Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts

Denis Reggie Moments is a collection of tidbits, trivia, and mostly true tales from the Atlanta-based, globe-trotting wedding photojournalist...
Musings and Reflections

Musings and Reflections

Admitted hopeless yet hapless romantic, dreamer and lover of food, wine, storytelling, cars, travels, movies and gadgets – not necessarily in that order....

Torchbearers of Humanity Lost in Libya

Two remarkable photojournalists, Chris Hondros (pictured above on left, photo credited to Reuters) and Oscar-nominated director/photographer Tim Hetherington, lost their lives this week while telling the story to the world of oppression and civil war in Libya in hopes of ending both. …

Gorman wine lineup

Greg Gorman: Wine Dinner Host Extraordinaire

Sharing exceptional wine and food with friends is one of life’s ultimate pleasures. And when the host is Greg Gorman at his remarkable West Hollywood home, and the guest list includes such friends and fans of food and wine, know …

NBC Today Wedding (c) 2010 Denis Reggie/Bella Pictures

Assignment: NBC Today Show wedding

For Melissa and Jeremy, a wedding on the Plaza just outside NBC studios in New York was the heartfelt beginning of their married life together shared with millions of viewers during the live network broadcast. Of course, America had already …

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Photographing Ted Kennedy for his True Compass memoir

I was honored to get the phone call from the folks at Twelve Books in New York in the fall of 2008 about a photograph they wanted me to take of Senator Edward Kennedy for the cover of his upcoming …

JFK Jr Wedding ceremony © Denis Reggie 1996 - all rights reserved, no use permitted whatsoever

On a misty, romantic evening JFK Jr. secretly weds his bride

Cumberland Island, Georgia. © Denis Reggie 1996

Morrison Flynn wedding © Denis Reggie 2010

Prized wedding assignment 40 years in the making

We were just 15 years old when chance brought us together for what would become an unexpected lifelong friendship. Waiting a few chairs apart at an airport gate for the same flight to Boston, we somehow figured out that both …

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A father-son dream trip to Germany

I’ve had a number of very fun trips with my two children over the years both jointly and one-on-one. In early 2005, I was planning a father-son trip to Germany with my then 15 year old son Drew over his …

JFKjr Wedding ©1996 Denis Reggie - all rights reserved. No use whatsoever without prior written permission of the copyright holder. All violations pursued.

Elated newlyweds John Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

Cumberland Island, Georgia. © Denis Reggie 1996

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Maria Shriver, ten bridesmaids, an unexpected gust of wind

Maldives wed © Denis Reggie 2010-

Matrimonial magic in the Maldives

I can’t think of a more romantic, beautiful or exotic destination than the Maldives as a wedding setting. A couple of months ago, I traveled with my assistant to the the Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru for one of my most picturesque …