Updates

Greetings, I know we've been bad bloggers lately but with good reason. As you know from our last blog post, we are in process of moving our studio.

We are currently working hard on getting the new studio remodeling finished up at night after we edit during the day, along with any shoots we have booked. There are a number of debuts and edits we are working to get caught back up on and want to thank everyone for their patience with us as we work on finishing up our move. October has been a crazy month as a studio with:

60 Junior cheerleaders
18 - engagement sessions
11 - weddings
6 - corporate shoots
5 - kids sessions
3 - senior sessions
1 - pre-school shoot
1 - school shoot
1 - moving studio :)

We are so humbled by our friends and past couples who have stopped in to say hi and have offered to help with the move. We honestly feel we have the best customers anyone could ask for. Here are a few pics that Steph and Barry have taken so far.













Feel free to keep tabs on the progress of "the move" at our blog and on Fat Cat's blog.

Also wanted to let all of our photographer friends that check our blog from time to time know that we have another announcement to be made sometime with in the next week - week and a half. Larry you know what it is already and Mike you'll be seeing the beta soon. Till then later all.

jw

Moving Our Studio

It's now time we get to officially announce we are getting a new studio and will be relocating very soon. Seems like everywhere we go we get asked, "When are you moving?" It is humbling when we don't always know the person that asks. We love our current location, however, the way we are growing we will need more space. We hope to be up and running in our new space by November 4th. There is a bit of remodeling we will be doing at the nehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifw place and are excited about. One of our grooms this year owns Texturite and will be refinishing the cinder block walls that are inside to give a nice textured look. We are proud to say that we will be sharing the 6,000 sq. ft. with Fat Cat Productions. Barry and Stephanie from FCP are in charge of remodeling one of the rooms to be a movie theatre. So we are really excited about that! Even though FCP is moving up with us, we will be still be separate companies and will simply be sharing space.

Now you might be asking yourself where? Well, we aren't moving far. We still will be in Valley Center and actually just around the corner - next to Sonic! Our New studio address will be 142 S. Meridain in Valley Center. We will be having a Grand Opening/Open House sometime after the first of the year. We would like to invite all our previous brides, future brides, vendors, family and friends. Stay tuned for pictures of the building before, during and after the remodeling.

We also want to thank those of you who booked your Christmas session early this year. We are all full and will no longer take appointments for the Christmas Season.

We have even more "news" to share at a later date not pertaining to the building, but want to keep it a secret till it is ready to announce when the time is good, perfect and ready. Stay tuned!

Mays - Gouge

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Jeff and I met Missy at Edgez Salon on the East side of Wichita as she, her bridesmaids and flower girl got their hair done. One of the bridesmaids provided Panera Bread bagels for breakfast. We then headed to the church where the ladies finished getting ready and into their dresses. Missy's dress was a strapless A-line gown with pleated band at waist and apron back with a red edge and chapel train. The main color of the wedding was red. The bridesmaids wore strapless all red fitted dresses with a train. The guys wore black tuxes, red vests and red ties. Missy's dad escorted her down the aisle for the ceremony to Robbie. This was the first time he saw her. Following the ceremony we finished up with pictures of the families and the newlyweds together. The way they had planned out their day they had allowed plenty of time between the ceremony and the time they wanted to be announced into their reception. The extra time allowed for pictures of both families, 45 minute ride in the limo and additional 20-30 minutes time to take more pictures in the Old Town area of Wichita. It went very smoothly and was very relaxed. After being announced by the DJ they went around to their guests thanking them for coming and saying a quick hello. Then they were seated for dinner, which was served to them. The wedding cake was white with words that were special to Missy and Robbie like the words Just Married, Love Together, She's His Always, Two Hearts etc... The groom's cake was a Cub's uniform shirt, with Robbie being a HUGE Cub's fan was very fitting. Then they had their toasts and the wedding march. The wedding march started inside then went outside and came back inside to finish and then start their first dance. They did have an unique way to starting off the money dance. Robbie took off his tux shoes and gave one to the best man and the other to the maid of honor and the shoes were what the money was collected in. The best man and one of the ushers had a good time yelling "NEXT!" when it was the next person's turn to dance with Robbie. The maid of honor had a blast making sure that everybody either donated money and/or danced with Missy. It will always be a running battle who one but it is probably a guarantee the ladies won! Everybody had a great time on the dance floor and seemed to have a blast!

We want to thank you for coming to us Missy when you got engaged. It was special to us to do your wedding photography after doing your senior pictures a few years back. You are a super sweet couple and were such a joy to work with. Please keep in touch.

