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Columbus Indiana Pink and Blue Wedding: Kie & Chase

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Vendor Information:
Columbus, Indiana Lighting/Dj: Audio Magic Entertainment
Indianapolis, Indiana Wedding Planner: Katina Kaisher with Detail and Design
Nashville, Indiana Wedding Cake designer: Icing on the cake by Kristina Taylor
Wedding Gown: That Special Touch in Columbus, Indiana
Flowers: Teri at That Special Touch
Midwest wedding photographer: Stacy Able Photography
Catering: Bistro 310

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The Inn at Irwin Gardens Columbus Indiana Wedding: Kate + Starkey

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There is nothing better than a beautiful Italianate style mansion, lush green gardens, and a June wedding full of color. Kate and Starkey’s day was wedding perfection with some of the best Southern Indiana wedding vendors I am fortunate to work with. From the wonderful planning by Katina Kaisher with Eclectic Events & Designs, music and lighting Audio Magic Entertainment by Alan Trisler, lovely flowers by Claudia’s Florabunda, makeup by Kat Sterrett, delectable food by Gethin Thomas, and a scrumptious cake by Icing on the Cake, this wedding was superb. Kate wanted lots of bling so there were crystals and sparkles throughout the wedding. Starkey and his groomsman wore lighter colored suits which was perfect as it was a hot summer day. The vibrant pink lilly bouquets for the bridesmaids, silver gray cocktail bridesmaid gowns, and orchid bridal bouquet all fit the beautiful Irwin Garden surroundings and held up well in the 90+ degree heat.

Vendor Information:

Columbus Indiana Wedding Venue: Inn at Irwin Gardens
Columbus Indiana Caterer: Gethin Thomas
Columbus Indiana Wedding Planner: Katina Kaisher with Eclectic Events & Designs
Indiana Wedding Flowers: Claudia’s Florabunda
Midwest Wedding Photographer: Stacy Able Photography
Columbus Indiana Lighting and DJ/Music: Audio Magic Entertainment by Alan Trisler
Columbus Indiana Wedding Cake: Icing on the cake by Kristina Taylor

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Columbus Indiana Photographer: Chelsea + Nick’s Engagement Session

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I love couples with fun ideas and prop suggestions for their engagement session. Chelsea and Nick did not disappoint and brought their A-game. A little bit of background on these two, they met at a swing dance gathering and they have been dancing ever since. We started their session at the classic Zaharakos in Downtown Indianapolis. Nick and Chelsea shared the infamous green river float which incidentally don’t put the straws in the ice cream as it will overflow, followed by a couple dance dips by the candy counter and in an ally. A quick change of clothing we wandered Columbus, Indiana at my favorite time (sunset) and I will admit I had a hard time picking out my favorites to blog as every photo was gorgeous and full of love.

How did you two meet?
We first met in college at a aerospace engineering club recruiting meeting. Chelsea was checking out the club where Nick was a team leader. Nick saw her when she walked in and thought ‘She is really pretty, so I’m sure she already has a boyfriend.’ At Tech, ratios weren’t favorable for guys and Nick hadn’t really met anyone of interest but he’d start to feel otherwise the second time they met.
Our second meeting was at a swing dance club. Nick was dragged in by a mutual friend after working out and Chelsea was asked to help teach him how to dance. They got to know each other more and more through dance, and soon, she was coming up with tons of reasons to hang out with him anytime she could.

How did Nick propose?
For his first real vacation since college, Nick thought it would be a good idea to go to Cedar Point with Chelsea, and knew it would be a great time to propose. Nick was pretty sure she saw the proposal coming, so all day at the park he tortured her with cliche situations, taking her to the top of the ferris wheel and going so far as to pull out an empty ring box in a photo booth. At the end of the day, they had dinner reservations at a french restaurant downtown. About half way through the best meal of duck Chelsea ever had, Nick started moving the plates around, clearing a space between them. Distracted by her food getting taken away, Chelsea didn’t notice the ring box placed on the table. He opened the box and it was again, empty. Truth be told, he got the ring earlier that week and they wouldn’t give him the ring until the following day. Nick asked… Chelsea said, ‘Yes.’

Explain some of your engagement session ideas/props
Well, Nick and I met dancing, so we definitely had to have a couple pictures of dips or we’d never hear the end of it! Also, Nick loves to play video games, and I love reading so Cinderella and Nintendo were our first real passions. We still spend time together with me reading and him playing games (occasionally I even join him).

Wedding date? Theme?
We are getting married the Sunday of labor day weekend next year. We’ll be doing a (slightly) old fashioned, traditional wedding with lots of lace and creams.

