the website for our upcoming ultra luxe, all-inclusive photographer’s workshop is now live! check it out at www.flourishworkshop.com. Registration begins on monday, and if you sign up by november 13 you get the early bird rate ($1600 for double-occupancy).
johanna and mark got married on sunday. the ceremony was held in the broderie room at phipps conservatory, and the reception followed at soba in shadyside. there were about 25 people in attendance, which made for an intimate affair. here are a few of the things that caught my eye throughout their day:
johanna pinning the corsage on her sister
mark wiping off some lip gloss after a kiss.
some portraits before the ceremony:
check out her bouquet from blooms. it was gorgeous!
in the reflection pool outside of phipps
the broderie room. just beautiful.
waiting to walk down the aisle
the ketubah had incredibly intricate detailing. it was really a work of art.
how fun is this? love this cake from april at vanilla pastry studio.
soba’s food is amazing. they are part of the big burrito company, which includes mad mex, kaya, casbah, eleven, and umi. big burrito offers catering also. i highly recommend them.
once again, abie was my second- shooter extraordinaire. i have an exciting announcement about Abie in the next few weeks! in the meantime, check out these sweet shots she captured:
johanna’s dad hugging her as he gives her away
a sweet moment during the ceremony
i love this shot of grandma at the reception.
johanna and mark, your friends and family were wonderful, the food was amazing, and i love your style! best wishes as you begin this new journey together.
tabi and scott tied the knot saturday, october 13. here are a few of the things that caught my eye:
heh heh. one of my favorite images of the day. 
beautiful light for portraits after the ceremony. you know how i love lens flare.
their reception was gobs of fun.
special thanks to emily, who was my second shooter for the day. check out these shots she got:
tabi and scott’s first dance
and one of her bridesmaids dancing with her boyfriend.
tabi and scott, you guys were so much fun! thanks for having us along to capture your day!
leah and don got married friday evening, october 12. here are a few photos from their day:
leah’s ’something old’ was this bird pin. it has been in her family for years.
one of my favorite shots of the day.
a few portraits before the ceremony
leah has the most gorgeous brown eyes
making their exit after the ceremony
we went to the west end overlook for some portraits afterwards
just a little messy with the cake
i love dragging the shutter during dancing pics to show action
don is a huge star wars fan. a few storm troopers made a surprise appearance during the reception, and don’s groomsmen kept them at bay with lightsabers. it was awesome!
mad props to abie, who was my second shooter. check out these shots that she got:
love this shot. this is don’s reaction to the stormtrooper debacle.
leah and don, it was a pleasure spending your day with you! I hope you had a fabulous honeymoon!
hey guys, just wanted to give you a heads up; ray and i are going on vacation from sunday the 14th through saturday the 20th. i have a wedding today and one tomorrow, so if you need anything between now and next saturday the 20th, direct emails and phone calls to emily at info@kreedphotography.com and 412.389.3669.
see you next week!
…i’m hosting a workshop!
myself, and fellow wedding photographers angela anderson and kitty maer are co-hosting a photography workshop in Louisville, KY from January 20-23, 2008.
Specific details will follow, but here’s what we know so far:
Flourish Workshop will be three days of open sharing (how we do what we do and what NOT to do) and hands-on instruction. We’ll be going over the aspects of our business models, marketing, branding, shooting techniques, and post-production and workflow.
The concept is “all that is fabulous”. The workshop will be all-inclusive and will include stays at the modern and chic downtown 21C Museum Hotel. At 21C you will be surrounded by contemporary art and each room comes with an iPod loaded with your favorite genre of music. Gourmet breakfast, champagne, lunch, snacks and gourmet dinners will all be included.
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The workshop will include a day focused on business, a day full of shooting (using live models, we’ll walk you through our approach to shooting in different scenarios, so bring your camera!) and a day focused on post-production, workflow and album design.
