plain white wedding shoes?  soooo 2006.  kidding!  But it has been such fun to see all the funky shoes my brides have rocked in the past couple years.  Here's a little retrospective:






also popular?  the bling-sole!


excited for all the fun shoes i'll get to see in 2009!

 

A photographer friend of mine emailed this to me, and it almost made me cry! Am I a total sap or what ;-)

It's a really powerful piece, and communicates perfectly why photography is so important.

wouldn't ya know it, I've always preferred fuji to kodak - but damn, this is good advertising! ;-)

enjoy!

lots of good stuff happening this week!  First, my spankin' new website is almost here!  I'm currently getting the servers switched over, so www.abbyrosephoto.com may actually be down for a day or so - but no worries, it's just cause the new site is uploading.  here's a sneak peek:


It's got a nice, clean interface - nothing dramatically different from my last site - but lots of lovely new images!  And some old favorites have made the trip over, too ;-)  I'm putting the finishing touches on the galleries, and working out some music liscensing details (gotta have my jams!) - but it'll be live soon!

I also placed a bunch of winning images in the ISPWP winter contest.  It was the only contest I had time to enter this year, so I was psyched to see so many make the top ten.  These contests are always pretty subjective, but it's always nice to get recognition from peers.  Here's just a couple of my winners -

this shot from Michele's bridal session took 4th in the 'bride portrait' category:  I'm actually thinking of a big metallic canvas of this for the studio
from Jen + Mike's wedding - placed 4th in the 'wedding party' category (jen + mike - almost done with your album!!)  
will + alyssa - 5th place in 'all about light'.  I kinda cleaned up in this category - my images placed 5th, 6th and 7th - yahoo!

anny + francisco - i just adore this image - it placed 6th in 'reception - dancing'
OK, enough tooting my own horn ;-)  But there's some seriously amazing work in the winning galleries - check them out here if you feel like some wedding eye candy. 

I also found out this week that i've been selected to recieve a 'bride's choice' award from weddingwire.com.  Apparently, I "demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility".  Hey, i'll take it!

weddingwire is actually a pretty cool site - kind of like a facebook for the world of wedding vendors.  thanks to all my clients who have left reviews for me!  If you haven't yet and have a moment, you can do so by clicking below
 

Mark and Martha were married in an intimate valentines day ceremony - witnessed only by their children - and me!




group hug!



makin' it legal...

Here's Martha with her two gorgeous daughters

lovely tulip bouquets by Tom Thompson





Congratulations!  So glad I was able to photograph your wedding.  And, bonus!  I was done early enough to enjoy a romantical valentines dinner with Tommy ;-)

Been getting in a ton of albums lately!  thought I'd share a few.

Here's some pics of Ryan + Andrea's book.  They opted for the modern album, with an ivory cover featuring a cameo photo.
here's a peek at some of my favorite spreads...
the 'getting ready' part of the day always yields fantastic storytelling images







Also recently got in Renee and Keith's book.  They opted for the 'Luxe', which is a really cool, customizable album.
They chose the photofront cover, paired with a black leather

What makes this album so special is the ability to combine classic, fine-art matted pages with modern, coffee-table style pages. 



It's a completely custom album, so you can get pretty creative with the layouts!

I love these itty-bitty matted pics!

Seems like I'm getting in a book every other day!  I'll be sure to share some more as they come ;-)

well, i've already posted some of their trash-the-dress session - now for the actual wedding!

mark + meghann tied the knot at Le Kliff, an amazing restaurant that sits, literally, on the edge of a cliff - couldn't ask for a better view!

her dress was just gorgeous and fit her *perfectly*

mimosas with the girls - great start to a wedding day!

meghann's sister did a rockin' job on her makeup

I just love the lines in this shot ;-)



cute moment with mom

I loved the bold, bright colors!



Here's an overview of the ceremony site - not bad, huh?





the ceremony was short and sweet...



mariachi!!!



i love these ones as a series





during dinner...

their first dance

an emotional dance with dad

happy lighting accident!

So I'm going a little out of order here ;-)

I still have to blog the wedding, but I was processing this session today, and just had to share a few.

First off, I've got to give props to Mark for even doing this shoot - he was not feeling well at all (a week in Mexico'll do that to ya!) - but, he didn't want want to let down his lady (or his photographer!), and was such a trooper ;-)  Thanks Mark!  Hope seeing these images make it all worthwhile!






LOOOOVE this one




Coming soon - the actual wedding!

we're still in Mexico for another day - the wedding was just beautiful!  Here's a quick teaser - i'll post a ton  more once I get back (I just can't stand editing on my laptop!).

Here's Meghann, looking stunning!


later today we're taking a boat to a private beach to do a trash-the-dress shoot - yay!