rebecca and chris contacted me after their milwaukee wiscosin wedding to have some more photos taken. rebecca wanted to rock the dress one more time. yes it was cold but under her gown, she wore nylons, runing shorts, and wore a stick-on heating pad to stay warm. the heating pads were $8 for a multi-pack. i brought my hasselblad and shot some film which i am very excited about, and though its not the instant gratification available with digital photography, medium format film is well worth the wait!
if you would like to sign up for a trash the dress photo session, i am offering a discount to any bride who makes a donation to brides against breast cancer. information on donating your wedding gown can be found here. please contact me for more information.
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people often speak of having a storybook wedding. well, this wedding comes literally straight from teh storybooks of alice in wonderland. shortly after photographing sam & hezzie’s wedding at gallery 1028, i was hired for sam’s sister liza’s wedding. i am picky when it comes to photographing on holidays, so if i was going to forfeit halloween, it had to be for a fun shoot. they convinced me right away when i was informed that the wedding was going to be themed as a mad hatter tea party. i met liza at her brother’s wedding, and at the time, i had no idea i would get to work with her again. liza plays by her own rules, she is an offbeat bride. heck she even made her own blue wedding dress! with the help of her mother deborah who owns norton’s usa (a unique all-american general store), the wedding would go down in the books as being one of the most memorable for everyone in attendance. they merged a mad hatter tea party theme with elements of autumn. the wedding was held at home, in a strikingly beautiful, yet mysterious house. during the ceremony, the bride emerged from a secret bookcase door, surprising guests. the groom, richard, is from manchester, uk.
it was a real pleasure photographing this wedding, as there was such great scenery and carefully thought out decorations to work with. liza’s family has two amazing horses, and a barn full of teeny kittens!
from the mother of the bride:
Hi Heather!!! They are wonderful! Glad you had fun! We all looked with Sam’s computer yesterday and we’re thrilled. Thank you so much for coming and shooting Liza & Richards wedding.
“I didn’t get to see all of Sam and Hezi’s pics but what I did see are fabulous! You really are so very talented!
Thank you from the bottomof my heart
Deborah”
caterer: moveable feast
decor: norton’s usa
cake: sugar hills bakery
flowers: barrington fresh flower market
happy halloween everyone! don’t forget to adjust the time on your cameras to daylight savings time.
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i love when engagement shoots have props, couples that dress smart, and loads of colors. alison and steve arrived ready for some fun. i pedaled to the shoot on my vintage schwinn yellow bicycle and alison asked if we could use it during the shoot. the yellow bike and her fun red shoes coordinated perfectly wiht the vibrant colors we passed while making our way through their neighborhood.
the couple will be using me as their wedding photographer for their upcoming wedding at loyola university’s beautifully restored madonna della strada chapel and reception nearby downtown.
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i went to the skirt magazine launch event with tanya, who works as their in-house graphic designer. lots of interesting entertainment including live painting, an urban dance troupe, and making your own flower sculpture out of recycled pop bottles. the event was held at the artists for humanity epicenter. the building was made out of lots of recycled materials.
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