Busy Month of January

Leading off with Tyff's Birthday Jan. 1st
Got ready for the Bridal/Prom Expo at Century II
Took runway shots at the Bridal Fair
Covered a DJ Convention
4 weddings
3 family sessions
Engagement session
2 Children sessions

Not to mention Brett has had lots of different sessions in the studio as well including Corporate head shots, Raytheon, engagement sessions and baby sessions.

The following are some photos from some of the above events that we covered this January.

Much more yet to come. Including, our new custom designed web software to make our customers lives easier. Stay tuned as we gear up for the roll out.

Lane - Rogers

As we were checking our e-mails after an early wedding Oct. 7, 2006 Jeff and I received an information request while in our hotel room in Topeka. With it being relatively early we decided to call Jennifer Lane. After a very friendly conversation of 45 minutes we knew we clicked with her personality.

Later doing the engagement we got to finally meet the two of them in person. After documenting their fun, enthusiastic and drama personalities during their engagement session it was easy to capture their expressions and emotions.

On a very cold, snowy, sleet morning Jan. 13, 2007 Jenny arrived at JC Stylist ready to get started on her wedding day with a nice warm cup of coffee from QT. After leaving there I grabbed a ride with Steph from Fat Cat Productions (thank you, you the best) to slide carefully through town to the church.

Eastside Community Church was more of a lodge on the inside with big wood pillars and a beautifully lit fireplace where the couple kept warm during the ceremony. Jenny wore a strapless ivory dress with a long veil. The ceremony was very intimate with lots of tears of joy from them and their guests. Wonderful music was provided by a Christian group Nameless Faces (we photographed one of the band members weddings on Oct. 8th). Ironic, it was the day after we talked to Jenny on the phone for the first time. Crazy after looking back on events and how they have ties to others.

Thomas and Jenny had said that they wanted pictures taken outside when they had a previous consultation with us going over last minute details of their day. They braved the cold weather with her strapless dress and ice covered ground with sleet coming down all day. It let up long enough to grab some spins and capture some romance. (You guys are awesome to brave 12 degree weather!!!!!!). The grand exit from the church consisted of 2 long lines of guests standing outside with packets of fake snow that showered over Jenny and Thomas as their limo, The Excalibur, awaited them.

Thank you for letting us be a part of your fun filled day.

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Kehr - Wray

After 6 years of being together Jeremy and Karrie are a perfect couple. The talk of marriage was in conversation and they knew that they were going to get married at a later date but at the end of October 2006 Jeremy got the news he was going to be deployed to Iraq and leave January 13, 2007.

Karrie shared with us that she knew she had 2 months to plan a wedding and so she started by taking a trip to Hobby Lobby going down the aisles putting together ideas for decorations. The theme included snowflakes. There were cookies shaped as snowflakes, snowflakes frosted on the wedding cake and so on. She found her dress in Oklahoma and picked it up at Reni's Bridal. The Maggie Sottero wedding gown was crushed Grecian Satin with Rhapsody Taffeta, strapless neckline gown featuring full bustled skirt with corsage laced bodice and corset back. Faux, two-piece bodice is accented with a silvery ribbon sash. The bridesmaids wore black strapless sleek dresses with light turquoise sashes. One of the many highlights of the day was when Jeremy had a surprise gift for Karrie when they saw each other for the first time. Earlier in the bridal room Karrie was saying that she was contemplating which necklace to wear. Jeremy's gift happened to be a beautiful sterling silver chain with a diamond. It was a nice added sparkle to complete Karrie's ensemble. The couple shared smiles, tears of joy along with laughter towards one another during their ceremony and throughout the day. The couple left the church with guests sending them away blowing bubbles. They were walking so briskly one of the guests asked if they would re-exit. They turned around and walked back towards the church then they jetted running. It was a lot of fun. Thank you for the ride in the A-List limo guys.

