Lodgson - Brouillette

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Jeff and I started at Progressions Salon and Day Spa documenting Christina and her 6 bridesmaids and flower girl as all the ladies got classic hair up do's. Christina chose a hair style that she saw on a bride in our blog from a previous wedding this year, Carolyn Ritchie. After her hair was done she got her make-up done and then she was off to go to the church, St. Francis of Assisi.



The guys wore black tuxes from the Tux Shop, and as most already know, they went out of business. Well, as they were picking up the tuxes they were told that they could just keep the Tuxes! The vests and ties were red to match the ladies dresses. The ladies all wore the same color red to match the groomsmen, however, they all had a different style of dress. The flowers were from the Flower Market. The bouquets were deep red and burnt orange roses. The accesories that Christina wore were very special to her. First, three garters. One was her grandmother's, the second was her mother's and the third was the one that she tossed later at the reception. Her earrings were pearls handed down in the family which matched nicely with a string of pearls that her grandfather had given her grandmother as a birthday present years ago. The bridesmaids also all wore earrings and necklaces that Christina hand-made for everyone.



"The wedding dress" story that Christina shared with me teared me up as it was very special. Being a girl and the way she is, she started looking for wedding dresses a year and a half ago prior to her engagement and found a dress that she fell in love with. Once engaged, she, her mom and sisters went looking for wedding dresses again and she wanted to try to find the one that she had found years ago. They went to David's Bridal and when they described it to them, the assistant said that they thought the dress was discontinued and it was no longer made in the style she was looking for. But the assistant disappeared and soon came back with a dress that she said she had no idea of where it came from - and that it was on clearance! It was 'THE DRESS'!!!!  Christina knew it was a God-send and that it was truly meant to be and that was the dress she chose.



Christina and Jes had chose not to see each other before the ceremony so we did what pictures we could before hand. When the ceremony started the groomsmen escorted the bridesmaids down the aisle with Macie and Chase, Jes's children, following and then Christina and her father. Jes did all he could do to keep the tears from streaming down in joy. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful. Afterwards the guests gathered in the lobby with streamer poppers to set off when Christina and Jes came in to do their fake leave. They then drove around the block and came back for some more pictures of the two of them together as a married couple.



Then it was time to go to the reception. John and Dave with Totally Legal Sound and Lighting announced the wedding party along witih Christina and Jes as they entered their reception. They went over to the cake and cut it then did their toasts together. Afterwards dinner was served by Syl's Restaurant and Catering out of Colwich, KS. Following was a few songs sang by Christina and some of her colleagues from Benedictine College choir. Then many toasts were performed letting everybody know how thankful that they were that Jes and Christina chose each other to be with the rest of their lives. They all mentioned how it was God who brought them together and it had really grown their faith in Jesus Christ.

The garter and bouquet toss was soon to follow. The first dance song was a surprise to Jes as Christina sang and recorded it for him. The father/daughter and mother/son dances followed and then the dance floor was officially opened up for guests to have a good time. And that is exactly what they did.

We want to thank both families for allowing us to feel welcome. Christina and Jes you guys are a great couple and you have a wonderful foundation of God in your lives that is very evident and it is beautiful.

Stay in touch,

Tyff and Jeff

Name Contest!

As many of you know, we've moved into our new studio, space that we are sharing with our friends at Fat Cat Productions. After working late one night the four of us sat around trying to think of a name for the new building. So another idea came to the table via Tyffany and Barry- let's ask our clients and blog readers for suggestions and hold a sort of a contest to name the new building! It will still be lots of fun to see all the submissions!

Submissions can be sent to us by clicking the about link to contact us. Friends and family are welcome to join in the fun! Everyone of all ages can submit ideas. Please title your email "Name Contest", submit your idea, as well as your name and age (prize will be age-driven). And so you have an idea what we are after, keep the following items in mind:

The type of building it is. (a quonset)
The interior. (warm colors but clean, neat and modern)
The type of businesses. (photo, video, art forms, creativity, etc. we aren't strictly weddings, we also do corporate work and other projects)
Short and easy to remember name.
Preferably fun and easy to spell :)

We will compile all the names and review them seeing if anything strikes our fancy within the next few weeks and hopefully post a winner in a future blog entry. Here are some pictures to give you some ideas- HAVE FUN!

Updates

Greetings, I know we've been bad bloggers lately but with good reason. As you know from our last blog post, we are in process of moving our studio.

We are currently working hard on getting the new studio remodeling finished up at night after we edit during the day, along with any shoots we have booked. There are a number of debuts and edits we are working to get caught back up on and want to thank everyone for their patience with us as we work on finishing up our move. October has been a crazy month as a studio with:

60 Junior cheerleaders
18 - engagement sessions
11 - weddings
6 - corporate shoots
5 - kids sessions
3 - senior sessions
1 - pre-school shoot
1 - school shoot
1 - moving studio :)

We are so humbled by our friends and past couples who have stopped in to say hi and have offered to help with the move. We honestly feel we have the best customers anyone could ask for. Here are a few pics that Steph and Barry have taken so far.













