Nancy Ricks Photography

Ladies, thanks for the fabulous time! You were awesome!!

See the rest of the shots here.

Thanks for the fun time, guys! The rest of the images can be found here.

Last weekend was super fun! I shot a rehearsal dinner on Friday, the wedding on Saturday, and had a baby shoot on Sunday. What a fantastic time. Each family was SO gracious and wonderful to work with. I’ve heard other photogs say this, but it really is an honor to witness such special family moments.

One of the guests at the wedding leaned over to me and said she probably couldn’t handle what I do; she gets really emotional at weddings. I told her that I have often gotten choked up when it comes to the toast. Oh, the wedding toast! So many wonderful and heart-felt (or humorous or awkward) messages are delivered in just those several lines. Thank you to all the families I worked with this weekend…truly beautiful moments indeed.

Until all the photos are loaded, I’ll be blogging at Dark Chocolate Daily.

Here’s the web gallery for Stacie and Scott. Also, I posted more ratings on Dark Chocolate Daily.

Thanks again, guys. I had a blast!

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Okay, I finally loaded the photos from my sampling night.

Last night, I did a photo shoot in basically a parking lot that tunneled across the freeway. I scouted out the spot a month or so ago and thought it would be cool with the old railway bridge, stone walls, and even a funky stripy wall.

The couple was super fun and willing to model in any derelict corner we could find. Thanks, guys!! The little area reminded me of a lip gloss I got once. Kato, do you remember what it was called? I know it was -something- Kitten…but more importantly it was put out by the Urban Decay line.

So, those photos will be posted in the next couple of days. Check my chocolate blog in the meantime.

Cheryl, thanks for the thoughtful comments. I can’t wait to compare chocolate notes and learn more from your experience.

It was a busy weekend. I did a 7AM engagement shoot at the Tidal Basin Saturday morning. The poor couple was beautiful but frozen. I was freezing too. My hands were so numb, they were more like paws. That made shooting a little difficult, but switching out memory cards was the real adventure. The shoot went well, though (photos coming shortly).

Immediately after that, I went to a baby shower for awesome Hilary (photos to come). Sat. evening we drove out toward Baltimore for Nathaniel’s birthday party (one of R’s best friends). It was so nice to see the gang and catch up. Everyone’s kiddos are growing so much!!

Sunday was just as busy. It was my first day as Nursery President. Yes, I’ve moved from our Young Women youth group to little tykes. I started with three kids and ended up with one by the end of the block. Oh, and one of the little girls collided with a drinking fountain as we were walking back from singing time. Her grandma recognized her wails from the hallway and so I delivered her to familiar arms. Overall, they did okay.

Yesterday, we also did our chocolate tasting! It was a blast and everyone really got into it. After I tally all the ratings and load the photos, I’ll write an entry for Dark Chocolate Daily.

So, the point is, photos are forthcoming all around. In the meantime listen to/read this: “A Victim Treats His Mugger Right.” It’s only 3 minutes, 12 seconds.

I’m now SO into this chocolate hobby, that I’ve taken several different dedicated adventures and have now launched my very own chocoblog. It’s called the Dark Chocolate Daily and I invite anyone who has a chocolate opinion (even a negative one) or story to let me know so I can feature you as a guest blogger. I have a few people in mind, but please give me a shout out if you’re interested. I’d also like to provide people (living in DC or not) with various samples (not all dark chocolate) on occasion, so they can post a review. Email me at nancy.wilberg@gmail.com. p.s. Ricksphotography will still be my primary blog.