This summer, when I visited my photographer friend Betsy Lackey, I got to spend one warm summer evening shooting the Bridal Portraits of a lovely young lady named Dana. If you’re not from the south, you may be wondering, “What are Bridal Portraits? Are they different than Engagement Photos? Are they different from Wedding Portraits?” WELL…
Bridal Portraits are designed to provide you with AH-mazing photos of just you… the bride. You get all dolled up just like you’ll be on your wedding day, you get your gorgeous dress on, and we spend a few hours just capturing the beauty and essence of you. The photos taken during the bridal shoot won’t be revealed until your wedding day, when you can choose to give prints or albums or framed canvases as gifts to your groom or your parents… or you can have your photos on display for all your guests to marvel at. Any way you choose to use them, you have extraordinary photos of you on the most important day of your life, when you feel like the most beautiful bride in the entire world!
My experience shooting this gorgeous southern girl’s Bridal Portraits with Betsy was such a fun experience and I’ll never forget showing Dana what some of her photos looked like in the back of my camera… she cried at the sight of how beautiful she looked. It was a really a special time when Dana could allow herself to feel like a million dollars as she posed and smiled and laughed, really soaking in what it felt like to be a bride. There was no stress of a schedule, and there was no time crunch. And she got BEAUTIFUL images to share! Here’s some shots from the evening…
This next year, I’m excited to be offering Bridal Portraits as one of my offerings and all my Wedding Collections in 2011 will include a choice between engagement photos and bridal photos! Happy Last Monday in 2010!
Ahhhh, Kate! You’ve done it AGAIN! These photos are incredible – seriously, you have such a great eye. I work with a LOT of photographers, and all I can say is that I need a much bigger stack of your business cards, ‘cuz I’m recommending you to all of my brides!
Where were these shots taken??? Love the barn with all of the windmills – and those two industrial fans – I think that’s one of my favorite bridal photos EVER.
Hmm….. So, any chance of doing a POST-wedding bridal portrait session!?? 😉 Got this darn dress all preserved in a box and just wish I had some better photos of me in it… Perhaps it could make a cool 1-year-anniversary gift for my hubby if I purchased a session with you?! Hmmmm..!
Absolutely stunning. Good work my friend!
seriously amazing work!!! I’m blown away by these images! 🙂 Great job Kate!