PhotoKisses - Photography by Kristina Juodyte :: Rochester, NY http://photokisses.com/blog Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Wedded Bliss: Jen & Bill http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/139 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/139#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:25:54 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=139 Jen was the first bride last year to book me for the 2008 season. I had just started advertising with the Rochester Wedding magazine three days prior, and she found me through my online ad there. I had been ecstatic to shoot her wedding ever since. And it finally happened!

Jen and the girls got ready at Woodcliff. She had the two-story suite with huge windows, which was perfect for natural light pictures.

Pretty in pink

Bill’s flowers

At the church

After the ceremony, the bridal party stopped at their friends’ house which is actually more of a plant farm. It was absolutely gorgeous in there with the flowers and the trellis and the beautiful foot bridge over a creek.

We also went to the Monroe County Clerk’s Office for some more bridal party shots. I always enjoy the challenge of shooting in that golden marble building. We also took some photos across the street while waiting for our time slot to be available.

Finally we arrived back at Woodcliff for the reception. I kept a lookout for sunset so we could get some nice photos of the Rochester skyline, but the clouds weren’t cooperating. We snuck out before dinner anyway, and got some sweet portraits of just the happy newlyweds.

Thank you Jen and Bill for letting me participate in your celebration, and thanks for booking me when my online ad was nothing but a few words and no pictures! You were a delight to work with, and I can’t wait until we trash your dress next spring!

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/139/feed New Asuka album http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/136 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/136#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:03:55 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=136 I was going to do a video blog about this, but for some reason my camera doesn’t want to work. Oh well. I’ll do it the old fashioned way and show you photographs instead. By the way, have you noticed that I am now able to show huge-a-licious pictures in my blog? Oh yeah! I’m loving my new blog theme!

Ooh, what is this?

It’s a hard book bound Asuka album

Beautiful soft pages with acurate colors, just how I ordered it.

7 inches and 30 pages of goodness.

Strong, thick spine

Nicely done corners.

The album came in a nice frosty sleeve, which I think will be great if you want to carry it around or just store it safely. I’d say the parent albums (5×5) would be easier to carry, but, whatever floats your boat! Either way the sleeve is a nice thing to have.  I can’t wait until someone orders a 10×10 album with proper design :) This was just a simple 7×7 (5×7 pictures) album for a client who was going to buy lose prints and put them in a regular album. I’m so glad she went with this super fabulous album instead! It will be a much better conversation piece about her son’s wedding.

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/136/feed Engaged: Jenny & Jack http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/134 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/134#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:03:00 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=134 That boy never took his eyes off her. You could reach out your arm into thin air and feel the love they shared. It was something out of a fairy tale.

This image ended up on their ceremony program for their wedding

Gotta love the light at the Sunken Gardens!

Cool ivy wall

Kisses!

Switch of scenery and clothing

The mansion at the Mt. Hope Cemetery… gotta love it.

This is Jenny’s favorite picture. And mine!

Since they are both performers, we also did some quick headshots.

This is going to be their wedding thank you card :)

Thanks for an awesome experience guys, I can’t wait to blog your wedding!

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/134/feed Laos Ceremony http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/132 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/132#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:36:03 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=132 In July, I had the honor and privilege to photograph a traditional Laos ceremony for Clay and Lisa. I had never photographed anything Laotian before, so it was a fabulous and unforgettable experience for me.

I’m attempting to link to my photos from an off-site album. Let me know if you have trouble viewing them.

Offering

Feeding the monks

A detail of Lisa’s dress

Tying strings around their wrists for good luck and prosperity

The official “groom comes calling” part

It truly was an unforgettable experience! And definitely something different for my ever growing portfolio :)

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/132/feed I worked with Heather! http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/129 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/129#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:19:32 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=129 I know I know, I should be posting wedding #… whatever I am at right now. I’m way behind. However, I wanted to quickly post a wedding that I assisted for Heather McKay last week (mainly because there are waaayyy less images to go through and get blog-ready! :) )

Getting ready with the help of the wonderful bridesmaids

Heather and Trent had a very emotional first look

Cute bridesmaids!

Trent’s spiffy attire

Canoodling and cool tattoos

Ceremony at Inn on the Lake

I loved that they had an eco-friendly wedding and reception. Their centerpieces were herbs.

Super photographer Heather :)

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/129/feed Lightroom http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/123 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/123#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:08:32 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=123 I loved PSCS3. And now I love Lightroom. They both rock my photographic world.

