SALE in my Etsy Shop!

I have a bunch of cards and a couple card sets that are on sale in my Etsy shop! I'm cleaning it out and will hopefully be releasing a bunch of new items next month. To make room, I have put a bunch of the cards on sale! Go check it out! They will only be available until Tuesday! If you live in town and don't want to pay shipping, just leave a comment and I will get your card to you.

CLICK HERE to visit Spink Studio's Etsy Shop

Coming Soon: Amy + Jared

Saturday was a very busy and fun day for me! I think I shot about 1,000 photos between the two family events and the two photo shoots. I had an awesome time with Amy and Jared shooting some photos of the two of them then some trash the dress shots with Amy. There's lots more coming, so stay tuned!

Kim's August Bridal Shower

I was so excited to be a hostess for Kim's first bridal shower. I helped with the invitations, decorations and putting the theme together. We had the shower at Melissa's beautiful French inspired home which made it so romantic! It turned out so beautiful!





I created a "blessing tree" with coordinating cards for all the guests to write a blessing to Kim and hang it on the tree.


















Kim with five of her six bridesmaids:




And us together! Yay!



And check out Kim's adorable hostess gifts! She gave us each a set of earrings that matched our personality. I love mine!



I'm so happy for you, Kim!

Which Canvas Should We Buy?

I need your help. I have been wanting to purchase a gallery wrap canvas of one of our engagement photos for above the fireplace ever since we moved in eight months ago! We have finally decorated enough other parts of our house that I can justify spending the money on this now. So which canvas do you like for above our fireplace? I can't decide if it should be shorter or longer than the fireplace cover underneath it. I don't know if the long ones would make it look top heavy. On the blank white wall on the right will be two 8 foot long shelves (which just arrived from Pottery Barn!) with all black frames that have more of our engagement and wedding photos.

Excuse my painting project in the foreground! Place your vote:

September Stamp Club

I had another successful Stamp Club last Friday night. We played around with a lot of the new Stampin' Up colors and tried some new techniques. I also showed them how they could take the concept of the card above, and turn it into a scrapbook page.

Ariana: Senior

After photographing Kelsey and Nathan's wedding in Denver, I had the privilege of photographing my good friend, Ariana's senior photos. Can you believe this girl is a senior?? Yeah, in high school! Isn't she gorgeous? She totally worked it like a model. She has the most awesome serious face too. Love it! Here are some of my favorites.

It had been raining off and on all day and we keep pushing our photoshoot back later in the day. I had hoped to drive to the Denver art district to take photos around the awesome buildings, but because of the non-stop rain showers, we decided it to keep it close to home at a nearby shopping center.










After about ten minutes it started to pour rain, so we took some photos under a sheltered corner window.



Since the rain didn't look like it would let up for awhile, we decided to drive over to a nearby library and take some indoor shots. Ariana was a great sport and stood in the rain to take several of these outside this awesome library.











The rain finally let up and we headed back to the shopping center to get a couple more shots before being run off by a mean security guard!





Congratulations, Ariana! I hope you have a blessed year!

My Hair Dilemma

I am going to go get my hair done on Wednesday and I can't not decide what to do with my hair color! I am a little fed up with it right now because I feel like I have 10 colors in it right now. Here a photo Hannah snapped of me three weeks ago, and this is what it looks like right now, except more grown out.

So, what do you think I should do? I want to start getting it ready for Kim's wedding in November. Vote on this poll and let me know what you think:

Kelsey + Nathan: Wedding Part 1

It was a very rainy day and in Denver on Friday, August 15, 2008, but not even the rain could dampen the happiness between the Dodge and Garcia families on Kelsey and Nathan's wedding day! Everyone was anxious for the wedding to take place. Kelsey was the third of the four Dodge girls to get married and I have been blessed to be a part of all three weddings in some way.

We started off the day at my old hair salon, Hair and Now where all of the girls including Kelsey's mom got their hair done. Each up-do was so gorgeous and unique!



Kelsey had a very unique peacock inspired wedding, so we were having fun playing with the peacock feathers.









Since it was pouring rain outside, the salon was nice enough to give the girls these lovely blue trash bags to cover their up-dos. It made for some really cute photos.




And a photo of me! I helped Kelsey with her eyeshadow and eyeliner (one of my other specialties!). Thank you to Hannah for grabbing my camera and stepping into the bathtub to get this photo of me.









Aren't Kelsey's shoes fabulous?! Of course they have be since she is a professional shoe saleswoman. I couldn't pick which shoe shot I liked best, so I'm posting both.









Kelsey was such a beautiful bride! Check out her gorgeous brown eyes!






The handsome groom, Nathan! I loved his tux...pinstripe coat and pants, white striped tie and polka dot vest. So chic!




We decided to do the "first look" in one of the staircases of the church so Nathan could see his bride walking down the stairs. His smile was priceless!







I showed Kelsey this shot from Vogue's Carrie and Mr. Big photo shoot and asked if she would be up for this pose. I am so glad she said yes, because she totally rocked it! This is just one of the series. They were all awesome! Thanks to the awesome photographer, Scarlett Lillian for the inspiration.







What you don't see in these photos is the pouring rain that was soaking me. Thank you to my umbrella holders, Meghan, Erin and Heather for keeping my camera dry! We would have liked to take more photos around downtown, but we keep it around the church so the bride and groom wouldn't be drenched before the wedding.








The wedding ceremony and reception photos are next!

Kelsey + Nathan: Wedding Part 2

Kelsey and Nathan were married in the gorgeous Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver. Unfortunately, they will not let photographers get very close during the ceremony, so I was restricted to the back. My second shooter, Heather was also a guest at the wedding, so she went and snuck her big 70-200 lens and tripod to her seat and hopefully got some closer shots than what I was allowed to.
















Kelsey and Nathan opted for cheesecake instead of traditional wedding cake. Too bad Clint didn't come with me. He would have been so excited. He LOVES cheesecake.






Okay, I seriously have about a dozen adorable photos of Hannah and Brendan dancing together. These two are so sweet! I tried to limit it to only a couple.









I really love this photo. I don't know whether it is Hannah's cute smirk, Brendan's sexy eyebrow raise or the couple kissing in the background, but it just seems so dreamy.





This adorable boy was keeping us all entertained. Not only could he work a point and shoot, but he was also a great break dancer.







And since it's my blog, I gotta post this photo of my adorable parents dancing. This was just two days before their 24th wedding anniversary.








Nathan and Kelsey, I pray that God blesses your life together! Thank you for letting me capture your special day.