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)!

Alison + Jeremey {evansville wedding photographer}

Alison and Jeremey were married last weekend at St. Benedict's Cathedral. The wedding went off with only one hitch - the bride and groom, of course. It was a beautiful sunny day with a mild breeze blowing which made for some awesome weather to do some outside photos. After the wedding, we spent a little time on the golf course at The Evansville Country Club, then went inside to enjoy a nice meal and some dancing. Their love for each other was so obvious to me back in December during their E-session and even more so on their wedding day. Congrats Alison and Jeremey and enjoy your images!

The flowers were beautifully arranged by Jamie with J'Petals in Henderson, KY.

The little ring bearer was just too cute when he peeked into the bride's room.








After Alison put Jeremey's ring on the priest said that it would never come off!






This must have been their "something new" because I have never before seen this in Evansville. These were helium filled doves that fluttered in the breeze and flew overhead for awhile before they finally flew away. They ordered these from out of the country, I was told.


I love how in the shadows they look like one person. :)
The event was planned by the amazing Veronica Hamilton with V&Co.



The yummy cake was baked by Piece of Cake. If you haven't tried their cake, stop in their downtown shop and have a cupcake sometime....YUM!


Jeremey couldn't wait to spin his new bride around...

I just love scrunched up noses!




You can just tell by the image how much she loves her son.
I didn't realize that Jeremey still sucked his thumb...too funny!

...and a couple of last images on the golf course as the sun goes down.

Major Announcement | Quite an Accomplishment

I did it! I have finally been accepted into the WPJA. I applied several years ago and was not accepted. Over the past few years, I feel that I have reached a turning point in my photography career. I now strive to cover weddings in a documentary style and WPJA has taken notice. Many of my clients still want a few "relaxed" portraits with their family, but if you are looking to have your wedding covered completely in a documentary style - just ask. Here is the official press release:

Michelle Forche Earns Acceptance into the WPJA

Evansville, Indiana – March 18, 2010 – Michelle Forche of Memories by Michelle Photography today announced her celebrated acceptance into the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), an International, membership-based organization representing professional photographers skilled in the documentation of weddings and events in a candid, unobtrusive style. As a WPJA member, Michelle joins the ranks of some of the most talented wedding photojournalists in the world as judged by their technical, creative and visual aptitude.

Michelle will be held to strict membership standards regarding image quality and content, technical and creative technique, website and marketing professionalism, business ethics and communication. In turn, she gains prestigious affiliation with one of the industry’s top professional organizations. Michelle can further gain admittance into quarterly competitions, where her work will be judged by some of the world’s most respected and accomplished award-winning photojournalists.

"I am so excited to earn acceptance into the WPJA,” states Michelle, owner of Memories by Michelle Photography. “To have my work displayed amongst such an accomplished group of wedding photojournalists is such an honor.”
Memories by Michelle Photography offers engagement and wedding coverage to clients throughout the greater Vanderburgh County region plus select destination wedding coverage on a case-by-case basis.

To learn more about Memories by Michelle Photography, view her portfolio, request a media kit or schedule an interview, visit www.memoriesbymichelle.com or email michelle@memoriesbymichelle.com."

I almost forgot, hop on over and check out their site and see if you can find me. :)

Megan + Josh E-session {evansville portrait photographer}

Today I was working on a new system for posting images on my blog and I realized that I didn't post any pics from Megan and Josh's E-session back in January. (Yes, this was a couple of snows ago!) These guys won one of my mini-sessions at the bridal show in January and we decided it would be an awesome day to go play in the snow that fell the night before. It was very cold but it kept us moving and on our toes. We ended up at the Vanderburgh County 4H trying to stay warm inside the covered bridge. Seeing the playground all covered in white, I just couldn't resist having them go on a merry-go-round ride and even a little time on the big slide. They are getting married in July where there will be NO chance for snow! Congratulations Megan and Josh!