If you’re here, it’s either because you know me, or you know Tab. For those of you who don’t know Tab yet (or maybe you know her more formally as Tabitha McCausland) – she’s the author of Hot Pink Brides, and an Orlando wedding photographer that I just recently had the privlege of meeting!  Since I still consider myself relatively new to wedding photography here in Orlando (don’t get me wrong, I’ve had 7 years of experience in photography – with 3 of those solely dedicated to wedding photography – prior to starting my own business), it was great to meet another local photographer who has been in business for 10 years!

We just started talking recently through facebook and I’ve been able to send some great referrals her way when I’ve been booked for a date. I can always count on her to take care of the girls I send over, and she’s been a great resource for me to get to know the huge network of wedding vendors here in Orlando!

Before I knew she wrote Hot Pink Brides, I shared a “first” with her! Not only was Hot Pink the first bridal blog I was ever published on (for my hot Couples session with Hollie and Lance), but I’m still the only Florida photographer ever featured on Hot Pink Brides (an honor that I will gladly defend with a catering fork).

Although it rained cats and dogs before (well, and during) our super quick portrait session, I can’t hate on the beautiful light we had! And I also can’t hate on the accessibility of photographers’ tools for a quick umbrella stand-in (hello studio lighting umbrella that created an amazing bounce and sunlight diffuser!) And certainly, I can’t hate on the amazingly delicious lunch that Dexter’s in Winter Park served up (or the desserts…. yummm). And that cutie little server who hand-made Tab her sweet tea by mixing up bowls of Simple Syrup to the un-sweet iced tea (and no thanks to the server who didn’t get the memo and refilled her glass with un-sweet after our server painstakingly mixed the concoction until all were satisfied)! Kudos to cutie server who brought our own bowl of Simple Syrup from that point on….

Whew!

Here’s some highlights from her session!

Congratulations to new parents, Heather and Jason Brooks! On February 25, 2010, baby Aislynn Brooks was born!

I couldn’t be more excited for my dear friends, whom I’ve had the honor of photographing from Heather’s pageant days, to their wedding and maternity sessions – and now for their precious little girl!

Even though she surprised us all by coming 3 weeks early, she is beautiful and healthy! And although Heather and Jason haven’t gotten very much sleep in these last few weeks, they have adjusted perfectly to their new little daughter!

I’m so happy that I got to drive out to Tampa yesterday to get some amazing shots of Aislynn and her proud parents (before they went back to sleep….). Congrats guys!

Milani has been adapting well

Who remembers the stunning Mona Moayer from her fashion session in January?

We finally have all of her favorite images finished up, and I wanted to share them with everyone! I just delivered her portfolio prints and disc a couple weeks ago, but got so tied up with a couple editorials that I haven’t gotten a chance to post her amazing session!

I love doing these fashion sessions because I get to spend a whole day with some of my favorite people, Melanie Pace and Jillian Caro! Plus, we get to work with new models, and see what they’re really made of! And don’t believe the hype… modeling can be pretty glamorous! Take the photo above, for instance. Mona was casually (hehe) leaning from some sort of roof-top electrical unit while rocking $4,000 Gucci boots, that she said “felt like walking on marshmallows!” Not to shabby, eh?

The fabulous Jennifer Frances helped me out with some amazing editing on a few of these!

We started with some gorgeous, natural beauty shots

Then we had to bump up the sultry fashion with a hot little number styled by Melanie!

Bridal! Yay

One of my favorites, below

And finally, my favorite part of the shoot! Rooftop and Gucci. So fun!

In December, while visiting my family in Ohio – I caught up with International recording artist, Sarah Burgess! She’s been busy traveling the world and recording her new album, but just recently sent me a little message that her new EPK is done, and her label loved our photos and used a few in it! (PS – An EPK is an Electronic Press Kit. It’s what her label will use to promote her)

Check out her EPK, get to know Sarah and listen to some of her awesome music

And if you don’t know, you may remember Sarah from American Idol Season 6:

Here’s a quick shot from our shoot (View the whole shoot here)

A few weeks ago, I had gotten together with one of my fall brides and she was talking about how much she’d LOVE to schedule a Boudoir session as a wedding gift to her soon-to-be husband. Maybe 2 days later, another of my brides asked the same thing! Slowly, I started to put together some details and see if I could work out a really awesome Boudoir Marathon for my brides, and offer a great discount to schedule them all the same day (that’s the “marathon” part!)

Normally, my Boudoir Session is $400 (and doesn’t include makeup, an album OR amazing hotel suite) – but for this one time only, I put together an amazing session with oodles of goodies for a few limited reservations! Of course, I emailed my upcoming brides earlier this week with first dibs on session openings and I have already sold out of half! So it’s time to launch it on the blog!

If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas present, birthday present, post-wedding or pre-wedding present… or maybe a “just because” present – you need to reserve a B.Session spot! And you definitely don’t need to be getting married (or already married) to get some amazingly sexy photos! Rumor has it that boyfriends also love a good Boudoir album (or so I’ve heard…)!

Hello and done!

The B.Session | A Boudoir Marathon Event by Kristen Weaver Photography
One day only: June 5, 2010
includes:

Professional Makeup Application

One Hour Boudoir Session
in a suite at one of the premier boutique hotels in Orlando

Champagne and Fresh Fruit

Disc of 25 High Resolution Images

5×5 Sexy Little Album
this is a high-quality, flush mount album with custom cover fabric

There are extremely limited openings available, so reserve yours today by emailing info@kristenweaver.com