Tyff and Jeff

Hink - Niedens

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Friday afternoon I met Megan at Al A Spa on Douglas and documented as she got her hair done by a friend from college. Then I followed her to John's sister's house as she met up with her ladies. Not more than 2 minutes after showing up at the house Katie, one of her bridesmaids, mentioned that it looked like it was going to rain, but not to worry because she had heard it was good luck if it rained on your wedding day. Well, it rain for a bit but cleared off beautifully and a little rain didn't dampen Megan's spirit. After getting a bite to eat of sandwiches provided by Corporate Caters, Artistic Limousine came and picked all the ladies up and took them to Magdalen Church. Shortly after Megan arrived at the church, John got his boutonniere on and headed to the front of the sanctuary to get prepared for his beautiful bride to come and see him for the first time. The plan was to get all the pictures done before hand. After spending about a half hour getting lots of photos of John and Megan by themselves we were told that Friday night mass was going to start and we had to leave the sanctuary. With the weather clearing off we took the wedding party outside and were able to get lots of fun pictures. We all carpooled across the street from the church where there was a bridge and a stream for a nice backdrop. Then it was me to get back to the church and prepare for the ceremony. Afterwards, family met us back in the sanctuary to wrap up the rest of the pictures. The reception was also held at Magdalen. John's family has a unique tradition for couples entering into the reception location. He wheeled Megan in on a wheelbarrow! The wheelbarrow was passed down through generations. Corporate Caterers provided food, "The Source" band provided excellent music all night. Megan and John started their party by visiting with all their guests first, then they cut their cake and had their first dance. Following was the garter and bouquet toss. Before the night ended John took the microphone and asked Megan to come forward. He sang to her a song that they heard a lot while on a trip to Texas.

We really enjoyed documenting your wedding day and we hope you were able to get away on your honeymoon and relax.

Tyff and Jeff

Mueller - Bartel

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We started our day Sunday morning at Planet Hair as Chelsea and her four bridesmaids got their hair done. Chelsea's hair looked very nice as it was half up and half down with curls. Before leaving she had her make-up done. Then it was time to head to the church where lunch was catered by Jimmy John's providing roast beef, turkey and ham sandwiches with chips as the side.

The colors they chose were fall colors containing cinnamon, oranges and greens. The bridesmaids dresses were floor length strapless with a broach that swooped the dress to the side and cinnamon in color. Chelsea's dress was very special as it was given to her by her aunt and altered by Jonathan's aunt. It was a Maggie Soterro that was sleeveless with intricate embroidery that lined the bodice and laced up the back. Chelsea also carried a six pence in her shoe for good luck, wedding rings from both her and Jonathan's grandparents as well as borrowed pearl bracelet.

Jeff started the formal pictures with Jonathan while I was downstairs documenting the ladies getting ready. Once it was time for Chelsea to come upstairs and do her formal pictures she told me she really wanted to see Jonathan but still wanted to wait till the ceremony but could she do a picture where they were both holding hands but standing on opposite sides of a door? "Of course!", I said. This made for some really cool pics and it will be a great memory for the two of them in years to come.

As guests started to arrive, the guest book was a unique experience with a Polaroid picture of each and every guest attending and then signing underneath their picture. This was really unique and fun. During the ceremony Chelsea's brother escorted her down the aisle to Jonathan. Jonathan was all smiles when he saw his bride and how beautiful she looked. Instead of a unity candle they shared in pouring of sand together into a vase. After the ceremony, guests were ushered out by the pastors and they lined up outside with bubbles. When everyone came outside lots of hoops and hollers were yelled along with being showered with bubbles as they made their way to the River City Trolley. Jeff hopped on with them as they went around the block and came back for more pictures at the church.

After finishing all the pictures we followed the trolley over to East High School where Chelsea and Jonathan first met. They started dating eight years ago. We got some pictures in front of the sign of the school and on the front lawn in front of the tower. Then it was time to go to the reception which was held at the Petroleum Club on the top floor of The Bank of America building. After being announced into their party Chelsea and Jonathan cut their cake and received toasts from the maid of honor and the best man (Jonathan's brother) and then Jonathan's dad. They both shared happy tears as they gave their speech leaving not a dry eye in house. As some background music played we captured memories as Jonathan and Chelsea went to each table greeting their guests and thanking them for coming. The first dance as husband and wife was Jack Johnson's "Better Together". Then on to the mother/son dance and the step-dad/daughter dance, which was a song that Brian had written and sang. The reception was a special occasion for the newlyweds as they caught up with friends and family.

We want to thank you all for allowing us to be part of your big day. Please stay in touch.

Tyff and Jeff