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Fresh bouquets and centerpieces handmade by Kelsey with friends, the gorgeous Graham Chapel on the campus of Washington University, and Kelsey & Josh’s sweet love together are just a couple reasons their wedding was amazing on a clear blue May day.
Cute ‘first look’ moments. <3
Film photos taken with:
Contax 645, kodak portra 400 & 800
Canon EOS3, kodak portra 160
Developed & scanned by: Indie Film Lab
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The first wedding of spring/summer couldn’t have been more beautiful with Hailey & Matt saying their “I dos” on a mild day in late April. We hit up Tower Grove Park where their story began on the kickball field, loooove! The trees dripped with blossoms as they strolled through the gorgeous evening light, encompassed with the day’s joy and happiness.
Film photos taken with:
Contax 645, portra 400 & 800
Canon EOS3, portra 160
Developed & scanned by: Indie Film Lab
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Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking about a fresh way to deliver digital photos to clients. Although my custom discs do a wonderful job, I’ve noticed some new laptops (tablets too) don’t have a disc drive. This lead me to look into flash drives, there were so many options that my head started spinning trying to figure out what was best for me! I let the idea marinate in my mind until I came across the perfect solution at WPPI. At one of the displays was the cutest, so on- brand for me, wooden flash drive. The gorgeous light wood caught my eye right away and I just knew I had found an awesome item to add to my wedding collections.
Along with flash drives, I have also been thinking about adding prints to my collections. It was another area I felt overwhelmed with choices, the push I needed came after hearing several speakers talk about the importance of printing photos for clients. There’s just something extra special about being able to hold and show off your wedding photos. 🙂 As it turns out, the same company that makes the wooden flash drives also makes gorgeous wooden boxes to hold the flash drive with prints. Cue my hallelujah moment! After feeling like there were a million options out there, I found the one perfect for me. I am so stoked to now have the flash drive, prints, and box as a part of my collections; the thought of brides having their photos so portable and displayed gorgeously makes me suuuper excited! 😀
Another recent change, as some of you may have already noticed, is the blog. As much I loved my first blog, it was time to update to something that looks sharper on phones and tablets. I simplified the layout and now, if you’re viewing from a mobile device, there’s a cool front menu and posts can be viewed very easily with text and photos formatted to fit the screen. Hopefully you enjoy this change as much as I do, I’d love any feedback or comments from you. 🙂 Since we’ve geared back into wedding season, be on the lookout for pretty spring engagements and weddings coming soon!
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We recently traveled to Las Vegas for a photography conference and from the moment I booked the flight, I imagined a photo shoot in the desert. Lucky for me, my cousin and his wife live there and were totally down to help my vision come to life. I handmade a floral crown for Rebecca to wear and stylized their outfits to accent the landscape that was like an unreal painting. As we were driving, off in the distance, I could see the canyon bright with hues of red. Stepping onto the rocks for the first time was more breathtaking than imagined, creating photos there was better than dreams…
All shot on:
Contax 645, Fuji 400h
Canon EOS3, Kodak Portra 160
Developed & Scanned by: Indie Film Lab
Stay tuned for part two of our Vegas experience, our personal photos from around the city and mountains.
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The first wedding of the year was extra special because it was of our good friends, Jessica & Ian. Seeing the way they laughed and lit up around each other on their wedding day was so touching. You could feel the close bond of family & friends in the Lodge that was accented gorgeously with navy and pine cones. I’m so grateful to have their support and friendship, congrats again friends!! 🙂
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