Erin - Boudoir Portraits - Cincinnati

If you missed my last post, I spent last Sunday with a great group of photographers (Allie, Chris, Annie & Toby, Cailyn, Sheila, and Sarah) shooting up a storm together.... One of the shoots we (the female photographers!) did was a Boudoir session of the ridiculously stunning Erin.... Photos from a Boudoir session make a great gift for your husband-to-be or for Valentine's Day, an anniversary... You name it!

PLEASE NOTE: The following photos have been shot very tastefully, but they ARE sexy & a bit risque :o) So if you don't want to see.... Don't scroll!

Erin - Thank you for rocking it for us! It's possible that you're just a little too awesome :o)

Coming soon...

This last weekend I had an awesome time with a group of photographers, both local & afar, doing a Trash the Dress workshop. It was a great experience of working alongside other professionals learning from each other & tossing around new ideas. I absolutely love networking with other photographers & this was the best time I've had doing it yet!

Anyways, we gathered up a group of models & shot a total of FOUR Trash the Dress sessions AND a Boudoir session within one days time! Let's just say I could barely move the next morning :o)

In case you are unfamiliar with what I'm talking about here's a definition from our friends at Wikipedia:

Trash the Dress Session: "Trash the dress refers to photographs that contrasts elegant clothing with an environment in which it is completely out of place. It is generally shot in the style of glossy beauty and glamour photography... It may also be done as an additional shoot after the wedding, almost as a declaration that the wedding is done and the dress will not be used again. It is seen as an alternative to storing the dress away, never to be seen again."

A Boudoir session in relation to photography, is becoming a new trend for brides-to-be. It is especially popular to do as a gift for your groom..... See examples below :o) Pictures speak louder than words!

Here's a sneak peek at a few photos from Erin's boudoir session.... Check back later for more from this session & also for all of the TTD sessions that followed!

PLEASE NOTE: WHILE ALL OF OUR BOUDOIR PHOTOS ARE SHOT VERY TASTEFULLY, THEY ARE RISQUE... SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE... THEN DON'T SCROLL :o)




Thanks to my fellow photographer friends for such a great time this weekend!
Annie & Toby Varland
Chris & Allie Bartelski
Cailyn Huston
Sarah Wellmeier
Sheila Hannus

VOTE!

Happy Election Day!

Just a reminder to everyone to please make your voice heard & VOTE today! As I stood in line waiting to vote I got a little choked up... just watching everyone there casting their ballots for either presidential nominee, helping to make history! It was really awesome!

Noah and I on our way to vote... and excited about it!

Lindsay & Andy - Wedding - St. Teresa of Avila Cincinnati

A few posts ago I talked about Lindsay & Andy's Engagement session (click here if you missed it) - Well Saturday was their big day! It was a BLAST!

Their ceremony was held at the beautiful St. Teresa of Avila parish in Cincinnati. I enjoyed shooting in this church so much - I couldn't get enough of the little details that made this place so amazing!

Becky at McCabe's Greenhouse & Floral did an awesome job with creating such beautiful boquets.

Last look before heading down the aisle...

Andy anxiously awaiting his bride

Not that I was expecting anything less, but Lindsay looked AMAZING!
Again, this church! Wowza!

The newlyweds!

After the ceremony we had time to kill before the reception so I piled in the limo with the bridal party & we headed downtown for a mini-photoshoot

Lindsay & her bridesmaids were (literally) traffic-stopping gorgeous

Andy and his groomsmen weren't so shabby either!

The reception was held at Twin Lanters and was perfect down to every detail...

I could blog dancing shots from the reception all day long, but I'll leave today's sneak peek with this.... Congrats Lindsay & Andy! I am so excited for you & am so blessed to have been apart of your wedding day!

Noah and the Pathetic Pumpkin.

I decided that in true good-mommy tradition, I should carve a pumpkin with my 18 month old son a few days ago. We had visited a pumpkin farm a few weeks back & he got a little Noah-sized pumpkin. He's enjoyed carrying it around the house for the last few weeks & I decided it was finally time to slice him up.

So... Noah, myself, Mr. Pumpkin, my crappy point & shoot camera, and a steak knife from the kitchen headed out onto our deck to carve the pumpkin. It is at this point in the story that I should point out that I have not carved a pumpkin in at LEAST 10 years. Probably much longer. I was unaware of the uber-cool pumpkin carving toys & techniques now used by today's highly-skilled carvers. So, steak knife it was.

Before pumpkin-surgery began:

What Mr. Pumpkin was SUPPOSED to look like post-surgery:

Noah began screaming when I stabbed the pumpkin with the knife... This is why children aren't allowed in the viewing room of surgical procedures on Grey's Anatomy. Anyways, he cheered up quickly after the surgery once he realized his pumpkins head was now removable.

And the final product.... Let's just say that I shouldn't change careers for the plastic surgery industry anytime soon. (That & next year we'll be buying one of those fancy-pants pumpkin carving kits :o)

Lindsay & Andy - Engagement Session

A few days ago I spent a few hours with soon-to-be newlyweds, Lindsay & Andy. They're tying the knot next weekend but wanted to squeeze in an engagement session before the big day. I always recommend e-sessions because it's a great way to get to know each other & get comfortable with my lens in your face :o) Okay, so I try to not get TOO in your face :o)

I would also like to add that I do NOT profile my clients before hand to make sure that they're beautiful... Seriously, I'm just blessed to have great looking clients that make my life easy! :o) Thanks for the fun afternoon guys, and see you next week! Hooray!



Shout-out to Steamboat Bagels in Newport for letting us use their uber-cool shop for the following shots.... Plus yesterdays post with the awesome blue door was taken on their front steps! What a beautiful building!



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