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Hi , I ’ m Kel s ee! Thegi r l behi ndI vyandGol d. Thankyous omuchf ort aki ngal ookatmywor k! Fi r s toff, congr at ul at i onsonyourupcomi ngnupt i al sThi si ss uchanexci t i ngs eas onofl i f e. Iknow how cr az yweddi ngpl anni ngcanbe, andIknow how t r ul yi mpor t antbeaut i f ul weddi ngphot osar e. Ihopet omaket hi spr oces sal i t t l ebi teas i erf or you! Il ovephot ogr aphi ngweddi ngs . Il ovet hedet ai l s . Il ovet hegenui nel ookss har edbet weent hebr i de andgr oom i nqui etmoment s . Il ovet hel aught er andt ear sofbr i des mai ds , momsands i s t er s . Il ove t hegent l eexpr es s i onont hegr oom ashes eeshi s br i dewal kdownt heai s l e. Il ovecapt ur i ngt hes e moment s , knowi ngt heywi l l bet r eas ur edand cher i s hedf ort her es tofyourl i ves . ( Andyourki ds ’ l i ves , andyourgr andki ds ’ l i ves , et c. ! ) Mys t yl ei sver ynat ur al , or gani c, br i ght , and s i mpl e. Iam i ns pi r edbyt heout door s , andnat ur al l i ght . Mys peci al t yl i esi nout doorweddi ngs , butIl ove br i ght , uni quei ndoors pacesaswel l . Is t r i vet o phot ogr aphmycoupl esgenui nel y, andt ogett o know t hem asmuchasIcan. Ican’ twai tt ot al k wi t hyoumor eaboutyourweddi ngdaydr eams . PHOTO BY KAYLA YESTAL
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“ Kel seewasabsol ut el yamazi ng t owor kwi t hf or bot h engagementand weddi ng phot os. She i san ar t i st ,and hercr eat i vi t yand sensi t i vi t y hel p hernotonl ycapt ur e beaut i f ulphot os,butal so be acal mi ng and st abl e pr esence dur i ng hect i cevent s. W e coul dn' tbe happi erwi t h ourexper i encewi t h her ! � Lesl i e +Chr i st opher
I wantt ohearaboutyourl oveandyourweddi ng! Fi r s toff, l et ’ ss chedul eat i met omeeti n per s on, ( oroverFace Ti mei fdi s t ancei saf act or , )s ot hatwecant al kabi t , gett oknow each ot her , andmakes ur et hatI ’ mt her i ghtfitf oryourweddi ng. I t ’ si mpor t antt hatyourphot ogr aphercr eat est hes t yl eofi magesyouwant , wor kswel l i nyour venue, andhasaper s onal i t yt hatmes heswel l wi t hyour s . Yous pendmor et i mewi t hyourphot ogr apheronyourweddi ngdayt hananyoneel s e, s oi t ’ sr eal l yi mpor t antt of eel comf or t abl e wi t ht hem! Whenwemeet , youcanas kmeanyques t i onsyoumayhave, andyoucans eepas t weddi ngsI ’ vephot ogr aphed, andal bum s ampl esi nper s onaswel l . Af t erwe’ vemet , al l t hat ’ sneededt or es er veyourdat ei sas i gnedcont r actandar et ai nerpayment . That ’ si t ! Thenwecangett opl anni ngal l oft hef unandbeaut i f ul t hi ngs .
CHOOSING A LOCATION Wewi l l wor kt oget hert ochoos eal ocat i ont hatfit st het ypeofs es s i onyou’ r ebooki ng, and t hevi s i ont hatyouhavef ori t . Ihaves hotatmanydi ffer entl ocat i ons , andhavepl ent yofbeaut i f ul i deasofpl acest ogo, buti fyouhaveas peci ficormeani ngf ul pl acei nmi nd, l etmeknow! As anexper i encedpr of es s i onal , Iknowwhatki ndofs et t i ngswor kwel l , andI ’ m mor et hanhappyt o us emyknowl edgeandexper i encet oi nfluencet hefinal l ocat i ondeci s i on. Tr avel upt o30mi l es , r oundt r i p, f r om 97302i si ncl udedi nyourengagements es s i on. Af t ert hat , . 50permi l ewi l l be addedt ot hes es s i onf ee.
SCHEDULING Ses s i onsar eus ual l ys chedul edaboutanhourandahal fbef or es uns et , t ogett hebes tl i ght . Wewi l l s hootasl ongasweneedt ot ogetpl ent yofbeaut i f ul i mages , andt henwe’ l l wr apup. Booki ngsar ebas edonavai l abi l i t y, s obes ur et opl anaheadi fyouhaveas peci ficdat ei nmi nd. Engagements es s i onsar eus ual l ybookedMondayThur s day, asweekendsar er es er vedf or weddi ngs .
