John was acting a little weird and looked really excited, I knew he was planning something. He didn’t give me much detail, he just said to get a model and a wedding dress. I got really excited and I wanted to do something special. I had an idea of the girl I wanted and how I wanted to pose her. I remembered one bridesmaid from a past wedding I had. So I called her up and she was really up for it even being a last minute thing.
The day of the shoot, we picked up Lauren and headed out to the location. Once we got near I knew it had to be something with planes, his passion. He then said ok we are here. We drove over to a particular area and there were helicopters sitting there. He then told us that he lined up the day to shoot with military helicopters since they were in town. It happened to be Marine week. He wanted to do it because of his love for flying and being in the military and all. It was a fun time! He was so happy like a little kid in a candy store.
Once inside we met some of the pilots and crew. They were excited to see us there, and were so awesome with Lauren. They ended up taking us to a secluded location on the ramp where a few of the helicopters were. The day was perfect and so were the gentlemen that helped us. Special thanks goes to Capt. Ryan Lynch, SSGT. John Tedder, SSGT. Jason Gibson, SGT. Mario Land, and SGT. Luis Menaramos with the United States Marine Corp based at MCAS New River, NC
with unit HMH 461 for giving us the guided tour and being fill-in models themselves. These guys were awesome and I was so glad we met them. And thanks to Lauren for providing the beauty and for being so awesome for doing everything I asked of her even though it was cold out. Thank you sweetie, you are such an angel! :)
Updated: We were so excited when we found out that our image was featured on the Today show! You can find it here: Today Show – Brides get down and dirty.
While I was posing the model, the guys insisted on cleaning, and I felt like it was a perfect shot because it reminded me of what John always does, clean.
And here is my guy posing with all of them
My Fav!!
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