I have wanted for some time now to do a shoot showcasing some of Hudson's different wedding vendors and one of my favorite locations. Kinda on the spur of the moment I was able to pull together a group of us to do a location shoot at Lake Forest CC. Stefanie from the club was very helpful and generous for allowing us to use the location. They have one of the most amazing gardens too. Hopefully we will return to do another shoot when it is in bloom. Also participating was All Brides Beautiful supplying a few models and some incredible gowns and bridesmaid dresses. All Brides Beautiful is a great boutique shop here in town with some of the coolest window displays. It is always exciting to see what they have to show. Lucia's the Salon offered hair, makeup and additional models. Sally and the girls did a great job giving us some different looks. Greg from the The Greenhouse did a great job with the floral as usual. Greg is my neighbor here at the studio, his shop is amazing. Also helping out on the photography was my good friend Tom Forrest. Thank you again to all the vendors that pulled this together. If you are a bride looking for any of these services please feel free to visit any and all of us.

First up is Thomas and her son Carmen, I shot Carmen's wedding a while back. Thomas was such an good little guy. Also some shots of my old friends daughter, Tessa. She was so easy going, showing me her pony and the rest of the farm. Lastly I caught a shot of two of Rachel's horses in front of the church.

So now with about a week to go before the official opening most things are in place. The furniture is in and the canvas wraps on up. A few tweaks, internet hookup and things will be ready to go!

A few quick shoots while popping into the salon this afternoon.

Last weekend I had a couple different shoots. I enjoyed photographing some kids portraits as well as documenting a wonderful couples 50th anniversary. Congratulations to Lenore and Emmett.

Over the last few days I have had some killer shoots with stylists again. These are definitely some of my favorite assignments outside of weddings. I have been using the video light more and loving the results!! I plan on bringing more of this lighting technique into my e-sessions and the creative sessions of my weddings.

I will have more salon shoots coming up in the following weeks so keep checking back!

BTW - you're not seeing double- Halley and Alexis are twins!