A bride, a dog, and an epic pre-party | St. Ambrose Church
January 18, 2011
It happened on the holiday of October 31st. Sid and Carole were exchanging vows with friends and family from around the globe and hosting the best Halloween party Billy and I have ever attended. The energy resulting from a mix of Lebanese and Indian traditions was totally unexpected and I soaked in every minute because not only was I photographing beautiful, happy people, but I was having a blast running my bum around trying to capture all the moments that were unfolding before me. I felt like that crazy contestant in the money cage who just can’t grab the dollar bills fast enough!
When I arrived at Carole’s home, I was ecstatic to find her adorable pooch, Aziz, running to and fro. Dogs and brides? Was this my dream come true? It was quite a scene watching the Pomeranian step on the bride’s dress and hearing the bridesmaids’ shriek in potential horror, but the little pup just wanted to be close to Carole and luckily he didn’t dirty her dress. Carole was the epitome of a timeless, beautiful bride and I don’t think I ever caught her without a loving smile upon her face.
At last the time came for Carole to descend from the stairs upon her family and be showered with kisses, hugs and cries of joy. Every few minutes a new tray of bubbly and desserts were passed round the room and I wondered if people would even be hungry for dinner! After an hour of dancing and sheer excitement, we piled into the limo in anticipation of the events to come.
Over at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Rochester, Billy was working his mojo with Sid and his men. Sid being relaxed and cool as a cucumber, I had to laugh when I met Billy after exiting from the limo. I was panting and emotionally charged from the morning party when I tried to quickly recap the events of the previous few hours then ran to follow the action. I’d imagine Billy thought I had slipped a few glasses of wine with my blabbing.
It was the day to change our clocks, most guests were from out of town and of course there was a buzz from it being Halloween, but the ceremony started on time and was a lovely event, but of course you’ll need to see that in the posts to come!
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Wedding
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catholic - dogs - fall wedding - rochester - st. ambrose church - sunflowers - wegmans florist
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Liesl Diesel: (01.20.11 - 10:21 am) D!!! These are all amazing but you KNOW I love that dog! It looks like Tango!!!! p.s. LOVE her expression in that last shot, you nailed it :) <3
Deanna: (01.20.11 - 7:20 pm) My Tango!!!! How I miss him so, give him lots of kisses from me! Thanks for the love, my lover. :)
Engagement Album / Wedding Guestbook Design
February 24, 2010
I adore custom photo albums. Reviewing images after a photo shoot used to be my favorite activity, but that was before I received my first designed album. They are just so stunning in person! Mariah and Jason wanted to include their children in their engagement session so their book was filled with fun romping in the leaves but also a romantic walk around the village.
Whether an engagement album or a wedding guestbook, I design with simple lines and colors to enhance the photos and leave plenty of space for signatures if needed. Being the dimensions of the book are 8.5"x11”, the pages contain big beautiful photos sometimes measuring 22” wide on full page spreads!
Engagement albums contain an average of 60 photos across 20 spreads with the option to select your favorite images. Look for an upcoming post showing photos of the finished product!
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Albums / Products, Baby / Children, Engagement, Family, Pets, Wedding
Tags:
albums - buffalo - dogs - fall - guestbooks - ny - rings - rochester - warsaw - winter
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Kate: (02.25.10 - 2:13 am) Looks great! I really like pg. 5 -- an American Dream -- a House with a yard, American flag out front, and a family.
Deanna: (02.25.10 - 5:45 pm) That's so funny because I was thinking the same thing when I posted this. Could be the cover of a magazine!
The Thomas Family is ready for a wedding!
December 12, 2009
This started as an engagement session but we all know when kids are involved, they take center stage. We had a blast jumping around in piles of fresh, crisp leaves but holy cow, where do kids get so much energy? I hope bearing a child also comes with a burst of energy or I’m in trouble! Look for part two coming very soon since these lovebirds are tying the knot in a few short weeks on New Year’s Eve! Party and play? I can’t wait!
Music: Memories are made of this by Dean Martin
Location: Thomas Residence
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Baby / Children, Engagement, Family
Tags:
arcade - dogs - fall - ny - slideshows
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Nick & Kristen’s Engagement Slideshow
September 22, 2009
Music: All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar
Location: My House - Warsaw, NY
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Engagement
Tags:
buffalo - dogs - fall - ny - rochester - slideshows - warsaw
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mariah: (09.24.09 - 8:41 am) That is great! I loved the real life feel and the song is super! lol
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Just because dogs are cute
August 14, 2009
Ok, I know I should be posting more wedding photos than pooch pictures, but I was editing some vacation images and came across this cutie named Nixon. He’s the adorable Jack Russell mix owned by Billy’s cousins in Maryland and I couldn’t resist snapping a few shots of him before we left. Could I have a thing for terriers? Let’s just say it’s complicated…
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Pets
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dogs
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Hello! I'm Deanna Wallace, a wedding photographer near Rochester, NY. This is my photoblog where I love to share photos of weddings, my adventures around Rochester and anything that I find "visually deelicious". Thanks for visiting, sweetie and let me know if you see something yummy! :-)Social Sites
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250 N Main St.
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