Now that the holidays are over and I feel the overall pace of life has slowed down a little I’m ready to get back to my blog again! I’m starting off with just a couple quick images from a wedding I shot with my friend, Kevin Keefer this past September at the beautiful Franklin Park Conservatory.
Brooklyn and Geoff’s wedding was absolutely gorgeous! The weather was perfect for their garden ceremony and terrace reception.. . and the light that day was incredible!
Has it really been over a month since my last blog post? Oh my! I’m a terrible blogger!
With the holiday season being in full swing, I’ve been shooting a lot… just haven’t had much time to blog any images! This time of year, I just want to make sure I get my clients the photos and products they need in a timely manner and sometimes that means the blog has to take a backseat to editing and order fulfilment!
Just to give you an idea of what I’ve been working on though, I’ve completed:
With a new year just around the corner, I’m looking forward to making some big changes with regard to my business and I can’t wait to share them all with you! In the meantime though, Here is just one of my favorite images from NYC (because everybody knows, blog posts are always best with pictures)!
If you’d like to see more, just click on over to the full album on my Facebook page… 
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I don’t pretend to be a huge sports fan. I like certain teams because of where I’m from and sometimes because of where I’ve been, but the sad truth is that I can’t follow a lot of them. It’s like my brain is hard-wired to NOT understand the rules of pretty much any game played with a ball. But that doesn’t mean I can’t still get excited when it’s time for the annual showdown between OSU and Michigan! Why? It gives me an excuse to bake! After all, photography isn’t my only creative endeavor!
A few months ago I stumbled upon the Bakerella blog. Ever since, I have been obsessed with finding new ways to make the kids’ favorite characters out of cake and put ‘em on a stick! So far, I’ve made pumpkins, apples, helped some friends (yeah.. we all got into them) with eyeballs at Halloween and just now tried to do a little Brutus Buckeye!
If you want to try him out for your OSU-Michigan party, directions are below! Happy baking, and GO BUCKS!
Bake a peanut butter cake. Crumble and mix with approximately 1/4 of a container of chocolate frosting. Roll into balls (you’ll get around 3 dozen) and refrigerate. Meanwhile, melt a few candy melts (I used the Wilton candy melts from Michael’s). You’ll need a handful of the white and dark chocolate for these. Paint “faces” on Brutus using the peanut butter flavored candy melts and set aside. Melt a package of the dark chocolate. Dip lollipop sticks into the melted chocolate and then place the coated end into the cake balls. Next, dip the entire ball into the chocolate. Tap off any excess and place in a styrofoam florists form to dry for a minute. While it’s still tacky, place the “face” on one side of the ball and let dry. Next, cut a few whoppers (the candy, not the Burger King variety) in half. attach to Brutus’ head with some melted chocolate and pipe a block “O” with the red candy melts. Wrap and tie with red ribbon and ta-da…It’s Brutus!
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A couple years ago I did a post on custom-designed guest books made from engagement photos. Every now and then people will ask about them and well, I figured it was time to feature them in a post once again. Here’s one from Chelsea and Jason’s recent wedding… The books are 8×8 and come in a variety of colors (but black is always a great choice), and cover stamping (and sharpies) come standard… :)
The pages are made of thick photo paper with no seam down the center giving guests tons of space to write their personal messages to you!
20 pages gives lets you show off your engagement photos in a truly unique fashion…
And not having that center seam also means you can get creative with layouts (like this one)…
Just another fun thing you can do with engagement photos!
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Big Congrats to Jason and Chelsea who tied the knot a week ago today at the beautiful Northstar Golf Resort in Sunbury!
Planning an outdoor wedding can be a little risky, and up until the day before the wedding the forecast had been a little if-y. But just about the time I was headed up to the clubhouse , the clouds lifted and the sun came out to give Chelsea and Jason the most beautiful wedding day imaginable!
Their wedding was actually the first time I had ever shot at North Star, so a couple weeks before the wedding I made a little visit to scope out some great spots for photos (well, that and who can turn down the opportunity to run around in a golf cart for an afternoon?!) Anyway, the course is huuuuge and it offered us lots of variety when it came to locations… But you don’t have to take my word for it. Check out these favorites…
The flowers were done by Expressions Floral Design. It’s always great when brides incorporate personal elements into their floral design, in this case Chelsea included a forget-me-not pin of her Grandmother’s in her bouquet. 
Bess’ Cakery made the cake… Gorgeous!
A couple from their first dance… DR Waves provided the music for the night and they kept the party going! 
Chelsea and Jason, thank you so much for having me there to document your special day! I can’t wait to share the rest of the photos with you!
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Nice work Heather! Beautiful couple and pics to match, really like the portraits before the wedding too.
Thanks, Kevin! Looking forward to shooting this weekend!
What great photos, can’t wait to see more!!!
These photos are fanastic! Of course the subject matter is terrific (Chesea & Janson) and the scenery is beautiful.
Great pictures, Heather! Of course the subject matter (Chelsea and Jason) are terrific too!
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