2009 annual top 50: family

10:13 am at Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | Posted in family, kids |

 

 Hi friends :) It's that time again… time for our annual top lists!!!!

SOOOO…. this was THE year of family sessions for us. I'll put it to you this way, in 2008… it was a top 25 list :D WOWZERS have we photographed some of THE most incredible people! It was also the year of photographers families… below, of the 50 here… 34 of the photos are of photographers :D Pretty cool, huh?

Hope you love these as much as I do!!!!

 

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:!: + :?:

 

 

niki+justin

11:01 pm at Sunday, January 10, 2010 | Posted in wedding |

 

I went a little OTT with the bridals for this blog entry… but it's my blog and I'm the boss… so, neener neener! But reeeeeeally?! How could I not… Niki is a HOTTTT TAMALE!!!!!!!

 

 work.it.out!

 

 GORGEOUS!

 

 How fun is that cape?!

 

 :)

 

Had to take the men's photos in complete darkness… WACKY BOBBI STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!

 

 Meet the flower girl…. 

 

 …and ring bearer :D

 

:D

 

 

 Love! :) Mikey's favorite! :?:

 

 KISSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

 

 My favorite! :!: Really proud of this one…

 

 

 Love this one, too :D

 

 They had bobble heads made in their likeness!

 

 … right after the cake cutting… OHHHH how I LOVE high fives! (they motivate me :) )

 

 

 

 HAPPPPPPPPPY NEWWWWW YEEEEEEEEAR!!!!!! You know… it was four years ago THAT night that we'd shot our first wedding :)

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Niki and Justin had such a laid back day full of love and a whole lot of laughs!

We had a LOT of firsts with these two!

1) Not sure if you were counting… but yes… there were SEVENTEEEEEEEN men in that photo in the parking lot. That's a personal record. NEVER have we had that many groomsmen!!!! WHEWWWW!!!!! 

2) Top hats, canes and tails.  Justin said, "It's New Year's Eve… we had to do it big!"

3) A cape!

4) Nearly every photo (minus the bridal session) was taken in complete darkness. 

5) In heels, Niki was 6'4" tall.  Yes, tallest ever… oh, and HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOTTTT!!!!!

6) We've never had a bride who looked like Anna Kournikova, Joss Stone and Blake Lively all in one :)

I willlllll sayyyyyyy… this ridiculously cold cold COLD winter the midwest is having has NOT made our job easy! HOWEVER, we've had some INCREDIBLE people to photograph who've been up for anything and OH SO patient. :D Lucky us, right!? So, a HUGE thanks to you two :D

Much love friends…

~bobbi+mike :!: + :?:

 

 Another photo booth pic.  I promise… I'll have a blog entry ALLLL about this little offering soon!

 

 Me, on my tippy toes… telling hilarious jokes! :D

 

 

:D

:!: + :?:

 

emily+ryan

9:06 pm at Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | Posted in wedding |

 

For you Indianapolis locals… yes, he's duck pin bowling. :) Oh, and… Mike wanted me to tell you all that Ryan was falling here on purpose… 

 

 BLINNNNNNG BLINNNNNNNGGGG!!!!!!

 

 

 

 OH how I love this image of Emily in her veil and Uggs.. :)

 

 

So, we got our itinerary from the wedding planner (A Touch of Elegance) and the time line included "7am: workout".  I thought… no way jose… a bride isn't going to WORK OUT on their wedding day!!!!  So yes yes yes.. I asked… and yes yes yes, she did :D But do you SEEEEEE those muscles on her?! I SO want those arms!!!! Oh, and PS… On the left, that's mine… on the right, Mike's :D And yes, he wins :)

 

 First sight… :) A tip to alllll couples getting married in the winter (when the sun USUALLY sets before the ceremony)… if you're wanting photos in the daylight, you kinda have to see each other before hand. BUT LOOOOOOOK at how amazing this moment is!!!!!!!!

 

 Then… off to downtown for photo time.

 

 BRRR!!!! (BTW, for you Scrabble people out there… "brrr" is a legit no vowel word, you can thank me later!)

 

 Then it was the mens turn…  No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, it was snowing. :)

 

 YAYYYY!!!!! YOU'RE GETTING MARRRRIED!!!

 

 love this. :)

 

 AYKM WITH THOSE SHOOOOOES?!

  

 

 My FAVORITE image from the day! :!:

 

 cheeeeeers!

 

 

:)

 

 

 

 

 Their dance… was… PERFECTION! Mikey's favorite :?:

 

 For those of you who are in fraternities or sororities… you probably recognize this move :) If my memory serves me correctly… these are Kappa Alpha Theta's from DePauw.

 

time for the fraternities turn… however, I don't remember the name, someone please refresh my memory. :D I SO love Ryan's expression here!

 

 SO crazy about this image. Canvas? Above your bed? YES!

 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.  Emily and Ryan had an INCREDIBLE day.  It was full of so much joy, laughter, love, amazing friendships, perfect families and a whole lot of TEAM FUN!

When we're dealing with ridiculously cold or hot temperatures… we move fast… I mean, speed of lighting fast!  All of the photos of the bridal party… taken in 12 minutes.  Photos of the b&g… 10. :)   Now, I prefer to take my time… but, let's face it… that's just not practical… I don't want these girls to lose a toe in the arctic temperatures!  The KEY to getting photos taken that quickly is having an amazing group of people.  Let me tell you… this bridal party was PHENOMMMMMENAL!!!!! Not one complaint out of this group… NOT ONE!  The bridesmaids were not only gorgeous… but they were hilarious, patient and just all around good sports.  Oh, and NEVERRRRRR in my life have I dealt with SUCH an incredible group of brothers (well, other than Mike and his 3… ;) ). They were SO SO SO caring and concerned for Emily… When I told the bridal party they could get back on the bus, those guys stayed outside to make sure that we were all taken care of. 

Emily and Ryan… these two are INNNNNN LOOOOOOVE!!!! The way they look at each other… you can just feel it.  Know what I mean?  Many times at receptions couples go their separate ways to entertain the guests… nope… not these two… I don't think they were apart from each other once. I'm not gonna lie… I'm a big fan :)

To your families… thank you for EVERYTHING!!!!! To Emily and Ryan… YOU DA SHIZZZZ!!!!!

LOOOOOOVE!

~bobbi+mike :!: + :?:

PS. YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

 

We're standing in front of our newwww photo booth here (more on that soon!) Notice the safety pins on my jacket?! I didn't remember putting them on there, but I had to completely redo Emily's bustle (it was wayyyy too long) RIGHT before she was introduced at her reception… I put the extras on my jacket and started snapping!

 

Told you they were RIGHT there to ensure we were taken care of!  I think he's standing that close to make sure he can hear me. :)

 

 

 He's cute.

  :!: + :?:

 

healthy train.

7:38 pm at Friday, January 1, 2010 | Posted in healthy train |

 

SO sorry that I quit blogging about the healthy train… I honestly just kept forgetting! The craziness of the holidays has DEFINITELY affected my progress.  I realize I've let many of you down… and I'm so incredibly sorry.   SOOOO… next OFFFFFICIAL weigh in is January 15th :D Oh, and… it is the New Year… let's kick this weight in the ass once and for all!

Hope you guys can forgive me…

LOVE OUR BLOG READERS!!!!!

~bobbi :!:

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