Jen & Chris

I don't even know where to begin... first off I love this couple! I had more fun shooting this wedding than I did as a guest at some of my friends' weddings! Don't tell my friends I said that!! :) From the bright colors to the Presidential Suite at the Hilton, this wedding was decked out! Jen & Chris were actually the first couple to have their reception at the Columbus Hilton of Polaris. So I was more than thrilled to see the new hotel. I have to say, if Coty & I ever need to get away, I think we might be hitting the Hilton at Polaris because it was amazing. The decor, the service, everything was fabulous. I think Jen & Chris would agree! When I first checked out all the photos, this wedding party was by far the funniest group to be around. It was a pleasure to get to know their friends and families. I try not to get emotional at weddings but from the toasts, father-daughter dance and Chris dancing with his Grandma, there was not a dry eye in the room!
Anyways, Jen & Chris... we love you guys! We hope we can keep in touch in the future! God bless you two!

Marci & Doug

Nicole & Jason

Bob & Maria

Bob & Maria

I had such a good time shooting their engagement session at OU. I had never been to this university so I was excited to scope it out because it was the same location Maria & Bob would be getting married. We had the date set for a couple weeks and when it started to get closer we realized it was going to be 100 degrees the day of the shoot! So we pushed the shoot to the morning in hopes that it wouldn't be smoldering hot outside. Needless to say it was still hot but we had a blast. Got a couple tickets for parking and a funny picture to show for it. Apparently at OU there is a parking meter lady that just lives to give tickets out! So long story short, we had a blast hopping around the campus, flicking off parking tickets and checking out the bars where Maria & Bob used to hang out. The streets reeked of beer, from the beer fest the night before. I could tell they were having fun reminiscing of the good days in college! Anyways, Maria... hope you're having fun putting together invites and favors! Just 60 some more days!

WE GOT OUR STUDIO!!!!

Well on Friday, Coty and I met with the Judge of Delaware, Ohio and he handed us the keys to our studio! So we are already in full swing of ripping out stuff and picking out paint swatches, picking out furniture and dreaming big! Our goal is to have it ready by September. My goal is to get caught up in editing this week so I can focus on the upcoming weddings, engagement and senior shoots, and fixing up the new place. My mind is reeling with ideas for the new place. I used to work in a studio so I'm racking my brain to remember what type of equipment we had, what the dressing rooms looked like, and just stuff like that. Its so much more fun when its your own. All the props you can start collecting, like antique chairs... its going to be a blast! Anyways, it was an answer to prayer for sure! I just didn't know if it was the right time to open a new place up, so if it wasn't I wanted God to just shut the door for me to this idea. He obviously did the opposite. Like the Judge said to Coty and I... I'm the ideas he's the financing behind all this. So I come up with my ideas, and he just has to figure in a way for me to do it! Most of our couples know by now that I am not the one figuring up their contracts and packages... I always tell them they don't want me trying to do that.

Anyways, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I can't believe this weather! I have a sweatshirt on this morning! I won't talk too much about the weather because we all know it'll be like 100 next week knowing OHIO! I'll keep everyone updated on the before & after photos of the new studio!

Ashley*

Studio?!

So I think God loves to work in mysterious ways. The other day Coty had told me to stop looking for a space to rent for a studio. He said it was just not going to work out this year and we'd look next year. So I did... until I saw this spot!

I'm trying not to get my hopes up...but I fell in love when I saw the "for rent" sign. I had been in the place before so I already had an idea of what it looked like. Long story short, we're meeting again with the guy on Monday so maybe by next week we'll have a studio! Anyways, I'm just praying God will close the door if its not the right time, and swing them right open if it is! The hard part is, I can already picture it... what pictures I'll put up, fixing up the place a bit and then meeting with clients! Business is going so well for us that I know this would further our success! Anyways, its definitely in God's hands and then hopefully in our budget!! I leave that part up to Coty.

Anyways, we had a big week this week! Wednesday we had 4 meetings, Thursday was my last day at Penzone's, Friday was Marci & Doug's wedding, Saturday Jen & Chris' wedding, and Coty had a little post-ceremony shoot right in the middle of Jen & Chris' wedding! He got back right before the Father and pronounced them Husband & Wife! Audi had joined us for the ceremony to fill in while Coty was going to be gone for 2 hours, so that worked out so well. By 11 last night I started to feel the exhaustion creeping up on me. But I still had a little energy to make Coty a couple sandwiches for today because he had to be back at work at 5:30 this morning. I already told him I'll be making him a good dinner tonight for being such an amazing trooper this weekend! I've wondered in the last couple days if I could handle a studio with all thats on our plate right now. I'm just thankful kids aren't on the plan or it'd be crazy! Anyways, I'm almost finished with our last wedding and then on to the rest! I couldn't be more happy to be done working at the salon. It'll be great to give our brides & grooms their wedding pictures back by the time they get back on their honeymoon! Hopefully of course! :) Hope everyone has a great week this week!

Love you all!

Ashley*