Chelsea's Bridals

Yesterday we photographed Chelsea for her bridal pictures. Chelsea and Terry will be married later this month. Not only is Chelsea a terrific young woman - but she's also one of our daughter's favorite pre-school teachers! Chelsea will be moving to Japan shortly after her wedding to be with her new husband, a cook for the US Army. Congratulations Chelsea - you make a beautiful bride! Here are a couple of our favorite shots from yesterday. Chelsea's only request was that she have portrait taken in front of Atomic Annie - a gun her grandfather was responsible for during WWII while in Germany.

Nicole's Bridals

Yesterday we did a shoot for Nicole, one of our many September brides. She started out the day by telling us she's NOT a diva bride and she was so true. Full of giggles, smiles, jokes and more Nicole had all of us laughing during the day. Here are a couple of our favorites from yesterday's bridal shoot! She was such a trooper and braved some steamy Oklahoma heat both inside AND outside! I think we both lost 5 pounds during the session!! She makes just an incredible bride (of course we are a tad bias because she's our client, but...)

Why Take Bridal Pictures?

Bridal pictures are like test driving a car. You may love the way the car shines on the lot, but once you drive it, you hate it. That's what bridal pictures are for. Test drive your hair style, make sure the dress fits, see if you really like the veil or not, play with your make-up, etc. A great test run before the big day. You want to try and schedule your bridal pictures about a month out from your wedding (sometimes longer if your schedule is busy). This will allow you time to make any changes you need to in your wardrobe before hand without stressing out.

Remember, weddings should be FUN! You should be able to enjoy every single minute of your day (and people should be able to enjoy being around you.) Plan ahead, remember to prioritize and take some time for yourself on occassion. Bridal sessions are a great way to really get some jitters out of the way, have a photo shoot all about you and get to be a true princess for a day.

Bring along mom, maid of honor, close friends, siblings, whomever you like. They'll all be there with you on that big day, why not share this moment with them too. Plus, they'll learn how to bussle your dress (which we highly recommend), how to zip/tie/fit you into your dress properly (we've seen some doosies of ways to keep your dress on!).

Most of all - HAVE FUN ON THIS DAY!!!!

Macie's Bridals

Macie, not only a fashion designer of coture wedding gowns, but also my very most favorite 'baby' cousin's new wife had me shoot some bridal pix for her. The day didn't go exactly like we'd had hoped (the dress wasn't finished was the BIG issue of the day), but after some convincing she was a trooper and we got some great pix anyway. We took off to the state capitol for some images and shot for about an hour. She's a great model and I'm happy she found such a great hubby (even if I'm a little bias).

We had to do a little camo in the photos to hide the areas of the dress that weren't quite 100% to her standards, but after the initial tears of the day, we were good to go. She was a trooper all things considered.