Wedding at Champions Run: Tamara & Jared

Erin and I had been looking forward to Tamara and Jared's wedding since our first meeting and even more so since their engagement session a little while ago. You may remember their engagement session from the off-roading shots we took with the Mule along the Missouri River. Needless to say we had just as much fun at their wedding and probably more so since their families and friends were there to liven things up even more! Their wedding and reception were held at Champions Run and although it snowed almost four inches the night before everyone was in a joyful mood and ready to celebrate with Tamara and Jared.






Gown from The Gown Gallery









Tamara and Jared rented this fun photo booth for their guests at the wedding reception. Of course, they had to first show them how it's done :)

Lauritzen Gardens Wedding: Jess & Henk

We recently photographed Jess and Henk's wedding at the Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska. It was a beautiful wedding and both Shane and I enjoyed the time we spent capturing their day. In the brief amount of time we spent with Jess and Henk both Shane and I were impressed by the kindness, thought and care they both shared for others and they made it a joy to work for them.


:: :: :: Weddings in Nebraska :: :: ::

Even though we are available worldwide and have lived throughout the US, there is a big part of us that now calls Nebraska home. Prior to a wedding, the couple or event designer will complete a wedding questionnaire for us. This questionnaire tells us the general expectations the couple has for us as well as the vendors they will be working with that day. Having a vendor list w/ names and numbers has always proven to be extremely helpful, but with Jess and Henk, I was pleasantly surprised that I had not only worked with many of their vendors, but they were also some of my favorites for the Nebraska area. So, we've decided in this blog to also share with you a few of the favorites that we've worked with for couples from the Nebraska area that Jess and Henk also chose on their wedding day:

Makeup Artist/ Hair Designer ~ Ann Luchsinger






Gown Boutique ~ Laura's Couture Collection
*** Also accompanies us as a selected Grace Ormonde Platinum List Vendor ***




Music ~ The Confidentials




Florist ~ Beyond the Vine





To see more from Jess and Henk's Wedding, click on the slideshow below.
note: slideshow is accompanied by music

Wedding Fun

It's not uncommon that Shane and I will arrive early to a couple's wedding. We like to make sure we have time to check out the surroundings and have everything ready before the bride and groom are ready for us. This is usually the time that we'll snap off a few quick shots to check camera settings and get ideas for our bride and groom's couple session. Here's a sneak-peak at this last wedding's fun test shots :)

Heart Of America Conference

We spent this last weekend through Tuesday at the Heartland of America Conference. We really enjoyed listening to the guest speakers and hanging out with our friends and fellow photographers. One of the speaker for the conference was David Jay. I had heard him before, but am always impressed the knowledge he has to share. On the last day of the conference, we went out with DJ and a few friends for dinner. It was also my birthday and Shane treated us all to ice cream after dinner (he's so sweet). Also, I know Shane will not publicize this, but I am so excited for him...he took both second and third place for the overall Conference award in wedding photography. Yeah!

Us with our friends Kerri, Brian, Kelly, Sophia and Sarah.


On our way to dinner in downtown Omaha...Me, DJ, Troy, Julie and Geoff


DJ showing us some of his latest...


We met at our friend Geoff's studio before going out to dinner and I love his wife Anne, she's so great!


With DJ after a great dinner. I think the food made me just a little sleepy and I didn't make it too long into the car ride home before I was out :)

Malone & Co Fotoflow Workshop

(above photo from Malone & Co.)
About a month ago our friend Geoff invited us to attend a workshop he was leading along with Andrew and Mike from Malone & Company. The workshop was called Fotoflow and it focused on helping photographers establish a solid post production workflow using Lightroom. Malone & Company is a commercial photography company which produces some amazing award-winning work. We met Geoff, who is also a great wedding photographer, this past May in Chicago and have enjoyed sharing information and bouncing ideas back and forth. These guys will impress you with the amount of knowledge they have from working over 10 years in the commercial photography industry. If you've been considering switching to Lightroom, learning more about it or just hearing more about establishing a solid workflow from some guys who have it figured out, I would recommend this workshop. And for my friends out there who use Aperture, well...what can I say?

Andrew teaching his segment...

Lara...
Mike Malone...
Geoff...