With Jeremy an Air Force Fire Fighter they wanted some shots by the bright lime green fire truck. Then it was off to go inside to the party at the R.J. Dole Ballroom at the McConnell Airforce Base. Dinner plates were served with steak, green beans and herb sprinkled potatoes to all the guests. The evening was a very relaxed atmosphere for the couple to be able to spend with friends and family. Later in the evening one of the brides requested to the DJ a song to be played that was special to the couple, "Friends In Low Places" by Garth Brooks. In the lyrics instead of saying "I'm not big on social graces" he sings "I'm not big on Salsa flavors." Karrie was in awe... when Jeremy started singing special parts of the song through a microphone to her. Jeremy and Karrie, we want to thank you for choosing us to document your wedding day. You both were a pleasure to work with. We wish you both safe travels, Karrie to California and Jeremy to Iraq.

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Johnson - Winter

Saturday December 30, 2006 Vickie was down in the basement of the church an early 9:00 to start getting hair and make-up done by friends. Upstairs was a funeral, but it didn't change her joyful spirit "That is what memories are for," Vickie said. Vickie and Jeff chose to see each other before the wedding starting the pictures at 11:20. At that time we cleared the sanctuary for their first moment together. They were both smiles all day. The ceremony was very colorful with the bridesmaids wearing red with a white outline.

Following, the reception was held at the atmosphere filled Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre with Congratulations Jeff and Vickie Winter on the Marquee. With Jeff being a farmer his groom cake fit in his personality with a John Deere tracker on a chocolate frosted cake. The white wedding cake had a snowflake to fit into the theme of winter.

We really enjoyed working with Vickie and Jeff, they are really great people. Thank you again for allowing us to be part of your special day.

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McDonough - Coltrane Wedding

Friday December 29th, 2006 Abby started her wedding day as a bride at The Good Egg having breakfast with her bridesmaids. Then they went off to get pampered with manicures and pedicures. MAC Counter is where Abby got her make-up done and one more stop before going to the church, Bee Hive. Bee Hive is where all the bridesmaids met up again to get their hair done.

Hillside Christian Church was the site for people to all come together for the big celebration for Abby and Brian. When five till seven o'clock struck is when Abby was jumping up and down for joy to meet her groom soon. It was raining out but it didn't damper their spirits. The ceremony was a candle lit service.

Following was a elegantly thought out reception at the Olive Tree. The guests were served deserts including strawberry tarts, chocolate cake and much much more not to leave out the candy snack bar with rock candy and m&m's. Their first song was danced to Garth Brooks song "When You Come Back to Me". We enjoyed the oppurtunity to work with Abby and Brian. They are definitely in love and we feel honored to be part of their special day.

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T-Dub and J-Dub Get a V-Dub (VW)

Ok crazy title right! When Jeff was working at BG Products the people in his department had last names that began with the letter W. So everyone had nicknames of K-Dub, J-Dub, C-Dub, and so on. So when he left BG it made sence to add T-Dub to the mix at T&J.

Ok now the the dub part makes sence. Tyff has wanted a VW Passat since we test drove one back in 2005. I kept telling her we would get one.

Finally on Dec. 13th we made an unplanned stop at our local CarMax and found a VW Passat with low miles. Yeah!!! The car made a great Christmas gift for Tyff.

Here is quick pic of the car out side of the studio.


Will have to post some picks of Tyff and her surprise gift from Christmas. A brand new Leaf blower and Vacuum. Yes I know what you are thinking... a Leaf Blower? No kidding, this is what Tyff really wanted for Christmas this year. When I picked it up I just kept thinking of mom's story of her 1 year anniversary gift from my dad, a dust pan. Granted it was probably a nice dust pan but I would advise any husbands out there to avoid this as a gift idea. Tyff is ready to start picking up leaves.

Updates

Hey guys, sorry for dropping the ball on our blog postings. We have been running like crazy and working late nights getting caught up on our editing and working on the details of the merger.

Tyff and I were just talking tonight at the rehearsal that we are amazed at the number of you that check out our blog. we feel very humbled that everyone is keeping up. So now that we are caught up on editing (for now) we are happy to start posting on a more regular basis.

Okay, so let's see what we've been up to over the past month... We celebrated Thanksgiving at our house this year. All went well. However, just a tip on prepping the turkey, make sure your pan is big enough! We had a close call where the turkey bag was hanging over the pan and almost burst in the oven. The bag was resting on the oven rack when we woke up to check on the turkey. Close call... Remember we are photographers not chefs.

Check back soon. We are working on some other posts as we speak.