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Surprise Photography, Best of 2010

January 10, 2011 – 3:37 pm

Digging through my three different hard drives, I 1) can’t believe how fast this year went by and 2) feel so luck to have had such a wonderful year. Each year seems to get bigger and better, I hope this never ends. I am so lucky to have had such a wonderful group of clients to work with this year and thankful they you all spread the word about Surprise Photography. I would love to share some of my favorite images from this past year, so if you have a couple moments, grab your beverage and a small snack and enjoy the show:

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Trash The Dress, Part 2…

July 16, 2010 – 4:51 pm

Two brides+two looks= a lot of photos.  I had to split up the blog post due to the huge amount of photos I took, and the fact that I had some much fun going through them all.   My 2nd bride was so sweet and just a blast to work with.  She actually came in on top with the most votes on my blog.  I didn’t realize this until after the fact, but she drove up from Hartford, CT to come be apart of this shoot.  She heard about the contest from Best Hudson Valley Weddings Ever, but I have also photographed her nephew in the past.

Behind the scene stories:  When out shooting with two brides, we got a lot of attention.  Many of the people driving by thought they actually married each other.   Out on the beach,  we again gained much attention from the locals hanging in the sand.  Many of them were nice enough to point out that she was going to get her dress dirty in the sand.  Yeah, we know that.  Kind of the point :)   You can image the looks on their faces when they see her dip down, full dress into the water.  After a long day in the sun, it felt good but did add about 20 lbs to the dress.  Thanks again Laura, you rocked it!!

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Trash The Dress, Part 1…

July 14, 2010 – 4:05 pm

So this was the big weekend in which we “Trashed The Dress.”  I can’t tell you how much fun this was.  Things moved so smoothly and some of the things that happened while shooting, only made the day even better.  I worked with a GREAT GREAT team this weekend and I can’t thank them enough for the time and energy they put into the day.  Because there were 2 brides and there were so many great pictures from the day, I have to split the blog post up over the next couple days.  Today we will start with our avant garde bride.  Being that she is no longer married, she was will to do “whatever”  to her dress.  Scissors and paint did come out.  At the last minute, a husband and wife team from I DO MOVIES came and filmed this bride during our shoot.  You must check out their work, you might see a couple familiar/famous faces on their site.  I can’t wait to see what they come up with!

The Details

Hair:  Sarah Schappach

Make-Up: Karen Schrowang

Accessories: Tracy Williams

Videography: I DO MOVIES

Extras

Ice Cream Truck:   Mr. Ding-A-Ling Ice Cream Truck

The Hot Red Car:  Fred Burger “Trailers”

While shooting, this hot red car just happened to drive by. I was across the street but yelled to stop that car.  Who wouldn’t stop to a bride running down the street chasing you!  The owner, Fred Burger, was kind enough to let us enjoy  his car for a little while.  What a prop!!

When I heard the ice cream truck, my pregnant belly though, “ICE CREAM, YUMMY!”  The 2nd thing that came to my mind was this too would make a fantastic background for a couple of photos.  Lucky for me, I had a couple of bucks in my pocket.

Hello rockin’ hair!!!!

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Time To Vote, Trash The Dress…

June 25, 2010 – 9:32 pm

Time to vote for who’s dress we are going to “Trash.”  The winner will win an artistic photoshoot with Surprise Photography,  make-up and hair done by the LaV Beauty team and Sarah Schappach of  Bella Luci Salon and accessories by Tracy Williams of my SIS designs.  Polls are open until June 30th.  Please only vote ONCE!

Here are our former brides.

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