Favorite Wedding Image {2011}

First off…Congratulations to Tara & Matt for winning the Engagement image for last week.  It was fun!

I wasn’t going to do a favorite Wedding image, but I figured we should.  It was insanely difficult to narrow images down & I wasn’t able to go lower than 48!  Sooooo, for this one, I am displaying these images in a slideshow form!  Something new & I think this will be easy for everyone considering there are so many.

I can’t wait to share so many great things with everyone this year!  Including our huge move happening next year…we recently found out we will be moving to Morocco in June, 2013.  We are beyond excited & cannot wait for the adventure!

Here we go…voting ends on Sunday night at midnight.  Most votes will receive a Canvas Print of their choice!!

To vote….Click on a thumbnail & vote for the image number (ex: 4 of 46, you would vote for #4)

Thank you!

 

 

Vote!! Favorite 2011 Engagement Photo | Nebraska Wedding Photographer

*Added…this poll has closed!  Congratulations Tara & Matt!  Serious close one!*

Ok.  This is about 17 days overdue, but HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!  I am so excited to be doing another “Best of Engagements” blog.  I will also be doing a “Best of Weddings” next week.

Here is how it works.  First you will see the voting box.  Scroll down to see each image & the number (listed directly above the image) & vote for your favorite!  I tried to narrow it down as much as possible.

The winner will be announced next Monday (January 23rd).  The winning photo receives a Canvas Print of their choice!  Yay!  Be sure to tell all your friends and family to vote!  Thanks everyone!

 

 

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Ashley H. - January 17, 2012 - 9:20 pm

Love #23!!

Magda + David | Newly-Wed | Houston Wedding Photographer

Magda & David are such an awesome couple.  I feel extremely lucky to have had them be my last wedding for 2011!  The wedding was in Houston at The Alden Hotel & it was absolutely breathtaking.  Magda spent so much time on all of the little details that went into making her dream wedding come true.  David happens to be an Army man, which was awesome to see some of the guys in their dress blues.  The amazing Cathryn from Enjoy Event Planning was on hand to coordinate everything & she did an awesome job, I had a blast working with her.  It was my first time in Houston & I had such a great time seeing everything come together for the day.  I also got so lucky to have the awesome Stephanie there to 2nd shoot with me…she was awesome to hang and work with.  And, she had some great shots from the day also.

Onto the good stuff, enjoy my favorites from Magda & David’s fabulous wedding day!

 

 {Photos Taken by Stephanie D}

{Photo Taken by Stephanie D}

{Photo Taken by Stephanie D}

{Photo Taken by Stephanie D}

Love the change into the cocktail dress.  So classic & gorgeous.

 

{Photo Taken by Stephanie D}

Ceremony & Reception Location: The Alden Hotel

Wedding Coordinator: Cathryn Creech from Enjoy Event Planning

Flowers: Central Market

DJ: LG Entertainment

Cake: Who Made The Cake?

Videographer: Tall Productions

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Stephanie D - November 30, 2011 - 1:41 pm

I really enjoyed shooting this wedding with you! Great work, Leah!

Meredith Melody - December 2, 2011 - 9:38 am

Lovely work, Leah! Adore the shoe and dress shots and LOVE the pink silhouette portrait!

Alex - December 2, 2011 - 10:22 pm

beautiful! love the images, looks like it was an awesome wedding :)

Friday Favorites {a run down of this weeks faves} Week 4

Ok, so there was no Week 3…I missed last week’s edition.  So, on with Week 4.  I have a lot of faves, but narrowed them down to six.  Enjoy & Happy Friday & a very Happy Thanksgiving to you!

 

Friday Favorites  #1:  San Fran!

I have to put this as number 1, because in about an hour I am headed to SF for the first time.  My husband is joining me there tomorrow.  Tonight, I am going to a dinner & wine tasting with a good friend from High School.  I am so excited to finally spend some time in San Francisco.  I am determined to have lots of photos to share on here as well. Would be lovely if I could get a shot like this.

 

Friday Favorites  #2: Pirate’s Booty

Yes, that is what it is called.  If you have never heard of it, you should really try some.  They are all natural, Gluten free rice & corn puffs…my favorite is the Aged White Cheddar.  They are much healthier than grabbing potato chips & they taste way better. You can thank me later.

Friday Favorites  #3:  California Plates

This is kind of boring, but for me it was huge!  I have never ever had a car with a license plate other than Nebraska.  I was a little hesitant to even switch, but I’ll get over it.  I always loved having my Nebraska plates…always proud to say that I am from Nebraska.  However…don’t go thinkin I am not sporting something Nebraska related.  I have to represent!  PS—my car needs a good wash, but you get the point.

 

Friday Favorites  #4:  Design Aglow

I should have done this one last week.  {It’s been a busy week}.  I was pumped when Design Aglow showcased some of my products on their blog.  Design Aglow is an awesome place for photographers.  Especially one’s like me.  I handle everything with my business & sadly have little time to design everything {although I enjoy it when I do get time}.  They have amazing templates for basically anything under the sun.  The best part is you can completely customize them.  I even used some things for completely different marketing pieces.  It definitely helps out when you need something cool, fun & easy to customize.  Here is one image I took of them, click here to see the rest.

Friday Favorites  #5:  Regis

I love love love Regis Philbin!  I have watched the show for years (like many of you) & today was his final day.  I watched & seriously, was tearing up within the first 5 minutes.  He is such an awesome man.  I was extremely lucky to have gone to a taping of the show about 10 years ago.  It was just a couple months before Kathy Lee was done.  As soon as they taped I bee-lined it straight to Regis & with my camera in hand (I’m pretty sure that I was using a disposable).  I shook his hand and got a picture with him.  Only bad thing, is the flash didn’t go off.  It still turned out decent, but I was too chicken to ask for a re-take.  I gave him a quick hug & that was that.  He was a total sweet man, just like you think he would be.  Anyways, I wish I was posting that photo, but I’m pretty positive it’s somewhere in a box at my parents house.  So instead, this will have to do.  And, this is the worst photo-shop job ever, but I had 5 minutes to do it.  LOL!

