For 2012 and on I have decided that in order to preserve my sanity and continue to give each one of my clients 150% of my best we will only be taking on a maximum of 20 weddings per year. With this plan there will be some additional time that will allow me to work more closely with each of my clients while getting to know them even better and helping to plan their weddings.  With my experience and knowledge of the photographic and wedding industry I will be a great value to you! And the more involved I am the closer we will get which will result in a much more relaxed atmosphere and even more gorgeous images!!

Now most of you probably participated in or at least saw my 2011 Favorite Photo Contest on Facebook. Let me first say that it was soooooo hard selecting those images!! I had literally hundreds of favorite images from last year and really had to just pick a few! The everything BUT weddings part of the contest is over and you can see the winners and their prizes here. The Weddings part of the contest has been broken into 2 parts and part 1 is open for voting now! To vote and see contestants click here. I am so excited for this contest as weddings are my specialty as well as my favorite! I thought selecting favorites for Part 1 of the contest was hard but this is turning out to be way harder!! There are just so many images that I love it’s almost impossible to pick just a few! But we will manage and you may follow and Like SLWP on facebook to see the latest!

Again I thank you all so much for your continued support and love for SLWP! Most of all I thank God for giving me this wonderful talent to share with the world!! I am so looking forward to where life takes SLWP in the coming year!

And of course we can’t have a post without images so without further babbling from me here are some of my 2011 Favorites! Enjoy!

Hope you enjoyed browsing some of my favorites!! Now that collection of favorites did NOT include any Wedding images! There are a few Rock the Dress images but no Weddings. Watch my blog for a separate post just for Wedding Favorites!

Danielle and Eric contacted me to cover their wedding and engagement some time ago and over time I have gotten a glimpse into their lives. So in love, in tune with one another, and just all around happy! Those combinations make for a fabulous couple to be around and to photograph!! They did a fantastic job with the planning and the details of their wedding I was very much impressed! Each little detail put together makes the feel for the whole day and was so beautifuly done at this wedding. Here are a few of my favs enjoy!

Taken by my lovely assistant Lauren.

Danielle you are soooo beautiful!!

Eric you are pretty handsom yourself, you and Danielle make a stunning couple!

Eric and Danielle opted for a “First Look” which I HIGHLY recommend. A first look is where we set up a quite moment BEFORE your ceremony for you and your groom to see eachother for the first time. I LOVE doing it this way because it is so much more special! And you also have that moment to your selves and can talk, hug, smooch ect rather than standing in front of all of your guests. When we do a first look we will usually capture most if not all of your formal portraits before the ceremony as well so that you can just move onto your reception following your ceremony.

The day couldn’t have been any better for an outdoor ceremony. No wind, not too hot, not to cold just perfect!

I LOVE the color choices Danielle! And the lilacs and other flowers just beautiful!! Who was your florist?

There is this spot at the Tapestry House set up just for this shot and I believe that every couple who gets married there gets this shot, isn’t it just fabulous! What a great way to get one photo with you and ALL of your guests!

Peek-a-boo!

I think this might be my new all time favorite shot! Just LOVE it!

So serious! Great job guys you don’t look at all mad:)

I don’t know this one is tied for my new all time fav!! Thank you Shannon for your help with this one!

The reception was stunning!

Danielle got a piggy back ride into their reception and it was way cute!

Favors! You all know I LOVE LOVE LOVE details!! This was a fabulous idea! Inside each sack was flower seeds!

Gorgeous rings!

The Tapestry House does such a fantastic job all the way around!

Aw what a moment!:)

And a tear….

And LOTS of awesome dancing!

I can’t remember the song that they were singing to something by Journey but this was awesome! We had some karoke and some serious dancing to follow!

At the Tapestry House each couple who weds there receives their very own brick that gets layed in the “Brick Laying Ceremony” at the end of the wedding. It is a really cute little ceremony and a great way to have your stamp stay there forever!

And of course a lovely bubble exit!

Thank you Danielle and Eric for having me share in your special day!! It was truly a pleasure and I wish you guys many happy years together!!

To see Danielle and Eric’s engagment session click here.

Thanks to the following vendors for making this wedding so fabulous!

The Tapestry House

Melissa Moseman - Hair and Make-Up

and of ocurse me and many more!:)