Rachel, Adrienne and Kate

This past Saturday was one of those autumn days you wish you could bottle up and save to enjoy again later. No wind, beautiful fall colors, and some terrific senior girls to photograph!

First was Rachel--we got started at Botanica, then went to Oak Park and finally headed to the "water wall" outside the Hyatt along the Arkansas River. We even walked down by the Boathouse for some fun shots.

Next was Adrian--I met her in downtown Wichita and we went all over the Old Town district. From there we went to Riverside Park and then along the river...she will have a lot of poses from which to choose!

Then I enjoyed photographing Kate, a girl that I have been photographing for about ten years. It has been a lot of fun to watch her grow into a beautiful young woman. Kate was photographed at her home in Benton, with plans to do more shots in Wichita in two weeks.(I photographed her with her entire family while there, too.)

Thank you Rachel, Adrian and Kate...It was a fantastic day!

Why a bridal portrait?

A bridal portrait session is like a dress rehearsal for the wedding day. Putting on your dress and walking back and forth in front of the mirror at the bridal shop isn't really "wearing" your dress. Having a formal portrait taken of you in your wedding gown gives you the opportunity to get to know your gown and to "get comfortable" in it.

The bridal portrait session allows for another memorable moment between you and the special people you have along-especially your mom, sister, grandmother, or future mother-in-law. It is the chance to go somewhere more personal or unique for your portrait-such as along the river, the front porch at your grandparent's home, Old Town or even your hometown!

If you decide to have a bridal portrait session, allow enough time so that your favorite pose from the portrait session may be framed and displayed at the reception. It would also make a wonderful appreciation gift for your parents, or a beautiful wedding gift for your new husband.

Every time I have photographed a bride in her wedding gown prior to the wedding day, she has decided to change something after spending that "dress rehearsal" time in her gown-her hairstyle, the length of the veil, a slight hem of the gown, more comfortable shoes, etc. Much better to know about a needed change before the big day!

Remember, the more comfortable you are in your wedding gown, the more relaxed and radiant you will be on your wedding day.

A Day Brightener...

Yesterday I received a nice note from newlyweds Mike and Stacia:

Edye,

Thank you for photographing our wedding. The pictures look wonderful...our friends and family have all loved the quality of your work. Thank you again for helping make our day hectic free.

Sincerely, Mike & Stacia

I love what I do, and it makes my day to get a thank you note like the one above.

Alex

The strong winds and recent rain have caused several portrait sessions to be rescheduled. However this past Saturday was nice, and I had the opportunity to photograph Alex, a senior from McPherson. He shows horses, so we started with some casual shots with him and his horse. From there we headed to downtown Wichita for some more unique images...his senior portraits won't look like those of any other McPherson senior- Thank you, Alex!

Class of 2009

From photographing weddings to horse shows to families to seniors...happily, my business is never boring!

Yesterday I enjoyed photographing a senior from Flint Hills High School. We started with some photos at her house with her awesome car and her sweet dog. From there, we headed to El Dorado Lake and then to the waterfall east of El Dorado-WOW! She and her Mom had spent an evening finding great areas around the lake that held special memories, and that's where we went to make her senior portrait images more personal and memorable for her. Thank you, Tia!

Autumn Portraits

What a beautiful time of year! The days are cooler, nights are a little chilly and the colors of the trees are turning into vivid shades of autumn.

If you are thinking of family portraits for holiday gifts, Christmas cards, or just because everyone will be together for Thanksgiving--give me a call to schedule your family portrait.

This past Sunday I went to Emporia to photograph a large family group. Three generations with many different combinations: the whole family, grandparents, grandparents with grandchildren, siblings, parents with children and so on. It was a lot of fun-thank you Browning and Kraft families!

Note: for all of the Dads out there who only have family portraits taken to "keep the peace" ...the entire shoot lasted less than an hour...a small amount of time for you to put up with a photographer.

Photography Layaway Plans

With the wedding photography options available through Wright Focus, the payments have always been divided into several payments: one third at booking, one third 60 days before the wedding and one third 30 days before the wedding. For those wishing to make other arrangements, I would be happy to set up a "layaway" payment plan for wedding packages that would fit your budget preferences. (Also note that I am happy to custom design an entire wedding photography plan to work within your budget.)

For those parents bombarded with expenses for their teen's senior year...I understand. If you would like to set up payment arrangements for senior portraits, just give me a call or send an email. The same layaway option would be available for family portraits as well.

There is a family that I have been photographing for nearly twenty years. They have seen ups and downs in their household budget. However, throughout the years, the mom has picked "milestone moments" for each child to be professionally photographed- at one year of age, 5 , 12 and 18 years. Even if they didn't order portraits right at that time, she always made sure that the portraits were taken. As Cristinette would say, "My child is only this age for a little while!".