You’ll get specific, hands on information on how to grow your photography business. We will be doing lots of one-on-ones: answering your specific questions and talking to you about where you are with your business and how to get where you would like to be. You will come away with tangible information on what it takes to get started, or take your business to the next level. It will be great fun. I’ll probably do a lot of laughing. Light but serious. And of course, it will be fabulous.
If you are interested, sign up for the mailing list to be the first to know . Everyone on the mailing list will receive a personalized invitation and an extra special something once you sign up for the workshop. You can find information on the list on our temporary site http://www.flourishworkshop.com. Our official launch of information (and the website) will be in the next month but those on the mailing list get the scoop first!
jill and tony tied the knot on saturday. it was fabulous. here are some of the things i saw throughout the day:
some bored ringbearers
during their kiss, one of the ringbearers let out a loud ‘ew…gross!’. this is the moment right afterwards.
jills dad builds playgrounds, so after the ceremony we headed to a local park that had one of the playgrounds her dad built. she and tony are super fun and up for just about anything, so we hopped on the merry-go-round for some pics (abie was kind enough to give us a push).
before:
after. it turns out of you try to focus on one spot while spinning around madly you get a little vertigo. who knew?
jill has fabulous red hair and amazing blue eyes. and yes, her dress was green. and awesome.
love tony in the background here.
another before,
and after.
this is one of my favorite shots of the night.
mad props to my girl abie who was my second shooter again for this wedding. check out these last three shots that abie got: tony and his guys hanging out before the ceremony.
this little girl during the ceremony; i love that abie included tony and jill in the background of the frame on the left.
love, love, love this shot; the woman that caught the bouquet and the guy that caught the garter. it looks like they are both equally surprised at what’s happening.
jill and tony; so. much. fun. you guys were terrific, your friends are awesome, and you throw a heck of a party. i loved photographing it all for you!
cara and nathanael got married on friday evening in a delightful non traditional ceremony at pittsburgh center for the arts. they had several of their friends come up during the ceremony for readings; it was so personal and very touching. plus, cara and nathanael have a fabulous sense of style, which was infused throughout their ceremony and reception. i loved it! here are a few of my faves from their day:
cara’s mom seeing her right after she put on her dress.
excited to see some out of town friends
cara’s dress was by parisian designer suzanne ermann. it was simple, unique, and stunning on her.
isn’t she beautiful?
waiting to walk down the aisle
cara and her brothers before they are announced into the reception.
there were some pretty fun dancers in the crowd.
loved this guy!
once again, i’ve got to give a shout out to abie, who was my second shooter for the day. check out some of the sweet shots abie got:
nathanael hanging out before the ceremony
i love this shot! check out the way nathanael is looking at cara. it’s such a perfectly tender moment.
cara is wonderfully expressive; especially when she’s excited.
cara and nathanael, it was such a pleasure to document your day for you. you two are a joy to be around, and a perfect match.
i met up with stacy and john in oakland last week to shoot their engagement session. these two are so sweet together! i’m looking forward to photographing their wedding for them next month. here are a few of my faves from our session:
i travelled out to maryland this weekend to photograph clare and jacks wedding. they got married in a beautiful ceremony by the water, then headed over to the wellwood club for their reception. the weather was perfect for an outdoor ceremony. here are a few of the things that caught my eye throughout their day:
the ladies from moxie salon came out to do hair and makeup for clare and the wedding party.
the dive into the dress
the rings
clare and jack decided to see one another before the ceremony so they could spend time doing their portraits beforehand. even though jack had already seen clare earlier in the day, this was his reaction as she walked down the aisle. this is probably my favorite groom reaction all year.
clare’s aunt read the poem ‘my heart’ by e.e. cummings during the ceremony. she got choked up while reading it, and hearing her aunt try to hold back tears made Clare get a little emotional.
her flowers were just beautiful. (they were done by richardson’s)
first dance
lets get this party started!
i also want to give a shout out to the lovely and talented jessica del vecchio who came out from dc to be my second shooter. thanks jess!
thanks clare and jack! it was great to see you again and i hope you’re having an awesome time in mexico!