Feel free to keep tabs on the progress of "the move" at our blog and on Fat Cat's blog.

Also wanted to let all of our photographer friends that check our blog from time to time know that we have another announcement to be made sometime with in the next week - week and a half. Larry you know what it is already and Mike you'll be seeing the beta soon. Till then later all.

jw

Brittain-Warren

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Erica started her special day at Sami Halaesh Salon with her bridesmaids, friends and family to get their hair done. Make-up was done at the church which was the beautiful St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral. Erica's bridesmaids wore black strapless dresses with a champagne sash that went around the girl's waist and down to the floor in the back. Erica's dress was a champagne color as well that had a really long train. As I was following and documenting the ladies Jeff was spending time with the guys documenting them as they shot clay pigeons in Goddard. Jeff even was able to not only shoot with the camera but join in the manly fun of shooting a gun as well. He enjoyed that Dave, so, thank you for allowing him to be part of the fun. Jeff also had some time to take some pictures of Dave and his groomsmen in Old Town. As he was documenting the guys having a good time he saw a man driving an old 1929 truck and flagged him down to get some shots of the guys hanging out by the truck. Then it was time for the guys and Jeff to head to the church to start with Dave and his family pictures.



The ceremony was absolutely beautiful as their was the Right Reverend Bishop Basil, Very Reverend Paul O-Callaghan and Reverend James Shadid who performed the holy matrimony ceremony. The Orthodox has a lot of history to it and with the detailed ceiling paintings and the pillars that ran up both sides of the long aisle made for great photos. Afterwards we did family photos together with both Erica and Dave. I bee lined over to the reception which was held at the Olive Tree and documented the details and guests visiting as Jeff rode on the trolley with the wedding party to Bradley Fair to grab a few more candid shots.



As guests waited for Dave and Erica to arrive they were served orderves as they mingled and socialized. Once Erica and Dave were announced into their reception the buffet lines were opened for guests to enjoy. After dinner Erica and Dave had their first dance as husband and wife to "At Last". Then Erica and Gary, father of the bride, danced to "What a Wonderful World". Dave and Milna, mother of the groom, danced to "One Sweet World". The dance floor was officially open for the guests to take part in having fun. The evening was very elegant and a chance for Erica and Dave to thank all their guests for coming.



We want to thank Erica and Dave along with both families for allowing us to be able to document their special day.



Stay in touch Erica and Dave!

Tyff and Jeff

KSN Threw a Wedding

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On October 26 was a big day for Maggie and CJ, winners of the KSN Throws a Wedding Contest! What a whirlwind day! We started out at Platinum Salon and Spa with Stephanie of Fat Cat Productions. Maggie and all her bridesmaids had their hair styled and make up applied by the very talented stylists. Maggie's hair looked great with the winning style and she kept mentioning how no one from work would recognize her! Afterwards, Maggie ran to get lunch and take a break until the afternoon when we all met back up at the Patroleum Club to prepare for the actual ceremony.



When Maggie arrived, she went to check out all the floral arrangements provided by Susan's Flowers and the cake donated by Artistic Cakes. When the dresses arrived, Maggie wasted no time and got ready with the help of her bridesmaids. The winning dress looked great on her and quite unique. It was an Alfred Angelo white gown but with a splash of color around the waist and a split up the back opening to a swatch of color around the waist and a split up the back opening to a swatch of color that matched the light blue bridesmaids dresses. A semi-cathedral length gown flowed behind her. The flower girl's dress was also a winning choice by KSN viewers, white toule with matching blue flowers around the waist and a bow in the back.



Once the girls were ready, Maggie went to meet her groom for the first time prior to the wedding so they could get many photos out of the way before guests arrived. CJ was poised at the front of the room with his back to the bride as she walked down the aisle and tapped him on the shoulder. He had the biggest smile on his face when he turned around! After the photos Maggie retreated to the dressing room while guests started arriving and CJ greeted and thanked them for coming.



Once the music started for the ceremony, the room came to a hush, the bridesmaids all marched in and the crowd stood for the bride as she entered through the french doors. Her father escorted her and gave her away. A judge, the couple knew from their Law Enforcement careers, performed the ceremony and in record time! They were husband and wife before they knew it and off to the awaiting limo from A-List Limousine for a few more pictures off site.



With the sun dipping down below the horizon so quickly, we headed to the Keeper of the Plains for photos for some extra lighting. We were able to get some killer shots of the wedding party and the newlyweds.

Then it was time to get the wedding party, Maggie and CJ back their reception. They were announced by DJ Mark Mazur and promptly cut the cake and were toasted by the Best Man and Maid of Honor before they had a chance to sit down and have a bite to eat themselves. Soon after Maggie threw her bouquet, CJ removed her garter (like a gentleman!) and they danced their first song together as husband and wife. The parents dances followed and then the dance "snowballed" into a very nice party for them. They spent the entire night dancing, visiting with friends and family and just enjoying each other.

