My New Assistant

I would like to introduce my new assistant, Liz. She will be filling in for April this summer when she has her baby. Right now Liz is training and will be tagging along on a few weddings while April is still working. These are some fun shots from our wedding back in April. As you can see, she is a lot of fun (even a bit crazy at times)!

Introducing.....the new website!

OK...so the cat is out of the bag! I have a new website. I have been working day and night all week to get it up and running so hop on over and see all the new images. I almost forgot, you may wanna wear sunglasses because it is very colorful.


View here.

Ethel + Bill 50th Wedding Anniversary {evansville event photographer}

On April 25th, David's parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. We had a luncheon for them the next day at Kirby's Private Dining. The food and service was excellent (as always) and we had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends. We enjoyed a bit of laughter when they cut the cake that my friend Kay made. Bill was supposed to feed Ethel a piece of cake but he ate it himself. She laughed so hard I didn't think she would be able to eat a bite of cake and I had a hard time taking the pictures because I was laughing too. I guess when you've been married for 50 years, you can have a little blunder at your party.

My favorite "little man".

The cake cutting blunder...

My neice Emily and nephew Nick toasting with Sparkling Grape Juice, pretending that they had too much to drink.

This is the original wedding party from 50 years ago, Maid of Honor, Lois and Best Man, Harold.

Bill and Ethel with their four boys, Eric, Philip, David, and Tony.

Our entire "extended" family.

The three grandchildren, Nick, Emily and Andrew.

My family.

Courier & Press Wedding & Prom Showcase | evansville wedding photographer

Well, the show was a huge hit...what more can I say? I will leave you with a few images to show how much fun we had talking to brides and other vendors.
My new booth is lime green, black and white to match the new logo. I think that I received as many compliments on my booth as I did on my photography.
So, I am shopping at Michael's the day before the show and I come across these cute little boxes that match my colors exactly! They made perfect business card holders.
We actually passed out brochures with our new packages. You can choose from these or you can design your own package now. AND we are including a CD of high resolution image files in EVERY package - even if you design the package. What a deal!
Saundra Hadley being herself...not much else to report here!
This was before the show started. Saundra kept calling this my "bear" skin rug. Last I checked, there are no lime green bears. Saundra - you are such a hoot!
Jill Viera surrounded by her Simply Fresh flowers. She is REALLY concentrating on that magazine!
This is Amy. She stopped by to talk to me about her May 23rd wedding and every time I answered a question she said "I love you!" I guess Mark has some competition now. LOL! She signed her contract at the show and received a FREE 16x20 canvas wall portrait added to her package. Oh..I almost forgot to mention that she had the cutest shoes on that day!
This is Jeannie whose reception I photographed last July. She has been my "spokesbride" for the past couple of shows. She went to St. Lucia and got married so I photographed her family formals, reception and many images of her and new hubby, Marcus. She is beside herself in this picture. (That is her and Marcus in the 20x24 canvas that is in the background. By the way, she got to take that image home with her for helping me.)

I couldn't resist so many brides in one place, but I really like the nostalgic look to this photo because of the little girl that is gazing up at the bride. She is probably dreaming of her own wedding in 10-15 years.
This image courtesy of Matt with Vickers Photo.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

With the holiday season fast approaching, what better gift to give or receive than photographs? With any online order placed from now until 12/24/08, you will receive FREE SHIPPING! The discount code is CHRIST in all caps. You will be charged shipping and the code will take the $10 back off. It is just my way of wishing all of my wonderful clients a Merry Christmas.

Heart's Desire Bridal Show | evansville wedding photographer

On Sunday, we participated in the Heart's Desire Bridal Show at Casino Aztar. This was the first year for the show and it was a great success! We had over 100 brides come through, many of which I had the pleasure of talking to and discussing their upcoming wedding plans. I still have some dates open for 2009, but hurry because they are filling up fast. My booth design had a complete makeover this year to match my new logo and the lime green was a hit. I received many compliments on the new booth which made it worth the days of sewing that my mom and I did. Thanks Mom! My "partner in crime" was Jeannie, one of my brides from this summer. She was wonderful to work with and she was able to talk to quite a few brides at the show also. Thanks Jeannie!

Flash Workshop

Last week I went to Indianapolis for a 12 hour workshop on flash photography with Neil VanNiekerk. It was a great workshop and I feel that my use of flash will continue to improve over time with this workshop. We had 2 great models, Dawn & Brooke, to take photos of. They were awesome and it was a long day for them too. Can you imagine having 8 photographers pointing cameras with flashes at you for almost 10 hours? I sure am glad I wasn't on their side of the camera! Here are a few of my favorites from the workshop:











Here is our fearless leader, Neil, being a bit possessive with our models.

And finally...a shot from downtown Indy. GO COLTS!

New Resource for Brides

Today is the launch of a new wedding resource for the Evansville area. There are many vendors already a part of this new site and I even have a couple of my wedding images from last weekend featured on the site. There is a forum where you can talk to other brides and even give kudos to the vendors that you loved after your wedding is over. This could be "one-stop shopping" for wedding info in this area. Hop on over and take a look at the new site.

Evansville Bride Guide

Out with the pink, in with the LIME GREEN!

Well, the blog is now live! I also made some changes to my website to incorporate the new logo and my new favorite color - LIME GREEN. Hop on over and check it out! The images will also be larger now on my blog...I just have to figure out how to get the horizontal images the correct size. ENJOY!

Sneak peek...

In the next couple of days, my website and blog will be making an amazing transformation. Brian Hancock with Brian Media has created a custom blog for me and I can't wait to unveil it! Once we started working on this blog, I got the itch to rework my logo. Here is a sneak peek at the new logo.

First for Everything

On Friday, I took Andrew to Audubon Park for a watercolor class for preschoolers. Since it was cold and rainy, the kids met a treefrog and a snake indoors in lieu of their outdoor hike. I was fortunate to meet Jackie, who takes care of these wonderful critters. We were talking about the frog which somehow led into my photography and she asked me if I would like to do a job for her the next day. "Sure" I said and as we continued talking, I found that it was a video job. Well, I have a video camera but I do NOT claim to be a pro at it. She really needed someone so I accepted the challenge. Of course, I took my camera too.

This was a rededication of a Civil War cannon at Rose Hill cemetery. I think I did a nice job on the video, but I really want to share some of the amazing images I got. It is kind of nice to step outside the box every so often and shoot something different.