The time has come! I’m off to North East Ohio tomorrow morning for a wedding in Akron/Canton on Saturday! I can’t wait to see my family and take a couple days away from my crazy schedule!

So if you email or call, and I’m a bit behind with a response – you know where I am

I get back on August 2, and will take care of everything then!

Have a great week!

I had a super exciting month in July (even though it isn’t over yet!). First of all, for any of you non-Floridians out there… it’s HOT here. Temps are soaring in to the 100′s and outdoor shoots are torture. But besides our crazy hot summer, I had a hot month and wanted to share it with you!

First of all, I welcomed 4 new brides to my growing family of KWP clients! I’m so excited about their upcoming weddings – they’re all fabulous and unique and oh-so stylish! And some of the amazing engagement sessions we have planned? Yeah… pretty awesome!

I also had my first wedding published in the new premier issue of Orlando Wedding! I wanted to thank my fabulously creative couple, Susan and Matt Dunn, for having such an amazing DIY wedding and letting me be a part of it!

So what could possibly top that? How about a feature on Style Me Pretty! I was so excited to hear that the amazing shoot I worked on with Lauren, writer of the fabulous Every Last Detail blog, was being featured on Style Me Pretty! I had another shoot the morning it was featured, and came back to my Facebook Fan page and Twitter abuzz with posts, comments and tags about the shoot! I loved working with Lauren and the whole team at MMD Events, along with an array of vendors that Lauren found through Twitter! I’ll definitely have a full blog post coming up with all the amazing details from the shoot, but wanted to post a link to the SMP blog so you can comment on their page first! Lots of love to all the amazing vendors, including Bethany Lorelle (who just sent me some gorgeous pieces for my Jacksonville Bridal shoot), Southern Fete and CardboxDiva! Our model was one of my girls, Melissa Ziegler from Orlando. I always love sharing the camera with her!

And in case you hadn’t heard… SMP is pretty much the mecca of bridal blogs. So this is a HUGE honor, and I’m SO excited to be a part of such an amazing and inspiring team!

The link to our Modern Romance shoot on Style Me Pretty: http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/07/20/modern-wedding-inspiration-full-of-romance

Find us all on Twitter!

Kristen Weaver – @kristenweaver
Lauren from Every Last Detail – @ELD_Lauren
MMD Events – @MMDEvents
Bethany Lorelle – @bethanylorelle
Cardbox Diva – @cardboxdiva
Southern Fete – @ValMarieMet
Jewelry – @monetjewelry

And full credits:

Photographer: Kristen Weaver Photography
Event Design, Coordination, & Styling: Every Last Detail
Event Design, Decor, & Florals: MMD Events
Cardbox: Creative Custom Cardboxes
Chivari Chairs: Signature Event Rentals
Details: Every Last Detail
Dress: The Dressing Room
Hair Accessories: Bethany Lorelle
Hair & Makeup: Michelle Renee
Jewelry: Monet
Linens: Connie Duglin Linens
Paper: Southern Fete
Shoeclips: Linden Lovebirds

And since I’m sure you want to see Lauren’s posts on the Every Last Detail blog, you can view the Details the Lauren made herself for the shoot, as well as the Design!

The Design: http://everylastdetailblog.com/inspiration/chic-modern-pink-gray-inspiration-shoot-the-design/

The Details: http://everylastdetailblog.com/inspiration/modern-chic-pink-gray-inspiration-shoot-the-details/

Today I was really excited to be featured on another photographer’s blog, Tonhya Kae from Seattle! I was really excited when she contacted me about featuring me on her blog – and I think it’s so great that she gets to know her inspirations! I think we should all take a cue from that Her interview questions were so fun to answer (I’ll never turn down a good interview!) and I loved being able to share some of my favorite images to date with her readers! Take a quick peek over on her blog and see how I answered her tough questions! – Dude, and seriously, I love her blog header pic! So cute!

