Monthly Archives: August 2007

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Dear Wedding

August 27, 2007 – 4:25 am

Oh, Dear! I had an awesome time August 11 at the Shadow Lake Golf Club. Why, you ask? Well, I got to photograph a gorgeous wedding ceremony right on a pond, bridal pictures with a lovely bride, and lots and lots of dancing!

I have been super busy the last few weeks deleting and editing more than 1300 pictures. Michelle and Tom are getting their digital negatives so that they can share prints with their friends and family, and I wanted to give them enough choices without actually overwhelming them. I ended up with about 700 images, which equals about 100 images per hour. Whew! During the two edit weeks I found some clear favorites of mine, which I hope will be their favorites as well.

Fun shoe shot!

The flower girl was cute, and such a ham for the camera

These faces might be familiar…

Super awesome cake, made by a “hobbyist” who in my opinion should absolutely go professional. It was to die for!

What a perfect day for a wedding

Perfect location

Michelle’s dad was one happy guy. My favorite candid of the day

After the formal group shots, we had a bit of fun by ourselves

My assistant grabbed this awesome shot, I just love their reflection in the water

When it got dark, I took the rings out for a little walk…

The rest of the night was for dancing!

Do check out the SHOWCASE, there are more awesome and fun images to look at! I wish I could share all of them, all the time, but the rest of the day is best left to the newlyweds to discover on their own. I can’t wait for them to receive the DVD of their digital negatives. I KNOW they will love the images!

By Kristina | Posted in Wedding | Comments (2)

Advertising for the 2008 season

August 24, 2007 – 9:27 pm

For all you lovely brides who are going to the Rochester bridal shows this fall, I have created a super awesome postcard ad! So be on the look out in your goody bag from the Rochester Wedding Magazine.

Front of postcard:
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Back of postcard:
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The bridal shows are as follows:

September 23rd The Crowne Plaza
October 21st Eagle Vale
November 4th Genesee Country Village
November 11th Canandaigua Inn on The Lake
January 6th The Crowne Plaza
March 16th The RIT Inn and Conference Center

By Kristina | Posted in Personal | Comments (0)

Trash The Dress II

August 20, 2007 – 6:57 pm

Well, I got the ball rolling with Rachel a few weeks ago, and just this weekend I got two awesome people to model The Dress one more time. It’s getting quite some use! I can’t believe the good deal I got for this beautiful dress, it was originally $180 at DEB (oooh how I love that store!) and it was marked $35 at a sale. They gave one more discount for it at the register and I ended up getting it for a final price of $24.46. Woohoo! Totally worth it, especially considering the fact that TWO “brides” have gotten to use it already, and it’s still in top shape (the straps will have to be resewn… resewed… um… re-sew-ed after some grabbing and dunking in the lake). I haven’t even had to wash it.

Without further ado, I give you (ta da!) the SHOWCASE. Before you click on it (oops, too late?) please check out some of my favorite shots of the day in their glorious bigger versions.

Benny and Antoinette are my photographer slash make up artist slash model friends from Model Mayhem (artsy social rival to MySpace) They are NOT professional/paid models, but they do have more experience in getting “the look” without actually having to make out in front of me :D So no, this wasn’t an actual BRIDAL dress trashing. Although you probably already gathered that from the $24.46 price tag brag above.

Will I EVER get to the actual pictures?

Sheesh. Here goes.

Suits first.

Fenced in

Got the blues

New horizons

Wet dancing

And… roll!

Up to the elbows

The HAWT one. This one’s going POSTER size. My absolute favorite.

Sweet and tender

Gushing waters

I was changing cards in the camera and they had a moment to rest. I turned around to see him tenderly pushing a wet lock of hair out of her beautiful face.

One of my favorite  B/Ws

Up close

For fun, I had them pose the same way in the beginning and the end of the shoot. THIS is why I tell my brides to give plenty of time for pictures. Just look at the difference that time makes - how you ease into the shoot and look so much more comfortable at the end of it than the beginning. You have to give yourself enough time to warm up!

Benny really wanted to trash his suit, so we went deep for this one. I’m glad I was wearing a bikini and had a change of clothes!

Well, there you have it. These are my favorites, along with a ton of other great ones in the SHOWCASE. I wish I could show them all off as POSTERS. But then I’d have to have a big big studio and lots of big big wall space… and I just don’t want to be confined in one space. Oh well. Meet me for coffee and I’ll bring that poster one! :)

P.S. The music in the showcase is, once again, Lithuanian. Gytis Paskevicius sings “Dukrai” (”To My Daughter”) I like the melancholy feel, kind of like a boat bobbing against the waves.

By Kristina | Posted in Trash The Dress | Comments (0)

Orvek Showcase

August 7, 2007 – 3:15 am

Alrighty… After two weeks of intense use of the delete button and then editing the best of the best, I present to you…. the Orvek SHOWCASE!!!

Got this shot while getting ready with the girls, the light from the window was fabulous.

Andrea with her girls

Jeffrey with his guys

Once we got to the church, Andrea started dancing with her bridesmaids, chanting “finally, finally!” Jeffrey is her boy next door and a dream come (finally) true

Gorgeous bride, don’t you think?

My assistant grabbed this awesome shot of the unity candle during the ceremony

After the ceremony (done!), receiving line (yawn!), and formals (smile!), we went for a few quick shots at the Charlotte Beach Carousel

And the beach gazebo.

We were having lots of fun and wanted a ton more pictures, but the limo driver looked at the clock and off we went to the Clarion Hotel for the reception.

First dance as husband and wife. For the life of me I can’t remember what song they danced to, so the showcase features a completely random Lithuanian love song! Ta da!

Cake cutting came before dinner. I was a bit sad to see the cake go, it was a gorgeous creation by Designed Elegance.

After dinner it was time to PLAY some more! Andrea was such a good sport about entertaining my crazy creative ideas! Here we have her looking out at downtown Rochester through the ballroom drapes. Yowza! Hott!

And what’s a party without dancing?! Even grandpa had to get in on the action

So there you have it.

Next in line… 8/11. I can’t wait for this one, because I will already know most of the wedding party! Emily husband Gary’s sister Michelle is the main event of the coming weekend ;)

In other random news, I’m starting to get quite booked up for 2008, so if you’re interested in me shooting your wedding, don’t wait to contact me for an idea exchange over a cup of coffee.

By Kristina | Posted in Wedding | Comments (6)