Angela & Mike Trashed The Dress!!
Hey everyone! We’re back from vacation and catching up on the blog today…lots of new pics!! YAY! 🙂
On June 14th, we photographed Angela & Mike’s trash the dress session in downtown Indy & Plainfield. I was SUPER excited for this shoot…it has been 3 years in the making, seriously. Three years ago, Angela called us to shoot her wedding but unfortunately, we were already booked for her popular wedding date. Fast forward to their wedding day – they ended up really disappointed in the other photographer they booked for their wedding (the lady fell asleep at their wedding, I kid you NOT!) :O so yeah, needless to say, they were still in need of some amazing images in their wedding attire, so Angela contacted us about shooting her trash the dress session!! 🙂
These are some of my all time favorite pics from their shoot…the lighting was amazing, they looked amazing, the weather turned out to be amazing…LOVED it!
Mike works on Harleys so we were able to incorporate their bike into some pics…
I think my favorite thing about this shoot is that Angela totally trusted us 200%. When we talked about different locations to shoot downtown, she said she wanted the urban/chic look with some nature/water pics at the end, other than that, it was up to us. There are so many times that I drive around downtown Indy and find a random spot and think “that would make a cool photo location” but the spot is only good for a few cool shots, not an entire shoot. So I asked her if she was up for stopping wherever I wanted to shoot the whole day…kind of a new concept…we just randomly drove around downtown and stopped whenever we found one of those neat spots…I think more and more people are going to want to do this “wandering” approach now. Check out my favorites from our downtown travels!!
One of my all time favorites….yeah, I went there… 🙂
Another all time fave!!
And another…lol…loved her expression!
I’ve always wanted to shoot at this wall…reminds me of the Dolphin Pavilion at the zoo!
Looks like he’s saying “Whatcha doin’?”
GORGEOUS!! Angela is sooooo pretty, she should model, shouldn’t she?! Those eye are AMAZING!
Then we headed down to Mass Ave to find some cool spots around the alleys…
Then headed to Plainfield for her water shots…she looks so “Country girl goes Hollywood” here 🙂
LOVED IT!
You gotta love a girl who brings cute rain boots with her to her shoot! 🙂
She got a good catch! 🙂
Water fight!!
Thanks for a fun time you guys! More pics coming soon! 🙂
Merry Christmas!
Thank you to all of our friends, family, clients & colleagues for making 2008 another great year for all of us at Erin Hession Photography! Merry Christmas! 🙂
(Pictured from top to bottom, left to right: Diana – side shooter, John – side-shooter/assistant/web developer, Erin – main photographer, Elizabeth – side-shooter, April – album designer, Allie – personal assistant, Melissa – side-shooter/album assembly, Nichole – side-shooter)
October class photo shoot!
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!
Lydia & Dave trashed the dress!!
Last week, we met up with Lydia & Dave for their trash the dress session before they left for their honeymoon to Mexico! Since Lydia is a paramedic and Dave is a firefighter, we thought we’d start at the firehouse for some unique photos in their wedding attire!!
HOT!!
LOL! I loved this one….her flowers in his work boots…:)
After that, we were planning on shooting at Avon Gardens but their hours were listed incorrectly on their website so we pulled up and they were closed!! Agh! Luckily, they knew their way around the area well and suggested Friendship Gardens in Plainfield & I think it actually worked out even better!! 🙂
Lydia loved some similar shots that we took of April like this so we replicated a few of those for her…
I LOVED this shot!!
They have a cool gazebo nearby so we got a few shots there…
And then ventured to the bridge….
And then over to Hummel Park down the road for some shots in the creek…I LOVED these too!! It was such a pretty day outside! Here’s my angle…
Here was John’s angle…:)
LOL!!
Thanks for a fun time!! More pics coming soon! 🙂
Featured on ShootsacBlog.com AGAIN! :)
YAY!! I just received an email saying that our pics from Keri’s TTD were featured on the Shootsac Blog!! All of you know how much I ADORE my Shootsac and all 12 covers that I own…yes, 12…a girl has to have one that matches everything she wears!! 😉 Check out the blog post by CLICKING HERE!!