8.22.09 Megan + Andy are Married!

I can't tell you how many Saturday evenings I have gotten home from a long day of shooting a wedding, and thought to myself how lucky we are to work with such great couples. It's really funny how it works out that we end up working with couples that have such similar interests & personalities as Derrick & I.  We always say that we are looking for couples that are a good fit for us, as much as we are a good fit for them. (since good chemistry can go along way in our creativeness) It's a bit nerve racking on the rare occasion that we don't meet a client ahead of time, when booked over the phone or through email. Which was the case with Megan & Andy who were planning a long distance wedding, making it tough to get together for an engagement session or consultation. Of course, we had no idea what we were getting into.  However, when we showed up for Megan's getting ready coverage we were immediately greeted at the door by an exhuberatingly happy, smiling Megan, and later met an equally friendly & outgoing Andy. It was apparent right away that these two were going to be a lot of fun to work with! 

Megan & Andy said I do, on her Grandparents island outside of Pardeeville. I'm sure that when her Grandpa purchased the land nearly 40 years prior he hadn't anticipated that his Granddaughter would one day be getting married there. The island provided a very organic and beautiful backdrop for the ceremony and pictures. Megan also received a ride to the start of the aisle in a retro car (Chrysler Windsor Deluxe) once owned by her Grandpa, that added even more to the nostalgia of the day. 

We ended our coverage with some more urban shots in Pardeeville. We had a great time working with Megan & Andy & wish them many years of happily ever after! -April

Casey from Bacci did a great job on Megan & the girls' hair!

Blakley Family....

We did an extended session with Quincy and his parents, with a mix of urban and natural backdrops.

This shoot was extra special for the family, as its the last time they will have a family session with just the three of them, because a new addition to the family is on the way in just a few weeks!

Sawyer...10 Months Old...

It seems like only a few months ago that we shot Sawyer's Mom & Dad's maternity session....the last year has truly flown by, it's crazy to think that baby Sawyer is almost a year old. And will soon be approaching a toddler rather then a baby. We always enjoy the chance to work with Sawyer and his parents...with Sawyer's 10 month session being no exception.

(Sawyer has the bluest eyes)

Trash the Dress...

We're sure you've heard it a 1000 times already... Your wedding day will go by so quickly, will be an absolute blur, and in the days, weeks & years following your event you'll be referencing your photos and video just so you can take it all in. We know we're biased, but we feel it'll be these photographs & video that you'll find are the most important investment you can make toward your wedding day. With that being said, it can be tough to spend as much time on portraits (on the wedding day at least) as some brides & grooms desire....so we started offering sessions, that can be added to wedding packages, that allow us to have a little more fun or to visit locations that we may not have been able to have and gone to on the wedding day itself. This can mean doing a bridal Vogue session prior to the wedding day to show off at the wedding (or to give as a special gift to your future husband) or it can mean the bride & groom doing a session prior to or after their event. One of our favorites though, is when the bride wants to have even more fun in her dress than is typically allowed on a wedding day, here enters a Trash the Dress Session. Trash the Dress Sessions are where we start out shooting some fun beauty shots of the bride (and sometimes groom), much like a Vogue session, but then progressively start to put the bride in situations that may not be "normal" on a wedding day, eventually leading to the demise or trashing of her wedding dress. Don't worry this isn't always done with the actual wedding dress, plenty of brides purchase more economical dresses to do this session in. Contact us to discuss ideas for pre or post wedding day sessions.

Below is a recent Trash the Dress session we did: