The Wedding Dress!

Here is a Fun Fact about Wedding Dresses, with pictures from three different weddings I shot! I am so amazed how beautiful a dress can be, on and off! ;)

"Traditionally, brides did not wear white wedding gowns. Through the 18th century, most brides just wore their Sunday best to their wedding. Red was a favorite during the Middle Ages in Europe. Other colors were worn for symbolic reasons: blue meant constancy and green meant youth. As years passed, white was worn as a symbol of purity. Today, white merely symbolizes the wedding and is worn by any bride."

Fun Wedding Fact: "The Cake"

The next several days I will be blogging about some fun wedding facts I found! What a Hoot! I'm so glad we have come along way since the Ancient Romans! I found this fun fact about wedding cakes!

"The wedding cake has always played an important part in the wedding. Ancient Romans broke a cake over the bride's head to symbolize fertility or abundance. Many other cultures dropped wheat, flour or cake on the bride's head, and then ate the crumbs for good luck. The early British baked baskets of dry crackers, and every guest took one home after the wedding. In medieval times, guests brought small cakes and piled them on a table. The bride and groom then attempted to kiss over the cakes. Eventually, a young baker decided to put all the cakes together and cover them with frosting, thus the tiered wedding cake was born."

Kids!

I LOVE photographing kids! The things they say to me, the fun we have, they just make me smile! ;) While baby sister did not do the talking, except for those big blue eyes of hers, brother and I discussed Pokemon and other important things in his life! Here the two are!





One of my favs! Wearing Daddy's Shoes!


And I just think this is so sweet. A natural, how we always want to remember our children. So innocent, so sweet!

Samantha, Again!

Two years ago I photographed this beautiful Senior! Now, she is venturing off into new beginnings, grasping her own opportunities! I wish you the best Samantha!

Old and Forgotten....

They sat there and collected dust on the window ledge forever. For one, it had be 365 days times 9 which is somewhere around 3,285 days later......I bit the dust. I developed old disposable cameras, that I had no idea what would be on them. We got them back. Ean and I really laughed hard at 18 month old Mica. She didn't think it was so funny. :) I also enjoyed see Ean as a baby again. Well with agreement, the kids said I could post this. It is one of my favorites. ;) Ean at front, Mica in the back....Of course, Mom in front of camera! I'm guessing the year at 2005. Not bad for disposable I must say! I hope this encourages you all to do the same. My next thing will be to convert my video tapes to DVD!

Wedding Package Sale!

Book your wedding before January 30, 2010 and save! A great way to lock in 2011 and 2012 wedding at today's pricing. Still have some openings for 2010 too! Give me a call at 304-838-2844 for details!

High Resolution Digital Negatives Sale!

2009 and before Digital Negatives are for sale till January 30, 2010, with limited copyright released! High Resolution Digital Negatives! You can print what you want, share, you just can't sell or market them as your own, as they still remain the product of Photos By Design. Restrictions do apply, so inquire about this AWESOME sale. Includes all portraits, weddings and events! 304-838-2844

Kennedy 9 Months!

I LOVE life-styled portraits! I know I have done my job when I leave there, and the parents can look back and say, I did capture their daughter/(sons) life. Kennedy, when I got there, I thought she was used to me. But, with teeth coming in or anything else that might be bothering her, she was not to kind for me being in her business. But that is O.K. You make me smile, Kennedy, anyway!

Meet Ian!

Check out Ian! Had the privileged to photograph such an AWESOME man! I think all his pictures just ROCK! Here are three of my favs, I have SOOOOOOOOO SOOO MANY MORE, I wish I could show them all!

Christmas Cut-Offs

Well Saturday the 19th of December is just 5 days away from Christmas. I do have three photo shoots scheduled for tomorrow, we'll see what the weather brings! My last day to take orders for prints was today. If it is a HUGE emergency, call me, I'll see what I can do, but lately, Fed EX or UPs has hired outside contractors that cant even seem to find my house, where packages get delivered daily. If I don't answer your call, PLEASE leave a message. My goal is Saturday evening I revert to M-O-M and to take care of my family. There has to be a balance, so I am going to refresh and renew, and begin to embrace the true meaning of Christmas. I will start back after January with SO MANY NEW THINGS TO COME! Truly, I am EXCITED ABOUT 2010! NEW NEW NEW THINGS TO COME!

Call me, but only if you have to....I will still love to get your call and make your Christmas too!

Meet Kayla!

The week of Thanksgiving was just picture perfect, I photographed so many friends and families, yet have not blogged about them due to the holiday rush. But Kayla is just SOOOOO PRETTY!, I just had to show! And she is sweet! Love these pics Kayla!

Holiday Photo Tips!

Hello Everyone! I want to thank each and every one of you for following me throughout the year and for giving me the opportunity to photograph your memories! I am giving away some FREE photo tips on Facebook! 12 photo tips for a countdown to the 12 days of Christmas! (Yes, I gave myself a few extra days, just in case :)) I am already up to day 3! Become a Fan of Photos By Design to get your FREE photo tips and make your holiday photos a little brighter ;)

Meet Jacinda!

I could post and post and post and post about Jacinda! What a beautiful young girl! So easy to photograph and so FUN! A true JOY to meet!

Wedding

There are sometimes when I am just blown away at weddings. When I know the two will last forever, will just steal my heart. Meet Lori and Jason. They blew me away.........

Meet Enze!

What a GREAT time we had photographing Enze! Love his spirt and his pics!







And a Very KWEL night shot! I love it in black and white!