W HAT TO W EAR It hi nkt hatengagements es s i onscanbeagr eatexcus et ogetdr es s edup. Adapper gr oomt obeandabr i det obei nabeaut i f ul , flowydr es sors ki r t , s ur r oundedbynat ur e, can makef ors omeamaz i ngpor t r ai t s . Af t eral l , you’ r eonl yengagedonce, youmi ghtaswel l t akeadvant ageoft heexcus et odr es sup! I fyou’ r ear eal l ycas ual coupl e, maybecons i deral i f es t yl e engagements es s i oni ns t ead, ( f eel f r eet oas kmewhatt hatmeans ! ) Nomat t erwhatyouchoos et owear , det ai l sar ei mpor t ant . Tr yt oavoi dt oomanybus ypat t er ns , br i ghtcol or s , andl ogosort extoncl ot hi ng. Si mpl eandt i mel es si sgood! Makes ur eyournai l s ar ef r es hl ypai nt ed, ornat ur al , andpayat t ent i ont owhats hoest heMr . wear s . Neut r al col or st end t ophot ogr apht hebes t , andt heymakef ort hemos tt i mel es si mages . Themos ti mpor t antt hi ng, t hough, i st obet r uet oyou, dr es sf ort hes eas on, andbecomf or t abl ei nwhat everyouchoos et o wear . I twi l l makeal l t hedi ffer ence! Vi s i tmy“ weddi ng+engagementphot ogr aphy”and“ engagements es s i oni ns pi r at i on”boar ds onPi nt er es ti fyouneeds omei deas ! I ’ m al waysher et ohel p, t oo.
Acompl i ment ar yengagements es s i oni si ncl udedi ns omeoft heweddi ngpackagesIoffer , andt heyar eal s oavai l abl eont hei rown, orasanaddont oanypackage. Engagements es s i ons ar et hebes twayf oryouandIt ogett oknow eachot herbef or et heweddi ng, andf oryout oget comf or t abl ei nf r ontoft hecamer a. Bes i dest hepr act i cal i t i esofanengagements es s i on, t hey’ r eal s oat onoff un! Engagement s es s i onsgi veust hechancet oexpl or ebeaut i f ul , uni quel ocat i onsf orphot os , andgi veyoua chancet oexpr es syourr el at i ons hi pandl ovef oreachot heri nadi ffer ents et t i ngt hanyourweddi ngphot osmi ght . Thi si sagr eatoppor t uni t yt os eekoutt het hi ngst hatar euni quet oyourr el at i ons hi p, andbr i ngt hos et ol i f et hr oughhones t , yetcur at edfinear tphot ogr aphy . You’ l l t henhaveas etofbeaut i f ul i magest hatyoucans endwi t hyours avet hedat esori nvi t at i ons , us easdecorasyourweddi ng, andpr i ntf oryour s el vesandyourf ami l i es .
Yourweddi ngdaywi l l bebeaut i f ul . I twi l l bewonder f ul andamaz i ng. Andi twi l l flybybef or e youevenknowwhathappened. For t unat el y, you’ l l gett os pendt her es tofyourl i vest oget her , andyou’ l l havebeaut i f ul phot ost or el i veyourdayasof t enasyou’ dl i ke. I nor dert ohel pyourdaygos moot hl y, pr operpl anni ngi ses s ent i al . Por t r ai t scant akeupa goodchunkofyourweddi ngday, ( t hi nkal ongt hel i nesof3hour sf orf or mal por t r ai t s-br i de+ gr oom, br i dal par t y, f ami l y, )s os chedul i ngi nal i t t l emor et i met hanyouneedf orever yt hi ngwi l l behel pf ul . Thi sway, i fi tendsupt aki ngal i t t l el ongert ogetr eadyt hanyou’ dor i gi nal l yant i ci pat ed, wewi l l s t i l l havepl ent yoft i mef orphot os . Theex actamountoft i meneededf orweddi ngpor t r ai ts es s i onsvar i esdependi ngont he coupl e, br i dal par t y, andf ami l y, butgener al l ys peaki ng, Il i ket os etas i deabout3045mi nut es f orbr i dal par t ypor t r ai t s , anot herhal fhourf orf ami l ypor t r ai t s , andanhour( overt hecour s eoft he whol eday, )f orbr i deandgr oom por t r ai t s . I ft hebr i deandgr oom choos et odoa“ fir s tl ook, ”t hen Ial wayst r yt os pl i tupt hei rpor t r ai ts es s i oni nt ot wopar t s . Thefir s tl ookandpr ecer emonypor t r ai t s , andt henaf ew pos t cer emonypor t r ai t s , i fs unl i ghtal l ows . I ’ l l di s cus st hi si ndet ai l wi t hyou asyoucompos eyourweddi ngdayt i mel i ne!
