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Higuey, Dominican Republic Trash the Dress: Tourist Market

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:36:21 +0000

I broke up the “trash the dress” session posts as we did a 3 part series. Our last stop in Higuey was to a typical tourist market. They had all sorts of pottery, carved mahogany, and colorful Caribbean style paintings. I had so much fun photographing the bride and groom perusing for various souvenirs. At one point, the shop owners brought out a purple alcohol and gave the couple a shot.

I asked the bride, Dana, about her thoughts on Trash the Dress Photography:

The best part of the trash the dress photos was just getting out of the traditional poses and backgrounds to really get a feel of the location we were in. It felt so much more intimate and meaningful to explore the local places and take pictures our wedding attire. Being at the local basilica, knowing how important it is to the Dominicans, was a great feeling, and we had an amazing time taking pictures there and at the other locations. On your wedding day, everything goes by so fast that it is hard to just ENJOY it all. Doing the trash the dress pictures was so much more laid back, that I felt so much more connected to the area and to Matt, and I think that it shows in the pictures

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Indiana Barn Photos: Road trips through Indiana

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:37:12 +0000

Many of my clients know I hop around a bit. It’s ingrained into my blood as a military brat. This summer there have been some road trips most of which going to and from photo sessions or to pick up Barbet from dog shows. One session recently was in the heart lands of Indiana and on that journey there were some beautiful barns crying to be photographed. I’m no Lyle (Viewfinder’s Club Barn Photographer Extraordinaire) but I tried my best. Often when I see barns like these my brain thinks a bride + groom in front of this would be magical!

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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Wedding Photography: Dana + Mattt

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:45:21 +0000

Grab a cup of tea or coffee as this is going to be a pretty epic photo post.

Dana you are gorgeous!!! The cameo ring on the left is her great grandma’s engagement ring

Meet Dana + Matt. Remember their e-session last year?

Tropical flowers for a tropical destination wedding

Dana getting Chelsea Handler tickets from Matt.

Dana and Matt’s beautiful son walking with Dana’s Dad on the left & the cute Jackson getting ready on the right

Meet the bridesmaids– a saucy bunch that kept me laughing. Left is Dana getting bug sprayed as there were some sneaky bugs in the Dominican

Dana looking like a goddess! It was overcast/rainy but that cloud cover gave the BEST soft light for photos!

Dad walking the gorgeous Dana down the aisle

Jackson was adorable during the ceremony. He stared down the sand, played peek a boo, and picked flowers.

They were a crazy fun bunch

Dana and Jackson dancing away. Aww!!

Resort, flowers, day of wedding coordinator, dj, food: Dreams, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Travel Concierge/Planning: Beach Bum Vacation
Wedding Dress & Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Grooms and Groomsman Suits: www.studiosuits.com
Makeup & Hair: Grooms Sister, Marissa Allen

Slideshow:

Some questions/answers, suggestions, and thoughts from the Bride:

Why the Dominican?
The largest reason is because our son is 2 years old. We wanted the wedding to be special and exciting to him, and didn’t feel that a church wedding would have much to offer to a toddler. A destination wedding, on a beach, is much more exciting to him, especially because he gets a fun vacation with his parents and grandparents!… The Destination Wedding allows me a week of relaxation with the most important people in my life, and a laid back lead-up to the wedding, and is much more casual so I’m not as uncomfortable being the center of attention!
We chose the Dominican republic because I have been on a vacation there before with one of my best friends (my maid of honor!!) and we LOVED it. It was just gorgeous, so it was a top choice for our wedding. We are on a limited budget, as are many of our guests, so we chose a resort that had a LOT to offer, at a reasonable price. Also, because we are taking our son, we had to go to a resort that is kid-friendly; but we also wanted a resort that wasn’t kid-centered, as our son is the only child coming to our wedding. We didn’t want our adult guests to feel like they were at Disney!

Favorite Detail?
I don’t know if I can pick out one favorite detail of the entire wedding. I think that it has to be the cute little things Jackson was doing during the ceremony (playing peek a boo). Or, when he would come up to me, and pat my dress or look at my shoes, because he liked them so much. Just the little things that showed how much he was enjoying the wedding.

Would you change anything?
I would have tried to designate one person as the “go-to” person to coordinate meals, etc. so that I could have relaxed more instead of always trying to plan where/when to meet.

