then you will understand why laughter is so important to me.

Katie and Ryan

Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 7:49am Posted in Weddings

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Last weekend’s wedding was simply beautiful. Not only did Katie pick the perfect venues (two of my favorite in Cincinnati), but she picked top notch vendors for the day. Look at this list and you will know what I mean! Sam Hill (513-502-5293) worked his magic on the lovely ladies hair (by the way, ever since I saw what he did with Heather and Joe’s wedding in March, he’s the only one I now trust with my hair…wait till you guys see the new photos of my new do!!!). Of Course Nancy from Brideface did an amazing job (could she ever not do an amazing job, I mean, c’mon!) on Katie’s face. With Kristen Kloth (Tres Chic Event Planning) as the wedding planner, all the little details were perfect for the bride and groom. Kristen and her husband always seem to do a great job keeping the bride calm and collected. To top off the evening, Paul Otten played their tunes to a very crowded dance floor. I just love it when these two play receptions! Great musicians who also play out in about around Cinci and Miami. If you haven’t heard them perform…ya gotta go see it to believe it. Check out their website for their latest gigs. Of course I can’t forget the awesome reception venue. The Queen City Club did an amazing job keeping everything on schedule and took care of all the little details, including their world famous macaroon cookies! They serve these fresh (still warm!) at the reception. Also, the food was top notch. For those of you planning your wedding, definately check out the Queen City Club for availability. Another reason I love shooting at this place is because if it’s raining, too cold or too hot on your wedding day, they provide many beautiful spots inside for amazing wedding formals.

Last, but certainly not least…I had the amazing opportunity to shoot alongside the amazing and talented Cincinnati Photographer, Javier Jarren for this wedding. He took the amazing photos you see of the guys getting ready. I have wanted to shoot with him for years and am soooooo happy he agreed to photograph this wedding with me!

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