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Terre Haute Vintage engagement session: Stacey & Alex

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Q&A with Bride to be Stacey

How did you two meet? Alex and I met about 6 yrs ago when he stared working at the same place as I do. (dating in 2009) He has moved on to a new career now.

The Ring? Alex found the stone….then we looked at several mounts…..I narrowed it down to a few..then he found the one and had the stone set…. I knew the ring was complete but had to wait…he made me wait about 2 months for it.

Proposal story? Alex proposed on July 4th this past year….It was spear of the moment….We were at his brothers that day for party and that evening we were going to watch the city’s fireworks(in a private place) and he encouraged all our family to join but no one wanted to go…..Little did they know what Alex was up to. He waited till the end…the finale to pull out the ring and ask.

Wedding plans? Rustic-chic wedding-while being fun and laid-back with games, handmade burlap banners, wooden wedding signs– all in a great indoor/outdoor space

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Spring engagement photography session in the Midwest at IMA

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:33:33 +0000

Q&A with Bride to be Rachel:

Where did you meet?
Erin and I attended Illinois Wesleyan University and officially met our sophomore year when we studied abroad together in Madrid. However, he’s since spilled that he “knew of me” before that because he’d seen me around campus and thought I was pretttyy. And I definitely noticed him during a meeting for our study abroad program – he showed up after swimming laps, and his hair was all askew and he smelled like chlorine. Just like I like ‘em.

How did he propose?
He proposed in the Sculpture Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was a beautiful Sunday morning and there weren’t too many onlookers, so he didn’t have any performance anxiety. Although, I do remember there being a lot of squirrels around. Anyway, immediately after we both hugged, smiled, and kissed the rest of the day away. And drank mimosas… it was divine.

Who chose the ring?
Erin did! It’s a family piece and I feel very honored to wear it.

Favorite part of Engagement session?

Honestly, joking around with you was the best part! I’m so glad we found a photographer that we can connect with. Also, the garden where we took the pictures smelled AMAZING. So many cherry blossoms.

Wedding Plans?
We’ll be married in the chapel of alma mater and then we’ll dine at a local farm-to-table restaurant in Bloomington, IL.

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Long Grove / Chicago Illinois Engagement Photography: Elaina & Bobby

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:43:40 +0000

Q&A with Bride to be Elaina:

Where did you two meet? Bobby and I met when he was in eighth grade and I was in seventh. He was and still is best friends with my brother, Evan; in addition, Bobby’s older sister, Lindsey, and my older brother, George, were also good friends. Considering the fact that we are all so close in age, we all shared each other’s friends, including Bobby’s younger brother, Donny. Growing up, our house was the party house where all the kids would meet almost every day after school. My mom always had a home cooked meal and both my parents always welcomed all of our friends as their own.

How did Bobby Propose? I am not too fond of surprises and I thought it was difficult to surprise me, but Bobby did pull off a wonderful surprise when he proposed on December 23, 2011. Bobby told me that we were going to meet his friend Ryan since we hadn’t seen him in a while due to his crazy work hours since he is a firefighter. On our drive down to the city, Bobby reserved a hotel room which I was unaware was already booked. We went to the hotel room and waited for Ryan to call us. While waiting, Bobby and I went out to dinner and then returned back to the hotel room. When I opened the door, I saw champagne and chocolate covered strawberries (my favorite). I turned around in confusion, and there was Bobby holding the ring in his hand.

Who chose the ring? Since Bobby and I have been together for about seven and a half years, we had talked about wedding ring styles. He knew exactly what I liked and picked it out on his own without me being aware.

Favorite part of Engagement session? Our favorite part of the engagement session was laughing with you and Walter. You both made us feel comfortable and we had some funny one-liners. We will never forget when you joked to Bobby, “Smell her hair!” Or when I threw my shoes into the field and Walter looked at me like I was crazy. We are honored that you took our engagement photos and we are looking forward to you capturing our wedding day:-)

Wedding plans? Our wedding will take place at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the W Chicago City Center on New Years Eve 2012.

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Sunset Engagement Session in Columbus, Indiana

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:35:13 +0000

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Midwest Engagement Photographer: Jess & Chase (and their dog Juno!)

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Q/A’s with Bride to be, Jess, about their midwest engagement session:

To make the save the date signs:Take a plain piece of wood of any size or shape. Choose your base color that you want to show through and paint the entire piece. I used an acrylic paint. Let dry completely. Take Elmer’s All Purpose Glue and cover the paint entirely. I used my finger to spread it out (don’t worry about it being perfectly spread out or even, it adds character). Let sit for about 10-15 seconds (until tacky) and then paint your top coat on top. Let air dry or use hair dryer and you will start to see the cracks come through! The letters are done with a stencil and the same base coat paint. Let dry and there are your signs!!

How’d you two meet? I had heard Chase was a new transfer student for the baseball team and we had seen each other around campus a few times. Many of our friends were mutual and they thought it would be a good idea to set us up on a date. The story goes on from there.

Favorite part of the engagement session? Walking around all the little shops in Nashville and looking at the unique stores and buildings that are tucked away. We loved being able to include Juno in our pictures as she is part of our family.

Wedding plans? The ceremony is at Asbury United Methodist Church on August 18, 2012 with the reception following at Factory 12 event loft. Colors for the wedding are purple and grey and the theme is going to be based around a rustic, cozy, friend and family atmosphere.

