Emil & Jesica | Wedding

Sometimes it can be really weird when two of your friends decide to get married. :-) You've known them both separately, and then all of a sudden you have to think of them as a unit. But when I heard that Emil & Jesi were courting, it wasn't like that. It seemed perfectly normal, and I was pretty sure it wouldn't be long before we heard wedding bells.

We watched the forecast leading up to the wedding day and I was mentally preparing myself for what it was telling me on Friday morning - 70% chance of thunderstorms all day on Saturday. Eeek. For a girl who loves to shoot outside, that wasn't such great news. But lo and behold, I checked again Friday night and it had changed to 0% chance! Praise the Lord! And instead we just had beautiful cloud cover for most of the day.

I think Emil & Jesi's wedding stands out as one of the most unique weddings I've shot so far, and here's why: we were ahead of schedule ALL DAY. You heard that correctly. Not just on schedule, AHEAD of schedule!!! Sorry, I really couldn't get over that. It just never happens. :-)

All right. Enough chatter. Emil & Jesi, I'm so happy for you both and I wish you so much joy and blessings in your married life! Enjoy the pictures!

*So thankful for my wonderful second shooter, Wendy!

Such a beautiful ring!

Cinderella...

Ok... this was a first for me. They DROPPED him.

I've never had groomsmen drop the groom before.

I probably need to add something to my contract about how they can't sue me if the groom breaks his neck because the groomsmen dropped him.

He didn't break his neck, thankfully. And it was kind of funny... :-)

Love the matching grins on the left, and this tender sibling moment on the right

(Wendy gets credit for the latter!)

The bawling child is just perfection. :-)

SO MUCH DESSERT. Oh my word. It was beautiful.

Grace, you are insane. In the very best way.

It's always fun to get to take pictures of my past brides & grooms at weddings!

That face.... scary.

My favorite part of the picture on the left?

The ring bearer slurping away on the Starbucks...

That kid... in the tie... I think I want to marry him.

Credits:
Wedding Dress: Thrifted
Veil: Voile Boutique
Bridesmaid dresses: Eshakti
Florals: Lilywinkel
Ceremony Venue: Providence Church
Reception Venue: The Gateway Building
Cake & Desserts: Simply Grace

Get Your Photos Printed! | For Clients

Since we talked last week about sharing photos online, I thought that today we'd continue the "what to do with your pictures" discussion and talk about why you should print your photos!

#1: Prints are happy. They just are. You can put them in frames, you can send them in the mail, you can clip them to a string with clothespins, you can scrapbook them, and you can hang them all over your house to look at all the time.

#2: Digital just doesn't always cut it. Don't get me wrong, I love digital and the vibrance of an image on the screen. I love using PASS and that it has an online gallery and a mobile app, which allows my clients to have their pictures at their fingertips to show off wherever they are. :-) But nothing will ever beat holding hard copies in your hands; and maybe it's just me but I think it's a lot more romantic when a guy has a printed photo of his girl in his wallet, than when he just has her as his phone background (though I think he should still have her as his phone background ;-P).

#3: Prints maximize your investment. You spent a lot of money getting those photos taken! Make sure you're getting the most out of them. And prints are not that expensive, even professional ones (from me anyway... different photographers approach print pricing differently). Of course, you can also invest a little more in a beautiful canvas or other type of wall art (a post for another day - wall art options!).

Inspired to get your pictures on paper? I hope so! If you want to know what the benefit is to getting professional prints over Walmart, click here!

P.S. I know that the blog has been quiet (read: silent) the past few Mondays. Unfortunately that is what happens when you plan to blog work on Mondays, but the work that you were about to blog gets cancelled for weather. Oops. That said... I have some good things in store for you coming up starting this coming Monday, so don't be a stranger!