I can’t believe it’s already been a year. Wow, time flies.

And boy, do I need to apologize about the delay in getting Images for a Cure up and running this year! I’m soooo excited about what the future holds for our little event, and this year, I took some time to go through a major overhaul of the event. New logos, buttons, marketing materials – and coming very soon, a brand new website. I was hoping to have the site up before launching registration, but it got delayed just a bit and now we’re looking to launch it Oct. 1 with a brand new crop of sponsors, photographers and beautiful ideas.

Last year, I spent about 70 hours a week for 6 weeks prepping the event, promoting, doing paperwork, fixing and updating the website and blog, and of course, hosting my own sessions.When the Director of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation called me after the event to congratulate us, I was so proud to be a part of such a ground-breaking event. When I was asked to continue the event, there was absolutely no way I could say no.

But this year, I knew I just couldn’t do it alone (not that I was alone last year, but probably should have delegated a bit more… ). Running my own budding photography business has taken a lot of my time, so I reached out to a group of local photographers who stood by me the whole way this year. They’ve been a valuable resource for me, and I honestly couldn’t have done it without them. So, from the bottom of my heart – thank you so much.

Some changes you’ll see this year include the incorporation of Images for a Cure, a new website and logo – done by Karrie Pyke Designs, and a brand new website that we’re currently working on! We’re also going to be planning a workshop for Spring 2011 to start planning and ideas for next year.

We have 3 levels of participating photographers (platinum, gold and pink). Each level has some amazing benefits and will help us support this amazing event. So please review the photographer participation media kit and see which level best suits your business.

Also, we’re getting ready to file official non-profit status before the end of 2011 (fingers crossed!). It’s a huge undertaking – but I know we can do this!

I can’t do it without the amazing photographers and sponsors that participated last year – so I’m asking to join me, again, to do something amazing for our community. Be a part of the second annual Images for a Cure. Help us support the event and our amazing charity.

Download the complete Participating Photographer Media Kit here

Ready to register? Click here to join us!

If you’re interested in sponsoring this year – please email me at info@imagesforacure.com. The new Sponsorship media kits are being finished up and will go out mid-week. This includes anyone in the industry, bridal blogs, coordinators, etc. Thank you so much for helping us achieve our goals and supporting our amazing group of photographers!

Thank you, a hundred times over. I can’t tell you how proud I am of being a part of such an amazing community of artists.

Did you see Every Last Detail’s blog yesterday? Lauren posted Thursday Tips and featured one of our super favorite bridal shoots! I’ve been holding off on posting these gorgeous shots of Tyler until Lauren put her blog up, but now that it’s up, I couldn’t wait to share it with you!

If you loved the shoot, please leave a comment on Lauren’s blog to let her know! This girl does such an amazing job giving us daily inspiration, it’s always nice to know it’s appreciated

Gowns are Justin Alexander, La Sposa, Lazaro and Carmen Sutera – all from Something Blue Bridal Salon in Orlando.
Bouquet by Lee Forrest Design, Orlando
Hair by Nicole Beth, Jacksonville
Makeup by Heather Schnell, Orlando
Coordination by April Dorsey, The D-Tales, Orlando
Photography by me, Kristen Weaver Photography, Orlando
Photographer Assistant was Heather Blackwell
Model is Tyler Hill

Yay! It’s another fashion shoot to blog!

Maria and I have been planning on shooting together for so long now, that I almost didn’t believe it when the universe aligned and our schedules allowed us to work together! Planning a shoot while Maria was in Miami walking fashion week, and I was in the middle of 3 weddings wasn’t the easiest task, but thanks to the help of her stylist friend, Chris, and the outstanding designer, Eduardo de las Casas (and Paul!), we finally got it together!

HUGE thanks to Heather Schnell for coming out and doing makeup (and a bit of hair!) for us! She’s amazing!

This shoot also caused quite a bit of ruckus on Facebook (my favorite shot of Maria was actually removed by Facebook for being “inappropriate” – thanks to whomever reported me )

So let the conversation begin!

Maria and I decided to play around with some of Eduardo’s absolutely fantastic gowns. Love his work so much!

Eduardo was named as the New Emerging Designer at Miami Fashion Week 2008. Keep an eye on this guy!

Tampa and St. Pete, Florida, August 21, 2010.

On Saturday, I was absolutely honored to photograph the wedding of the beautiful Mindy and talented Josh. Mindy spent months preparing every detail of her amazingly elegant event, along with the expertise of planner Jackie Ross with Table 6 Productions. The church was amazing, the reception venue was just breathtaking, and the food was unbelievable! Not to mention the gallons of sweet tea before and after the event – I was in heaven! With details like a Starbucks coffee bar, Banana’s Foster, big band entertainment, and a fresh lavender send-off (to a vintage Rolls Royce), the reception was one of the best I’ve attended!

Mindy wore an Anne Barge gown and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Josh, a country singer/songwriter, played a song he wrote just for her during the ceremony. *swoon*

You better believe I’ll have a much longer blog post with a full vendor list in the next few weeks, but I couldn’t resist posting a little recap of the day.

Event Planning: Jackie Ross, Table 6 Productions
Ceremony: Tampa Covenant Church
Reception Venue: St. Pete Museum of Fine Arts

Mindy has the most amazing blue eyes! And her cute tank-top says it all

Mindy had a gorgeous bridal party with her, and her mom looked absolutely stunning.

Jackie designed the gorgeous rose-petal aisle runner

Is this a handsome group of guys or what?? (and I love the baseball pose…. haha! Totally his idea, by the way!)

Sweet tea station!!

Mindy and Josh shared their first dance with their friends and family!

And had their own little photobooth! We snuck the first couple photos…

I loved that their mini-cake was a nod to their engagement photos!

The evening wrapped up with a Blushing Bride signature cocktail for the toast!

I can’t wait to share the rest of their amazing event… stay tuned!

I couldn’t wait to post these stunning shots of Brandi! Brandi owns the fabulous Boutique 33 and makes stunning jewelry! We worked together before I left for LA to get some studio headshots for her. With a killer team (Nicole Beth Miller on hair and Natasha Smith on makeup), we created these gorgeous images. I know Brandi is dying to see them – so make sure you give her some love