Taking a little time off....
I'm taking a little break. (Now's your chance to catch up on reading my blog!!!)

Christina & Allen's Storybook Album
Their two month anniversary is tomorrow and they picked up their album yesterday- how cool is that? I really pride myself in trying to 'wow' all my clients.... Their book is so beautiful. This is the one with their engagement pictures in it and it has chapters.





At the beginning of their First Dance, Allen gave Christina a rose- how romantic!

See the rest of their album here.

Jessica & Jason's final Storybook Album design!
As I do for all my newlyweds, I designed a very special custom-album just for Jessica and Jason. Of course, they absolutely can make any changes they wish. This time I tried something new: text on many of the pages. They LOVED it...! It seems I have a talent for album design and I'm so happy I've discovered it. (Every album I've designed is right here on the blog, by the way.)

The only changes were swapping out a few pictures, deleting a page and working on the text. The text now alternates with the wedding colors of white, sage and pink. When they came over last week I showed them an extra page I hadn't included, and they liked it so much we found a place for it in the album.

I know Jessica and Jason are very pleased with the design and I can't wait for the album to come in. They chose the sage green glove leather cover and this photo for the front. Here is their original album design and their final album design so you can compare.

The RED album is here!!!
It's bold AND it's beautiful and it is R-E-D!!! I love how it looks, particularly with the white guilding (their colors were red & white). And when it is open you can still see the red cover and how it really sets everything off. It really looks sharp just sitting on the table~~~

Alanna & Tim picked up their album today and are going to show it off at a party this weekend. I get SO much feedback from the couples and their families about these albums. Here's some of the photos I took of this one.





And see the rest of their album here.

Jessica and Eric are married!!!
What a FANTASTIC day! I felt like I was a fashion photographer working for a bridal magazine when I photographed Eric and Jessica. They decided to see each other before the ceremony, so they met right at sunset. Every photo I took looked like it should go in a frame! I can't wait to show them all!!!

The wedding and reception were at the Frazier International History Museum downtown. Dani and I started the day by photographing Jessica getting ready. (We also photographed the guys behind the scenes- they were fun- I will have to show those later.)

Here is Jessica's dad with 'his girls'- that's mom, Patty, and sister Katie.

















Then Eric waited for Jessica to meet him on the roof- the first time they would see each other on their wedding day! No one else was up there but Dani and I. This was just moments after seeing each other....!





They had a blast up there and Dani and I were having fun, too -- it really set the tone for the day.










The ceremony was beautiful and as part of it, they exchanged roses as gifts to each other.

These attractive cookies were on every table- her aunt made them! I just had to taste one-- yum!

A tiered cupcake tower instead of a wedding cake- and so they cut a cupcake in half. It was so sweet!


Lots of dancing and even the congo line later. The dance floor was always busy!!! The newlyweds will have a few weeks to rest up before going to Belize on their honeymoon....

I will post more pics later.

Making cake from scratch....
Did you know that I design all of these albums from scratch? I don't use a special program or templates or anything like that. All of these are custom designs-- it helps that I went to art school and later worked as a graphic designer...!

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to show you the same page from the past seven albums so you can see how unique each album is. So here are 2-page spreads of the cake-cutting and toast pages from the last seven weddings!!!

There's a dog in the album!
And not just any dog, either. Maggie is very special to newlyweds Aleisa and Josh. I know this because I took a photo of Maggie with the two of them during their engagement session. When I photographed Aleisa and Josh on their wedding day, her mom made a comment that she wished Maggie could have been there to be in a picture. And that's when I decided I would find a way to include her when I designed the album.


I always love the 'getting ready' page~~~

Don't they look great?

I love the kiss-kiss-kiss of this page!

What a great entrance!

Here's what Aleisa had to say when she saw the design:

Hey Liz,

I LOVE the storybook album! You did such a great job putting it all together and capturing our day. I love that you even included Maggie in the end. Thank you so much for being a part of our day, Pinkie too! We enjoyed working with you so much. I'm glad to be married, but the planning was so fun. I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures. I don't know how I will pick a favorite. Thanks again!

Aleisa

I'm very happy with how it came out. Check out the rest of their album design to see Maggie!

More photos from Aleisa & Josh's wedding day!
I'm working on their Storybook Album right now-- it's going to be awesome. Check back soon to see it. And here's a sneak peek at some of the GORGEOUS photos I have to work with. Click on the collage to enlarge.

Work-work-work!
I'm very busy these days-- it's that time of year. I'm putting in a lot of hours and right now I am working on Aleisa & Josh's pictures. I will have more to post soon.

A new Storybook Album!!!
Wow. There were SO many photos and I just loved them all! I made a very special album design for Jessica & Jason-- I added words to just about every page. I know they wanted the words on the last page, but I thought up all the rest. It's easy to add or change text to an album design and I love that everyone has the opportunity to personalize their own album. So Jessica and Jason can edit the design as they wish.

Here's a page I've never done before. These photos were taken just before the ceremony- which is what makes them so special. That's Jessica with her mom and sister sharing a loving moment right before she has to line up with her dad. And I also think the ones with both sets of parents (and the two moms hugging) are very sweet. And that's Jessica hugging her sister just moments before she walks down the aisle.




Here's what Jessica had to say about the design (yay! I'm so glad she likes it!)

Liz,

WOW! Those are absolutely phenomenal!! There are no words to describe the feelings we had looking at those pictures! It all fits together so perfectly!

Thank you so much!

Jessica

I am interested in what YOU think about it. I did put a lot of time in it and would really appreciate any feedback. Email me with your thoughts, thanks!

