I’ve never been more swamped in my life than I am this very week; but it’s Halloweeeeeen! So Halloween we did.

Without further ado, I present to you our 80’s-inspired fright night.

Josh, the Maverick

First up, Maverick from Top Gun. I’ll tell ya, Josh was born to wear this costume! Aaaaare you kidding me with his coolness?!

Two words: heart breaker! Fo’real. No really, those dark eyelashes combined with his sweetness; WHOA!

Clairi Lauper!

Have you EVER seen a cuter 80’s chick? Yeah, me neither… and I lived through them!

I love hanging out with Claire!  She is truly the epitome of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” And those freckles?! Fuhgeddaboudit…

Andrew Moorecury

and last, but most certainly not least… Queen’s frontman… THEEEEE FREDDIE MERCURY!

Oh holy hell, where do I even begin with this one?! You should have seeeeen him out there in the garage while shooting these. We played Queen and, as you can clearly tell, this very tall young man turned into Freddie Mercury!

Moore 80’s Please

I have no words!

These kids truly were meant to be in my life. I still cannot believe the jackpot I hit when I married their dad.

We were going to do a quickie outdoor session but thennnn…. raaaaaainnnnn! So we adjusted fire and setup a make-shift studio in our garage.

FYI, these glasses were his actual prescription. Thanks Zenni! If you can’t see the writing on the arms it reads, “AndrewMoorecury”

Side note: when Andrew suggested this as his costume, I immediately thought of my friend Gordon Strain’s epic Freddie costume; huge shoutout to him for the inspiration!

Super dogs!

….and HOW could I leave out my love bugs?! Oh, that’s right, I can’t.  Baby Girl Ruuuuuth, MurphyMo and Freddie (guess who we named him after!)

Full disclosure: this image is 100000% Photoshopped together.

Wednesday night’s little garage photoshoot is an experience with my family I will never forget. I loved watching these full-of-personality kids really ham it up and have fun with the silliness.

When we came into each other’s lives years ago one of my goals as their stepmom was to instill in them confidence with their uniqueness.  Watching them be so comfortable in front of my camera that night filled up my love tank in a very big way.  I so wish I had been this cool when I was their age! I’ll tell you, this family is destined for greatness.

Thanks for tuning in friends!

~Bobbi

I first met my beloved friend Bora in November, 2014 at one of my photography workshops.  She told me back then that when she got married, I would most definitely be her wedding photographer someday!

When I saw her again in May of 2016 at my alumni workshop she said it again. Though by then she was feeling quite discouraged about her future love prospects. At that time, Tommy was a distant high school memory.

Side note: when we turned the corner to this wall blue-gray wall I couldn’t quit laughing about how much his shirt matched the wall. I immediately thought of a goofy subreddit I follow: r/accidentalcamouflage. I asked Tommy to stand in front of it and this is what he did instead!

You see, Bora and Tommy knew each other in high school but weren’t necessarily friends back then. Fast forward to 2018 where they were re-introduced. Tommy tells me that when they first went out just as friends soon after he had a strange sensation that he can’t explain but by date number three he was ready to marry her!

Bora was admittedly a bit apprehensive to such strong feelings so quickly. On their first date they watched Mission: Impossible III and according to Bora, “Tommy likes to joke and say that getting me was mission impossible that he made possible.”

I had read their love story on Facebook, which seemed like a whirlwind and almost too good to be true! That was until I met him. I’ll tell you, Tommy is one of the most kind, genuine, honest, and heartfelt men I had ever met. He adooooores Bora!

….and she adores him just as much in return! While the feelings may have come at different times, they’re 100% aligned now. I love to watch her blush while he fills up her love tank!

I mean… just look at her sparkle!

Bora and Tommy, I cannot WAIT to photograph your December wedding and feel insanely lucky to be a part of your lives.

behind the scenes

I LOVE YOU TWO!!!!!

Much love friends!

Bobbi

I first heard from Cory in an email that I got in 2014, here’s what she wrote to me way back then:

I have been following your work since you photographed my friend’s senior portraits in 2007! My boyfriend and are aren’t engaged yet, but you would think we were by the way we plan our wedding. But the thing I’m most excited about is that after I showed him your work, he agreed our budget would be based around hiring the two of you and I’m so thrilled he feels the same way! I can’t wait until we get to meet you (someday in the next couple of years, of course)! That’s all I wanted to say, for now, have a wonderful day!

Fast forward to July, 2018 where I did a little presentation at my good friend Rachel Vanoven’s studio where both Cory and Adam attended. She excitedly introduced herself and told me again that when they became engaged, I’d be the first one they called. Talk about filling up my love tank!

Fast forward again to September of that same year:

Bobbi!! I got engaged YESTERDAY and my first official move is to contact you! We’re potentially thinking September or October of 2019. Do you still have any Saturdays open for those months?

The VERY next day I was officially her wedding photographer! I’ll tell you this, Cory is most definitely a woman of her word!

During the wedding consult phone call Cory says something along the lines of “I’m about to look prettier than I’ve ever looked so I’m going to want a lot of photos to remember this!” I don’t know about that whole “prettier than she’s ever looked” thing but I definitely DO know that she looked incredibly beautiful!

And I can’t leave Adam out! DAAAAAMN ADAAAAAM!!!!

That teal sofa?! I’M OBSESSSSSSED!!!!!

Cory and Adam, I truly hope you never forget the way you both looked at each other for the entirety of your 4 minute and 3 second ceremony* (that mayyyy be a record!). But really, I do wish that for the both of you!

*those numbers are 100% accurate and were calculated with time stamps.

MegMoney’s view on the left, mine on the right. Generally being short is considered a liability when it comes to being a photographer… howeverrrrrr…. it’s quite the asset when I can OH SO easily hide behind anyone taller than me when I’m supposed to be blending in. Full disclosure: I didn’t know there were stairs on the left side of the stage so when I approached the right side, I weeble wobbled my short (yet surprisingly quite strong) legs wayyyy up there in a very awkward yet seamless way. Thank goodness I did because as I mentioned before that ceremony was quiiiick!

This was the first time I’d ever photographed an event at The Cyrus Place and it was a really awesome venue!

But of course Nano had to join them for a few photos!

This photo is so on brand!  I love that the people who I’m lucky enough to photograph wholeheartedly trust me. And by that I mean, there were zero dresses harmed in the making of this image. If there were even a 1% chance that the dress would have been tarnished in any way, I would have never asked her to sit!

…that light though?! YUM-TOWN!

As we were walking back from portrait time (and running a bit late) when I see the crosswalk coming up and quickly say to the bride & groom, “Cory, you’re John Lennon; Adam, you’re Paul… take your shoes and socks off!” I realize I was being a bit aggressive in my requests but let it be known that 1) Cory is a HAYUUUUGE (like, huge) Beatles fan so the second I thought of it, they knew EXACTLY what I was going for and 2) we were running close on time and the light was about to turn so time was of the essence!

They read their letters from each other right before the walked into their reception. I loved that!

behind the scenes

Someone asked me at my wedding last weekend (while taking photos of Megan), “are you getting that LinkedIn profile photo?”

“Nope! (haha) I’m just testing my light so I have a ton of photos of her all over the country standing in random places… so if she ever does need a LinkedIn profile photo, I suppose I already have it covered!”

Cory and Adam, we loved spending such an awesome day with the both of you. Cory, thank you for deciding way back in 2007 that I would be your wedding photographer. You truly did make my heart sing when you asked me to document your biggest day. Love love love to you two!

Much love friends!

Bobbi