Boudoir, Bridal & Kitties, oh my!

Last Sunday, we had a BLAST photographing Cori’s bridal portraits & boudoir session!! Karen Hall & Co. did a great job with her hair & make-up, as usual…she looked flawless. 🙂 I think when some brides think of bridal portraits, they envision the traditional altar formal shots that were popular way back when….well, times have definitely changed and this bridal portrait session was anything but ordinary! I think it’s becoming more popular because brides are able to see how their hair, make-up, flowers, etc. will turn out before the wedding and get some fun pics at various locations in the process.
Cute shoes….although they looked like they hurt…:O
Cool ring shot…and Cori left behind a little artwork on the wall (below)….;)
She looked gorgeous!!! Her eyes just popped in her pics….
LOL….I LOVE THIS SHOT! As we were walking around the monument downtown, I stopped a group of guys with skate boards to see if we could borrow one for a quick shot. Cori was totally up for anything!!! I heard people walking by saying, “OMG, those are going to be awesome pics!” Her dress ended up a little “pre-trashed” from the whole shoot (as in dirty and now has a few holes) but she was so great about it, she knew it was going to be worth it and that later on, she’d look back at those stains and remember what a great time she had that day at her photo shoot. That’s all that really matters….
And then we had to stop by Border’s for some last minute help from the knot. LOL Since Cori is a knottie, this shot was only fitting. 😉
The people at the bookstore thought we were nuts…oh well! I’ll do anything for a cool shot….
…including nearly getting arrested. :O Cori was standing on top of the monument wall (fountain was behind her) and we got this shot to get a different perspective of the capitol building…most people shoot it straight on, making it appear bigger in the background…we wanted to try something a little different…she looked like she was on top of the world here. 🙂 But after I snapped a few pics, a cop showed up…luckily he was cool about it and none of us were hauled off…lol…
After her bridal portrait shoot was done, we went back inside and she changed for her boudoir shoot…
SEXY!!
She looked SO HOT! Her fiance is going to LOVE these…I wish I could be there to see his face when he gets his little black box of 5×7’s on the wedding night. 😀 (By the way, I did get permission to post these since she was ok with showing them off on my blog…and she said her fiance won’t look here before the wedding since he doesn’t want to see the dress until the ceremony…how cute is that?!)
And since he’s a fire fighter, we had a little fun with the hose….
I loved these shots on the blue table….of course, after this shot was taken, the building owner walked in (oops!) and we decided to move to plan B, we went to her house to finish the shoot….
It actually worked out really well…she was able to light some candles and be more comfy at home. 🙂
And then her kitties wanted in on the action…:) You all know how much I love animals so of course, I had to include them on the blog. (Kitty boudoir below…) ;p
“Look mom, I can replicate that pose!”
Cat fight…Diana caught these two duking it out in the middle of the shoot…LOL
Sweet kitty face 🙂

Cori was so much fun to work with that day and on Monday, I received this e-mail from her:

“Hi Erin,

I just had to email and tell you how glad I am that we picked you guys as our photographer, I think you meet everyone for a reason and after yesterday, I know why I was lead your way. Yesterday was great! First of all, thanks for recommending Karen Hall. My hair and makeup were above and beyond what I ever expected. Not to mention how incredibly wonderful they are, I can see why you all work so well together. Second of all, the pictures were phenomenal, and I only saw a few on the little camera screen. I can’t wait to see all of them. Third, you have no idea what doing that photo shoot has done for me. Not only do I know how great I’m going to look on my wedding day and won’t be so nervous to be ‘the center of attention’, but taking all of those shots really made me feel SO good about myself, I feel I have a new confidence that I didn’t have before. You made me feel so comfortable and so beautiful that I recommend every woman to do this even if it is just for them, it was a great experience! Forth, I have a new respect for models, because I was tired and sore from holding all those poses, whew! LOL And last, please be sure to tell John and Diana how grateful I am to all of you for doing all this yesterday and how much fun it was. I hope that you get some good shots that are really going to take your photography to a whole new level, I will be sure to HIGHLY recommend you to anyone looking for a GREAT photographer.Ok, I’ll stop being sappy now and let you get back to work because I’m almost teary eyed from all this.

Talk to you soon.

Cori”