weddings
I LOVE a good challenge!! Chase.. was that! None of my photographer or mommy tricks worked! Plus it was cold, windy and he was a little sick. The only thing that made Chase happy was calling his cousin Emma to come to our rescue! In the end we still had fun and Swanson have lots of cute family photos. Happy 3rd Birthday Chase!!!
Yesterday I met Lauren and Joe... Lauren totally made my fashionista heart happy when she wore one of my dresses! Those of you reading this and not clients of mine should know.. I... 1. ALWAYS bring or offer some article of clothing or accessory of my own for almost every session...2. You will probably hear me say " Okay I think we're done, no wait let's try this!! " a THOUSAND times each session...and I did both last night! I'm so happy to be apart of their wedding day and can't for Oct 3rd.
Last week I traveled to Panama City Beach Florida to take part in a Julie Paisley Photography click n chat and enjoy some sun/beach with my sisters for our first girl getaway. I tried a lot of new things and learned a lot about myself expanding my horizons. Here's my favorites from the click n chat! Next month I travel to Nashville to meet Julie Paisley but this time to learn about shooting film and becoming a hybrid shooter. I love being able to travel and meet all these wondering people.
Vendor love...
Erin & David for modeling for us and allowing the group to your family home for this session.
Julie Paisley Photography for being wonderful and making this experience so fun!
Thank you Panache Tent and Event for the GORGEOUS Bouquet.
Tuxedo Source was also very happy to provide David's Tuxedo for the photo shoot.
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/
PHOTO OVERLOAD!!! This is what happens when photographers are stuck inside for 5 months, because of freezing temps! AND we had sun!!! Sara is my hair stylist.. She gets me and my OCD over the perfect hair color. We had such a great time last night and you can clearly see the love and happiness that they share! Super excited for Sara and Danny's June beach wedding!
My first blog post for 2015!!! I'm hoping to make this a regular thing for this year!!
Yesterday I met Jessica and Kenny for their engagement session. Those who are close to me know that I hate winter. I hate cold, snow, the gloomy days.... the fact that I can't wear flip flops! BUUUTT being in Wisconsin means I need to suck it up! So yesterday Jessica, Kenny and I explored a new location. Here's a few of my favorites.
These high school sweethearts celebrated their first anniversary in December. Due to extremely cold winter and a rainy spring so far, we were finally able to take their 1st anniversary photos! Here's a few of my favorites!
