Welcome, Frankie Morillo!

Many congrats to Trisha and Kiko! Their boy, Frankie, arrived on February 17th they couldn't be more thrilled that he's finally here. (Although I'm sure they're quite tired!) I just love this shot they sent us. Makes me want to document babies being born, but guess that would be kind of hard to nail down a date, like weddings. They actually thought their little guy would come a week later than he did, but he must've been anxious to get out and play. They are such an incredible and inspiring couple; it's been exciting to see them grow into parents. It's quite a story to witness. They were married last March at Pilgrim Chapel.

On Front Page of [AG]WPJA

This image is on the front page of the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist's Association! It's placed under the Getting Ready area of the current contests. This is a perfect example of the vintage style that I was talking about in a prior post. The make-up artist pictured is Katie from Mink. You'll notice the judges comments about smoothing the skin, however Katie is just that good! I didn't do anything but a bit of processing to the image.

This bride has also just become a mom! (A hottie one, at that!) What a great gift for their upcoming one year anniversary; more on that event to come.

Facebook-ites

Since this blog has been so spiffy, we've decided to try out this other new digital 'doo dad': Facebook. I really don't know too much about all the cool stuff you can do, but I figured out how to add a bit about us and some images. (More to come later after I am visited by the Facebook Fairy of Knowledge...or Joel helps me out with it. ;-) If anyone out there would like to link up, friend on, pal in, or get fanned, please do so. You can find us under Blue Window Creative. If you don't have an account, you are behind the cyber-life times, more so than us now, and it takes just a few minutes to get one. Come play Facebook with us!

Vintage, Ethnic, and Unusual Weddings

More details to come, but Bridget and I are looking to join hands on a vintage wedding. She's looking into bouquets from the 20's-40's; those suckers were incredible! I'd be pulling inspiration from slides I got from an estate sale last year, as well as other resources. (I have a habit of acquiring photographs and slides from anonymous people...) They're incredibly beautiful, and the contrast is so intriguing. I want to pull from that look and do a wedding that mimics that processing, and posing theme. Most would still be our 'style' focused on photojournalism, with some off the beaten path ideas. The possibility of this collaboration has us quite fired up.

We are offering discounted, custom pricing for weddings focusing on period inspired elements. Ethnic and uniquely-themed weddings: we'd love to chat about what we could do with your wedding, as well! We're basically looking to dive, face first, into a wedding adventure and want to take passionate couples with us! Contact us for more info; please tell us a bit about your wedding!

Oh, and sweet, custom invitations are definitely a possibility, as well!

Paper Source Wedding Shindig : February 16th

We'll be at Paper Source on the Plaza Saturday, the 16th if anyone would like to stop by. You can check out some of our work or just drop in and wave at us like a proud mom at a soccer game. We'll probably have some kind of sweet goodness for you to stick in your pocket...or...depending on what we get...might not want to stick it in your pocket as it would melt. We promise pretty things and for those still on the look out for a wedding photographer, something nifty just for coming to this event. Hope to see you there!