http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/d206a0aea096833f02b310e87bd96702?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/kristin-sean-engaged/ http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/kristin-sean-engaged/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:19:39 +0000 Lauren Kirkbride http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/?p=1409 ]]> It was the day after New Years, and of course it happened to be one of the coldest days this winter. I know, I tend to talk about weather a lot in this blog, but it would be hard to say that weather doesn’t have a major affect on the setting and feel for a photo session, especially a January engagement session! We THANKFULLY got snow the day before their photos, which Kristin and I were hoping for, and made our way to Como Park, determined to make it through the afternoon while the sun was still shining. There’s a good chance the high that day wasn’t above 10 or 11 degrees, but I couldn’t be more happy with the way Kristin and Sean’s pictures turned out. If anything, the temp gave them a reason to cozy up even more, setting up for some really amazing photos. Thanks to BOTH of you for being willing to go out that day, it was great to spend the afternoon with you guys. I am so pumped for your wedding in June! What will we do when it’s actually warm out?! The possibilities are endless, and I can’t wait.

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]]> http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/jim-and-britt-engaged/feed/ 1 laurenkirkbride Jim and Britt 006 Jim and Britt 010 Jim and Britt 026 Jim and Britt 028 Jim and Britt 033 Jim and Britt 036 Jim and Britt 040 Jim and Britt 059 Jim and Britt 100 Jim and Britt 086 Jim and Britt 084 Jim and Britt 076 Jim and Britt 111 Jim and Britt 114 Jim and Britt 116 Jim and Britt 118 Jim and Britt 137 Jim and Britt 153 Jim and Britt 160 Jim and Britt 204 Jim and Britt 262 Jim and Britt 272 Jim and Britt 274 Jim and Britt 296 Jim and Britt 350 Jim and Britt 357 Jim and Britt 362 Jim and Britt 375 Jim and Britt 377 Jim and Britt 392 Jim and Britt 410 http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/kristin-and-aidan-married/ http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/kristin-and-aidan-married/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:04:11 +0000 Lauren Kirkbride http://laurenkirkbride.wordpress.com/?p=1102 ]]> October 16th turned out to be a pretty windy day here in Minnesota, but that did not stop Kristin and Aidan from having a beautiful wedding celebration! I went to school with Kristin, and was honored when she asked me to shoot her wedding to her mountain man Aidan. The two met at a camp they both worked at in 2010, and there was no stoppin’ them! It was great to be part of their day at Elm Creek in a special and unique way, and a HUGE thanks to my extremely talented friend Nate Larson, of Capture Studios (yes, to all you crazy, obsessed followers, Capture. And, yes I’m part of that crazy, obsessed crowd) who came and shot with me for a few hours. And what would this blog post be without a quick shout out to Leah Dahl and Kelly Martin, my best gals, and the lovely ladies behind Daltin Designs who put together the darling CARDS basket you’ll see throughout the photos. It was really cool for all of us friends to be involved in Kristin’s day! Not only was it a blast to shoot, but to also make it in a few fun shots at the end. Enjoy!

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