 

Friday Favorites  #6:  My husband

Not to be cheesy, but yes this week my fabulous husband makes the top!  He is literally the most amazing man in the world {aside from my Dad which goes without saying–haha}.  This week he begins his journey of learning a new language here at DLI in Monterey.  He is learning Arabic, which is going to be tough, but he is incredibly smart and I have no doubt in my mind–he will do this with flying colors.  We have been enjoying being able to cook dinner together {some new recipes even} and being able to go for jogs & just explore our new city.  We will still be able to, however I think things will be busy for him.  I can’t wait for our next journey in life together.  And, on an even cheesier note…I saw this recently on Pinterest.  It is Paul Newmans words to his wife of 50 years on their wedding day.  I just wanted to share a couple lines.  It reminded me of Simeon & what an amazing journey we have been on so far & I thought these words were just lovely .  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

“Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created. In the Art of Marriage, the little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say ‘I love you’ at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon; it should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world”

 

I almost forgot a favorite photo(s) of the week!  I am editing this wedding & getting the full blog post up on Monday, but here are 2 faves.  Love this wedding!  Colors were amazing!  Until Monday…

 

Aubrey - November 18, 2011 - 6:15 pm

Enjoy SF! I La-la-loved!! And I heart your design aglow thing…and how can you not love the photo of you and Regis ;) ?!

FRIDAY FAVORITES! {A run down of this week’s faves} | Week 2 | California Photographer

Yay, here we are at Week number 2 of Friday Favorites.  I’ve been taking notes on what my favorite things were over this past week and I hope you enjoy them as well.  Happy Friday everyone!

 

Friday Favorites  #1:  Demetria Estate {Winery}

Ok, one of my best friends from back home in Nebraska lives in Santa Ynez {just north of Santa Barbara}.  Her and her husband both work for Demetria & I was thrilled when she sent me a few bottles of wine from the winery.  I’ve had it before & totally forgot how much I love this wine.  It’s probably one of my absolute favorites.  My favorite is the Cuvée Papou which is an amazing white wine.  If you are a wine buff, definitely check them out online & you can order from there & join the wine club!  Click here to visit the website.  Oh & the photo below is taken with my iphone…I couldn’t find any of my vases, so I improvised.

 

 

Friday Favorites  #2:  Trader Joes

So this should be on here every week.  Having never really lived close to a Trader Joes, we are now a 3 minute drive to one.  And, we love it!  We have been getting a lot of veggies there & for quick meals, I am in love with the Chicken Tikka Masala.  It’s not the healthiest of meals, but certainly not too shabby (about 300 calories/serving).  My husband and I have both tried it and we loved it and definitely fills you up.

 

 

Friday Favorites  #3:  Furniture Shopping {Okay, maybe just the purchasing}

Before we moved from New York, we decided to sell a lot of our furniture.  After having our kitchen table for 10 years (I brought that along with me when we first moved in together).  Also, the couch we got about 5 years ago was ready to go as well.  So, here we are at our new house with two comfy chairs and a couple of Target ottomans.  Awesome.  It’s worked for the past 3 weeks & hasn’t been bad at all.  So, last Saturday we decided to look for a new couch.  Sadly, I really wanted to go to Nebraska Furniture Mart, but we had to settle for Ashley’s Furniture store.  I had looked online as well, we just didn’t know what we wanted & of course I could have gone for the $2000 couch I saw online, I knew that wasn’t a realistic thing.  We ended up finding an awesome couch & loveseat to go with it…something we weren’t really intending on.  We added an awesome coffee table & end table as well.  I love having a husband that gets involved in the home decor shopping (ahem).  I mean, seriously I do love it, but there are a few things here and there when the words “No way” fly out of my mouth faster than a bullet.  Either way, we found something we both loved & the coffee table & end table are practical.  We both like furniture that has double, triple use & we found them.  Now, we just have to wait for the delivery.

 

 

 

 

Friday Favorites  #4:  The Ocean View

Again I have to post a photo from our jog yesterday morning…I mean, seriously?  Just awesome.

 

Friday Favorites  #5:  Kelly Moore Bags

I have loved these amazing camera bags for a year now.  I have been using mine (the Grey Classic style) for just as long & love it!  I knew I needed another one for an every day bag to carry one extra lens, my camera, wallet & a few small things.  So, when she did 25% off for an hour last week, I jumped on it and got the hobo style!  And, I’m also asking for the Libby bag for Christmas.  I will be able to carry it all plus my laptop.  Love it!  If you are a pro or newbie to photography, I highly recommend these bags.  Oh & I will admit that I’ll most likely be using my new one as just a regular purse as well.  Here are the 2 I own.

This is my newest one.  And, they come with larger straps to use as a Messenger style as well.

My Classic bag that I’ve had forever.  Still love it!

 

Friday Favorites  #6:  Fire Pits!

Yesterday, we decided to get a small fire pit for our back deck.  The deck we have is huge & on the nights when it gets chilly, it will be awesome to have that going & sitting out there with a glass of wine & reading a book {or in my case a book on my ipad}.  We got this one at Home Depot!

 

Friday Favorites  #7:  Photo{s} of the Week

I am absolutely loving the photos of my friends little daughter, Willa.  She is an absolute beauty & I just had to put a few of my favorites as she is next on the To Edit list.

 

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