The day after Erin’s gorgeous wedding in Loogootee, Indiana she wanted to do a Trash the Dress session with one of her horses. She hoped on her horse with her gown from That Special Touch in Columbus, Indiana and rode around the Indiana fields. Some of the trees had already started to turn that golden fiery fall color which contrasted nicely with the horse and Erin.
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So I’m behind on my wedding blogs… here is a gorgeous sneak peak of a wedding I shot a couple weeks ago… more to come soon!
A couple weeks ago I met with some of my favorite models and a new favorite fashion designer in Indianapolis to debut her spring 2010 collection. The collection has a very bo-ho goddess feel with colors such as wasabi and a salmon number. I can’t explain it as elegantly as Beth Bennett, the designer of B Troussaeu, but the spring collection just asked for movement. You can see her some of her many creations on etsy as well as online at www.btrousseau.com/ Not only does she make wonderful custom dresses that will make you feel like a goddess, she also makes these amazing wedding gowns both fancy and formal along with unique destination numbers. If I had known about her before our Guatemala Wedding last year I would have used her creative dress making abilities.
Onto the shoot, the lovely Stephanie and Tonie graced us with their gorgeous presences and really completed the looks. Stephanie wore the ombre pale to vibrant fire pink number that fit her perfectly. She swayed, jumped, and busted a ballet move to get the dress to show it’s many facets. Toni stepped up next with her wasabi green halter gown and twirled, posed, and shimmied to show off her threads. There were two more looks following which was a lighter wasabi caftan on Steph and a gorgeous shift boho on Toni. Again, they worked the studio creating designer/photographer/model magic.
To complete our shoot, we headed to my favorite location in Indianapolis to get a on location vibe. Enough of my ode to gorgeous dresses and great models… check out the photos as my words can not do these dresses justice!
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Erin works at the Columbus Area Arts Council. I’ve heard from sources she is their glue. Kenny works at Cumins here in Columbus. Both are extremely outdoorsy, fun, and really nice people. I shot their engagement photos in Nashville, Indiana at the Brown County State Park a couple months back and have been excited ever since to be their wedding photographer. Finally, their wedding weekend arrived!
September 12, 2009 started out as one of those crisp Indiana warm fall days that is perfect to shoot a wedding. I vote for more fall weddings! Around 2 hours from Columbus through the hills of Brown County and Bloomington, the wedding took place over in Loogootee, Indiana where Erin grew up. The services were held at the beautiful St. Peter’s Church. This church was one of the nicest Catholic Churches I have seen outside of Scotland. It was so light inside it made my photography eyes water with appreciation. Most churches are so dark it makes wedding photography difficult, not this church!
At 2pm. the doors of the church opened up to the glowing, gorgeous, bride: Erin. Her gown a Mori Lee from That Special Touch in Columbus was beautiful. Kenny and Erin were all smiles throughout the ceremony. I loved this ceremony not only because the fantastic priest let me take pictures during the entire thing but how many elements were there. The unity candle, the blessing of the rings and couple, and they even signed the marriage license during the ceremony. Also, I can’t forget to mention the flower girl, ring bearer, and bride all had on cow boy boots. What a cute idea!
Right after the ceremony, the wedding party shimmied over to The Blue Door Antique Shop which was a wedding photographer’s dream! The colors, antiques, horses, old carriage, adirondack chairs, and fall flowers were oozing with charm and color. We did the fun modern/contemporary wedding photos I so love do to. Her ring was amazing as it ‘reflected Erins love of horses with a tiny horse shoe.
Fast forward to the reception packed with family and friends at St. Martin’s Hall, the party began. There was plenty of country music, horse-inspired decorations, (Erin is an equestrian), and good ol fashioned country food goodness. Their cake was unbelievably good. Covered in Chocolate horses, it was chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry and was yum! Kenny’s dad wrote the newlyweds a song to which they danced, and the entire bridal party got on the floor for some line dancing fun.
My wedding photography favorites:
Church: St. Peters Catholic Church | Hair: Hair Corner | Hair Fascinator: Kenny’s Mother: Mary Francis
Jewelry(keshi pearls): Sharon Stewart | Cake: Kathy Wallace | Decoration: Shelia Stafford
Bridesmaids dresses: Mori Lee via That Special Touch Wedding Dress: Maggie Sottero via That Special Touch
Flowers: Erin’s Mom: Tanya Sanders
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Longer more detailed summary of this 9/12/09 wedding coming later this week…
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These gorgeous dresses and models were shot near Broad ripple in Indianapolis and on location at the wonderful Indianapolis Museum of Art. More of this session next week!
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A couple weeks ago I visited a friend who had a lovely dog park near her home. Among other shoots we did, she took me to the dog park and of I couldn’t help but capture some of the doggy personalities there. Two crazy-eyed (I call dogs with different colored eyed “crazy-eyed”) huskies were there, Abby, Marshay’s lab mix, and several other furry friends. My favorite shots are of Abby drinking out of a water bottle. She’s one goofy pooch.
