While cleaning up the wedding website recently I came across some of my all time favorite ring shots.
I don’t know why but I just LOVE shooting the rings, they are so sentimental, so symbolic, so…. sparkly!
So I thought I would show off some of my favorite ring shots of 2008!
Not a complete list by any means, just a few that stuck out.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
xo em
I am so excited to announce that I just launched my brand new wedding website!
www.emilygphotography.com/weddings is now the home to all things weddings.
I have separated my wedding and portrait work on two different websites, I am so excited. This has been a long time coming, it is so nice to have it all up. If you go to the main page you can now pick between Weddings, Life, Blog & Shopping. Lots of stuff to look at. On the new site (that has been live in beta form for about a week if you are sneaky) you can now find complete weddings, some of my all time favorite images, style and all sorts of additional information about my wedding work. I have also done some updating of my Life/Portrait site so check it out!
Here is what the new splash page looks like:
To celebrate my new wedding site the first couple to book with me for 2009 that references this blog post gets a $100 off their wedding collection! I know lots of couples are in wedding planning mode right now, my phone has been ringing. And remember there is also a special bonus for any previous clients that refers a couple to me! I am so excited for wedding season 2009, so many fun couples have booked already, and I am sure more to come.
xo em
Not too long ago I was contacted by a local couple about shooting their Christmas time wedding. I don’t usually book anything around the holidays but I agreed to meet with them since they were literally right down the road. I am so glad I did. Laura & Micheal are so sweet, and their whole family is adorable. It also helped that when I walked into their home it was covered with beautiful family photos. When people are big photography fans to begin with, you know it is going to be fun working with them!
This last weekend we meet up for a joint engagement & family session. I had a blast meeting all the kids and seeing them together. Even the grumpiest teen was smiling by the end of the morning. 
Here are a few of my favorites so far:
The whole family, I can not wait for the wedding it is going to be fun.
( I am pretty sure I can hear the kids saying “Ewww Gross” right about now, but how cute are they!)
Speaking of sweet, how sweet are these two. These soon to be step brothers made me smile.
Ok there is a funny story behind this one. Laura brought this cute hat for the baby of the family to wear. Typical little guy style he was not into the hat at all. But one of the older kids jokingly put it on, and we ended up getting every single family member in it except the one it was intended for. 
I know I am easily amused but this cracks me up.
And here is the little guy. This special little boy really stole my heart.
Our soon to be bride & groom again.
Laura & Michael, I am really looking forward to your big day. Your whole family was an absolute joy to hang out with. Thanks for bearing the cold morning with me. I will have more from our morning session for you very soon!
xo em
She is a soon to be school teacher
He is an architect
Together they are nothing short of adorable.
I met up with this fun couple on Hawthorne over the weekend to do some engagement photos. We had a good time walking around the area and finding cool buildings to use. I love SE Hawthorne, there are endless possibilities, every time I shoot there I find something new. Micah & Micah humored me with my crazy ideas. I will be shooting their wedding this summer and I can not wait! From all the reports I am getting it should be a beautiful affair.
Here are a few of my favorites so far:
These two have been together since high school, how sweet is that.
And this crazy blue green wall, I had to tone it down a TON. Talk about bright whew. I loved all the fall tones we had going on that day.
The soon to be Mr. & Mrs.
How perfect is this wall mural! I have so many fun variations of this shot. It was just too perfect.
I loved the super tall window here. I think this one would look great printed large.
M & M thanks for traipsing around Hawthorne with me! I can not wait till your wedding, it is going to be beautiful. I should have this whole set ready for you with in a few weeks. I wanted wanted to post a bit of a teaser for you. And also because it is the season I would love to gift you a large print for your home. Let say if you can get 30 comments on this post I will throw in an 11×14 wall print on me . Remember you can always post links to your myspace, and facebook accounts!
So get commenting people!
xoxo em
Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke right? No joke here, just the results of a wicked fun wedding. I had the pleasure of working with the super talented and over the top fun Kacy Jo for this one. I know I have said it before, but working with other photographers is always fun for me. There are a million ways to shoot a wedding, and it is always fun to see other photographers in their “zone”. Kacy is a riot, and this particular couple Marie & Jeff had us on our toes and laughing all day.
Ok I will stop talking, look here are a few (too many!) of my favorites from the day.
It was crazy hot that day, but they made it work. I love Marie’s expressions here, she cracked me up.
Check out that dip! Jeff & Marie did this great choreographed first dance, it was so cool!
And of course the “father daughter dance” had me tearing up, I am such a sap for that stuff. These two are super close so I know it was an important moment for them, and Dad can dance!
Jeff & Marie also did this great dance to honor all the couples who had been married for many years. The couple who had been married the longest went home with a lovely gift, it was very sweet.
And anyone who has ever read this blog before knows I am a sucker for cute kids dancing at receptions. This one had no shortage of cute little ones. And these boys and girls had some mad dance skills. I was impressed!
And the “small girl with the big camera” herself ms Kacy Jo. Thanks for asking me to come help out! I had a great time even in the crazy hot weather.
xo em