In Travis We Trust
July 24th, 2008 @ 5:18 pm by Mrs. Green Tea
… because he produces work like this:
(I was once a greasy assistant mechanic, this photo tugs at my heart strings)
Out with the Bad, IN with the Good
July 23rd, 2008 @ 2:15 pm by Mrs. Cookie
TA DA! Our new photographers: IN Photography! Please try to contain your drool because you are about to see some wedding photography awesomeness!
I’ve been drooling over Mark and Michele’s work ever since I stumbled upon their blog, and after our little photography snafu, I was ecstatic when Michele emailed me to say there were still available. This dynamic duo is a husband and wife team based out of Evergreen, Colorado, who just got married in June. They have photographed a bunch of weddings at our venue, Ten Mile Station, and all I can say is that I’m in LOVE with them! Just see for yourself….
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… And that is How the Cookie Crumbled
July 22nd, 2008 @ 4:01 pm by Mrs. Cookie
I, like Miss Cream Puff and Mrs. Penguin before me, relieved my photographer from his contractual obligation — meaning I fired him. So, here is how the cookie crumbled… we booked our photographer way back in December. My mother had worked with the photographer on several weddings and had seen his portfolio. With a stellar reference about his professionalism, further conversations with the photographer, seeing his portfolio online and affordable pricing, I felt very confident that we had done our due diligence to book him. So, we signed a contract and sent in a deposit.
As a part of our package, an engagement session was included. We set-up a time with our photographer and did the shoot. For a week, I anxiously awaited the online proofs. As soon as the email hit my inbox, I zipped open the link. But as I opened the online gallery, my giddiness was replaced with utter disappointment. I didn’t like the photos, AT ALL!
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I Should Have Listened to My Gut
July 21st, 2008 @ 12:15 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
Our photographer is one of the first vendors that we hired. We chose this company because I knew the owner, so we got a pretty good price. We looked at their work and it seemed nice at the time. There was some imagery that I didn’t really like, so I was sure to mention what I liked and disliked that first time around. We wanted to have all the high resolution images on a DVD. We also got all the rights to the photos, meaning we don’t need permission from the photographer to use them however we want. We also asked them not to edit our photos, because I would do it myself. Basically, we were paying for the photography only.
Throughout the planning process I realized that there were so many other photographers out there that I loved more than our own. Of course, they were more expensive than our photographer, who was charging us $1100. Being a budget bride and not wanting to lose my $300 deposit, we decided to stick with our photographer. Basically, I should have listened to my gut and switched photographers. Read more…
A Jasmine Wedding Story: We Do
July 21st, 2008 @ 11:47 am by Mrs. Jasmine
Previously in this series:
A Jasmine Wedding Story: Beauty and the Bride
A Jasmine Wedding Story: The Mehndi
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Fidgeting nervously with the beaded trim of my lehnga, I made small talk with our wedding coordinator’s assistant (and sister), Anna. She talked animatedly about clothes and tattoos, doing her best to keep the conversation light and bubbly. I tried to be equally responsive, but my nerves were getting the better of me. I’m sorry to say I wasn’t the best conversationalist at that moment!
Finally, Angel gave us word that it was time. Anna and I made our way downstairs to the lobby. My brother, who would be walking me down the aisle, was waiting for me. He grinned broadly and we exchanged a few big sister-little brother compliments about how great the other looked. Meanwhile, hotel guests stopped to congratulate me and even take photographs. It was as close as I was ever going to get to being a celebrity.
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The E-Pic Vestments
July 18th, 2008 @ 1:40 pm by Miss Avocado
I love and watch What Not To Wear all the time, but why do Stacey and Clinton always have to be so negative, focusing on what not to wear? I say we devote some time to thinking about what we should be wearing, specifically in regards to engagement shoots. Laura Novak, an amazing photographer, wrote about it once on Weddingbee, now it’s time for an official photography blog-stalker’s opinion.
I read all of the photography blogs. When I say all of them, I mean that every single time I come across a link to a photography blog, I subscribe to it. I have been able to find some beautiful photos and discover lots of gorgeous inspiration, and want to share with you what I’ve found to be successful when choosing outfits for e-pics.
1. Find out if your photographer allows for outfit changes. If so, think about wearing one “everyday” and one “dressy” outfit.
Photo by Duston Todd
From American Gothic to American Chic.
Gimme Photos and More Photos
July 16th, 2008 @ 11:40 am by Mrs. Flamingo
I had mentioned that I wanted to put photo cards on the tables so that the guests could upload their own wedding photos. After much debate, I decided to go with Flickr simply because you can upload the pictures directly - no need to download a program. I designed a folded card which I placed on each table. They were bilingual (French & English) with a message on one side and the instructions on the other.
In my last post, many of you mentioned that you were interested in knowing what I was going to write on my cards…Well I am happy to share it with you!
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Mad Props
July 15th, 2008 @ 5:49 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
As you may recall, we are planning to do a faux photo booth (or fauxto booth as some clever person said on BeeTV last night. If it was you, claim it, cuz that was a good one 
). Anyway, we really wanted some fun props but I didn’t want to spend a lot. Luckily, I found some random stuff at the local dollar store that I think will do the trick.
I previously mentioned that I have a couple of faux fur wraps in black and blue that are in the prop box. I also picked up a rainbow lei, a grass skirt, a pink headband with stars and feathers, and some party hats.
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Sharing the Joy!
July 4th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Onion
I love photography and my favorite photographs are of people. When I was in high school I took 3 years of photography classes, independent studies and spent extra time on Saturday after class in the dark room. It was with that passion that I decided on our own photographer, Daria Bishop, and it is with similar passion that Mr. Onion’s cousin and his sweet fiancee picked their photographer, Victoria Souza.
The bride and groom are getting married in Connecticut in August and I just had to share some of their engagement photos. Vickie captured their personalities so well and I’ve never seen an engagement session where there are so many sweet photos as well as seriously steamy photos. Read more…
Faux Photo Booth
July 1st, 2008 @ 4:00 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
Like everyone and their mom, I love the idea of photo booths in general, and at wedding, in particular. However, it was never something that I ever considered factoring into our budget, since our budget is 70%+ food. Sorry, I love photo booths, but I love food more.
At our shower we had a Polaroid guest book and I loved the finished product so much! Posing for photos seemed to make people super-creative and they wrote such cute little notes to go along with their sweet, funny, and/or goofy photo.
I’d originally planned on just repeating the Polaroid guest book at the wedding, but that would have just been too easy. Instead, I started contemplating what the photo booth would add. Okay, the obvious answer is “a booth.” Aside from that would be the entertainment factor and the opportunity to have multiple copies of photos that people would take. The Polaroid doesn’t allow for that last part.