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Columbus Indiana Wedding: Kalen + Dan

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Kalen and Dan wed this past weekend in Columbus, Indiana. Their ceremony was held at the First Church of the Nazarene and reception was at a nearby church. Their colors were purples and orange/reds (in the bouquets). This was my first full wedding of the year and it could not have gone more smoothly. Kalen was a stunning bride and wore a beautiful Maggie Sottero gown with a blusher veil (just like the royal wedding!). What made the day extra special was Kalen’s surprise for Dan. She had arranged special old military vehicles for their getaway car. Dan had NO idea and assumed it was some sort of mustang but he was beyond thrilled with the surprise.

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Makeup-bride’s friend
Dress, Veil and Bridesmaids dresses- That Special Touch- downtown Columbus, Indiana
Men’s Suits: Mens Warehouse in Fort Wayne
Cake- Icing on the Cake by Kristina
Food- Jerrine Brooks

Q & A with the Bride:

First Dance Song… We Will Dance by Stephen Curtis Chapman

Honeymoon location… St. Lucia in the Caribbean

Funniest moment of the day… This might have to be how shocked Daniel was about the trucks and then how one of his groomsmen, Jordan, was like a little kid on Christmas morning when he got to ride in the army trucks. He asked his wife why he didn’t get anything like that at their wedding! haha

Advice for planning brides… Its easier said than done, but don’t stress the small stuff… None of the guests will know if something doesn’t go exactly as planned. Also, make sure to step back and take everything in throughout the day. It goes by unbelievably quick, so make sure to enjoy everything that you have planned for so long.

Fav detail of the day... I think this would be just all of the decorations and flowers and how all the colors and everything came together… Oh, and our slideshow that Daniel and I put together of us growing up and then concluding with us as a couple.

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A Sailor, a Nurse, and a Legendary Kiss in Columbus Indiana: Kalen + Daniel

Midwest Wedding Photographer: Woodsy Indiana trash the dress session

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:43:53 +0000

Every time I say trash the dress in the midwest a wedding fairy dies… not really, but I do get gasps and confused looks from people. Let me clarify that trash the dress does not literally mean to trash one’s wedding dress. It’s often a session done after the wedding either the day after or a couple weeks, months, or even years. The session at least with Stacy Able Photography, is focused on getting incredible fun, playful, and fashion inspired photos of the bride (and soemtimes groom) in their wedding attire.

In Asia, wedding couples will do epic wedding sessions before or after the wedding to create stunning visual photographs to display on their walls. In the Midwest (or destination trash the dress sessions of which I offer). Many”trash the dress” or “rock the frock” clients come to me as they were unsatisfied with their wedding day photos. Either their photographer wasn’t creative, their wedding day was rainy, or they didn’t get the unique wedding images they desired. Other brides just want more photos of them in their gown which is understandable as they spent so much time finding the dress why not wear it again? So like all of my sessions the client and I chat and come up with inventive locations, props, and most of all reflect their personalities in their session.

For this session, Lindsey was married a couple of years ago and like everything styles change so she wanted some modern wedding photos. Being she is a photographer herself, she trusted me with my woodsy goddess vision and the resulting images are incredible! The dark woods, the wispy veil, and her gorgeous self made for some fairy tale, fashion-esque photos don’t you think?

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Indianapolis Fine Art Wedding Photography: Genelle and Ben

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Congratulations Jenna + Bryan

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Seymour Indiana Wedding Photography: Amy + Mike get married

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:33:55 +0000

What a beautiful late summer wedding Amy and Mike had. Between the forest decorated cake, diy table decorations, the thumb print guest tree, colored straws, and vibrant bouquets this wedding was a joy for me to photograph. I loved all of the memorable photo locations such as the fire tower and the sunset shots in the vineyards of Chateau De Pique. As always, I had a wonderful time working with the couple and their families.

Being these two work in the state parks, it was only appropriate we go to a small park near Brownsburg to climb the fire tower. I love when couples have creative ideas all their own!

Amazing cake made by Mike’s Aunt. The bases, both fathers of the couple cut down stumps and then Amy covered the bases with moss. Very appropriate cake for two foresters.

Slightly obsessed with the table decorations. They were small flowers made of twigs and colorful paper. So many great DIY ideas from this wedding!!

Grandma was taking photos with an an adorable old camera and the flower girl was precious. She picked up all the roses down the aisle after the wedding.

Mike and Amy had a thumbprint tree for their guest book.

Juice box toast

We snuck away for some sunset portraits…

First dance as man and wife

Thank you Amy and Mike in having me your photographer. I was honored to be there and capture your special day.

Wedding Reception: Chateau De Pique
Caterer: Lemly’s Catering
Dress: Nordstrom
Flowers: Flowers of the Woods
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal

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A Vespa and Polaroid Elopement: Aditi and Ranjit

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Aditi and Ranjit met in India and currently live in Columbus, Indiana. They elopes as most of their friends and family are far away, yet, it wasn’t a secret as most loved ones knew they were getting married. The two will have a small family party later to celebrate their nuptials. The setting midwest sun, queens anne lace, and gorgeous bcbg dress really were so simple and beautiful. I adore the emotion and love I was able to capture for them.

