WEDDING FESTIVAL

I'd like to thank all the brides that stopped by Jon D. Bowman Photography at the Wedding Festival in Asheville. The turnout was great and we met lots of nice couples. I'd also like to thank all the people who help put on the Wedding Festival. Well done!

Jamie manning the booth.

KRISTE & JASON

Kriste & Jason live in Michigan but have family in Haywood County. They chose to come south to tie the knot. The ceremony was held at the very quaint Fines Creek Methodist Church. I was told it was the first time a Limo was ever parked in front of the church. We took the limo back to The Gateway Club in downtown Waynesville for the reception. A great day spent with great people. Thank you again Kriste & Jason for letting me be a part of it!

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SNOW STORM OF THE DECADE HITS WAYNESVILLE!

December 18th., 2009 will go down as the biggest snow event of the decade in Waynesville, NC. We received 14 inches downtown. Lots of lost work but also lots of fun. I wouldn't have changed a thing.

All photos by Jamie Cogdill.

Mayor Foys' residence.

Poor Rudolph.

Police parking lot.

Downtown Waynesville.

CRYSTAL & ROBERT

I really enjoyed shooting Crystal & Robert's wedding. The ceremony was held in the Memorial Chapel at Lake Junaluska with the reception at Maggie Valley Club. They were very relaxed and down to earth and so were their family and friends. I wish you both a long and happy life together!

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CHARLESTON IN DECEMBER

Jamie & I spent a long weekend in Charleston this past December. It is without a doubt one of our favorite cities to hang out in. We stayed at the beautiful Church Street Inn at the cornet of Church & Market downtown. We had great food, great walks around town and to much fun!

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KRISTE & JASON ENGAGEMENT SHOOT

We did Kriste & Jason's engagement shoot at her parents home in the Fines Creek area of Haywood County. Fairly remote and very beautiful with lots of great backgrounds. Despite being pretty chilly we had fun exploring the property.

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MY LEGS ARE ON A KODAK BOX!

My old college roommate Jim Forward owns an advertising agency in Rochester, NY called Forward Branding. One of his clients is Kodak. They needed a photograph of a mountain biker riding through mud with a big splash for a new waterproof sport camera they are coming out with. Jim knows I'm an avid mountain biker so he asked me to shoot it. I created a "set" in Jamie's parents back yard and had my friend Jim be the model. Turns out the lighting wasn't quite right so they asked me to re shoot it. Jim wasn't available so I did the riding and Jamie did the shooting! This time it flew. Here are the results:

The final design.

Shots of me by Jamie. My favorite second shooter!

The original shoot using Jim.