Emily and Brian|The Wedding!! {part three}

Emily and Brian could not have hosted a more fabulous party to celebrate their wedding… For starters, the Frazier International History Museum is just awesome. Combine that with some stunning details and it’s simply beautiful They had everything… great music, incredible food, an amazing cake, a chocolate fountain, a photo booth…. Everyone there was having an incredible time. Including us

Thanks so much, Emily and Brian, for letting us be there! We loved every minute of your day! Congratulations!!

Emily and Brian|The Wedding!! {part two}

After Emily and Brian had a quiet moment to themselves at the Galt House, we took them and the bridal party further down Main Street in front of the Frazier Museum (where the reception was) for some fun group photos. We were so lucky to have such a GORGEOUS November day with plenty of warm sunshine Then it was time to head to the beautiful St. Louis Bertrand for the ceremony… Enjoy a few favorites from this part of their day!

Emily and Brian|The Wedding!! {part one}

What a fabulous wedding to end the 2009 season with! Emily and Brian’s day was phenomenal. The entire day was full of gorgeous details that we absolutely loved photographing, and, of course, a stunning bride and groom full of smiles We had such a hard time narrowing down our favorites for the blog that I decided to just split them into a few posts. So, here is part one… from preparation to Emily and Brian’s “first look”. Enjoy!

Valentine’s Portrait Sessions!! {ONLY $100}

Because we absolutely love our clients, we are offering a portrait sessions for ONLY $100 for a limited time!! Get it before it’s gone!

Meet Kari! {our FABULOUS associate}

We are thrilled to introduce you to Kari, our fabulous new associate photographer!

Some time ago, Eric and I began thinking about adding an associate photographer, but we were so focused on life and building our business that we just put off pursuing the idea for a while. We kept it in the back of our minds, wondering when the right time would come and, of course, how to find the perfect person. And then Kari appeared

Kari is such a wonderful person, and we totally click. We have easily spent hours chatting about anything and everything on multiple occasions without even realizing so much time had passed. Combine this with her awesome photographic talent… I couldn’t have asked God to send anyone better! While Kari has about 9 years of experience photographing weddings and portraits, she recently decided that running her own business wasn’t the best choice for her at this time in her life. She emailed me out of the blue one day asking about a second shooter position with us. Since Eric and I always shoot together and don’t have a need for someone else to shoot with us, I almost just said, “Sorry”, and moved on. But, as always, God had bigger plans! Through email conversations, this idea of adding an associate came up, and we decided to meet for coffee and chat about it. The rest is history…

We are so excited for Kari to be a part of our team in 2010! We already have some awesome weddings lined up for her and look forward to adding more. And, as Kari lives in Frankfort, we are happy to have her as our main photographer for all of our Frankfort area portrait sessions.

Adding some of Kari’s wonderful work to our website is on our to-do list, but in the meantime, feel free to check out her work on her own blog!

Christy and Rick|The Wedding!!

When I think of November, I think of brown grass, no leaves on the trees, and bundling up for cold weather. I still find it hard to believe that Christy and Rick’s mid-November wedding was on as awesome of a day as it was. The sun was shining and it was cool… but not freezing cold Everyone got ready at the couple’s gorgeous home in the Highlands, where we had a perfect outdoor setting for photos. Even Christy’s adorable little dogs were able to take part in the fun since we were right there in their own backyard. Christy and Rick chose two incredible locations for their wedding: St. Paul United Methodist Church and the Louisville Boat Club. And the details at the reception were simply amazing! From the floral arrangements, to the cake, to the fireworks and the cashmere scarves handed out as favors… These two knew how to plan one fabulous celebration!

Here are a few favorites from the day… Enjoy!

Erin and Brian|Engagement!! {project film}

As the entire photography industry seems to be giving up on using film, Eric recently decided we should think about adding it back into what we do. So, for a few of our fall sessions, we grabbed a few rolls of film and Eric had some fun the old-fashioned way of taking photos It’s been so long since we used a camera that we couldn’t immediately check our exposures on… I almost forgot what it was like to “wait for it”! Anyway, while I’m not one to argue that film or digital is better than the other, I can’t help but say that they definitely offer a completely different look. Check out a few of our film favorites from Erin and Brian’s session… and please, leave a comment to let us know what you think!

Erin and Brian|Engagement!!

I absolutely love when, after rescheduling a session more than once due to weather, we are blessed with an incredibly GORGEOUS day. It has happened before, and it happened again with Erin and Brian. The best part is… rescheduling led us to shoot in a different location that we had originally planned, and we loved it! When we finally had our perfect day, Eric and I drove to Cincinnati to meet up with Erin and Brian at Findlay Market… an awesome farmer’s market that they visit often. It was perfect, because it was a part of their life and what they enjoy doing… and that’s our ultimate goal for these fun sessions After Findlay Market, we went to the beautiful Ault Park. Have I mentioned how much we love finding incredible new places to shoot? LOVED Erin and Brian’s choices for the day! Here are a few favorites from the afternoon… Enjoy!

Congratulations, Erin and Brian! We can’t wait for your wedding!!

It’s All About Spreading the Love!

Justin and Mary Marantz are a fabulous husband-wife photography team in New Haven, Connecticut. Eric and I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting them on the coldest day EVER in the fall of 2008. While we were vacationing in New England, we were blessed to have them shoot some awesome winter portraits of us. The original idea was a fall session, but it was just WAAAAAY too cold!!! (Check ‘em out here if you want!)

Anyway, if there’s one thing Justin and Mary are FABULOUS at (besides being incredible photographers, of course!), it is how they “Spread the Love”. The way that they continually make their clients and colleagues feel on a day to day basis is completely UN-ordinary… and truly remarkable. So, when we heard that the Marantz’s were touring the country and putting on a “Spread the Love” workshop, we didn’t even think twice about signing up. Yesterday, we drove to Nashville to be a part of this awesome event, and it was 110% worth it.

Customer service today seems to have such a negative connotation to it. The customer service people are the ones you talk to when you want to complain. It seems as though their sole purpose is to fix mistakes and try to satisfy unhappy customers. I just finished reading a great book called “Raving Fans” which ties in perfectly to the message of the “Spread the Love” workshop… and we have decided that satisfied customers just aren’t good enough for us. Our heads are overflowing with ideas right now as we try to sort through all the fabulous information we have gained. Our biggest goal for 2010 is to go above and beyond giving our clients what they expect and truly giving them an experience they’ll love!!!

Here’s to the best year yet!

Shellie and Adam|The Wedding!!

In our quest to finish posting some of our favorite images from the fall, I wanted to share a few from Shellie and Adam’s fabulous wedding. Despite the clouds gathering and threatening rain, it turned out to be an absolutely perfect day for an outdoor wedding! They were married at the Louisville Visual Art Center (aka the Water Tower). I LOVED their fall decor of colorful leaves and mums which graced the cake and tables inside the reception hall. Enjoy a few favorites from the day!

Congrats, Shellie and Adam!