Funniest Memory?
Jackson discovered that he could put his hands in front of the pool jets and spray people. That was one of the funniest things, as he was spraying all of our friends and family in the pool!
Obviously, being all-inclusive, there were a few hysterical stories of people after a few cocktails….Just ask Matt!!! =)

Advice for brides to be?
RELAX. Delegate as much as possible, let others make decisions that really don’t matter, and just enjoy it.

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Destination Trash the Dress Photography: Higuey, Dominican Republic

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:01:11 +0000

Dana and Matt chose the Dominican Republic to have their wedding as it would bring together all their friends and family. Being that I had my own wedding in Antigua, Guatemala the closeness and quality time you get to spend with loved ones is priceless.

The day before the wedding, we went to Higuey in the Dominican Republic to capture the local color and city life along with the cute couple in their wedding attire. We started at the famous basilica in Higüey which is a massive structure of steel and stained glass. It began to rain but that didn’t deter us! The shoot must go on!

While I was photographing Dana and Matt, a small crowd of school girls gathered to watch. I felt they were so cute so I asked them (in spanish que bueno saber español!) to pose with the bride and groom. They happily obliged and busted out a pose or two.

After the church our taxi driver took us to a private residence perched high above the city where there was soft moss, trees, and a beautiful back drop for some romantic photos. The veil is from my wedding which I love to reuse! It began to rain again so we stopped at a tourist shop where Dana and Matt bought a photo album for their post card guest album (they had guests sign post cards at the wedding which will be sent to the couple). Along with taking a shot of mysterious purple liquid.

Enough of my chatter— I am so excited to share these I had to explain a bit of the back story but onto the photos!!!

Love love this red wall outside the church.. the color and dana and matt just pop!!

Here are the girls I talked about above.. look at them strike a pose

I heart wedding veils… they really add a dynamic to a wedding photo with the way they diffuse light

Part II of the Higuey Trash the Dress session coming soon. To give you a hint, it consists of the bride and groom in a tourist market…

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Trash the Dress featured on Notable Inspiration Blog!

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:34:06 +0000

I met Kelly out in DC in April at The Garter Girl’s launch party at Vatsu. It was a posh event full of wedding planners, bloggers, photographers, and videographers. The garters were incredibly unique and worth checking out her site to see photos.

Kelly has her own blog, Notable Inspiration which features her inspirational idea boards that if you are planning a wedding are a must see. She has a great eye for coordinating details. We chatted a bit about trash the dress photography and I explained that the title “trash the dress” is really intimidating which does not always involve ruining the dress. Often my trash the dress sessions are more of a day after or fashion shoot for the bride. It’s a great way to get a awesome series of photos in the dress before it gets cleaned and packed away.

One trash the dress session I did with a couple in Loogootee, Indiana was based on the bride’s horses. Erin rode on one of her ponies with her gorgeous wedding gown flowing in the wind. You can see photos on Kelly’s Notable Inspiration blog

Thanks Kelly for the feature!

Engagement Session in Washington DC

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:16:20 +0000

Yet another DC post! Can you tell I had a great time out there? While there I met up with Kurstin Roe whom I met while at the Italy Workshop last November. He is an amazing photographer and I was lucky to be able to assist him with two of his engagement sessions. The first being at 7am at the National Mall. I have to give him a huge thank you as by getting up at 5am to shoot this was well worth it. The beautiful red/orange glow of the sunrise flickering off the cherry blossoms and monuments was breath taking.

Here are some of the shots I took of Kurstin’s couple. I also put in some scenery photos as those cherry blossoms were glowing!

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Alexandria Virginia Bridal Session | Indianapolis Wedding Photographer

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:26:03 +0000

While out in DC I shot a couple vintage styled bridal sessions. The first one below features a Indianapolis Wedding Dress Designer amazing gown. You can see more of Beth’s work on her website and buy on her etsy shop. If you are looking for a custom one of a kind wedding gown, veil, or any sort of gorgeous gown you need to talk with her.

One of my friends, Troy Woods of Clark Bailey Photography from the Jose Villa Italy workshop came out and shot this session with me. It was so great to catch up and talk Nikon shop as we both have those cameras.

There are those Barbet (French Water Dogs) again They are always great models…

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