Jessica & Patrick Zeigler – Extreme Makeover Wedding… take 2!
January 25, 2012
Who wants to meet a couple that has defined all odds? A man that has looked death in the face and refused to blink. Battled over eight brain surgeries and diagnoses that labeled him everything from comatose to permanently disabled… and a loving wife that has stuck by his side no matter what?
They may look familiar. They were featured on a touching episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in February 2011. Patrick was involved in the tragic terrorist shooting at Ft. Hood, but hung to life, and defied all odds to see what you see today; walking, talking, joking, and smoking cigars at his wedding, to marry his beautiful bride Jessica. ABC’s Extreme Makeover threw Patrick and Jessica a surprise wedding during the show, but this wedding in Rochester, MN was what they had planned from the beginning. A more personal, less public wedding with familiar faces and family. A truly humbling experience to document this special day, and meet such inspirational people.
I had the pleasure to shoot alongside my good friend Ben Sassani yet again. A master behind the lens, who also documented the original Extreme Makeover episode. So if you’re ever in the eastern Texas hemisphere, give Ben a ring!
Amazing, amazing, amazing and inspiring couple. To read more about their story and/or help with their recovery fund, visit HERE.
The many faces of Kylie Hinze
August 4, 2011
Introducing Kylie Hinze (pronounced Hin-zee), the next country singer/songwriter superstar. I don’t use those words lightly. This girl is TALENTED! It’s rare to run into somebody that is so mature and gifted at the young age of 14. That’s a 1 and a 4. I had the pleasure to shoot B-roll during her first music video shoot. It was unusual, but relaxing to take the back seat at a shoot. I had to constantly pinch myself not to nudge in and give my opinions.
To know Kylie, is to know many, many (many) faces. Her vocal range is almost as wide as her numerous facial expressions. It’s impossible to see her smile and not smile back, and hopeless not to laugh when she makes a funny face, or tell a bad “Yo momma so fat” joke. In my opinion a star needs to be 1. talented, and 2. able to deal with pressure. Kylie has both. I wish her and her family lots of good luck. Looking forward to seeing Kylie headline the Superbowl halftime show!
