Thanks Prints to Remember for sharing this pic with us! This couple got engaged yesterday around 2 pm at Rockefeller Center.Congratulations!!!!  Remember,if you have something to share with us…..give us a shout.

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Southern Elegance for Jennifer and AlexCouple: Jennifer and Alex

Date: May 23, 2009
Destination: New Orleans, LA
Consultant: Heather Hamilton-Sims
Ceremony: Zion Lutheran Church
Reception: Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Rehearsal Dinner: Bacco
Florist: Fat Cat Flowers
Bakery: Zoe’s Bakery
Hair/Makeup: Get Polished
Linens: Elegant Beginnings, Inc.
Photographer: Jessica Bachmann Photography
Videographer: Studio Vieux Carre
Reception Entertainment: Rock-It Productions
Transportation: Alert Transportation
Stationery: Designology Ink and Simply Jubilee Events

Jennifer and Alex are a beautiful couple and I really enjoyed planning their wedding with them. Although Jennifer is originally from the Northshore, she and Alex reside in the great city of New York. I initially met Jennifer when we both flew to New Orleans for a round of site visits and vendor appointments. Needless to say we hit the ground running!

After months of searching, we landed on Zion Lutheran Church as the ceremony location. It is a fabulously charming church on St. Charles Avenue.  This intimate setting allowed Jennifer and Alex’s closest family members and friends truly witness their nuptials without any strain or distractions. The other vendors were selected with ease. Having great working relationships with the crème de la crème in New Orleans always make it easy for a client to decide on select services.

After the rehearsal at Zion Lutheran Church on Lutheran Church, the groom’s parents hosted their guests at Bacco for an amazing dinner.

On their wedding day, Jennifer and Alex prepared for the day at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel. Jennifer and her bridal party got pampered by the artists of Get Polished in the Presidential Suite as Alex and his groom’s party were in a nearby 2-story suite. The personal flowers were hand delivered by Fat Cat Flowers, their amazing arrangements were strategically placed throughout the ballroom and the church was accentuated with their aisle décor and altar arrangements.

The Bourbon Orleans Hotel was not only the reception venue, it was the host hotel for their out of town guests. This made for a seamless transfer by Alert Transportationof the wedding guests from Bourbon Orleans Hotel to Zion Lutheran Church then back to the hotel for the reception.

To truly personalize their wedding, Jennifer and Alex created a specialty drink menu which included a cocktail created by the groom’s grandmother and requested the bakery replicate a family recipe for their wedding cake.  This really added that personal touch making their day about bringing the families together.

Jennifer and Alex wine and dined their guests with a fabulous seated dinner created by the chefs at the Bourbon Orleans Hoteland danced the night away to music spun by Rock-It Productions. The day’s events were captured by Jessica Bachmann Photography and Studio Vieux Carre.

Everyone had a blast and second lined right out of the reception, ending the evening on a high note!

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

These days the sky is the limit when it comes to engagement photos.Gone are the days of “Stiff,boring poses” Break out the props and costumes folks!!  Let your imagination run free when it comes to your engagement shoot.Your photog will LOVE you, and you will love your images.When planning for your engagement sessions do some research.Think about what’s important to you and your better half to be.Got hobbies? Interests? Incorporate them into your images and they are sure to be a smashing success.Not to mention….when you show them to your kids someday,they are sure to get a kick out of it:)

Check out these quirky and delicious ideas:

Lindsay & John

NY

Annette Babich is no stranger to lavish events.Annette orchestrated the Fall wedding of Lindsay Schuville and John Dalton.

The couple met at a NYC grocery store, Grace’s Market on the upper east side and quickly began dating.  The couple wanted to pull off a very chic wedding at Piping Rock Club, a club the bride’s family belongs to.  Everything was square, the tables, the cake, the gifts boxes for guests, etc.  There was a surprise grucci fireworks for the bride and the guests that the groom secretly set up and went off at the end of the wedding.  It was then followed by an after party with a DJ where sliders, quesadillas and other fun foods were served.

Here is the starting line up for their October 3rd wedding:

Bride:  Lindsay Schuville

Groom:  John Dalton

Wedding date: 10/3/09

Church:  St. Patrick’s of Huntington, Huntington, NY

Reception: Piping Rock Club, Locust Valley, NY

Wedding Planner:  Annette Babich Events

Photographer: Patricia Lyons Photography

Fireworks:  Grucci

Music:  Hank Lane Music

Flowers:  Andrew Pascoe Flowers

Video : Knowles Video

Shoes:  Manolo Blanik: All-Star LimoDress: Christos

Click here to see a slammin’ slideshow of the event…..courtesy of Patricia Lyons Photography

A Michigan Couple

Meet Molly & Scott.How adorable are they? This engagement session is incredibly creative and artistic! Can’t wait to see what they dream up for their wedding.

