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09-17-09

Two Paper Dolls

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I love meeting other vendors in the wedding industry. It's always fun talking to people who have been in business in this industry for a long time, to hear their little tidbits of business advice from years of experience. Tonight I went to the Two Paperdolls design studio to meet up with Vanessa, who is the owner and creative director of Two Paperdolls - and she is also easily one of the nicest people I've ever met. We chatted about the importance of branding and identity for your business, and just all things wedding-industry related. It was SO nice of her to take time out of her incredibly busy schedule to meet with me, and I had an awesome time - I just absolutely love talking about this industry, and how to further your business in this industry. She started her company about 9 years ago, and it has grown to become THE place to go in Philly for any kind of branding/identity items you need for your business, as well as the place to go for wedding invitations/save-the-dates/etc. I had seen their work on their website and other vendors' websites, but I was blown away by the quality of the products once I actually saw them up close during my visit to their design studio. All of their work is amazing, and I definitely recommend them to anyone who is in need of these kinds of services:)

I am also totally in love with their design studio - I wish I could rent out a little corner of it for myself just so I could work inside their awesome space all day long:) Check it out:

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How fun is this studio??

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A little meeting area for clients, this is where Vanessa and I chatted:

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Another little meeting area:

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I loved how they showcased their work in these shadow boxes: 0909_tpd_0001

LOVE the press-printed products:

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Isn't that one of the most awesome studios?? I absolutely loved the design, it looked like it came straight out of an interior design magazine:)

Check out more of their work at their website, or head on over to Etsy to see even more - thanks Vanessa!

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09-15-09

Garden Party Shoot

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This weekend I had such an awesome time meeting up with the sisters of A Garden Party - they're re-vamping the look of their website and wanted some fresh, fun images for their new site. Mary and Dawn are the co-owners behind this fabulous company, and I highly recommend them to anyone - they bring a young, unique view to the florist industry. I always have a great time hanging out with these girls, and I'm so excited to see their new look once it's all put together!

For their shoot we met up in center city Philadelphia, and it was SO much fun walking around finding new spots that I never knew existed. Who knew there are so many random gardens in the middle of the city?? Also, who knew there were so many mosquitoes - I think we all got eaten alive that day....but it was worth it:) Here are some of the images of the sisters:

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Mary is the one who gave birth to Lee about 2 months ago. And yes, she looks thinner than before she got pregnant. She was looking fab in those jeans!

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Here are some shots of the bouquets they made for our shoot:

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Love the monogram detail!

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Those pearls are AWESOME. I loved that detail:)

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Mary and Dawn brought a little bling for me to shoot through:)

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Mary and Dawn also brought along Sarah and Sara to model some bridesmaids and bridal gowns with the bouquets:

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Sara got quite a few comments in this outfit - got about 6 "congratulations", 4 people took pictures of her, and 1 guy shouted that she can still get out of it if she wants to:) Yet no one asked where the groom was....

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WOAH. Let me just say I love this image. Like, REALLY love it. When I saw it for the first time I gasped - love the feel, the lighting, everything about it. Oh and it doesn't hurt that Sarah is a hottie:) Did I mention she is my bride in January? Yeah, I'm a lucky photographer:)

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Then I saw this picture - LOVE this one too! Mary and Dawn have some hot friends/sisters:) Sara looks like a model in this picture - her new hair style worked perfectly with this outfit!

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This picture is not perfect by any means, but it's one of my favorites from the session. It's just two sisters, hanging out, havin' a good time:) Love it!

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Haha had to throw this picture in there - Sarah had the brilliant idea of carting all of our bouquets/wardrobe changes around in Mary's stroller:) Mary was wondering how many people would ask where the baby is - but no one even looked twice at us - gotta love Philly! Hah:)

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Thanks again girls for asking me to do the pictures for your new website! Hope you enjoy them:) Can't wait to see the final product!

And for anyone looking for fresh, fun floral designs, head on over to their website and send them an email!

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Gail - September 20, 2009 - 11:08 am

Gorgeous girl! I actually think my favorite shot is the one in front of the white picket fence

How fun for you that you’re getting these awesome opportunities to highlight vendors in the industry!

Katie - September 17, 2009 - 2:09 pm

I’m Pretty sure that last one is my favorite! My roomate and I were checking out your latest post and cracked up. And I quote…”It looks like a homeless person gone couture”. Hopefully you will all be at Penn State for the OSU game…I miss you girlies!

Kylene - September 16, 2009 - 5:01 pm

These are so awesome Tina! I can’t wait to see the new site with all of these images. And the models were perfect! I’m not going to lie, I got very excited when I saw the bridesmaid dress on Sarah-They looked so good with the orange bouquet!

Jaime - September 16, 2009 - 4:57 pm

Everyone looks gorgeous – but it’s easy when you have beautiful subjects and AMAZING flowers These are going to look great on their website!

Lauren - September 16, 2009 - 4:20 pm

I agree w/ all Mary’s favs I love all the colors in these pics! I didn’t even know these pretty places existed in center city.

Mary - September 15, 2009 - 10:56 pm

Thanks for bringing our flowers to life! And how cute are Sara and Sarah?!?! Great work, as always. My favs include the one of Dawn and I laughing because we really do laugh all the time while working, the sunflower bouquet with the brown dress backdrop, Sarah’s hottie shot, Sara looking sweet in yellow and of course, the stroller shot

09-11-09

Outer Banks

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Ahhhh back to blogging:) We don't have any internet access in our beach house, so I'm trying to post this while I can still "borrow" a connection from our neighbors:) We had SUCH a relaxing week at the beach and I'm so sad it's over already - that is the WORST when vacation is over. We didn't have good weather this week - we could only lay out on the beach 2 days - but it didn't even bother me. I just needed a break SO badly that sitting around, doing absolutely nothing felt amazing. I've had a crazy jam-packed summer with photography, and I still have a bunch of weddings coming up in October, so it was a nice little break. And like I tweeted this week, even though it rained a LOT, a rainy day at the beach is definitely better than a sunny day at work! Once the sun actually broke out on Tuesday, I ran outside to get some beachy images:

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How fun would it be to have this beach house? Talk about beach-front home! Too bad it was condemned. Hah.

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So like I said, Tuesday was the first time the rain cleared and the sun came out. By that time we were all feeling a little bit of cabin fever, so when we saw the sun we ran down to the beach to let a little energy out. My sister apparently had a little more pent up energy than the rest of us:)

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Since the rain let up on Tuesday we also had a little photo-shoot on the beach:) But man was it HAZY!

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So cute:)

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Love the grandparents:) These are the ones that write me hand-written letters:

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So tomorrow it's back to reality, and we head back to PA! Back to regular blog posting!

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Jaime - September 14, 2009 - 9:31 am

The shell and beachhouse pictures are beautiful!! And could Jess stop being so photogenic?? haha I love the family shots too!!

Joan - September 13, 2009 - 5:30 pm

These are all great photos Tina! I especially like the one of the shells and the photo of Jess and Mike where Mike is blurred in the back of the picture. The week went way too fast! But it was great getting to spend the time together.

Jess - September 13, 2009 - 5:05 pm

I love that one of the beach house! I want it to frame!!!

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