Miriam & Seth

A kiss from dad right before she walked down the isle!

This was my first Jewish wedding. I've heard rumors of the best reception parties, lifting the bride and groom up above heads in chairs, stomping on glass during the ceremony, and saving up for the wedding from birth. So, naturally I was pretty excited to be a part of one. And shooting was extra fun, because I was alongside the super awesome Chad of The Long Farewell. Chad's wife Tina was in a wedding on the same day, so I got to fill in.

Oh the chairs! I love this part!

Heidi & Josh

Heidi and Josh: what can I say? They are an awesome complimentary couple. I met Heidi at a missions interview weekend years ago. Even though I never got to know either of these two very well, I can tell they are going to make a glorious married couple. They love the Lord, they love people and they sure do love each other. And! My sweet Statesboro friend, Becca, is in the wedding! Shoots like these are the best.

Some of Heidi and Josh's first dates were just hanging around on the railroad tracks...

Gotta have that Newspaper Shot :)

Love this cozy one!

Smith Family

The Smiths! Another Peruvian-American family. They are sweet and gorgeous and they help with the mission in Trujillo by leading the music and facilitating internet communications. Such a fun family!

Ferguson Family

Here are the Fergusons. An amazing missionary family serving in Trujillo, Peru. Five kids plus mom and dad equals the Fergie 7.

Trujillo, Peru

In Trujillo we worked with Peru Mission. I was commissioned to shoot 6 different pieces ranging from typical Trujillo images (see below) to their commercial woodshop project to missionary family shoots. It was a great time, and I'm glad I had something useful to offer the mission. Now here's some images around and about Trujillo:

One of the missionary interns, Sam Love, took Chris and I all around the city. He has lived in Trujillo for about a year now and has some favorite spots that show the real, gritty side of Trujillo...not just the spots where tourists flock.

The city is full of interesting architecture.

The markets are really amazing in Peru. They are colorful and dirty and full of really cheap fresh food. I love it.

The market shoot was my favorite. Sam asked a couple of market sellers if we could take their pictures.

Corn. Important staple in Peruvian food.

Beautiful, huh.

We couldn't leave without getting some butcher shop photos. Love this one.

And here's Sam!

Ava In Peru

Hola Amigos!

My husband and I have arrived safely in Peru! We are here in a small mountain town called Cajamarca to teach English, spread the gospel, and help out where we can. We've wanted to do this for a long time and we're finally doing it! We'll be in Peru for 5 more weeks until June 5th. We will be checking email daily and we have an internet phone line where you can reach us anytime: 404-461-9559.
Here are a few photos of our trip thus far, you can see more photos at www.CravaBlog.blogspot.com