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October 2008

Anne Clidence, one of the awesome Chapel Coordinators at Ritz Charles just emailed me to tell me that they are running a special promo for Jan-March 2009 for their gorgeous chapel. If you book your wedding and reception for January, February or March of 2009, there is NO charge for the chapel!! Give her a call if you’re interested in their special promo, her number is 317-846-9158. That is such an amazing deal, I would hop on it right away if you’re considering an early 2009 wedding, I’m sure their remaining dates will book up quickly!!

Yesterday, we held our October class photo shoot at Karen Hall & Company & we had so many amazing models for this shoot!! The first one above is Anna, you probably remember her from her senior portrait session that we photographed a few weeks ago…she’s a complete natural in front of the camera! The 2nd model below is my adorable sister Mary!! They did such an amazing job on her hair & make-up, she looked so cute!

A more retro/fun look…

GORGEOUS!! Her eyes are amazing!!

Our 3rd model was Olivia, who was there to get some head shots for White Cliffs Hair Studio. This wig looked so amazingly natural on her!! Remember she was in our last photo shoot too? Her mom brought me a copy of Indianapolis Woman magazine yesterday and my “bubble gum shot” made it in the magazine! YAY! She’s modeling a beautiful dress by Nikki Blaine Couture who was also on set for the photo shoot…I love having so many creative minds in one place at one time! 🙂

Model #4 was Barb, she’s become a regular as well and was in need of some more casual head shots for her portfolio…isn’t she gorgeous?! 🙂

She’s soooo pretty!!!

Anna modeled this dress for all of YOU!!! If you are thinking of doing a trash the dress session but don’t want to trash YOUR dress, you now have the option to wear this dress for a photo shoot with us! 🙂 Tracy from Bliss Boutique contacted me earlier this year and offered to donate this dress to us to use in photo shoots. It’s a very pretty but simple dress that will go well with just about any jewelry, flowers, veil, etc….the perfect trash the dress kind of dress!! 🙂 So if you’re interested in booking a trash the dress session with us and want to wear this dress, email me at [email protected] and we’ll get it scheduled ASAP! (The dress is about a size 10/12 and was pretty big on Anna but we pinned it in the back) 😉 By the way, Bliss Boutique is a gorgeous bridal shop in Brownsburg that carries a huge selection of gorgeous dresses, all priced under $1,500 so if you’re looking for a wedding dress, tell Tracy I sent you her way!! She’s soooo nice and super sweet to work with!!

Model #5 was Alex, he came to us from Berny Martin, the owner of Catou Couture…Berny is an AMAZING fashion designer and Alex is modeling one of his suits here. Alex was also a model in Midwest Fashion Week, the largest Midwest fashion show produced by Berny himself!

Then Anna changed into one of Berny’s amazing dresses…wow! They looked like they were ready to walk the red carpet!

Doesn’t she look like Halle Berry here!? 🙂

Model #6 was my youngest sister Leah…she is so gorgeous!! Karen & her crew wanted to go for a young/fun teen look with her and I think they pulled it off very well!

She’s soooo pretty!!

She loved the blue table so we did a few shots there for her…

Such a cute school girl look!! 🙂

Thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s photo shoot a huge success! Our next class photo shoot will probably be held in February so if you’re interested in booking a spot in the next shoot, email me at [email protected] and we’ll put you on the list to be notified when the next photo shoot date is announced!

Last Friday, we photographed Shannon & JM’s wedding & reception at The Monon Center in Carmel. Her gown & her flowers were absolutely STUNNING!! 🙂 Chuck Eaglin (owner of the new Indy Floral Design) did her flowers and wow, wow, wow!!!

Here’s the locket that Shannon’s dad bought the day she was born….Chuck wrapped it up in her bouquet. 🙂

Are you kidding me?!?! GORGEOUS!!

Her eyes were amazing!! We managed to get some outdoor photos right before and right after the ceremony…they were predicting a 90% chance of rain that day and everything was moved inside but the clouds broke just in time to snap some gorgeous pics!

I love how much she adores JM!!

Making out in the stairwell after the wedding… 🙂

Such a cute couple!!!!

We were so excited that the Fall leaves were perfect and the sun came out to shine on them right at this moment! Shannon said she’s always wanted her wedding pics against the beautiful Fall leaves and her dreams came true!! YAY!

The sunset was gorgeous that night!!

You all know how much I love pink & lime green!! When I walked into the reception hall, I found the coolest looking cake! (The Ritz Charles provided their cake and catering and they did a fabulous job!)

Hi Adrianne & Elliott!! Thanks for referring Shannon & JM to us!! 🙂

The groom’s grandparents won the anniversary dance and this was such a cute moment!! I love how they’re watching them dance in the background!

Cool ring shots!!

Thanks for a great time you guys!! Hope you’re having fun in California this week! 🙂

***This is a re-post since my original post got buried under a TON of photos! 🙂 ***

Hi everyone! We are currently looking for a 3rd part-time side-shooter to fill in when both of my other side-shooters are unavailable in 2009. We need someone who knows how to shoot fully manual, is familiar with Nikon digital equipment, (we will supply the equipment for all photo shoots) has evening & weekend availability, has the desire to learn & grow as a photographer, is very dependable, efficient, follows directions well, has daily access to email, can help pose large groups of people under tight schedules & be able to stand for 8-10 hours at a time. The person who fills this position needs to be able to take initiative, be helpful, organized, professional and have a great, outgoing personality. (And they must LOVE weddings!!) 🙂 They also need to be up-to-date with current photography trends, poses, blogs and ideas and be willing to try new things each week.

To apply for this position, please email me:

1. Your resume ([email protected])

2. A link to view your online portfolio, or if you don’t have an online portfolio then please email me 10-20 sample low res images. (Please do not send high res images as it will overflow my inbox)

3. Salary requirements or a general range (if you leave this out, or say “negotiable” you will not be considered, sorry)

4. A statement of why you’d like to work with us and what your long term goals are as a photographer

Please only apply if you meet all of the requirements! We will review each applicant and reply if we’d like to schedule an interview. Thanks! 🙂

Last week, Melissa (one of my fantastic side shooters!!) came over to my dad’s house to shoot our family photos for our Christmas card. We shared the shooting duties during this shoot since I had to be IN some of the pics! LOL She did a fabulous job as always, thanks Melissa!!! 🙂 Here’s our adorable furbaby, Mickey…

LOL I have no vertical jumping abilities…as shown below…but Leah & John did an awesome job! 🙂

Here’s dad, the ND football hero… 🙂 XOXO

And Leah…she’s so adorable…:)

And here’s a head shot of myself that I actually like – yay!! I usually hate to be in front of the camera…lol…yeah, how ironic, right?!?! 🙂

My new FAVORITE shot of me & John together…I’m thinking this is going to be our Christmas card this year!! LOVE IT!

Dad & Kitty with Mickey…so cute!

Mary & Leah having fun together…more pics of just the two of them coming soon too!!! 😉

Thanks Melissa for all of the awesome photos and memories! {Hugs!!}