kim+michael | st. francis in the woods

this blog post is about my last 2009 wedding! i met kim at the brock house show, and when she said that the church they were getting married in was going to be tiny and quaint … she wasn’t kidding! it was a warm and cozy church snugly filled with so much love from family and friends of the two happy couple.

as some weddings do, this one started late, which typically doesn’t worry me too much. except this was on december 19th … two days away from the shortest day of the year! we zipped out real quick to catch the quickly disappearing light. whilst i powered through portraits, awesome tracey heppner captured amazing detail shots of the bouquets – thanks so much, tracey! you rawk!

thank you to kim+michael for sharing their magical christmas wedding with me! i wish you both so much love+happiness!

one true christmas {wish} || in collaboration with tracey l heppner photography

{this is what we are looking for}

…your wedding must be in 2010.
…one of you must be working for a charitable non-profit organization
…your story as to why we should consider you for complimentary photographic services on your wedding day
…you are willing to be featured on our blogs, website and magazines.

{this is what the chosen couple will receive}

…up to 10 hours of coverage on your wedding day
…2 photographers to ensure maximum coverage
…a DVD of all the images taken on your wedding day
…an online slideshow to see the highlights of your wedding day
…a fun two-hour lifestyle (engagement) session prior to the wedding day

selection made will be based on your story as well as our availability in 2010.

email us that story as well as a 450px by 600px JPEG of the couple to ourtrueweddingwish{at}gmail{dot}com.
all submissions must be received by christmas eve, december 24th at 5pm pacific standard time {no exceptions}

the lucky couple will be contacted first thing christmas day morning, and featured on our blog!

so email this link out, nominate a deserving couple, and spread the word (and cheer!)

…good luck! we can’t wait to read all the entries! (:

cans for comments! from now until christmas eve!

oh … the weather outside is frightful … and it’s hard this time of the year to make all the ends meet. this is the time of the year to dig into our coffers for those less fortunate than ourselves. that’s why i’m joining the growing number of local photographers who are participating in #cans4comments this year. for every comment you make in any blog post from now until christmas eve, i will donate one canned food to the food banky… and so are these awesome photogs!

blue olive photography
tracey l heppner
chris plus lynn
michael wachniak
sakura photography
pelaez photography
john heil photography
white album weddings

the list is going to get bigger so do check back frequently for updates!

i hope you’ll join me in making sure that this lil lonely can of food under my tree will soon be joined with many many cans of food!

happy holidays!