These amazing shots were taken by the talented Jamie Brokus. If you reside in the Grand Rapids,Kalamazoo district….give Jamie a call.Did I mention that Jamie is also a wicked graphic artist?

Ottawa,Canada

Todays delicious pics of Jennifer and Bobby’s Canadian wedding are courtesy of: BH Photography

Congrats you two and wishing you a long and happy marriage!!

Check out the shoes!!!!!!!  Can you say bling?

In my next life….I’m coming back gifted enough to take ridiculously rad photos like these!! This rockin’ chick just happens to live in my hometown and I simply adore her.Meggie…………

You inspire me!!!!!   Chin up girl,and keep it real.Be true to yourself and you will never go wrong.Love your hubby,love your baby,love yourself! This posts for you.Look at this greatness.You are blessed.

Meggie Velasco Photography

{A Kentucky Wedding}

SARAH AND JOE GOT MARRIED ON OCTOBER 17TH AT ST. DENIS CATHOLIC CHURCH AND HAD THEIR RECEPTION AT THE MAGNIFICENT AUDUBON COUNTRY CLUB.  EVERY ASPECT OF THE WEDDING HAD THEIR OWN PERSONAL TOUCHES ON IT FROM THE INVITATIONS TO SARAH’S BRIDAL JEWELRY.  SARAH’S GRANDMOTHER, ADA, EVEN MADE THE QUILT THAT WAS PLACED ON THE ALTAR DURING THE CEREMONY.  THE DAY WAS VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHICH MADE FOR SUCH A FUN AND LAID BACK WEDDING.  I HAD A BLAST. SARAH’S MOM MADE SARAH AND ALL OF THE BRIDESMAID’S JEWELRY.WHITE PUMPKINS AND ACORNS WERE THE THEME FOR WEDDING.  SARAH TOLD ME THE REASON FOR THE ACORNS WERE TO SYMBOLIZE THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING GREAT.  I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO SWEET.JOE IS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND MADE ALL OF THE PRINTED MATERIAL FOR THE WEDDING.SARAH AND JOE LEFT THE CEREMONY IN A CAB IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE YEARS THEY LIVED TOGETHER IN CHICAGO .A LAPTOP WAS SET UP AS A PHOTO BOOTH WITH A TWIST.  IT WAS HILARIOUS TO WATCH THE GUEST COME UP AND GET A DISTORTED PICTURE OF THEIR FACE PROJECTED ON A BIG SCREEN.  WHEN SARAH AND JOE GOT BACK FROM THEIR HONEYMOON THEY RELEASED THE PHOTOS ONLINE.  HOW MUCH FUN!  (IT MADE FOR SOME ENTERTAINING PICTURES!) Photos courtesy of Angela Anderson Photography.

Planning a wedding outside the continental U.S.?

Want FREE wedding photography services the day of your wedding, a FREE Day-After photo session (Trash the Dress!), 2 FREE proof books and a FREE Premium Coffee Table Book?

Well then we want to photograph your wedding! Just cover our expenses to get to your destination wedding (plane tickets, accommodations and food) and receive TWO fantastic photographers meeting you and your families the day before the wedding, photographing ALL DAY of your wedding, PLUS a Day-After photo shoot!

AND to top it off with whipped cream and a cherry on top, we also give you TWO awesome proof books, an AWESOME 80-page, custom designed, Premium Coffee Table Book and online viewing and ordering of all your images!

Win this $5,800 package!

TO ENTER: send an email to lifeworkimages{@}gmail{dot}com and include:
1. Your names and contact information.
2. Wedding date and location.
3. Your love story – how you met and got engaged and anything else fun.
4. Share with us a picture of you and your honey (we love web & blog sites!) – show us your style and who you are!
5. Make us fall in love with you and tell us why we can’t miss shooting your awesome wedding!

OFFICIAL RULES: winner is to provide:
1. Travel (from Seattle), accommodations, transportation (to/from airport), and food for LaRae and Cory for 5 nights/6 days(we arrive 2 nights before your wedding for location scouting, 1 night before your wedding to attend your rehearsal, the night of your wedding for your Day-After photo shoot, the night of your Day-After photo shoot to download and back-up all your AMAZING images, and one more day to give you a SNEAK-PEEK and SLIDE SHOW before leaving!).
2. Wedding must be held outside of the continental U.S.
3. All information is kept confidential and LaRae and Cory Lobdell / Lifework Images DO NOT share or sell your information to ANYONE.

{Edinburg,Scotland}

This was the wedding of Amy & Alan.Alan’s family is from Scotland.The wedding took place at the Dundas Castle.These pics were taken by one of our fave,fave,favorite photographers:

Paul Johnson

Beautiful Job!!