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New Blog, New Website, New logo…

Mon. August 17, 2009

This is the last blog post for this little blog. it has been great but I have moved on to a prettier and custom blog. To go along with this change there is a new website AND a new logo! Read more about it on the new blog. Don’t forget to update your RSS and google reader feeds. See ya at the new blog. Let me know you were there and leave me comment. Thanks everyone for continually reading my blog and checking out my pictures.

New Blog: www.laurakayphoto.com

New Website: www.laurakayphoto.com/site

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Two Be Wed

Wed. August 12, 2009

So I have been meaning to blog this for a while but I have been super busy catching up on editing. Anyhow, Two Be Wed is my favorite wedding boutique in Houston! Natalie and Danyette are good friends and I am loving their new site! If you have never been there or just not lately go check it out! They have a new site online and you can always go check out the boutique in person.

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Ina and Cyrus

Tue. August 4, 2009

Ina, Cyrus and I had sch a good time at Old Town Occoquan. I love this little town! It is quite and has tons of history and character. It is like a little hidden gem that is away from all of the hustle and bustle of Old Town Alexandria. So anyhow, Ina and Cyrus are getting married later this month and I am so looking forward to their wedding. It seems like we booked so long ago and I am excited to see it all hapen. I love how they are so sweet to each other and so in love. This shoot makes me happy. Have a nice day!

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August 4, 2009 - 4:53 pm lisa - her dress is perfect!! what pretty places!! great job laura.

August 4, 2009 - 8:48 pm auschick - Ina's dress is so cute! Great pics :) :)

August 4, 2009 - 9:03 pm Vicky @ Event Accomplished - These are great! Can't wait to work with you at their wedding! Woohoo!

August 4, 2009 - 9:29 pm Stacy - REALLY love these, Laura! What a great location!

August 4, 2009 - 10:24 pm Ina - Laura, these turned out so beautifully! Great choice for a location! Can't wait 'til 8/22!!! :D

August 5, 2009 - 7:42 am carmen - laura .. this is the cutest session! i just love her polka dot dress and the processing is so you! this post sooo represents your brand ... cool, chic, black + white .... just perfect!

August 5, 2009 - 7:49 am Nicki - so fun! i love these... beautiful as always :)

August 11, 2009 - 3:29 pm Erin J. - Fun session! Just checking out your blog b\c my bloglines isn't picking it up anymore for some reason!

Cara and Nick

Fri. July 31, 2009

Cara and Nick are so fun! They were up for anything I wanted to do. I told them we are going to go shoot buy this old school bus and then into this field with power lines. They said SURE! I love when clients let me choose everything!!! So we had to sneak in this backyard to shoot the school bus and the whole time i just knew a big dog was going to come bite me int he rear but we really wanted to get these cool shots. Then in the field I wish there was a video of us because that field was a mess! My legs were bleeding from all the scrapes and we had the hardest time walking. BUT it was so worth it! I love these pictures. I can’t wait for their wedding in September. Happy Friday everyone!

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Julia and DJ

Tue. July 28, 2009

Julia and DJ are getting married next month here in Virginia. I was so excited to finally meet them. They are home from college for the summer and their wedding is almost here! Julia’s mom lives on my street and goes to our church so I felt like I already knew her. We ran over to a field by my house and shot a few summer loving shots. I love the warm sun and the beautiful glow it gives. Despite the ticks we found on us after we got home this session was amazing and fun! Yes I said ticks…ewe!

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July 29, 2009 - 3:59 pm lisa - i know you could have done without the ticks, but they turned out great!!

Jamie and Sinclair

Fri. July 24, 2009

While I was in Houston a few weeks ago I met up with Jamie and Sinclair to shoot their engagement session. They flew in from San Francisco to shoot on this HOT humid Houston day. They are getting married in October and I am very much looking forward to their wedding. These two are so natural in front of the camera it was really fun taking their pictures. Once again even though it was hot I am loving summer sessions!!!

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July 24, 2009 - 7:16 pm Sherry - Wonderful photos and a great time for you to remember. Love always, Sherry

July 24, 2009 - 8:50 pm lisa - i love the softness in the pics. great job!

July 27, 2009 - 2:15 pm Leslie - Great photos! What a lovely couple :-).

July 28, 2009 - 3:35 am Chanique - I LOVE the ring on the bottle cap!

August 11, 2009 - 3:31 pm Erin J. - Beautiful session! This will be a gorgeous wedding, I'm sure!

Mary and Chris

Fri. July 24, 2009

Mary and Chris were married on July 3rd in Washington DC at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Their reception was at the super gorgeous Cosmos Club. Everything was so beautiful and vintage feeling. Mary is a glowing beautiful person and this day was no exception. Mary and Chris are very laid back people and they wanted to make sure their wedding reflected that. I love the way all of the details turned out and i love the simple yet very vintage feel this day had. Mary got ready at her parents home in her old room. I loved seeing her pull her dress out of her closet to get ready. Mary had this picture of her when she was a little girl and on it was a taped paper that said, ” I’ll be a bride someday…”. It was fun imagining her growing up dreaming of this day. The ceremony was beautiful, the dancing was hot and this was a perfect day! I was so lucky to have Jenn Link second shoot for me. She was amazing! The amazing lady who pulled this day together was the wedding planner, Sara Franklin. She was so much fun to work with. Oh ya don’t you love the cute little Mary and Chris cake toppers? CHRIS painted them! So that’s it, this was an amazing wedding!
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July 24, 2009 - 9:36 am eliesa - Lovely Laura - love the ring shot!

July 24, 2009 - 8:54 pm lisa - great shots laura!!

July 28, 2009 - 3:33 am Chanique - Beautiful wedding captured beautifully! Love the details and the emotion!

