January 3 wedding at The Pinery

Our wedding season started quite early this year with a wintry snowy day that turned out just perfect.

We caught up with the bride and her bridesmaids a Innovations Salon in Monument.

The salon had some cute artwork on the walls:




And the flower girls were getting into the royal treatment!








The bride's dog looked a little dejected...she didn't get to be part of the festivities and this was one of the few moments she wasn't almost getting stepped on by all the traffic going through the house!




Time to get ready!










Now off to the Pinery for an intimate chapel wedding and elegant reception:








The reception hall was gorgeous and artfully lit, even sporting a cool snowflake ice sculpture!

Sunrise on a New Year

Happy New Year all! 2008 closed with such a bang that we know 2009 is going to be even better. I recently spoke with a peer in the business who was letting the doom and gloom of the daily news get her down. I shared with her my great enthusiasm for this year and how our businesses are so different than the ones you hear about crumbling on the evening news. We are so much more personable, customized, fun and close to our clients that it's often more like spending time with friends you know and trust than it is 'getting your pictures taken'.

I'm so optimistic too because every day our circle of friends grows and each time this means a former bride practically dragging her newly engaged friend to our doorstep or families telling their friends where they just HAVE to go for their session...or even someone uncomfortable with having their pictures made saying 'go to Image Factory' they'll make it easy and fun.

For this we owe our clients great gratitude and we can't wait to serve you and your friends this year. Thanks for already making 2009 a great year!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all our friends & clients! The studio is closed until January 5. Please feel free to send an e-mail or leave a message and we'll get back to you then. If you have something urgent, please leave a message too as the messages will be monitored.

This picture is from one of the ornaments on the tree at my mom & dad's house. I like the story of the shepherds...the bottom of society in those days were the first to hear the good news and got to spread it around. What a great message this is, that no matter who we are, God's love and the good news of Christmas is for all of us!

“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”
- Luke 2:16-20

We're In Atlanta!

We're in Atlanta this weekend to photograph the Peachtree City Civic Ballet's production of the Nutcracker. It's always an honor and a treat to come back and visit so many of our friends at the studio, the old neighborhood and the church. It's fun see how much the dancers have grown (and some that used to be just little kids have gone on and graduated!).

If you're one of our Georgia friends, be sure to come out to one of the performances on Saturday or Sunday!

For our Colorado friends - we'll be back on Monday the 15th. The studio will be open through Thursday the 18th and then we close for the year on December 19th. If you have any last minute needs, be sure to get with us right away!

Have a great weekend!

Danny Oertli mini concert

Last night we gathered with other CSCS families at Mr. Biggs for a parents meeting but we had a great surprise when Danny Oertli came out and gave a mini-concert for us.

Even better, his little daughter came out and sang a short song for us too. She was a little shy at first...


But she warmed up pretty quick when the microphone was in front of her...


Thanks for the music Danny!



PS - you can pick up Danny's CDs at Amazon.com among other places...(click here)

Dress Art

Attention brides! Great deal on Dresses!

Hey future brides - if you're shopping for your dress right now you gotta check this out! When Al's Formal Wear purchased Mister Neat's, they stopped carrying their line of beautiful dresses and now are blowing them all out the door for a song! In our regular contact with local vendors we ran across this terrific deal and wanted to pass it along to you!

We decided to have some fun and make some dress 'art' from the displays but if you want to see them in person and try some on, get in touch with Crystal at the Citadel Crossing store -- 719-596-5555, 767 N. Academy Blvd. And don't wait too long!

Brittany & Zach

Word of mouth advertising is our biggest source of business and Monday's engagement photo shoot was no different. Brittany and Zach were guests at one of our August weddings and after seeing us in action and the resulting images, just knew the right choice for their wedding next year.

We wanted some autumn images and while the leaves have left many trees, we found a cute little grove tucked away in a business park and took full advantage. I'm pretty excited about the resulting images...we'll be making some 'save the date' cards soon!










Brittany had some cute red high-heels on -- I love capturing the details!








And Zach brought out his Harley to wrap up the session: