After meeting the fabulous RH last week I spent some time looking around at fluer de lis ideas and found myself lovin' it a lot more than I anticipated! So I thought I would leave a little eye candy for you all to enjoy. Happy Saturday!
Saturday
Monday
Meet the Vendors: Amanda Donaho Photography
It's that time again!! Things are slowing down and I think it's a great time to meet some fabulous Cincy vendors. First up - Amanda Donaho Photography. Funny story about how I found her - I was blog jumping and somehow landed on her page. And I was blown away. I really like her perspective and her couples obviously enjoy being with her. What more could you want in a photog?!
Meet the Vendor Questions:
Name: Amanda Donaho
Website: http://donahophotography.com
Location: Cincinnati, OH (...okay, so I'm actually in Hebron, KY)
Company Name: Amanda Donaho Photography
Type of Vendor: Wedding Photography
Number of Years in Business: Working on 2!
How did you get started in the wedding industry? Before moving back to my hometown of Cincinnati last year, I was in Oklahoma for about 5 years. It was there that I became connected with a wedding photographer who was kind enough to allow me to intern with him. I spent many morning before my "day job" (at the time) drinking coffee & learning everything I could from him. I went on after that to work for another wedding photography company there in Oklahoma before I started up on my own.
How did you pick your company name? While "Amanda Donaho Photography" may seem like I had no other good name options, there's a good reason behind it. :) As an artist, I'm really selling "myself" - an experience and my eye for photography more than a print on a piece of paper, so I decided my name fit best!
If you had to start over what one thing would you do differently? Good question! I can think of a few things, but the main thing that jumps out to me is RELAX & be confident! I remember being SO stressed my first few weddings & not allowing myself to slip into my creative mindset.
What is your company philosophy? "I'm not just a wedding photographer." In order to achieve great results in the style of photography that I do, it's KEY to not just be the couples photographer, but also their friend. If they're not relaxed with me, then I can not expect them to loosen up in front of my lens to the amount that I need them to get my style of shots. I honestly LOVE my clients, really do become friends with them, and do everything I can to go above & beyond their expectations. (I also say I'm not just a wedding photographer because I often end up doing random other things the day of the wedding.... I once set up all the chairs for the entire wedding day, another time went to pick up the flowers because someone forgot to, I've even helped the bride get dressed!)
What's one thing you want clients/vendors to know most about your services? I am passionate about what I do, I work my tail off doing it, and am convinced I have the best job in the planet. I make brides cry. Good tears. Really, what's better than that?!
Do you have any hidden talents or favorite hobbies? Currently, my hobbies include potty training my 2.5 year old son and drinking insane amounts of coffee. When I'm not stuck in my house up to my eyeballs in pull-ups and wet wipes, I love to relax with my husband (especially when sushi & wine are involved!) and watch chick flicks (Did I mention I still cry at EVERY wedding I shoot? I'm such a sap.)
What are your three favorite blogs? www.jasminestarblog.com (an amazing photographer & writer, with a heart of gold), www.simplemomblog.com (great tips for all things motherhood) and www.ruffledblog.com (formerly "Vintage Glam Bride"... inspiration galore!)
Here is just a sampling of her beautiful work. Check out more and follow her on her blog!
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Thursday
L+S
Now that I have your attention settle in for a long post about L+S. That's L above with her perfectly styled bridemaids. Hello Fabulous. That about sums this wedding up - fab-u-lous!! In fact I think that's all I need to say - I'll let my {not so} fab pics speak for themselves. CANNOT wait to see the professional shots. Yep I'm blog-stalking them. Stay tuned....
You know that deal - first let's meet the amazing team of uber-talented vendors.
Venue - Dayton Art Institute {insert gushing words of love}
Photographer - Brandy J (wow wow wow wow)
Florist - Cooouurrtteennay Lambert :)
Cake - Incredible Endings
DJ - McFadden Music {Dave}
Lighting - Goodwin
OK here are the bajillion pictures!
L's GORGEOUS bouquet!
Ceremony Setup
Programs
Rick's *perfectly* symmetrical escort card table
Court did about 5 different centerpieces which make the room soo interesting - kept the eye moving and you
got a little surprise every time as you saw each new table. Love it!
I had to include this one - if you look closely you can see that the heads are strung on a wire
which was coiled down the cylinder. Very unique and modern.
and another of her bouquet for good measure. Ah-mazing job Court!
Whew - you made it! Thanks for checking out L+S's stunning pics! I'll share more from Brandy when we get them! Lots of love :)"
Monday
E+C
E+C's wedding was fantastic for so many reasons...for the sake of writting 5 paragraphs about why here's just a few:
- E is our first 'repeat' client. No, no she didn't get remarried sillies - she was a bridesmaid in Megan's wedding last year. So that made it crazy fun because A. we already knew her and B. we got to work with Megan again! Rick and I couldn't stop taking care of her and Justin - guess once your a TC couple your always a TC couple :)
- It was a Halloween wedding without being a Halloween Wedding. E did a great job incorperating fall with little hints of halloween. Fabulous job.
- It was at the Bell Event Centre. Always a fav!
- E was/is a kick-!&@ girl. Question - if your goal is to be a lawyer and you graduate law school what's the next step? The bar, right! And E found out the day of the wedding if she passed or not. Thankfully she passed and we didn't have to self-medicate her all day. Can you imagine?? Ey yi yi...
- and finally becuase they are just fun to be around. It's such a blessing to do something that even when your working your butt off it doesn't feel like work. E+C were so fun that it didn't matter that we only had 3 hours to get the room set and had to break in some assistants...{thanks guys!}
Alright enough of my blabbering. On to the real reason you checked the blog {not to 'hear'/read me go on and on....}
First meet our lovely vendors:
Venue - BEC baby! Loooooove that place!
DJ - Mark McFadden
Cake - Incredible Endings
Flowers - Nature Nook {SO fab!}
Photog - Bambino {Stacey}
And now on to my {not so} fab shots! Hopefully Stacey will have some shots soon so you can appreciate how beautiful everything was. My camera doesn't do it justice at all.
{How freakin fabulous is this cake? Love it!!}
"DIT-K" centerpieces {Did it themselves and Kristen set up. hehe}
{pumpkin placecards} 
{sweetheart table - unique and sweet}
{The beauty of BEC...}
{I had to include this one - this was during the toasts and all their friends lined up across from them. I thought it was really sweet and showed how loved they are}
{Nature nook!}
Mad crazy-love E+C!!! Next time I'm in C-bus I'm taking you up on that shopping offer!!!
{p.s. I'm having some e-mail issues so if you sent me a message and its been more than 2 days with no reply please re-send!! Sorry for the inconvienance - cross your fingers it will be fixed soon!}
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