In March I traveled to St. Louis for a wedding photography retreat host by Ashley & Catherine. We put in some LONG hours starting our days by 9am and sometimes not stopping until 11:30pm. Although their style of photography is different from mine, I decided to attend in hopes of picking up some tips on off camera flash, reception lighting, sparkler exit/writing and things on the paperwork side of owning a business. We didn't get to learn hands on the sparkler portions, but I did leave with a 250 page book for reference... Here's just a few of my favorites. The best part of this workshop was the rain + off camera flash photos. SOOO fun! Even if we were freezing outside!
Vendor Love...
The Wedding Retreat by Ashley Fisher and Catherine Rhodes -theweddingretreat.ashleyfisherphotography.com
Catherine Rhodes Photography - www.CatherineRhodesPhotography.com
Ashley Fisher Photography - http://www.ashleyfisherphotography.com/
Daytime Stationery : Little Yellow Leaf - LittleYellowLeaf.com
Nightime Stationery : Announce This! - AnnounceThisDesign.com
Specialty Rentals (Linens, Flatware, Glassware) : Ultra Pom Event Rental -http://ultrapom.com/
Styled Shoot Design : Madison Sanders Events :http://www.madisonsandersevents.com/
Floral Design : Addie Jane's Originals - http://www.addiejane.com/
Cigars : Brennan's - http://cometobrennans.net/
Wedding Dresses & Hair Pieces : BHLDN - http://www.bhldn.com/
Ties : Express - http://www.express.com/
Jewelry : Tiffany Rose Designs -https://www.facebook.com/tiffanyrosedesignscustomjewelry
Hair and Makeup : Whitney Reynolds - http://www.beautybywhitney.com
Cake : La Patisserie Chouquette Par Simone Faure -http://www.simonefaure.com
Table Rentals : The Aries Company - http://www.ariesco.com/