Saturday’s couple, Heather and Ryan, decided to take advantage of one of the add-on options that I offer… The PhotoBooth. They even went a step further than most and bought some fun props to use, which was a complete hoot! And instead of a guest book, they asked all their guests to visit The PhotoBooth, so they’d have a fun memory of everyone that shared the day with them.
Here are a few of their images:
Oh, Heather and Ryan… how do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
1) You allowed a couple hours for photography between the ceremony and reception.
2) You have awesome friends/wedding party. Everyone just rocked!
3) In spite of an unconfirmed hair appointment, forgotten party bus reservation, rain during your outdoor ceremony, and a caterer that went MIA in the middle of your reception, you remained happy and fun.
4) The red dress you wore (Heather!) looked amazing in pictures, and I’m now a believer. Okay, I’ll admit it. When you told me that you’d be wearing a red dress for the wedding on Saturday, I was a bit apprehensive. But it looked fantastic, and my doubts have vanished.
5) You had fun props for the photo booth.
6) You guys cut the biggest slice of cake I’d ever seen, and we captured it all on camera!
7) Your wedding was at Olbrich Botanical Gardens which I’ve always wanted to do a wedding at. Sweet!
8 ) Any time I said “Just one more photo” or “I have an idea”, you guys were totally up for it, and even had ideas of your own for us to try!
9) Um, there’s more, but for the sake of this post, I’ll stop now. But seriously, thanks for a great day! Tomorrow I’ll post a slideshow of a couple photo booth pictures.
Many thanks to Jen who assisted me for the first time Saturday. She captured some great shots, including the runaway flower girl, the shot of the bridesmaids looking over the balcony, and a few others. You’ll be seeing more from her in the future!
Just over a week ago, I had the pleasure of traveling WAY up north to Hayward, Wisconsin. Ali and Tom were getting married there and asked me to photograph their wedding at a cabin on the lake. Since it was such a far hike for me, I ended up renting my own cabin, and brought my mom, sister, and best friend along with me for a week-long vacation. It was great!
Anyway, the wedding was fantastic- the people were fun and the whole wedding was a nice, casual affair. It was catered by Famous Dave’s… yum!
Funny story: after the ceremony, Ali, Tom, and I headed down to the waterfront to do a private couple’s session. We took about 15 minutes, and were just about done when Ali decided we’d better head up to the reception tent. The weather was a bit overcast, and while it had held out up to that point, it was starting to look questionable. The moment we stepped foot in the tent, the skies opened up and it was a bit of a torrential downpour. Um, yeah. Good times! So in the slideshow below, you’ll notice a picture of the rain, and also the remnants of the luminaries that had been placed all along the walkways and docks. They weren’t exactly candle-ready after the rain!
And without further ado, here are Ali and Tom’s slideshow pictures!
Last Friday was 08/08/08, and from what I hear, it was a really popular day for weddings. It was no exception for me, and I headed over to Winona to shoot the wedding of Tanya and Matt. It was a gorgeous day, and the location was amazing. It was high on a bluff overlooking Winona, Minnesota. Their Celtic theme was really neat, too. Tanya and Matt had a bagpiper, kilts, and some other really neat details!
Here is their preview, and the rest will be on the website soon. Congrats Tanya and Matt!
Thursday night, Jordan and his mom drove down to Gays Mills (where I live) from Rochester, Minnesota. I’m not entirely sure why they made such a long trek for pictures with me, but I’m so happy they did!
This was my first time taking photos of someone in Gays Mills, and they turned out really well! Gays Mills has had a turn of bad luck, going through two major floods in the last year. But nonetheless, there are some excellent places for photos around town, and we visited just a few of them.
Jordan loves guitars, as you’ll see in his pictures. He’s got some really neat ones- including one that he picked up in Spain. It’s gorgeous. It’s safe to say that he made my job easy, once he got over his initial “uh, what am I supposed to be doing?”
Anyway, I already posted his pictures on my website which is a little bit out of order. So this really isn’t a sneak preview. However, it is a condensed version of just a few of my favorites. It was so hard to choose since I had about 75 favorites!
In the last week or two, there have been some really nice comments that I wanted to share. Since I don’t have a testimonials page on my website, this seemed like the next best place to put them. :) And I have to tell you, comments like these really make my day. In fact, they are the reason I do love to do photography so much!
I am always in awe of someone who can capture even the smallest details and make them feel so powerful. Beautiful work so far. Holding my breath in anticipation of more to come!!!
-Jody, Heather and Jake’s wedding-
OH MY GOSH!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! They are GORGEOUS! We absolutely love all of those so far, so we obviously can’t wait to see the rest. Thank you so much for all your hard work- it was so great to have you there, you were a pleasure to work with! Enjoy the rest of your summer- let us know if you ever need recommendations or anything- we’d be more than happy to help!
-Anah (bride), Anah and Dan’s wedding-
And this last quote is a bit old, from a couple months ago. But it’s one of my favorites, because it’s coming from a guy who HATES having his pictures taken. He was dreading their engagement pictures, but his fiance made him do it.
That wasn’t so bad.
-Nick, future groom-
Okay, I’ll stop there! But aren’t they just the nicest comments?