See the rest of the new album design here.

Bridget & Mat's Storybook Album

Bridget came over last week to make the final design changes. We mostly added more of her favorite pictures and re-built the toast & cake page to show more of the cake. We also added the very-cool UL and UK cakes!

This is the photo that will be on the front of her album. She chose a dark chocolate brown leather cover which I think will look very nice. I'll be sure to post a photo of the album when it arrives.

When you look at the completed album design, be sure to check out the last page: The Ali Center is using that image for a magazine ad and a brochure!!!

More photos from Jessica & Jason's wedding day!
What an adorable couple they are- I just love looking at the photos of them together. And Jason is so romantic- he wrote a long love letter to her in a card he had delivered to her room as she was getting ready. Later, I saw him write her a note just before his photo session. You can bet their Storybook Album will be all about romance! I will post their design soon. Meanwhile, you can read more about their day here.

FYI, the wedding was at Holy Spirit and the reception was at Hurstbourne Country Club.

Look what arrived yesterday!

As many of you know, I got married last year and I have set up my business the way I would want it if I was a bride. One thing I know for sure is that nobody wants to wait a long time for pictures. In fact, this time of year I work around the clock so I can show newlyweds their proofs as soon as possible. The same thing goes for getting the Storybook album to you. And I think I have set a new record on this one-- ! This is Kimberly and Brian's album that they will be picking up this week. And they just got married 7 weeks ago! They will get to show everybody at Thanksgiving- how great is that?

One of the cool things we did on their wedding day is a shot I call the 'door shot' because we usually do it on either side of an open door. Kimberly and Brian stood at the ends of a wall and held hands-- but did not see each other because it was before the ceremony. I love doing that shot, it is so romantic!

The panoramas get the most 'oohs' when my clients show off their albums. Kimberly and Brian will have fun recognizing all their guests in this photo.

The page layouts are unlimited. That's why I love designing these books so much-- each one is a unique as the day itself. See all of their album here.

Booked another wedding last week!
A warm welcome to my newest couple, Jennifer & Eddie, who are getting married in the Spring. It won't be long I suppose before they become 'blog addicts' like everyone else!!! And thanks to all of you for continuing to spread the word about me- I really appreciate it.

Check my dates booked to see if your date is available.

Amy & Jose's Wedding Album
Remember this great couple? They got married in August and it seemed every photo I took of them was portfolio material. It was just one postcard after another!!! I designed their album a couple months ago but life got in the way of them editing it. Among other things, they are in the middle of moving. (In fact, they are going to be just down the street from me- so we are going to be neighbors. I will probably run into them in Kroger someday!)

Anyway, Amy came over last week and we made revisions to the original design. There weren't too many changes. We swapped a few pictures and made some of her favorite ones bigger. You know, I design each and every album 'blind' in that I get no initial input from the bride and groom. I just take my vision and run with it. Every single album I've designed this year is on the blog and you can see how unique they are. They really are works of the heart and it's very rewarding when couple after couple tells me how much they love my design work.

So Amy & Jose will get their album by Christmas-yay! Here is another of my many favorite photos from their day. Click on their final album design that will be online permanently for them. (How cool is that? They can show anybody just about anywhere anytime!)

Chris & Kari's wedding album design!
Here are a few page layouts from their Storybook Album design. I'm sure they are excited to get it so soon. When they booked me last year I didn't have the new album to show them so they made an extra visit in the Spring just so they could see it. As Kari said, "This is something a celebrity would have!"

When I designed their album I wanted to capture the red theme and I tried something new on one spread: color on the photo borders and selectively on the flower girl's dress. I also have the color border on a couple other spreads.... And they are a very romantic couple so I really wanted to get all their smooching!!!





Here's the complete design. (Just for fun, try counting how many photos show them kissing!!!)

Special moments...
Another advantage of having two photographers is that we both can be on the lookout for candid family photos. Dani took this great shot of the groom's sister and her daughter at a recent wedding. This image is very dear to the family and I thought I would share it. It's a wonderful mother-daughter moment, don't you think?

More pictures from Chris & Kari's wedding day!
As promised, here are more pictures from their Big Day. The wedding was at St. Margaret Mary and the reception was at Kroger Banquet Hall. This is the one where they did the butterfly release- I love the photo of Kari looking at all the butterflies. There was a lot of red and white going on...and a lot of kissing!!! Chris and Kari are such a romantic couple and I love all the dance floor photos. I am working on their album right now and (of course) will post it here as soon as it is finished.

Click on the collage to enlarge.

Christina & Allen's completed album design
This is the one that includes their engagement pictures, has chapters and has the wedding color of Tea Rose all throughout.We revised it to include more of their favorite pictures, added words from their vows on one of the engagement pages, and switched out a few others. They chose the Glove Black cover with a full length photo of the two of them on the front.

I know they can't wait to see it-- I will post pictures of it when it gets here so everyone can see...!
Check out their album design here.

Bridget & Mat's Storybook Wedding Album!!!
I'm so glad I was able to finish this in time for Bridget and Mat to look over and order in time for Christmas. I really like how the album captures the fun and energy from that HUGE wedding party- including the adorable little ones. The 'Getting Ready' page has one of the little flowergirls in the background showing off her dress- it's so cute!

Here's what Bridget had to say when she saw it:

Liz,
First of all, you are so fast!! I can't believe the work you've already done! It was so fun to look at the album! That day is so crazy that I don't even know how everything looked, so it is so nice to have these pics! I love it!!!!! Thanks again...I couldn't be more pleased!
Bridget





Be sure to check out the last page of their wedding album design-- it's a postcard!