Wow – sorry for my long silence….my life, professionally + personally has been an especially busy one in the past month and a half…anywhoo…I’m back!

Oh ~ another FABULOUS wedding!! Patrick + Kristin live in California and were married here in Grand Haven Michigan, lucky for me I LOVE shooting in urban locations, but never push my couples if it’s not what they want….but luckily….they were totally up for it! We had great weather and everything about their day was perfect. Did you see Kristen’s shoes??? soooo BOLD. loved them…and the back of her dress?? best one I have photographed to date! Here are a few of my favorites!!

Oh – what a way to start the season!! I adore Jordan + Amy….and so does everyone they know, you should have heard their toasts! If you didn’t know them well…you’d want to! What a humble, selfless couple. Anyhooo! Sorry for starting out so mushy It rained pretty much all day..we never got a break…but we made it, and didn’t melt! It was still a gorgeous day, and we still captured everything perfectly! Here are a few of my favorites! Enjoy my commentary below

Yes, that is their wedding date on the bottles….clever..I know.

GORGEOUS!!

I LOVE this series!!! This was the only 5 minutes it wasn’t raining…during their special “first glance”….

Aren’t they adorable?! They are making googly eyes at each other in uncontained excitment that they’re married *during PRAYER* I LOVE IT!!

Do you see where the groomis looking in this 1st photo??? and then Amy realizes it….again, adorable!

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TTD MYTH BUSTERS :

*Your dress WILL NOT get trashed!

*You do not have to have ever been one, still be one, or just have been one….(*a bride*) to do this shoot!

*You may bring a man with you, but they absolutely not required!

*You MUST bring accessories! Go ahead and bring a suitcase of goodies to pick from!

*It is SOOOOOOO much fun!

I have had sooooo many things to announce, but I have been trying to space them out I have one announcement for mini sessions coming still…be on the lookout for that sometime next week! It will be at a new location!

If you’d like to sign up for trash the dress 2010…go to my payment page, here on my blog and look for the TTD button!

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Here we go! An all day wedding workshop! At a real wedding! How?? I have one amazing couple who has granted us all permission to be a witness their day! We will have one meeting in May, and early Saturday before the wedding, and several teaching opportunities throughout the day!

We are also working with some amazing event designers and vendors….to make this a one of a kind event to the Midwest! I will share specifics of “who” next week! I am so excited to announce this…and I know some of you have been DYING to sign up! Well – it’s officially time to sign up!

I will only be taking 6 photographers max – and you MUST email me first at lisa@lisakaephotography.com don’t pay without emailing me! You must pay for the workshop in FULL to be registered.

I LOVE The Wedding Bell.…they are an amazing little bridal shop in Lansing (they’re on my vendor list)….and they are having a contest that you should know about!! Here’s the scoop!

**Purchase your wedding gown from The Wedding Bell from March 17-April 10, 2010 to
be entered in a drawing to receive your wedding gown FREE. At 5:00 p.m. on April 10th,
The Wedding Bell will hold a drawing to determine the winner. The winner will be
refunded the purchase price of their dress, up to $1,800!

March 17th-April 10th – Drawing at 5:00 p.m on April 10th.
Video of the drawing will be posted on our Facebook page immediately after the drawing
to announce the winner!
This is your chance! Estimated odds of winning are better than 1 in 30!

Call (517) 349-0060 or email theweddingbell@yahoo.com for your appointment or to
check and see if we can order the gown of your dreams

The Wedding Bell
5100 Marsh Road
Okemos, MI 48864
www.theweddingbell.net

A few more reasons to love the wedding bell…

1. Every Wedding Bell Bride has the option to have her bridal
gown given a final steam and the opportunity to pick up days or
hours before the wedding. (at no additional cost)

2. Their brides receive discounts on their bridal parties attire.

3. Thier Brides have the option to store their gown at our store until
the day of the wedding.

4. Alterations can be done on-site so you don’t have to drag your
gown to another location.

Here is one of my brides who got her dress from them…and it was the first one she tried on!

I find myself falling in love with each wedding I shoot for different reasons….this one ~ Liz.  I adored her sense of style and her splash of color throughout her day, and her adorable personality….and that’s only the beginning of the day!  They were married at Fountain Street Church and their reception was at the EVE, on top of the BOB.  A giant thanks to Aletha of Pearls Events for bringing this event together, you did a fabulous job  Also, thanks to Leda of LVL Photography for shooting with me!  I think my favorites below will speak for themselves!!

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woa….I feel like I have been out town forEVER~ and am digging myself out of my pile of emails and voicemails….thanks for being patient

Here is the beautiful wedding of an adorable couple who currently live in California.  Kelli loves Yoga, so even without the west coast scenery, they decided to start their day with some relaxation…and it was..*did you know the room temp is kept at like 78 degress and hotter for other classes??  hotness    I loved the Salon Kelli picked…. not only for their beauty skillz…but they had a ton of  WINDOWS..and great colorful decor!!  Any photog knows, that’s not always the case, and it was refreshing.  I love the room Kelli got ready in because I was able to hang her dress in the shutters of the windows – and it looked Californian.

I adored the flowers Kelli found on Etsy for her hair ~ best I’ve seen.  I had the fabulous Kelly Braman shooting with me and took on the ‘boys’  - we had a ton of fun shooting together – thanks Kelli!   How cute is the antique car Kelli reserved for their getaway?!  I’m pretty sure it was a surprise…Brian works for BMW, so he has a little car thing goin’ on  Kelli is a senior accountant…so I thought money would make a great ring shot – thanks to the guest who graciously handed me a $100 bill **that I promised to return** …and i did*  The last dancing photo is a tribute to Kelli..breaking it down, I love when brides and grooms just enjoy their night dancing….and Kelli take the cake on this one!  Enjoy the crazy amount of photos I chose below….

Not that I don’t love Grand Rapids- I do…but when you’re looking for different places to shoot and the per capita of photographers here…well, that doesn’t leave much! So Chicago – as well as many other cities…put me into visual overload and I love every minute of it! So when Kristen wanted a Trash the Dress session…(aka-”you spent way to damn much on that dress to only wear it once” session I immediately volunteered to shoot in Chicago where she lives!! You can see we found fabulous locations and yummy light ….an afternoon of perfecta for Kristen’s dynamite modeling skillz….enjoy a taste of my favorites ~

ps…you CAN’T miss all her fabulous shoes….even on the taxi!

Here is her SLIDESHOW **CLICK HERE**

I never thought I would need a blog post with a part one and a part two….but 30 photos later…I wasn’t even to the reception yet!! This was THE most amazing wedding, with the most down to earth, naturally happy bride and groom, and was not surprised when they surrounded themselves with people of the same kind on their wedding day. It was an honor to witness this wedding, and photograph it as well! My husband Tim shot this wedding with me – as he has many others, so this post includes shots from each of us. I will write more on events and locations in my part two post! ***do you see her shoes??!!! I know you will fall in love with this wedding too…