Name:  Amanda, Carina, and Nadine
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Company: Love Me Do Photography

What do you do? We’re wedding photographers! Our goal is to capture moments in a photojournalistic approach, but with a fine art sensibility.

What is your aesthetic? for the studio: vintage/handmade/eclectic for our photographs: light/natural/classic/fun

How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic?  We’ve had a few different spaces over the years and I think this one best fits our personalities. It’s bright, cheerful, and very unique.  We love to have clients in and make them feel at home, while they are surrounded by our images.  Right off you can see we work with a lot of crafty clients.  In fact a few of them have made us furniture items for the studio.  Our giant picnic table, concrete desk and bookshelf were all made by clients, as well as our paper mache buffalo head.  We also love vintage styled weddings, which match the other half of our studio.  Our pink couch, chairs, buffet table, and most of our frames were all thrift store and flea market finds.

Favorite part of your studio?  the giant windows! We get natural light through other studios and the hallway.  Since the building is an old school house from the 1800′s, it was designed to let in the most light possible.  We don’t turn lights at all in the summer.

Where do you go for inspiration? We’re all obsessed with Pinterest, but we love other design blogs like Design Sponge or Apartment Therapy for studio ideas.  We all look at wedding blogs, but I think we get more photography inspiration from life, films, or just the way light is hitting someone at a certain moment

What tool do you use in your business that you can’t live without? Our cameras! Until Canon comes out with a new one, it’s the 5d mark II

Is there anything you’d upgrade to?  There’s always more lenses to buy, we’d love to have all of the Canon L lenses, but then we’d need more camera bags, and then we’d need to hire more assistants to help carry all those bags.

Anything else we should know?Like I said before, the studio is in an old converted school house in Philadelphia.  The building is owned and operated by Crane Arts who has another studio/gallery building down the street.  There are all kinds of creative people in the building: a theatre company, textile designers, screen printers, and architects to name a few.  We have about 600 square feet of bright, cozy, space with very high vaulted ceilings.  We meet clients and do all of our editing work in the space.  We love to have other weddings vendors over to chat, drink tea, and order mexican food from the restaurant across the street.  Oh, and we get to occasionally bring our dogs by. Boris, Amanda’s bulldog can be seen in a couple of these photos.

[images from Love Me Do Photography]

1. Laundry by Shelli Segal draped dress, $156 | 2. Mikael Aghal tulle gown, $192 | 3. Jean Michel Cazabat Corina sandals, $196 | 4. Theyskens’ Theory Lara dress, $124 | 5. Bijoux Heart pearl and opal earrings, $145 | 6. Mikael Aghal strapless gown, $182 | 7. Stuart Weitzman Belina sandals, $178 | 8. Robert Rodriguez pleated dress, $169 | 9. Mikael Aghal beaded dress, $188

And the deals keep on rolling in!  If you haven’t caught onto this little inkling, I kind of like shopping a lot.  Not just shopping, but deals.  Wonderful, wonderful deals.  I know what it’s like to set a wedding budget, ATTEMPT to abide by it, only to realize that WHAT.  I forgot to include a reception dress in the budget!  Before you start panicking and considering nixing the open bar (never do this, ladies!), take a look at these gorgeous gowns.  Best part?  Everything is under $200.  Breathe easy.  – Tram @ Phi-Style.com

[images from The Outnet]

ABOUT

You + Tom Wang Photography = Unforgettable Memories!

Clients booked Tom Wang Photography because they want images that are timeless and synonymous with style and elegance.  Blending elements of his artistic style enables Tom to produce images that emulate beauty and range. He does not interrupt the natural interactions and emotions of the wedding day; he creates stunning images by letting the magic happen naturally.

As a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association, Tom’s challenge is to provide the best, most intriguing and evocative photographs on your wedding day. He always rises to the challenge because he loves what he does.  He connects with and understands his clients, and is passionate about providing superior quality and professional service to them.  An experience with Tom Wang Photography will have you rolling around in fun and laughter (a lot of laughter!), and above all, amazing photography that will last a lifetime.

WEBSITE

http://www.TomWangPhotography.com

FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/TomWangPhotography

CONTACT

Tom Wang | Tom@TomWangPhotography.com | 718.869.0728

ABOUT

You + Tom Wang Photography = Unforgettable Memories!

Clients booked Tom Wang Photography because they want images that are timeless and synonymous with style and elegance.  Blending elements of his artistic style enables Tom to produce images that emulate beauty and range. He does not interrupt the natural interactions and emotions of the wedding day; he creates stunning images by letting the magic happen naturally.

As a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association, Tom’s challenge is to provide the best, most intriguing and evocative photographs on your wedding day. He always rises to the challenge because he loves what he does.  He connects with and understands his clients, and is passionate about providing superior quality and professional service to them.  An experience with Tom Wang Photography will have you rolling around in fun and laughter (a lot of laughter!), and above all, amazing photography that will last a lifetime.

WEBSITE

http://www.TomWangPhotography.com

FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/TomWangPhotography

CONTACT

Tom Wang | Tom@TomWangPhotography.com | 718.869.0728

With Valentine’s Day and I’m sure lots of pending proposals coming up, I was dying to figure out a cheap but creative way to propose….enter Tattly.  After seeing the new Diamonds design, I knew I had something to work with.  Using the Deming font and my handy assistant Brandon, we laid out the proposal and took strategic reveal shots to clip together for a fun .gif.  It was super quick and easy, and I love how the engagement “ring” could be as simple as the Diamond‘s tattoo.  [makes a great place holder until your ring gets sized properly]

ps. be sure to check out Tattly’s new Valentine’s Day sets!

[images by me] [thanks to my arm model Brandon & Tina for the tatts!]

Egads! How rad would this be as an engagement ring??

[image from Noritamy] via Of A Kind

[images from Brookelyn Photography]

[images from Sarah Culver Photography]

My latest post is up on Revel today….it was a challenge but I think I actually made the traditional garden party a little hipper!  Let me know what you think!

[image from Revel]

I was having a discussion with a couple of ladies about bridal registries the other day, and it dawned on me that there are so many new options these days for wedding registries that defy “tradition”.  As couples are waiting longer to get married and testing the waters by living together first, in most cases their houses are practically set up so there’s no need for additional plates, cups etc.  Rather, being able to register for experiences or your honeymoon is becoming increasingly popular, and thats where Traveler’s Joy can come in.   They’ve made it super easy to register for fun things like breakfast in bed, bungee jumping, island excursions, pretty much anything you can do on your honeymoon, you can register for!  How nice to not have to worry about expenses while you’re enjoying some alone time with your sweetie!  You can also add on items like maps, cameras, and luggage, and for higher priced items, the cost can be split up amongst guests so no one’s on the hook for the $1000 Louis Vuitton makeup case you’ve been eyeing.  If you’re stumped for ideas of what to register for, you can use their Instant Registry feature, or check out other Traveler’s Joy user registries to see what they’re getting.

Now you’ve got no excuse to not sign up!

[images from Google Earth]