Tea & Sympathy

Between wedding season starting, product shots for Honest Tea and vacation, things have been a whirwind lately! I promise to catch up on posting soon, but in the meantime, here is one of the shots for Honest Tea. I shot the glass and plastic lines, which was actually more work than we originally anticipated! A lot goes into each photo, including the retouching afterward. it was a great expeience though, and it will be cool to see my work in ad campaigns and websites other than my own!

Photographing the Journey

I've had some more thoughts about photographing couples from engagement pics to having kids....I'm now going to offer a free DVD with the photos from all the sessions, which would include engagement, wedding, pregnancy, newborn, family pics. This is something I would love to have, so I think my couples will like it too. I'm going to be putting it together some information about it in the next few weeks that I can send out to past couples and have ready for new ones.
If I've already photographed your wedding and you are interested in this, contact me. If this sounds like something you would like, let me know! I am always interested in hearing what couples really want.

Some of My Favorite Wedding Sites

I had a question from one of my couples this week about my favorite places for weddings in the area. I thought this would make a great post and something I can update frequently as I shoot at new places. Here are some of my current faves:

Cabell's Mill
This is one of my favorite parks in general--they have great trails and the history behind it is interesting. The weddings are beautiful with the park as the backdrop. The indoor space is really charming too. You have to bring in your own caterer and other vendors, but I think this can also be a plus.

Chrysalis Vineyard
I LOVE this place. The people are super cool, the views are breathtaking, and the wine isn't bad either!

Airlie
If you are set on an outdoor weddings and want beautiful gardens as your backdrop, this is your place. The gardens are amazing, and they have a really nice indoor alternative too.

Inn At Vint Hill
I think this place gets overlooked a lot, but I love it. Very charming and the people who own it are great. The food is also fantastic.

Engagements A-Go-Go

It's been super busy the last few weeks and I've neglected my blog :( The good news is, all this time has been very productive, with wedding contracts, portraits, engagements and my first wedding of the year.

I really like doing engagement sessions bc it gives me a chance to get to know the couple and it really forces me to be creative. There are only so many shots of a couple one can take before they look staged and stale. So, I was really excited to start off the year with 2 enagement sessions for two of my wedding couples. These are a few of my favorite shots.

Weddings + Kids

Over the weekend I got a catalog from Oriental Trading Company. I have not idea why, but I have a soft spot for party decorations, stationary, and stupid party favors, all of which the OTC has plently of! One of the things I noticed that was new was a whole slew of wedding themed items designed to keep kids busy at the wedding. I've seen many creative brides put together their own activity packs for kids, but these are a great alternative if you don't have the time or energy to make something yourself. They also have great flower girl and ring bearer sets that are only about $10 each. At that price, you could even get these for all the kids at your reception!

Is this cute, or what?

I finally had time to fit in a my first portrait session of 2007 last weekend. I have been so busy with wedding appointments, it's been hard to find time. Here is one of my favorites from the sitting.

Weddings Unwrapped

I had such a busy week after the bridal show, I needed to get some relaxing time in this past weekend. I am a big fan of the Food Network and on Saturday I watched Weddings Unwrapped. It is a nice break from all the stress-filled wedding shows, like bridezillas or whose wedding is it anyway? All you foodies getting married should check it out when you are feeling like you need a break from all the planning :)