I’m currently waaayyyy behind in posting, as you can probably tell if you’ve been here in the past few weeks. You probably even saw a few dust bunnies and cobwebs instead of new posts. Good news, however - I am slowly but surely catching up! I should be posting at least one wedding here this week. Stay tuned :)

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/123/feed Wedded Bliss: Emily & Ryan http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/117 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/117#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:54:10 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=117 Emily is the event coordinator at Shadow Lake Golf Club, which means she has access to the best event and wedding vendors out there. I was honored when she picked me to photograph her and Ryan’s July 4th wedding. How could I say no? Especially because the wedding promised to be a spectacular affair, complete with ice cream stations. Ok ok, I didn’t know the last part when Emily booked me, but I’m all up for ice cream at a wedding! :)

Emily, her mom, and bridesmaids got ready at the beautiful suites at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Victor NY.

Her amazing shoes:

What a beautiful church to have a wedding ceremony in! (St. Mary’s in Canandaigua)

The next picture was my biggest group picture to date. Emily and Ryan invited ALL the guests to pose on the church steps for a few minutes, and everyone listened to my directions so well! I could see everyone’s faces in the crowd, which is awesome in itself, considering the amount of people and the lack of time. Later I made this shot into the cover of Thank You cards that got sent out to every guest in attendance. What a thoughtful way to thank your wedding guests!

The reception took place in Casa Larga Vinyards, where Emily used to work before Shadow Lake.

casa larga

casa larga sunset

Even though we didn’t get to see fireworks (they were too far away), we all had a blast anyway! Thanks Emily and Ryan for inviting me to your fabulous wedding, and I am so glad to be friends!

Check out the SHOWCASE (open to the public) and the GALLERY (open to family and friends).

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/117/feed Where have I been? http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/113 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/113#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:48:59 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=113 The answer should be pretty obvious… I’ve been buried under the massive amounts of weddings I’ve shot so far. I am so blessed that in the last 4 months over 20 couples have gotten married and chosen me as their photographer. Which, while being absolutely awesome, also means that I am spending more and more time at my computer, editing! And with my excellent procrastination skillzzz… well, you know.

Speaking of procrastination, I am totally addicted to Facebook (find me or become a fan), Twitter (follow me), and AIM (chat with me - PhotoKisses). I’m always online!

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/113/feed Stormy Wedding in Geneva http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/101 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/101#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:37:10 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=101 I photographed Natalie and Jon’s wedding at the Geneva Ramada Lakefront.  They had a very sweet ceremony under a big white tent, and their reception was inside.

After the ceremony we were shooting formals, when the hotel manager quietly whispered in my ear that there was a storm brewing and that it would probably get there in about 30 minutes. So I had to scrap my regular routine and get started on just-them pictures before finishing formals.

You can see the storm in the background.

We had just enough time to do some quick bridal party shots and then it started raining cats and dogs! We had to quickly dash inside and watch the storm drown the lawn outside.

It was so perfectly timed! The ceremony was fine, the family formals went great, we got some awesome just-them shots, and then while it stormed outside, the bridal party got introduced, toasts offered, and dinner started. By the time dinner ended, so had the storm. Natalie was willing to go outside for just a few more photographs.

All in all this was a great day. I will be forever grateful to Ramada Lakefront’s manager for alerting me about that storm! And thanks Natalie and Jon for trusting me to keep you outside up until the first drops started falling!

]]> http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/101/feed New Structure http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/97 http://photokisses.com/blog/posts/97#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:57:40 +0000 Kristina http://photokisses.com/blog/?p=97 In the past year, PhotoKisses has grown beyond my wildest dreams! My photography skills have been greatly enhanced due to the amount of weddings I have been fortunate to shoot, my equipment is better than ever, and my style has evolved into something that my couples and I love very much.

Therefore, I feel that it is time to change the structure of my business. I will no longer offer a flat rate for my services - I can’t be limiting myself and my clients anymore. I am able to and WANT to offer more, more MORE! Engagement sessions, save the date magnets, guest books, more coverage, more travel, more fashion and fun, albums, prints, and then some :)

If you are a potential bride reading this, please note that I will be introducing my new pricing and packages on September 1st. So if you want to get the current rate, you have one week to contact me and set up a meeting. Oh, and while you’re at it, check out the new Rochester Wedding Magazine with a picture I took on the cover!

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