Aditi you are stunning!

A perfect Polaroid ending… Contax 645 120mm to come shortly

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Bloomington Indiana Trash the Dress Photography

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A little preview of the gorgeous Magen.. her full trash the dress session with her adorable fiance Chris will come next week.. ciao

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Sarah + Andrew’s Engagement Session in Columbus, Indiana

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Andrew’s proposal story: “As for how we met and the proposal, we had mutual friends, and the proposal, well we’ll just say it was impromptu and poorly prepared. I had had the ring for a couple of months, trying to wait for the right time, but I couldn’t wait any longer to ask and just decided to ask her one night while laying in bed. Not the storybook scenario, but that’s our story!”

Our photo session started at Zaharakos, a old fashioned ice cream parlor in Columbus, Indiana. They shared a root beer float making a mess but laughing the entire time. We moved to Washington Street and kept on shooting. I love to make couples enjoy each other and these two certainly did!! Sarah’s cute polka dot dress, beautiful dark hair, and bright eyes really lit up every time Andrew kissed her. The peony bouquet from the Bloomington Farmers Market was a fun prop that we threw into a couple photos.

I’ve been reading Bob Davis’s Lights, Camera, Capture: Creative Lighting and the parking lot was a perfect place to play with off camera lighting. The stark contrast of the empty garage and fun lighting made for some dramatic photos that I LOVE and hope Sarah and Andrew do, too.

We’re going to do part II of our session later this week as it began to get atmospheric. I’m hoping for a killer sunset to get that romantic glow on this cute couple.

A huge favorite right here… the framing, the pose, the light, the angles… happy photographer = me

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Engagment Photos at Zaharakos in Columbus Indiana

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:08:26 +0000

Ever since Zaharakos reopened this past summer in Columbus, Indiana, I have been a frequent visitor. Their antique marble counters, endless array of vintage decorations, and delicious hand made ice cream have rejuvenated the flavor of Columbus, Indiana. I often like to meet clients there to chat over a malt complete with old school paper straws.

Right before Christmas, I met with an adorable couple who are getting married in Brown County in August 2010. While chatting about their upcoming wedding, we found out we have heaps in common. They had both graduated from Clemson in 2005 (I graduated in 2006) we shared a couple friends and great love for Clemson University (GO TIGERS!). What a small world! They now live in Illinois and decided a good mid way point for their wedding is Nashville/Brown County Indiana. I’ll be shooting their wedding and I am teaming with outdoorsy wedding photography ideas.

While at Zaharakos, I couldn’t help but take a couple quick engagement photos for them. Their Zaharakos Special: an ice cream sundae and malt was too cute to pass up on photos. We also shot some photos in the museum side of Zaharakos along with some shots on Washington Street with the Christmas lights glittering as a backdrop.

Happy New Years!!!!

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Indianapolis Wedding Photography: Ashley and Scott

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:44:24 +0000

On October 17th, 2009, Ashley and Scott’s friends and family came together at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Indianapolis, Indiana for their wedding. Outside the church, the trees were a vibrant orange, yellow, and red. The skies alternated between sunny to overcast which many which didn’t bother me as overcast skies ROCK for wedding photography!!

After the ceremony the wedding party and I headed to the Ellenberger park in Indianapolis for some fun informal shots. The girls donned the men’s tux jackets (it was chilly) and Ashley and Scott were ravishing with the leaves falling behind them. They were such a sweet couple as I spotted a cute pug in the park, Lily, and they took some photos with her as why not?

The reception was a short drive away in Reelsville. I can’t even give words to the beautiful land Ashely’s parents have there. They set up an enormous white tent with heaters (thank you!!). The bride and groom joined soon after on a mule drawn carriage with a hand painted just married sign on the back. Toasts, great food, surprise fireworks, plenty of dancing, and a toasty glowing bonfire rounded out their gorgeous wedding day.

Enough rambling, thank you Ashley and Scott for choosing me to be your photographer! Here are some of their many beautiful photos:

I love the details of weddings!! Scott had levels for cuff links!!

Isn’t she gorgeous!!!

First look.. I love these where the B+G see each other before… so sweet!

Can’t go wrong with fireworks and a kiss!

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Bride + Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Ceremony: Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Reception: Parents GORGEOUS property in Reelsville
Cake: Creative Cakes in Fillmore, Indiana
Flowers: Post Road English Gardens
Makeup: Tara Thomas

Indiananapolis Wedding Dress Designer: Btrousseau

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Midwest Trash the Dress: Runaway Bride on her Horse

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:37:23 +0000

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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