Atours econdcons ul t at i on, oroveremai l , wewi l l go overt het i mel i neofyourday, andmakes ur et hatwe haveenought i mes chedul edf orpor t r ai t s . Beawar et hat I ’ m abl et owor kwi t hevenver ys mal l amount soft i mef or phot os , buti tmayr es ul ti nl es si magesover al l .I t ’ sver y i mpor t antt obes ur et hatyourweddi ngcoor di nat or knowshow mucht i meyouwi l l needf orphot os , t oo.
GETTING READY The“ get t i ngr eady”phot oscanof t ent ur noutt obe s omeoft hemos tt r eas ur edf r om aweddi ngday . Ther e’ s s omuchexci t ementandl oveal l ar ounddur i ngt hes e moment s ! Tohel pgett hemos toutofyourget t i ngr eady phot os , t r yt ogetr eadyi nabr i ghts pace, wi t hasmuch nat ur al l i ghtaspos s i bl e. Thi swi l l notonl yhel pt he i mages , i twi l l hel pyourhai randmakeupar t i s t saswel l . Anot hert hi ngt obeawar eofi swhatyouandyourgi r l s ar ewear i ngwhi l eget t i ngr eady . Pr et t yr obesorPJ ’ swi l l makeyouf eel s peci al andel egant , andwi l l l ookgr eati n youri mages . Las t l y, keepi ngyourget t i ngr eadys pace t i dyandasuncl ut t er edaspos s i bl ewi l l notonl ygi veyour phot osani ce, s i mpl ef eel i ng, butwi l l hel pr el i eves ome ofyours t r es s , aswel l !
DETAILS Weddi ngsar ef ul l ofs peci al l i t t l edet ai l s . I wantt o phot ogr apht hos edet ai l s , s ot hatyoucanhol dont o t hem l ongaf t ert hey’ r egone. Havi ngabr i des mai d, mom, ors omeoneel s ei nf or medofal l ofyours peci al det ai l s , s uchasweddi ngr i ngs , s hoes , j ewel er y, i nvi t at i ons ui t es , andanyot hermeani ngf ul i t ems , i ss ohel pf ul ! I fs omeonehasal l ofyourdet ai l sal l i nonepl ace, I wi l l beabl e t oqui ckl yl ocat eandphot ogr apht hem, whi l eyoucont i nuet ogetr eadyandr el ax.
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Ul t i mat el y, t hi si syourdeci s i on. Youasacoupl eneedt owei ght hepr osandconsand deci dewhat ’ sr eal l yi mpor t antt oyou! I ’ l l wor kwi t hyout ocr eat eat i mel i net hatwor ks wi t hwhat everchoi ceyoumake. Thatbei ngs ai d, Iam ahugeadvocat ef orcoupl es doi nga“ fir s tl ook”bef or et hecer emony . Havi ngbeenabr i demys el f , Icans ayfir s t hand t hatyourweddi ngdayfli esby, andmos tofi ti sr eal l yhar dt or emember . Theone momentIhavenomemor yofi swal ki ngdownt heai s l et omeetmynow hus band. I twas magi cal ands of ul l ofemot i on, t hatwebot ht ot al l ybl ackedout . That ’ swhathappenst o mos tpeopl e! Havi ngafir s tl ookgi vest hebr i deandgr oom t i met ot akei nt hei rdayt oget herands oakever yt hi ngup. I t ’ sani ncr edi bl yemot i onfil l edmoment , butt hey’ r e al oneandar emor eabl et os oakever yt hi ngi n. Doi ngafir s tl ookal s oal l owsust ot ake phot osbef or et hecer emony, meani ngcoupl esdon’ thavet omi s sasmuchoft hei rr ecept i ont aki ngphot os . Feel f r eet oemai l mewi t hanyques t i onsorconcer nsyouhave aboutt hi st opi c!
“ Kel see capt ur ed ourengagementand weddi ng phot os,wewer e so t hr i l l ed wi t h ever yt hi ng! She i sso flexi bl e and j ustaj oyt owor kwi t h! Ihad manypeopl et el lme t heydon' teven r ememberseei ng aphot ogr apheratourweddi ng.She bl ended i n sowel l ,butwasst i l labl et o getpi ct ur es ofever yt hi ng. Iknow she putherhear ti nt o ever ysi ngl e pi ct ur e she pr ovi ded f orus and we coul dn' tbe mor et hankf ulf orherhar d wor k! ” Ray+Li ndsay
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