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Dearest Blog Readers,

We know we have been neglecting you the past few months. Somewhere in the midst of shooting, editing, laying out albums, and taking care of our  two little boys we neglected to blog about all the exciting things we have been doing and shooting.  So to make it up to you, we have a brand new blog, with lots of brand new pictures and posts of what we have been up to. 

I am sure its easier said then done, but we will try our hardest to be more dedicated to this blog!

And now for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Imagine it if you will a huge silk, Creative Look Pink ribbon, tied in the prettiest of bows. Sciccors please!!!! And snip, snip....the brand new blog is unveiled!!!

So what are you waiting for go check it out, and sign up for the new feed there, by clicking subscribe.

http://www.creativelookstudios.com/blog

April & Derrick

We Won! Brava Magazine Wedding Photo Contest Madison WI

We’ve been fortunate enough to receive considerations and ‘best of’ ratings by The Knot and Wisconsin Bride magazine in the past six months or so and we are extremely grateful for those, but there’s something extra gratifying about actually having our photo selected as the winner in the Brava wedding photo contest.  We know just how good the competition pool is and are ecstatic to have had not just one photo considered as one of the finalist but 2 of the final 7 consideration were ours (view the finalist here http://www.bravamagazine.com/article.jsp?id=9497&department=8812 ) and ironically both photos are from Megan and Andy’s wedding which was one of our favorites to shoot from the past year.  The picture that won is on the cover of the current edition of Brava Magazine.

Katie + Dan in Brava Magazine! (Creative Wedding Photography, Madison WI)

It’s seems like Katie and Dan are all over our blog this year. And once again they give us reason to re-visit how proud we are of the photos we created for them as their wedding is published in the recent issue of Brava Magazine. This isn’t the first time we’ve had photos in the magazine, but is the first time we’ve remembered to blog about it as Katie was so gracious as to e-mail us the spread. So thanks Katie for making our job just that much easier!

2010 Winter Wedding Planner and Guide Show - Madison

This year's Wedding Planner and Guide show was a huge success.  It was the perfect combination of great weather and no Packer game that I think allowed for so many people to come out.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth.  We enjoyed meeting so many different people and getting a glimpse into their planning process.  We look forward to working with everyone who took advantage of our show special and booked us over the weekend and to all the couples who are still considering us and who we'll be meeting with in the coming weeks.  We want to thank Katie, who was one of the fabulous bride's we worked with this past year, for joining us in our booth on Sunday to help field questions and hand out info.  She did an awesome job and we think added a different perspective to describing our services that we obviously can't offer ourselves.  And we owe a great deal of thanks to Brian for helping put together and tear apart what we think was one of our best booth's ever.  Professor Brian, as we now call him because of his new career path, has shot with and worked with us for over 7 years now and is always there when we really need him, so thanks again.  We are still offering $300 off our packages through February 15th, so if you're considering us it's definitely a great value.  Below are a few pics of our set up.    

11.28.09 Christina + Rob are Married!

When Christina & Rob picked November 28^th as their wedding date they couldn’t of ever imagined that it would be such a beautiful day and that we’d be able to spend so much time taking photos outside.  With it being a ‘winter’ wedding we had to deal with the fact that the days are short and with the skies often being overcast, quality light is even shorter.  So wisely they decided to see each other prior to their ceremony and take the bulk of their ‘portraits’ before officially walking down the aisle.  Though this is a break in ‘tradition,’ it’s a strategy that is becoming more and more common for a number of reasons.  Besides being able to take advantage of the light, it seems like the couples we work with who do this are often more relaxed during their ceremony and therefore able to take more of the experience in without having nerves cloud things quite so much, they also typically are able to transition into the reception with their guests much sooner.  Even though Christina & Rob first saw one another prior to the ceremony, they still made a moment of their first meeting.  We got some really great shots at the Union, and although the chairs had all been put away for the season, the blue skies more than made up for the absent color that they bring.  We then headed over to the capitol before making our way back to the church.  After the ceremony they made a stop at the Old Fashion, where they had their first ‘date’ before heading to Nakoma Country Club for their wine themed reception.  I truly enjoyed documenting their day and we are really proud of all the great moments and images we’ve collected for them.  Below is a preview of some of their proofs.  - Derrick

10.10.09 Meg + Tyler are Married!

Tyler and Meg held their ceremony and reception at the Milford Hills Hunt Club. Which is a beautiful setting for a wedding, especially in the fall. The weather may have been a touch colder than they may have wanted, but besides that they really couldn’t of had a more perfect wedding day. There’s a phenomenon called ‘golden hour,’ which occurs about a hour before dusk when the sun is at a perfect angle, and when the rest of the atmosphere cooperates, creating a beautiful golden light that is amazing to shoot photos in. It doesn’t happen everyday, and we often aren’t shooting photos at that time during our more summery weddings, as it occurs later in the evening when dinner and or the reception are taking place. However on Meg and Tyler’s day it seemed to last forever, allowing us to get some really ‘magical’ shots around the grounds of the club. Their outdoor ceremony went off without a hitch, and the reception was full of close family, good friends, great speeches and lots of dancing. I had a great time documenting their day and have to say this this was one of our more favorite weddings, photographically and otherwise, of the year. Below is a preview of some of their proofs.