Tonhya Kae Photography: Featured Artist Friday – http://tonhyakaeblog.com/fashion/featured-artist-friday-kristen-weaver/

I’ve also been waiting to post this cool post about SnapKnot.com! I got an email from Elizabeth, writer of the bridal blog Shiny Orb, who told me that in a recent interview with SnapKnot co-founder Reid Warner, he shared my portfolio with them as one of his favorites! I was really delighted to hear about it, and wanted to share their great blog with everyone!

So I’ll try to keep everyone posted on things a little more frequently Still coming up, I’m waiting to hear back from my Southern Weddings magazine cover shoot and the new issue of Dujour Magazine is coming out any day now, where I not only have a cover, but 2 editorials! I can’t wait to share everything and I’ve got a few other fun things up my sleeve, too – like an amazing bridal shoot in Jacksonville with some of my favorite people! Just to make sure I end with a teaser… here you go!

Thanks to April Dorsey of The D-Tales, Heather Schnell (makeup), Nicole Beth Miller (hair), Tyler Hill (model), Heather Blackwell (assistant), Lee Forest (floral), Bethany Lorelle (custom hair pieces) and Amanda from Something Blue Bridal Salon for the amazing gowns! This teaser is Tyler in a stunning Lazaro gown!

Also a huge thanks to Jennifer Frances, the best retoucher ever, for making Tyler glow like a porcelain doll! She has the magic touch

And I also can’t wait to post this amazing shoot with the uber talented Maria! Thanks to Heather Schnell for doing the makeup and helping on hair, and a HUGE thanks to designer Eduardo de las Casas and Paul for loaning us some EPIC gowns for the shoot (they aren’t featured in these teasers… it’s a huge secret what those shots look like… they’re pretty killer!)

Here’s 2 unedited favorites! These are straight off the camera in Lightroom, with a slight desaturation applied.

And PS: If you’re following me on Twitter, you’ll get behind the scenes updates from this shoot and many others! http://twitter.com/kristenweaver

So one of my Bucket List goals is to be on a Reality TV show (um, but it must be produced by Bravo, because theirs are the best ever! Markus and Indrani watch out!), and I’ve decided that if someone makes a reality show about me, Justin must be on it. I heart this guy! He’s funny, spunky and oh-so-adorable!

He’s a realtor in Orlando, and a past coworker of mine when I worked for Engle Homes. It’s been great to see him do his own thing, and I’m so proud of everything he’s got going on! I’m also super excited for Lindsey and Jason’s wedding in Longboat Key in October, because Justin is her Man of Honor and I hear he has a showstopping suit

When Justin contacted me about doing his new headshots, we knew we had to push the envelope a little bit and do something dramatic and more fashion-y. We did some more traditional shots during the shoot, but of course I tend to love the more intense side of Justin!

‘Nuff said.

So here are my favorite shots from Justin’s shoot for his new Realtor marketing goodness!

I love getting calls to do headshots from people who don’t want normal corporate headshots! Lately, I’ve gotten a few awesome Realtors who are looking to update their marketing and get some more non-traditional looking shots!

When Anne-Marie emailed me and told me she had more of an Anthropologie style and wanted to incorporate that in to her shoot, I knew we’d be a great match! We brought the talented Luisa V. in to do Anne-Marie’s hair and makeup so everything was perfectly put together!

Anne-Marie actually lives in my old neighborhood, and since she’s a Realtor in Oviedo, we actually knew a lot of the same people (since I used to work for a homebuilder in Orlando). She’s working on her new website, so I can’t wait to see how she incorporates some of our shots in to the site!

I wanted to share just a few of my favorite shots from our session!

Just wanted to post a quick little teaser from my shoot today! I’m always really excited to shoot something I’ve never shot before – and a top-floor yoga studio in downtown Orlando sounded like a dream!

We have so many amazing shots from Valerie’s shoot, but I just wanted to share a few before I head to bed! If you’re in to Yoga and Meditation, you definitely need to check out the OmLab!

This definitely won for my calmest shoot ever. Complete with great music, hot tea and a warm studio. Too bad I don’t know how to do Yoga