My son's and his wife's wedding gift

[Jean Kelly]

Patti, this tender and loving. Congrats to you and hope you make it thru the wedding! Will write more later.

Jean

[Patricia Joyce]

Thanks, Jean. I appreciate your warm comments.

[Mike McCarty]

Hello Patricia,

You might try pushing her hair back away from his right eye a bit. I think this would help clarify his face a little more. Also, I would reduce the intensity of the dark line of her blouse. I've tried to make the hair adjustments with my crude editor. You could even go a little further and remove all the curls in front of his face. See what you think.

I agree about the highlights on and above her lip. I would reduce them ever so slightly.

Very nice job.

[Patricia Joyce]

Thanks Mike, it does look better without the curl in front of his distant eye. The wedding was yesterday and the portrait was a huge success. The greatest compliment I received was from her mother. I was most worried about her mother "recognizing" her own daughter. She absolutely loved it!! The kids do not want me to touch it! Fine with me. I did reduce the intensity of the highlights.

[Cynthia Daniel]

Overall I really like this a lot, but the shape of the top of his head in the portrait is very different from the photo.