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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Sara + Richard | November 7

Sara and Richard's wedding took place in her grandfather's church in Lee's Summit, MO. Both are free spirited individuals who totally adore each other. It's evident that each will go to the ends of the earth for one another.

Although they were our last wedding for 2009, we all agreed that it was the perfect day for a wedding - who would have known that it was 70 degrees in November? Last year at this time Kansas City was enduring chilly/brisk Fall weather.

Wedding: Community of Christ, Lee's Summit, MO
Reception: Unity Village

Congratulations to the both of you and may God bless your union.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Brittany + Dave engagement

At the moment, Brittany and Dave will be our first wedding of 2010; they will be committing their lives to each other early February 2010. We opted to do their e-session at Antioch Park - one of their favorite locations. Both have similar backgrounds, experiences and traits - which is something rare but different enough where you can see the chemistry between both of them. Some would call them "soul mates" but I would say love will always find it's way to your heart. We just need to be open and ready when it comes.

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Latrice + William | October 24

About a week ago I posted a few teaser photos from Latrice and William's wedding at the Hillcrest Country Club. I also received some hilarious emails about the comments I made about William's comments before reciting his vows. You all had me cracking up but honestly William let everyone know that Latrice is all that he wants and desires.

I commend both of you on finding happiness in one another.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

PWG Bridal Fair was a BIG Hit for Us

The PWG Bridal Fair, Sunday, November 1 at the Overland Park Convention Center was a big hit for us! I must say that every time we attend any Kansas City bridal show, I am humbled to see so many talented photographers in the business.

Our morning started at 6:30 am unloading the U-Haul and setting up the booth. After an hour of preparation, our booth was complete. The remaining portion of the morning Tailese and I changed clothes, ate breakfast, networked with other professional wedding vendors and waited until the show started.

The biggest attraction to our booth was Melissa Stanley, a bride whose wedding we photographed in November 2008. She was our model and to be honest she was our “eye-candy”. Melissa didn’t know she was going to see an over-life size display of her wedding and Trash The Dress (TTD) session. She cried with emotion when she and her hubby (Scott) approached our booth. At that moment Tailese and I knew that it was going to be a good show. We were the only vendor who had a bride-model at their booth. Every bride who walked in the door “wowed” over Melissa’s wedding gown which was the same wedding gown she wore in her wedding.

Throughout the day, we personally talked with over 200 brides. In the last few years, brides are scheduling their weddings during the Fall season. Thus, the most popular month was October in 2010. There were several who have scheduled their weddings on October 10, 2010 (10/10/10). Brides as far as Butler, KS and Warrensburg, MO stopped by our booth. We had a lot of promising brides say that they are interested in booking us for their wedding. One local bride and mother signed a contract for her wedding in 2010. So our fingers are crossed that the remaining 199 brides we talked to are yearning to allow us to document their wedding love story.

Thank you Scott for sharing your wife, Melissa, with us on a Sunday afternoon - you all are the bomb; thank you Angela for being an awesome account representative; thank you to the entire PWG team; and thank you to all the 2010 and 2011 brides who visited our booth. We love you all.

Views of our double booth