I was so fortunate to be asked to photograph this bride and groom's wedding! I have known the beautiful bride for many years and I'm so happy that she found this great guy to marry. She planned the day herself, and she did an awesome job!
First of all, I love that her dress was her mom's dress. Even the veil. (I am admittedly biased - I wore my mom's wedding dress... but I changed the veil.) What a gorgeous, timeless style!
I really enjoy getting to hear about the bride from her friends - these awesome bridesmaids had some great stories to tell, including a fun disagreement about how many years they actually have known each other. Either way you tell it, it's a long time. :)
(This is her dad and brothers. I realized as I was writing this that it could be taken as a groom picture. But nope.)
The church is St. Joseph's, which I had never been inside before. It is really beautiful - I love the light.
Congratulations!
And here's a preview of the bride & groom pictures, along with bridal party, etc., at their beautiful reception venue Casa de las Suenas. More to come!
How much of photography is real and how much is photoshop? Well, usually, I keep the photoshop to a bare minimum. But for these pictures, obviously a lot. I thought it would be fun to show the before and after versions of these creative fairy pictures.
This darling little girl had to do some pretending when we took these pictures! Here is the final result - so cute, right?
And here is what we started with! She had to pretend the stick was a beautiful flower - she thought that was pretty funny.
And here is the blooming tree that I used to set up the picture.
I have been thinking about this picture for awhile, and I don't think I'm quite done with it yet (my daughter wants to try it too) - but what a lot of fun this is!
The original pictures. Obviously there are more original pictures than this - I tinkered with it for awhile. But here are the 2 main sources:
This is one of my favorites! I have been collecting butterfly pictures for a long time now and I used real butterfly wings, I just changed the colors to match. The colors all matching in this picture is important - her dress is perfect!
Here she is hanging from the tree- full-size. Cute, but not nearly as cute as the finished picture!
Here are the wings - in orange. :)
This little girl was my next client, and I was on a roll! I had her hang from a tree also, and changed the color of her wings.
She is a little taller and it was harder for her to hang and keep her feet off the ground!
If you like the idea of creative photography, which obviously sometimes involves photoshop, I'd love to talk with you about a fun session for your kids. It's a fantastic way to celebrate their imaginations! You can give me a call or email.
I shouldn't always talk about how amazing the families are that I work with. But this family was truly such a pleasure! Their girls go to school with my kids and their mom was a girl scout leader extraordinaire for my daughter last year. Their family was bursting with fun, kindness, and great ideas.
I enjoyed spending a little time in the Sandia foothills with them at the Elena Gallegos open space. Last time I did pictures there it was something like 95 degrees out, so these mild temperatures were very pleasant.
Each daughter has a very different, beautiful, personality.
Can you tell in these pictures?
Even their dog was awesome - she sat mildly with the family, and didn't mind looking my way when I needed her to. The girls were very good at posing themselves.
The dog did not jump. (I guess that is harder to coach.) But the family had excellent jumping synchronization - everyone at the same time, sometimes tricky.
This just makes me think of the Sound of Music. We need some guitar cases or suitcases.
Their mom needed a picture of her before her teeth grew in on top. (My youngest has the funny one big tooth thing going right now - hopefully I got a good picture of her last month!)
If you are interested in family photography, I'd love to meet with you or just chat about a family session! You can get a hold of me here. Or - I have a ton more ideas for how to get the best results from your family photo session here! Click and check it out!
