Year: 2011

Sooo, there’s a new JEN AMATO in town! As of last night, I have a sister-in-law and yes she will share my maiden name! I told her it was all good unless she started up her own photography business, then we were going to run into some problems ;)

I can’t explain to you how much enjoyed myself yesterday being a part of their Wedding day. All week we could see that there was going to be some rain coming in for this weekend, but never figured it would turn into a tropical storm! Friday night, I can honestly say I started to get a bit nervous, but knew in the end it would all work out. They lined up some of the best vendors in the city – who only had one intention – which was to make this the best day ever! There was no canceling anything, despite a little rain! The news really does a good job at trying to freak people out! So aggravating! Saturday morning came and I had plans to get to the Roosevelt around 9am where all the girls were doing prep. Our street was flooded since it had rained all night, so we couldn’t get our low cars out the driveway. Well my dad came and picked me up in his big pick up truck. We first stopped off at Academy and I bought Jen some baby blue polka dot rain boots! I thought it would be cute for her to wear them in a few photos!

Well the prep at the Roosevelt was fun, it was nice to just primp with the girls, drink mimosa’s and hang out. There were times in the day where the sun came out and was shinning so bright through the windows, this is when you’d hear a bunch of “wooo hoo’s”!! Overall, we only ran into a little rain which was when we were heading to the reception. The rain didn’t stop a thing – we had soo much fun. I danced my booty off, I can’t wait to see the photos and videos. I had a blast with my friends from Studio Tran and Dyle Films – love them! Of course there were parts in the night when I stole their cameras or helped with holding up the detail lights. I couldn’t help myself, I felt like I just needed to be doing something. I am so used to shooting Weddings! However, I had an amazing time being on the other side :)

So on to Jen’s Bridal pictures. We took these a few weeks ago and I have been patiently waiting to share these with you guys! I really wanted to make an effort to try and “style” this shoot a little bit. Jen and I brought along alot of props to make her shoot really unique. I’ve been giving some thought to these types of shoots and I’m looking forward to changing some things up next year with my business. I am at my most comfortable and most creative when I have certain things play out. That being atmosphere, props, lighting, mood, etc… These things are all so important to getting that “look” in photos. 2011 has been my busiest year yet and I am soo incredibly happy to have been given the opportunity to photograph lots of beautiful and unique people. Sometimes it gets hard to style each and every single one of my sessions. I’ve been thinking about sending out a questionnaire and tip email to my clients before their sessions. I want them to get their creative wheels turning too, so that we can make some really special photos together! I’m trying to stay committed to only booking a certain amount of Weddings for next year. I may be going in a new direction soon with a couple of areas of my business, more on that later when the time comes and I’m ready to talk about.

I just want to say Congratulations again to my sweet brother Chris and my new sister Jen! I love you both so very much! Thank you for trusting me enough to capture this special time in your lives! Your Engagement Session and these Bridals will always be special to me. I’m here when you need me. I can’t wait for the next chapter in our lives. I’ll be right here ready to capture it all. I am so lucky to have you guys in my life!

Here are my favs from Jen’s Bridal Session. All of these were taken in some of my favorite little spots in City Park.