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Midwest Engagement photos in Columbus Indiana: Lindsey & Kyle

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:41:17 +0000

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Midwest anytime couple photos in Seymour, Indiana by Stacy Able Photography

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Bloomington Indiana Fall Engagement Session by Stacy Able

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:01:13 +0000

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Midwest Engagement Photographer: Pimmy & Drew’s Downtown Indianapolis Engagement Session

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Kaitlin and Matt’s Fall Columbus Indiana Engagement Photography Session

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Chloie & Matt’s Campfire Engagement session in the Midwest by Stacy Able Photography

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:35:15 +0000

Gourmet Marshmallows by 240Sweet Artisan Marshmallows headquartered in Columbus, Indiana.

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Leslie & Daniel’s Zionsville, Indiana Fall Engagement session with a red tandem bike, sunset, and purdue pride by Stacy Able Photography

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:48:54 +0000

Fron bride to be Leslie:

How did you two meet?
Daniel and I met through a mutual friend while we were at Purdue University. We actually met in the spring of 2009 but had only a few brief encounters. We ran into each other again in the fall of ’09…Daniel actually was riding on the Boilermaker Special (Purdue’s official mascot-a huge and awesome train) on a football game day when he saw me walking across campus. He stood up, yelled my name and from then on we made sure that we ran into each other on purpose!

When/how did Daniel propose?
The topic of marriage had been coming up quite often, and it was apparent that our relationship was heading in that direction. Daniel and I had reservations at Fogo de Chao in downtown Indy-a place that we both had wanted to experience for a long time. On the way to Indy, Daniel kept bringing up our relationship and different things that we had done together. I was oblivious and thought he was just being really romantic! We were waiting outside of the restaurant when Daniel started to talk more about our relationship…and then he got down on his knee!! I said yes immediately and then was rendered speechless. He definitely took me by surprise!!

Who chose the ring?
Daniel and I looked at rings at the end of May. I knew, though, that he would be buying the ring at a local jewelry store near his hometown where multiple family members had also bought engagement/wedding rings. After much anticipation, we finally went to that jewelry store to check out their rings. I picked out a couple that I really liked and left the final decision up to him:)

Wedding plans:
Our wedding will be in Dayton, Indiana at the Dayton United Methodist Church. Our reception will be at the Purdue Memorial Union, which is significant since Purdue is where we met. Not to mention we are both lifelong Boilermakers!!!

Favorite moment during the engagement session:
The tandem bike. Stacy told us to go slowly so that the pics wouldn’t come out blurry. I was directed to kick my feet in the air while Daniel peddled. Daniel peddling slowly+me with my feet in the air resulted in some instability…no one fell off-luckily-but I think Daniel and I could use some practice riding the tandem bike!

Why we chose Stacy Able Photography:
We chose Stacy because we liked her photography style. I love the photojournalistic elements to her photography, and also the great importance that she places on making sure she gets shots of all of the most important people in our lives. Not to mention she is very flexible and easy to work with! We can’t wait to have her photograph our wedding!!

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Karen & Derricks’s Fall Engagement session in Brown County by Columbus Indiana Photographer Stacy Able

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:22:59 +0000

From bride to be, Karen: Derrick and I met when I was on spring break in florida. We talked for a few months and then lost contact. I went back down a year later with some girlfriends and ended up running into him on the beach. We have been together since then and did the long distance thing for awhile.. ITS SO HARD!! So he moved here last January.

He proposed in April in his hometown of Ft. Payne, AL. We were down there for his dads wedding weekend and Derrick proposed to me the morning of his fathers wedding at the state park by a waterfall… I chose the ring.. or we went looking together. he picked out his too!

Wedding plans,, humm lets see.. wedding at St. Bartholomew church, reception at the Loft. A second reception in Florida a few days later so some of Derricks friends/family that can’t back it up here can be part of it as well.. After that JAMACIA!!!!!!

Our favorite moment would probably be the tandem bike.. we got some good laughs out of that and I can only imagine my face when I was trying to steer that thing!!

We choose Stacy Able Photography bacuse we wanted something different.. We loved the different ideas and lighting and situations you put your subjects in. We didn’t want cookie cutter pictures and we felt you were the opposite of that!!! Look forward to working with you again at our wedding!!

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Fall Engagement Photos with a Vintage Style Couple: Micah & Ashley

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:32:43 +0000

Q & A’s with bride to be Ashley

How did you two meet? We met in high school, we both had a similar group of friends (he was 16, I was 15) but we had always known who each other was (small town).

The proposal? He proposed the weekend of my 22nd birthday. I felt him wake up around 630 ish and was wondering why he was awake. Around 7/730ish he woke me up, kneeling on my side of the bed and after asking turned around and pulled out the ring from his dresser drawer. We have been together for 8 years now and after about 5 we knew we would get married after college.

The ring? A few months before he proposed he took me to a couple of jewelers and had me pick out a few styles I liked. I am kind of old fashioned so I didn’t want anything really big or flashy. I wanted simple but unique. I found the band I loved and I guess his mom had told him she had a diamond for it. So after he proposed with the ring I loved, he told me that the diamond was from his grandma’s wedding ring (which meant a lot to me).

Wedding plans? Our wedding is going to be at a home down in Fort Morgan, Alabama on the bay side. We are getting married out on the sand and having our reception at this big old house. It’s March 31st 2012 and it is very small. There are only 25 guests, which are immediate family and my three best friends from nursing school.

Favorite part of the engagement session? The last location, a cliff/hill at Brown County State Park. The sun was gorgeous and the field was awesome! It was exactly what I had imagined.

Why did you choose Stacy Able Photography? … because her pictures were gorgeous and unique. I could tell she liked natural lighting and simple but classic photos. At the same time her photos didn’t look like a million other photographers. I loved our session and had a blast! I can’t wait to hopefully one day book Stacy again for maternity and family photos! Thanks soo much! Great experience!!

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Columbus Indiana Engagement Photography Session: Micah & Adam

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:23:24 +0000

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