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A quick sneak peek from Spencer N Seay and Jordan Seay awesome Flint Hill wedding last night!!!

Thanks to Vanessa Andrea for second shooting with me!

Add love, a great couple, fun friends and a loving family and you can host a wedding anywhere. Including a super fun dueling piano bar!! I had never shot a wedding at one before, but thanks to Steven and Ally, I had the chance to come up to Asheville and photograph their big day and have fun with them celebrating in a very unique venue! Allison Grady

Regardless of political leanings, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. there is one thing we can all easily do to help the people around us: let's erase the use of the "R" word from our insult vocabulary. It is so easy, and all we have to do is replace it with any other insult you want. Try it. I guarantee you can train yourself.

When we use People First language, we put the person in front of any disability. I promise they don't let whatever disability we may see in them define who they are, so neither should we. There is nothing wrong with being different, and they have plenty of abilities to make up for it. In this example, it would be a person with retardation when describing the medical condition.

I challenge you to catch yourself using the "R" word inappropriately and resolve to erase it. I ask you that when you catch yourself, you make a $5 donation to the Ability Experience to help remind you, bring awareness to people with disabilities and to contribute to a great cause. If I catch you, and I have seen plenty of you using it in your political posts lately, I will call you out, ask you to donate and I will match your donation.

A lot of you know I'm into cycling. I wasn't always, and in fact I didn't pick it up because I cared about a bike. I started it in order to participate in a cross country cycling trip Pi Kappa Phi's national philanthropy (formerly Push America, now the Ability Experience) put on annually to raise awareness and funds for people with disabilities. It changed the entire course of my life. I don't expect this will change your lives to that extent, but I do think it will improve the lives of people who overcome their disabilities but still have to face the way other people view them.

Through my photography, I get to make a lot of people feel great about themselves. Here is your chance to do the same. It is super easy.

I'm counting on all my friends, Pi Kapp brothers and especially my fellow Pi Alphas to help lead the fight to erase the "R" word and the negative connotation associated with it. Please share as you see fit.

To learn more, or make your donation, visit www.theabilityexperience.org