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My Casa Larga wedding image got published!

Remember the wedding of two Monroe county sheriffs I posted a few days ago? Well, after I posted the teaser image of the couple on their Harley right after the wedding last August, it was discovered by the Hampton Roads Bride magazine (a publication in VA), that was looking for non-stock images that had to do with how couples got to the ceremony and/or reception. After a nice chat with the editor, I sent the full resolution file to the magazine and it got published this January! So now I can add another bridal magazine publication in addition to my already very treasured cover images on the Rochester Wedding Magazine. Yay!

I took this image with my cell phone immediately upon receiving the printed copy of the magazine, so the quality isn’t the greatest.

photokisses rochester wedding photographer published

Later I received a PDF version of the page in which my image appeared. Yay for photo credit!

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Kelly (the bride) always wanted to be in a magazine – well, your wish has been granted Kelly!:D

My 2010 Bride’s Choice Award is here!

Casa Larga wedding: Kelly and David

Prepare to be overwhelmed! This is the biggest, most photo-filled blog entry I’ve done since the Spain wedding post! I had so much fun at Kelly and David’s wedding last summer – they were absolutely the most fun-loving, harley-riding, dancing, laughing, eclectic couple I’ve ever had the pleasure to photograph.  Yes I realize it’s now winter and five months have passed since their awesome celebration, but who doesn’t love pictures from a warm summer wedding at any time of the year?

I started the day by photographing the bride getting ready.  Here she is getting laced into her dress.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

In the mean time, my fabulous assistant Michael Hanlon was hovering around the guys at Casa Larga while they were getting ready. He caught David helping with his dad’s tie as mom and dad watched.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

The ceremony was cute, funny, and emotional.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

The happy newlyweds

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

For the second time this year I get to photograph police officers! Both Kelly and David are Moroe County Sheriffs!

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Kelly had pink handcuffs and wasn’t afraid to use them!

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Sweeeeet… (more in the slideshow gallery below)

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Thanks to Google Images, this photograph was discovered by the Hampton Roads Bride magazine shortly after I posted the teaser in September, and I got PUBLISHED in January. I’ll show it in my next blog entry.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Steve Otto did a great job introducing the bridal party at the reception! Everyone was cracking up.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Can you guess the wedding theme for these Harley-loving newlyweds?

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

Cutting the cake… er… cupcakes.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

And of course, the ring shot. There’s always a ring shot! Actually, this time you get two – the other one is in the slideshow gallery below.

Rochester wedding at Casa Larga

And now for the gallery (which will show up as individual images in your RSS reader):

2010 Bride’s Choice Award Winner!

PRESS RELEASE

Rochester, NY – January 19, 2010 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that PhotoKisses has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding photography!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

PhotoKisses is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

I am happy to announce that  PhotoKisses is among the very best wedding photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. I would like to thank my past newlyweds for nominating me for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™.

For more information, please visit my WeddingWire Storefront today.

Fabulous Favors of 2010

*guest post written by Laura Linder of Better Together Events*

Favors are one of my absolute favorite parts of the wedding planning process! In one simple gesture you can add a personalized lasting impression of your big day. So what to choose? The sky is the limit, but to help you out, here are my picks for fabulous favors of 2010.

candy station at wedding

Who doesn’t like candy?? A candy buffet is a fun way to incorporate your wedding colors and your favorite candies into one interactive station. I’m planning a beach wedding this July and the couple plans on incorporating a variety of their favorite blue and green candies (M and Ms, gummy bears, salt water taffy, etc.) along with red twizzlers because they’re the bride’s favorite (and it is her day after all!). Wondering where to get the best deal on bulk candy? Check out your local BJs or my favorite online candy super store where you can sort the candy by color: Candy Warehouse. Hunt through the Christmas Tree Shops or Pottery Barn in January for glass canisters to showcase the treats. Use cellophane bags or personalized favor bags or boxes for guests to stow their goodies in. Oh, and the candy bar always creates a fun place for professional photographers to get those snazzy and creative ring shots!

candy at wedding

Planning a Green wedding? Consider a variety of eco-friendly favors from plantamemory.com. At $1.99 per favor, these eco-pot favors that include a card, a biodegradable pot , a packet of tree seed, and a soil pellet, are a steal!

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Or you could go completely DIY and simply buy packets of your favorite seeds and present them in homemade envelopes. Check out some directions on how to do this by a savvy bride here.

Perhaps you’d rather the money spent on favors goes towards a good cause. In this case, consider a charitable favor. You can choose just one favor for the two of you, or each of you could pick a favor close to your heart and give to two different charities. One neat way to present the charitable favor in a total DIY fashion is brought to us courtesy of Style Me Pretty. I would tweak this slightly by replacing the guest name on the front with your monogram or your names and the date of your wedding; this way you don’t have to worry about seating cards at the tables. I love the idea of incorporating the charity pins to the donation card.

Edible favors really hit home with couples, especially since the memories of many first dates are made that much sweeter with a signature treat. My favorite unique favors include whoopie pies, smore kits, sentimental cookies, and maple candies. On the last idea, I admit I’m biased. I grew up in Vermont and my husband was born in Montreal, so they were the favors at our wedding!

Are you a pragmatist at heart? Practical, yet sweet and still innovative, useful favors are always a hit with guests. My favorites for 2010 include personalized ice cream scoops and wine stoppers. One fun way to present the wine stoppers is to purchase 3-4 varieties to add depth to the tablescapes.

Last but not least, I’m getting more and more emails from clients interested in a Photo Booth. This is a fun and interactive way to give your guests something personal to take home and to give yourself the gift of a photo scrap book from your wedding you’ll cherish forever. The way it works is that guests can take pictures in the photo booth, keep a copy for themselves and include the other copy in a photo guestbook along with good wishes for the bride and groom. For the price of the photo booth rental, you cover added entertainment for your guests, favors, and the guest book all in one. It’s a win-win-win situation! (PhotoKisses will soon start offering the Photo Booth service for the 2010 season!)

photobooth
photobooth

Engaged: Kara and Buck (Rochester NY engagement at Highland Park)

In this snowy, verrrry cold Rochester weather, I like to reminisce about last year and look over photos I’ve taken of people in love. So today I bring to you a HOT summer engagement of Kara and Buck, which I photographed in Rochester’s beautiful Highland Park. I was happy to do it especially when they told me they’d be driving from Ohio for it! Seems like I get more and more out-of-state couples as time goes by :)  (This month I’ll be going to San Diego for an engagement session, YAY!)

Also, this is the first time I am using the newly updated Prophoto blog theme, so please forgive any dust that may have settled during construction. Those of you on RSS may need to click through to my actual website to view the following slideshow. I’d love to get some feedback in regards to slideshows vs. posting individual images, so please leave a comment!

Oh, and I’ve added Facebook compatibility! How geeky is this! :D(PLEASE let me know if it works! Go comment!) *Edited: took off the Facebook comment script, it doesn’t seem to be working right*

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