Brooke and Travis

Fri. July 24, 2009

Brooke and Travis had the most relaxing wedding ever. This was absolutely the most easy going wedding I have ever shot. Brooke is such a doll. Brooke chose a wedding dress that matched her personality. It had pockets! I think that is so cool! She is the sweetest and most caring. She is a 1st grade teacher and it was so cute that some of her students that came to the ceremony. It was funny to see their faces while their teacher was getting married. They had their ceremony at Westminster United Methodist Church in Houston then the reception was at Ousies Table. The food was AMAZING! The guests were comfortable and as happy as can be. I love seeing receptions where guests feel at home and everyone is really enjoying themselves. Natalie of Two Be Wed was the planner and she made all of the details come to life. I LOVE shooting weddings with Natalie! So if you can’t already tell this wedding was a true favorite of mine! Brooke and Travis are amazing and their wedding reflected them perfectly! I am loving summer time weddings! brooketravis0063 brooketravis0091 brooketravis0151 brooketravis0551 brooketravis0641 brooketravis067-copy1 brooketravis0741 brooketravis177-copy1 brooketravis255 brooketravis265 brooketravis291 brooketravis301 brooketravis336 brooketravis407 brooketravis422 brooketravis424 brooketravis439-copy brooketravis459-copy brooketravis511 brooketravis583 brooketravis591-copy

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July 24, 2009 - 9:52 am Emily - She had a dress with pockets?! I'm so jealous!

July 24, 2009 - 8:57 pm lisa - this was one of my favs as well! great wedding!!

July 26, 2009 - 10:06 am Debbie - I wish this wedding day went on forever - it was so beautiful, I'm so happy for the amazing pictures Laura captured

July 31, 2009 - 5:47 am jennifer aronson - Laura you captured so much emotion in these images. So beautiful! It was so nice to meet you and work with you. I hope to see you in the future!

Where have I been?

Fri. July 17, 2009

So things are super busy here. This week I am catching up from my TX trip. I have all kinds of things going on right now. I am having a new custom blog and a new site built right now. We have been working on this for a few months and I am so excited it is almost finished! I think it will be so soon that I may hold all blog posts until I can share them on the new blog. Ok so where have I been? We drove to TX from VA. We got there on a Friday and Saturday I shot Brooke and Travis’s Wedding in Houston. Sunday I flew to Midland TX, rented a car then drove 3 hours to Marfa. I went on a girls photographer vacation trip. I met some of the most amazing women! I love each and every one! 13 of us met up in the middle of nowhere Texas and explored around the coolest little town I have ever seen! If you ever have the time to go see Marfa you will love it! So I stayed there until Wednesday when I drove 3 hours back to Midland and flew to Dallas then to San Antonio then drove another hour south to the Frio River. If you look at a map that day was really dumb as far as traveling but it was my only option to get to Will on his 5th Birthday! If this is getting too long and boring feel free to stop here. I am would be amazed if anyone has actually read this far anyhow. BUT I am going to finished just incase anyone cares.) We camped on the Frio with my family and my in-laws family until Sunday. Then we drove 5 hours back to TX. I hung out in Houston for a few days then I flew back to DC to shoot Mary and Chris’s Wedding. Then flew back to Houston. We had a fun 4th of July and then Monday we drove down to Galveston for a few days. Spent a few more days in Houston then we drove back to VA. We drove 4522 miles with 2 kids and our dog Molly. Now I am home and still trying to unpack and catch up on editing and emails. Crazy huh? We actually have a blog if you want to see all of our work. marfa [trip] . Sadly I have only blogged on there once because I have been so busy. More to come soon on the new blog. I can’t wait!!

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July 18, 2009 - 7:39 pm wrecklessgirl - SO RAD! what an adventure for your entire family!! :)

On Vacation!

Wed. June 17, 2009

Tomorrow I am off to TEXAS for 3 weeks! I have Brooke and Travis’s Wedding in Houston then I am off to Marfa, TX for a photographer girls vacation. I will fly back to DC for Mary and Chris’s Wedding on the 3rd of July then back to TX for Jamie and Sinclair’s engagement session and another week of vacation with my family and we are even going to take some family pictures! Crazy fun! If you need to reach me email me. I will be able to check it fairly often but I am going to try and take a real vacation as well. I am 100% caught up on editing so I am going to very much enjoy this time off! YAY for vacations! Have a great few weeks everyone!

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June 17, 2009 - 11:46 am Stacy - Awesome, Laura! That's great. Maybe you can relax now. Have fun in Texas! We can't wait to get there!

June 17, 2009 - 11:56 am Allison - Hopefully there is some vacation in that. It didn't sound like it to me! ;)

June 19, 2009 - 10:10 pm lisa - i'm sooo glad y'all are here! :)

July 17, 2009 - 2:06 am wrecklessgirl - back from marfa yet,,, ;) i miss you!

July 23, 2009 - 4:14 pm Marion Madigan - As the mother of Mary (who married Chris on July 3 in Washington, DC) let me just say how grateful we are that Laura travelled all the way back east to photograph the wedding. Laura, we all loved having you be part of such a magnificant day! I enjoyed reading about your trip to TX in the car. Did Mary tell you that every summer of the 15 years we spent in Houston I would load up the Suburban with 4 kids and a Golden Retriever and drive (without Dad) to DC? The memories of those trips are priceless, from poop in the carseats to flat tires and dropped transmissions to "Sing-Along" tapes and made-up ghost stories (this was well before the days of DVD players in cars, much less cell phones) and all well worth it to visit Grandma! Can't wait to see all the wedding photos and thanks for being both fun and professional, Marion

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