It was really a fun day to be a part of. Thanks to KSN for allowing us to be a part of the contest and Lacey for all the guidance along the way. Thanks mostly to CJ and Maggie for being so open and willing to allow their day to basically be planned by the public! You were great to work with and get to know, please stay in touch!

Moving Our Studio

It's now time we get to officially announce we are getting a new studio and will be relocating very soon. Seems like everywhere we go we get asked, "When are you moving?" It is humbling when we don't always know the person that asks. We love our current location, however, the way we are growing we will need more space. We hope to be up and running in our new space by November 4th. There is a bit of remodeling we will be doing at the nehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifw place and are excited about. One of our grooms this year owns Texturite and will be refinishing the cinder block walls that are inside to give a nice textured look. We are proud to say that we will be sharing the 6,000 sq. ft. with Fat Cat Productions. Barry and Stephanie from FCP are in charge of remodeling one of the rooms to be a movie theatre. So we are really excited about that! Even though FCP is moving up with us, we will be still be separate companies and will simply be sharing space.

Now you might be asking yourself where? Well, we aren't moving far. We still will be in Valley Center and actually just around the corner - next to Sonic! Our New studio address will be 142 S. Meridain in Valley Center. We will be having a Grand Opening/Open House sometime after the first of the year. We would like to invite all our previous brides, future brides, vendors, family and friends. Stay tuned for pictures of the building before, during and after the remodeling.

We also want to thank those of you who booked your Christmas session early this year. We are all full and will no longer take appointments for the Christmas Season.

We have even more "news" to share at a later date not pertaining to the building, but want to keep it a secret till it is ready to announce when the time is good, perfect and ready. Stay tuned!

Jones - Hampel

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We started by arriving at the Airport Hilton where Julie, her bridesmaids and little angels got their hair done. Julie and Nate had a parade of angels that were in the wedding instead of the traditional ringbearer and flowergirl. The parade of angels consisted of Savannah, Destry, Olivia, Madelyn, Jackson and Peter.



They had a total of seven attendants on each side including a junior bridesmaid and junior groomsman. The ladies wore black floor length dresses and carried yellow lilies and roses designed by Moore Flowers. The men wore black pinstripe tuxes with yellow vests to go with the Wichita Shocker colors black and gold.



The ceremony was performed by Father Jim Billinger at St. Elizatheth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Julie looked stunning as her father escorted her down the aisle to Nate for the first time. After the ceremony we finished up with pictures The wedding party along with friends hopped on the Green Unified Party Bus to transport over to the reception which was held at The Airport Hilton. After arriving Julie and Nate wanted to take a peak at the room as it was all nicely decorated while their guests were in another area for cocktail hour. The groom's cake was decorated all in WSU decor including 2 rowing boats and ors that were exactly what they used to row with when they were on the rowing team but in a smaller scale of course. On the back was a green shamrock with ILU on the back. The wedding cake was very tall with many layers of different kinds of cake.



There was chocolate, lemon, confetti and strawberry to satisfy any taste bud. In one of the corners of the room they made sure they had something to keep the kids busy. They had miniature pumpkins and foam stickers to attach to the pumpkins. This made for a wonderful idea and kept the kids busy for awhile. Before the guests entered the room Julie and Nate went out in the area to visit and socialize for a bit and take part in the cheese fountain with warm pretzels and chips. Then it was time for Scott with AMM to announce the entire wedding party into the ball room. They all were announced into the room by their height and name in the mimic to an announcer at a basketball game announcing players to the floor towards the beginning of a game. To start the evening Julie and Nate went over to the cake and cut into it as newly weds. Lets just say it got messy and up someone's nose. "Way to go Julie!" After Julie did some clean up on aisle Hampel they did their toast and followed was a slideshow and dinner. Following dinner was the toast by the best man and maid of honor. Many tears of happiness and laughter were shed reminiscing child hood on both behalf's. Followed were the formal dances and lots of fun hanging out with friends and family.



We want to thank both families for having us there to document Julie and Nate's special day. Also we want to thank Tinley with Jubilations for the day going so smoothly and all her hours of planning. We also had a blast with the crazy crew over at FAT CAT Productions. Every wedding is unique in its own way and this one had many little things that made it special to them as a couple: The parade of angels, WSU theme, The entrance to the ballroom, pumpkins for the kids, quotes from movies that Julie and Nate have seen placed randomly around the reception location, cheese fountain and many more.



We took many pictures so everyone that is reading and are anxious to see pictures from the wedding please be patient with us as we are in the process of moving our studio and we do open up every photo to edit and so please make sure you register and you will get an e-mail to see the rest of the pictures when they are available. I will be working on the debut slideshow this week to post to help relive the day and be a teaser before all the other photos are posted.

Congrats Julie and Nate and stay in touch!

Tyff and Jeff