Watch for a blog later tonight

On the importance of wedding consultations...

Information for the Future

What would you guys like to see?

Wedding blog on how to pick your wedding photographer? What questions to ask during consultations? What to expect from your wedding photographer?

Let me know what you'd like to see, and I'll make it happen.

A few hours with Maja and Mike

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of shooting with Mike and Maja at several locations. I knew Maja from high school, and although I had never met Mike, the engagement session ended up being filled with lots of giggling.

Our original shooting location, a swamp where Mike hunts, was flooded so we headed out to Princeton instead. After realizing the pier we wanted was completely inaccessible (and I lost my shoe, temporarily, to mud) we shot along the river and then moved to a friend's farm (where I was nearly attacked by a horse. Maja and Mike tell a different story, don't listen to them).

After the farm, we moved to LeClaire where we finished up the rest of the engagement session.

Overall, things went wonderfully. Maja and Mike were a ton of fun, and even though I had a virtual show down with a horse, things went smoothly.

Did you know I have a website?

I do!

www.studiolauraann.com

Bridal Session with Rachel Jay

For those of you active on the Model Mayhem forums, you're probably familiar with Rachel Jay who got married June of this year.

This August, I was lucky enough to shoot a bridal session with her. We found an awesome Makeup Artist, Christin Connell, who brought together our ideas and recommended the faux hawk that Rachel is rocking. Not to mention, she fit in perfect with Rachel and I...and we are admittedly total goofs when we shoot with each other.

We decided to take the shoot a fashion route, using natural light, and things came together well.

For those brides reading this, who are looking to book a similar session, my gold wedding package includes an additional bridal session like the one posted above. If you're already married, or looking at a bridal session as an add on to another package, send me a message at lauraannphotography@gmail.com for a quote.

Have you checked out The Knot?

'Cause you probably should.

But for those of you who are Facebook fanatics, and like to keep track of people that way, The Knot has a fan page.

They post pretty regularly, but not so much that your whole news feed will be filled with The Knot. They post unique ideas, show off some weddings, and introduce you to couples and tell you about their stories. It's a pretty nifty way to stay on top of ideas, so if you're looking to keep some tabs on bridal information, I highly recommend fan'ing them.

Here's the link:

http://www.facebook.com/theknot?ref=nf

-Laura Ann

More pictures from the Galletti wedding

Blogspot and I were having a little tiff last night about picture uploading, so I'm going to go ahead and put up some pictures from the Galletti wedding now rather than try and edit yesterdays blog.

Enjoy!