2011 - Our Best Year Yet.
With every new year, we always like to look back at the previous twelve months, reflect on what we've learned, figure out what we can do better, and enjoy remembering the highlights. We could not be more thankful for the year we had in 2011. January brought the birth of our first son. This summer we met some of the most wonderful people and have many clients that we remain close friends with. We were so blessed to be able to take some great photos for people. Cameron's little sister got married. Holden's first cousin was born. In December Mindy was able to quit her full-time job to dedicate her time to Holden and the business. Not too shabby... 2011 was such a great year, and here's a taste of some of our favorite images that we created last year. If 2012 is even better (and it's already looking that way), we're in for a real treat!
Welcome to the brand new blog!
We're so excited to announce that with the launch of our new website, we also have a brand new, totally overhauled blog! There are a TON of new features and enhancments, and the new system will allow us to add even more functionality and features really easily in the future. If there's something you'd really like to see, please leave a comment on this post with your suggestions. The first, and biggest new feature is that ability for us to post individually authored posts. You'll see up at the top of this post, just below the title that it was written by "BRAUNphotography." That means it was a joint effort between us and more of a business related post. Posts written by Cameron will say so, and same for Mindy.
Poke around and check out the new site, leave us some comments, and we'll try to showcase a few of the other cool features in the coming weeks. Hope you love it!
If you'd like to access any of our older posts from the old blog, you can view them here: BRAUNphotography Tumblr.
Steph + Dylan :: Dayton Wedding Photography
Steph and Dylan are one of those couples. The kind that you can’t help but love. They laugh. All the time. Their attitudes are infectious. I mean come on, check out those plaid bow ties! Needless to say, their wedding was so much fun. And on top of that, they had one of the most amazing wedding day schedules we’ve ever had. First look at 11:00am, ceremony at 1:00pm, a short reception immediately following, and unlimited time for bridal portraits starting at 4:30pm. BRILLIANT.
The Lord was gracious and gave us a few hours without rain, and with such a flexible schedule and so much time to work with, we were able to get some great shots despite the gloomy weather.
And of course we gotta give a shout out to our friends at The Flowerman, who provided some killer flowers once again. Check them out if you haven’t found your florist yet, we promise you they’re the best.
(P.S. We’ve decide to stop including the website watermark on our blog images. It was a little bit tacky, and hopefully by now folks can recognize our style. Please don’t steal our images, it’s not very nice.)
Steph and Dylan are both really into board games, and they had a wonderful Scrabble theme going through the wedding. Each of their bridal party had their names in Scrabble letters at their place setting at the reception. They had game pieces on the cake table, labeling the gift table, and a bunch left over to play with during pictures. Such a fun idea!
These next two are my favorite of the day, both taken by Mindy.
Ceremony & Reception: Grace Baptist Church
Flowers: The Flowerman!
Bridal Portraits: John Bryan State Park
Anson + David :: Cincinnati Engagement Photography
I don’t know where this misconception about Lawyers started. One of my best friends is a lawyer. David’s a lawyer too. And he happens to be really nice and very genuine. I don’t get it?
David is marrying Anson this August in Cincinnati. Anson’s a Physical Therapist at the Cleveland Clinic, one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. One heck of a combo, huh? But don’t let the professional titles fool you, these two are in love, and they’re kids at heart. We had a great time shooting with them down in Cincinnati. Anson even climbed a tree at Devou Park. And apparently she’s a pretty big fan of America’s Next Top Model (a fact that seems to always come out when you’re being photographed BTW).
And of course, a few shots of your photographers in action…
Rachael + Joel :: Findlay Wedding Photography
One of the biggest honors a photographer can receive is having another photographer ask them to shoot their photographs. Joel just so happens to be a photographer himself, and we’ve worked together on numerous occasions. We’re part of the same FEO group, and we attend the same church here in Dayton. Out of all of our friends, Joel asked us to shoot his wedding, and of course we were happy to oblige!
He and Rachael were married up in Findlay, Ohio. It was a relatively cold, rainy day in April, but everyone was so excited and willing to do whatever we had in mind. It ended up being an awesome celebration
Rachel pulled one of the most hilarious pranks I’ve ever seen. Joel’s best man Jon blindfolded him, and after they made sure he couldn’t see, she traded places with her sister’s boyfriend who was wearing a wedding dress. I’m pretty sure everyone in the room was crying we were laughing so hard! That was before Joel lifted the dress and stuck his head under. Absolutely hysterical!
Ceremony: Van Buren Presbyterian Church
Reception: Findlay Elks Lodge
Flowers: The Flowerman!
DJ: The Music Men