Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Alli & Joe....A little unusual!


Alli and Joe are different...and we love different!  At the consultation I remember throwing at engagement session ideas and a cemetery shoot has been at the top of my list along with the library shoot we just did.  Joe loved the idea from the start and Alli, with her love of skeletons and trench coats said she was game too!  We set our sites on Greenwood Cemetery in Downtown Orlando, one of Florida's oldest cemeteries.  Since the couple is having a summer wedding I went with our rule of opposites and planned the shoot for winter in Florida.  We were hoping for cold weather and lots of browns and tans to work as our backdrop.  We actually ended up with temps in the 40's (for Florida that's cold) and we really enjoyed our time with this couple!  Alli's gorgeous red hair and Joe's cool guy swag really made everything pop!  These shots are just some of the great ones...we did include a series we have of Alli (a former dance team member) who said she was having trouble not doing spirit fingers and cheesy smiles...we worked with her...got her to laugh and she did great the rest of the shoot.  Joe...he just showed up :)  We paid our respects to the deep history of the cemetery and made sure we followed the rules!

We worked with our frame again (an idea now requested by many couples since our first time using it with Mike and Dawn in August).  Each time we use it we try to do a different spin on it...and this one came out great too!!



















And the Winners Are....

Thanks to each and every person who voted and supported our BEST OF 2011 Contest!  It's been fun and we can't wait to do it again next year with even more photos and new faces!!  Even if you're not a contestant next year make sure to drop in and show some love for those that are!!  And now...for the results (I'm pretending to be Ryan Seacrest).

BEST ENGAGEMENT PHOTO:
Jessica and Zac from Tampa have won a romantic evening and VIP Treatment at Florida's tallest lighthouse, Ponce Inlet.



BEST RECEPTION/CANDID PHOTO:
Mike and Dawn from Ohio have won some of our personal favorite Florida Wines from the Florida Orange Groves & Winery out of St. Pete Florida!  We'll be shipping them some fabulous wines and two AMC movie passes to enjoy a night together!

BEST WEDDING DAY PHOTO:
Vivianne and Jared from Orlando have won 2-one day Park Hopper Passes to Walt Disney World Resort to enjoy a day filled with magic and long lines (but oh so worth it).


Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks again for everybody that helped make this contest a success!  If you're in the market for a wedding photographer and you voted we'd like to thank you with 10% off your total package price!  If you're looking for family or maternity photos we'd like to extend the same thank you with 10% off any of our portrait packages.  Just let us know you're a fan and you voted!!!

THANKS AGAIN!!

Your Photographers for Life,
Bill and Rachel