October 7, 2011

Wedding | Jamie & Brian Part I

 Remember Jamie & Brian?? here & here! Jamie and Brian tied the knot on Saturday in Cary at the beautiful Matthews House in Cary, NC. They had the most perfect wedding weather, party cloudy + mid-70’s = awesome! The ladies started their day at the Perfect 10 Salon with Tanya.       The 2 photos below are 2 of my favorite “getting ready” images, ever! Brian & Jamie didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony, but wanted to exchange letters, so Brian hid behind the wall as Jamie came down the staircase, it was a fun moment, turned really sweet 🙂 I don’t normally get to be so close during the ceremony, either due to venue restrictions or because I just don’t feel comfortable being so close, and don’t want to be a distraction…. but I snuck over behind the tree and grabbed this image, so glad I did…. it’s one  of my favorites!   …… stay tuned for part 2!    
October 3, 2011

Personal | 2 Years

Two years ago, I was sitting in a hotel, surrounded by my best ladies. We were about to have our hair and makeup done, and then head off to Sertoma where I would marry Jeremy. Jeremy was probably trying to relax before lunching with his men. Our day was filled with chaos (thanks to the rental co. shorting us 40 chairs!), laughter, smiles and happy tears.   Our day was the perfect October day, bright, sunny and warm… and the night was cool and crisp 🙂 I married my best friend…. and tonight we’ll celebrate with a home cooked meal… probably in our pajamas.  October is so busy for us (hello 5 weddings and about 5 portrait sessions) that we’ll be taking a belated mini cruise in December to the Bahamas!     Maybe I’ll dive into my wedding details for you one day soon 🙂   *image by Story Photographers
September 22, 2011

Couple | Vanessa & Ryan

  Back in the spring I came across this blog post by Jackie Wonders.  I loved her use of the car-wash, and wanted to expand on that idea. So the idea of this shoot was born. I’d come up with the perfect “all American” couple in my mind… the perfect car, the perfect wardrobe…. I found the perfect couple and wardrobe, however I was hoping for a car like an el Camino, or K5 Blazer…. but I digress. Jeremy’s old Suburban worked fine, and gave us other photo ops the other 2 cars wouldn’t have…. and the dark green color was perfect. I want to pause a moment to say this is the kind of shoot I LOVE. The kind of shoot I live for. When we have so much creative freedom, and the people we’re shooting trust us 100%, good things happen.     Thank you guys so much for being great sports!!
September 13, 2011

Business | Rebrand!

Do things look a little different around here?? You probably saw the makeshift change we made over the summer to a monogram logo…. now the transition is complete 🙂 I finally bit the bullet and had my site converted from blogger to wordpress! To most of you this will just mean things look “prettier” which is definitely important, but it also provides a lot more benefits, including tons of customization options 🙂 Some other new things to fill you in on…. New packaging 🙂 If you had a shoot or wedding with us over the last few months you’ve already seen it, as we started using these things back in June/July. We also got new business cards (the newest piece to the puzzle!) So here’s what you’re looking at…. Left: Our new cards… they’re blind pressed with our new monogram logo, our website is in pink and edge painted in orange Middle: All the goodies! CD packaging (with the ribbon), our notecards, a business card & 5×7 print packaging (with the gray ribbon) Right: The orange on the edge painted cards!  
October 7, 2011

Wedding | Jamie & Brian Part I

 Remember Jamie & Brian?? here & here! Jamie and Brian tied the knot on Saturday in Cary at the beautiful Matthews House in Cary, NC. They had the most perfect wedding weather, party cloudy + mid-70’s = awesome! The ladies started their day at the Perfect 10 Salon with Tanya.       The 2 photos below are 2 of my favorite “getting ready” images, ever! Brian & Jamie didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony, but wanted to exchange letters, so Brian hid behind the wall as Jamie came down the staircase, it was a fun moment, turned really sweet 🙂 I don’t normally get to be so close during the ceremony, either due to venue restrictions or because I just don’t feel comfortable being so close, and don’t want to be a distraction…. but I snuck over behind the tree and grabbed this image, so glad I did…. it’s one  of my favorites!   …… stay tuned for part 2!    
October 3, 2011

Personal | 2 Years

Two years ago, I was sitting in a hotel, surrounded by my best ladies. We were about to have our hair and makeup done, and then head off to Sertoma where I would marry Jeremy. Jeremy was probably trying to relax before lunching with his men. Our day was filled with chaos (thanks to the rental co. shorting us 40 chairs!), laughter, smiles and happy tears.   Our day was the perfect October day, bright, sunny and warm… and the night was cool and crisp 🙂 I married my best friend…. and tonight we’ll celebrate with a home cooked meal… probably in our pajamas.  October is so busy for us (hello 5 weddings and about 5 portrait sessions) that we’ll be taking a belated mini cruise in December to the Bahamas!     Maybe I’ll dive into my wedding details for you one day soon 🙂   *image by Story Photographers
September 22, 2011

Couple | Vanessa & Ryan

  Back in the spring I came across this blog post by Jackie Wonders.  I loved her use of the car-wash, and wanted to expand on that idea. So the idea of this shoot was born. I’d come up with the perfect “all American” couple in my mind… the perfect car, the perfect wardrobe…. I found the perfect couple and wardrobe, however I was hoping for a car like an el Camino, or K5 Blazer…. but I digress. Jeremy’s old Suburban worked fine, and gave us other photo ops the other 2 cars wouldn’t have…. and the dark green color was perfect. I want to pause a moment to say this is the kind of shoot I LOVE. The kind of shoot I live for. When we have so much creative freedom, and the people we’re shooting trust us 100%, good things happen.     Thank you guys so much for being great sports!!
September 13, 2011

Business | Rebrand!

Do things look a little different around here?? You probably saw the makeshift change we made over the summer to a monogram logo…. now the transition is complete 🙂 I finally bit the bullet and had my site converted from blogger to wordpress! To most of you this will just mean things look “prettier” which is definitely important, but it also provides a lot more benefits, including tons of customization options 🙂 Some other new things to fill you in on…. New packaging 🙂 If you had a shoot or wedding with us over the last few months you’ve already seen it, as we started using these things back in June/July. We also got new business cards (the newest piece to the puzzle!) So here’s what you’re looking at…. Left: Our new cards… they’re blind pressed with our new monogram logo, our website is in pink and edge painted in orange Middle: All the goodies! CD packaging (with the ribbon), our notecards, a business card & 5×7 print packaging (with the gray ribbon) Right: The orange on the edge painted cards!