A new blog post for cryin' out loud!

I am seriously behind on my wedding blog!  Between shooting weddings and doing the finish work on my new studio, I have really neglected this blog.  I'm so ashamed!

Since my last posting, we completed the construction of my new studio space.  Here's a photo to prove it!  I can't wait to get all moved in and up and running... 

Now to my second bit o' news.  I'm making the announcement on here first, that I will be raising my wedding rates come January 1st.  So, if you've been on the fence about whether or not to hire me for your wedding, now would be the time to do it.  Don't say I didn't warn you!

On to some images.  Here's a little engagement session that I shot a while back.  Karla and Jacob have me booked to shoot their wedding next year, and wanted some Fall engagement shots.  It was a beautiful day, we found some colorful trees, and I even got to meet their super sweet German Shorthair, named Blue.(I love German Shorthairs by the way.  I have one and her name is Millie.  She's the best dog ever.)  Anyways, I think the session was a hit, take a look...

 

 

Ashley and Wesley.... and a new studio.

August has been my break from weddings this year.  I sure am glad I didn't have to be out shooting in that crazy hot weather!  Wedding's pick back up with a vengeance in September and October, so I've been using this down time to catch up on all of my personal work, house work, ect.

It has also been nice to have some down time while construction started on my brand NEW STUDIO!  It's hard for me to believe that I've been without a working studio for almost two years.  Moving from Missouri, I had to leave behind my studio and have been without one ever since, but I will not be without one for long.  Six weeks from now, I should be up and running in my very own space!  We designed it ourselves and the construction team broke ground on the project yesterday.  Oh happy days!

Now, here's a wedding that we shot a while back.  It was one of the most fun weddings we've experienced.  Wesley is from South Africa and Ashley is from Kansas.  They sang the South African national anthem at the reception for cryin' out loud!  It was pretty neat.  Their wedding was in a beautiful church in Topeka and the reception was here in Lawrence at the lovely Eldridge Hotel.  They were a lot of fun and honestly, you'd be hard pressed to meet a sweeter couple.  The photos turned out great...have a look!

 

Rachel and Luke

Here's a lovely little wedding we shot a while back.  Rachel and Luke were a sweet couple.  Aside from the 30mph winds, the day went beautifully.  We got some really great shots at the Danforth.(neat little chapel on KU's campus)  There's a hallway in this chapel, that could possibly be my favorite little hallway to make images in.  The light is always soft, there are stone walls, dark wood...it's just dramatic. So, if you're getting married at the Danforth and don't already have a photographer, I'm your man.

Here are a few images that I liked...

Dennis and Seo Hee

It has been awhile since my last blog post.  I've been busy working, I swear!  So, this is Dennis and Seo Hee.  They live in New York and wanted me to shoot their pre-wedding reception.  It was held at the lovely Eldridge Hotel, right here in downtown Lawrence.  We met them for the first time in their room at the hotel and went straight to work.  Using the natural light coming through the windows of the hotel room, we got some sweet shots.  Here, have a look...