This shoot was so fun, especially because we were able to get many different vendors involved. These three beauties are sisters! You may recognize the eldest, Nicole. She’s one of my 2009 brides. Nicole & her sisters + mom work at/manage a dress store in Provo, Allyses’s Bridal, so ever since Nicole got married I knew I wanted to shoot her again in some of the stores dresses. When she told me she and Glen were off to Texas for law school soon I figured it was now or never.
SO the girls picked out the dresses from Allyses’s Bridal, the hair & makeup was done by Flavia with Versa Artistry, Studio Stems donated the flowers, Whimsical Headbands added to the pot, and Whimsical owner/designer Jenny Hansen pitched in as my lighting/creative design assistant. (Links to these vendors provided at the end of the post) She totally spoiled me and now I don’t know if I ever want to shoot without her again. I think the collaborative result is stunning. I’m SO very excited about these images. One day I would seriously love to own a formal dress store. I LOVE dresses, getting dressed up, and all that goes with it. I just wish I had a reason to get dressed up again. But I get to live vicariously through my brides, so all is well.
Tomorrow I’m shooting Suzanne & Cameron’s wedding and I can’t wait. After tomorrow I’ve only got two weddings left for the year and then it’s time to start thinking about getting ready for Hazel to join our family.
YEAH!
Dresses from Allyses’s Bridal
Hair & Makeup by Flavia with Salon O/Versa Artistry
Flowers by Studio Stems
Headband by Whimsical Headbands
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Yes. This is a shameless plug to get someone to adopt our kittens. It’s a REALLY long story about how we got in the kitten business. But everyone (9 cats/kittens total) has been spayed or neutered, so we’re doing our best to get out of the kitten business and we’ve just got two kittens left! We’ll end up with Emmy, the grandma, her daughters–the two ferel moms, Quinn & Lina, (I’m assuming no one will want these two. But if you know someone who needs some good mousers and doesn’t really care how cuddly the cats are let me know…) and then the two kittens we’re keeping, Onyx & Coal. But Quinton & The Runt still need a home. I seriously can’t feed 7 cats. Being the cat lady at age 25 is ridiculous. SO if you know anyone who would love a playful black kitten, please have them email me, liz@etfphotography.com and well get you hooked up. Pictured above is Quinton. As you can guess, The Runt looks similar, but smaller.
SIGH. Having one cat is thoroughly enjoyable. We LOVE our Emmy Lou. But she came with baggage. LOL. However, take note, these kittens are NEUTERED, so you’re only signing up for one, promise!
And then, just because, I thought I’d post these silly/fun pictures of Ella and I all ready for our family date this week. I love taking the time to get a bit dressed up for a special occasion. Or rather, how getting dressed up and make any occasion special. Nothing like a regular ole’ Tuesday night to create memories. But it works for us.
We went to Chilis, then to a free pipeband concert in the park and finished with a carmel/hot fudge sundae from Letherbys. Now THAT’S living folks!
Happy Thursday 
Of course it would be sunny all day and then start raining right when we arrived at our location…but did that keep these two down? NO. Amanda was 100% willing to do whatever it took to get the shots we wanted, including hiking through the rain and mud. Was it worth it? ABSOLUTELY! And I’ll have you know, no dresses were ruined during this shoot. But memories were definitely made. Starting with the series below when her veil blew right into the water. Oops! If you want to know the secret to amazing wedding images, it starts with couples who trust their photographer completely. And of course…show up dressed like this. Thanks Lynette for the gorgeous gown. And Amanda, leave me a comment with a shoutout to your florist because this bouquet was stunning Did I ever mention how much I love shooting you two?
UPDATE: The flowers were done by Kelli at Blooms and Blossoms. Awesome work Kelli!
Look for the fallen tree… ya, way up there… that’s where we went next 
The crew that made it happen…
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
I’m so sore today from shooting the last two days (somehow being pregnant adds like 50 pounds to my shootsac) and being crazy stressed…BUT this shot makes it all okay.
In a way I’ve been planning this session for a long time. I got the peacock ornament featured in this last year at Pier One Imports. But then in the end, it totally didn’t match my Christmas decor. So I decided to plan a shoot around it instead. I have Jenny Hansen of Whimsical Headbands create a custom headpiece to match the ornament, and then found this dress at the DI. I also bought some peacock blue jewelry, but decided last minute it just didn’t go. I wanted to work with an awesome florist and makeup artist on this shoot as well, and maybe still will one day, but then spur of the moment I decided to throw in what I had as we headed to Fish Lake and shoot my sister in the getup while we were there. So there may be a part two to this sometime, but for now, here’s Laura rockin the peacock and crazy hairdo/makeup Joc and I gave her. And take note she’s already been camping for three days in these shots. I think she turned out pretty good considering…
This shoot was a year in the making, or rather, that’s how long it took us to coordinate schedules. But I’m glad we finally got together, even if the girls were a bit sick. I still love so many of these. Almost as much as I love my tile floors Thanks Steve. It was the perfect trade! Once again, I’m so excited to be having two little girls…
by Liz Frandsen
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