Kim & Brek | Wedding | Manhattan, KS | Chris, b & autumn

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to wedding month on the La Brisa blog! We are going to catch up on as many 2012 weddings as we can this month! So prepare your eyeballs for some gorgeous weddings!

Kim and Brek are undoubtedly one of the most attractive couples we have ever photographed. From Brek's masculine good looks to Kim's stunning gorgeousness, they look like supermodels. Though the best thing about them is how much they adore each other. You can tell how much they love they share just by the momentary glances of legitimate joy throughout their wedding day. They planned their wedding perfectly. From a private an intimate first look to an emotional ceremony to an absolute party of a reception, everything that they did was brilliantly planned and completed!

Thank you again so much for trusting the La Brisa team with your wedding photography! We hope that you still LOVE your images!

You can view more of their images on the La Brisa Photography Facebook page by going to Kim & Brek | Manhattan, KS | Chris, b & autumn! And be sure to check out their beautiful wedding album by clicking this link - Kim & Brek Leather Wedding Album | Design by b

Dress Designer: Maggie Sottero

Ceremony Venue: St. Isidore's Catholic Church

Reception Venue: K-State Alumni Center

Caterer: Coco Bolos, Manhattan, KS
Cake Designer: Blue Sky Cake Designs, Manhattan, KS

Hair Stylist: Raeann Farber from R Styles, Hoxie, KS

Shoe Designer: Audrey Brooke Taylor

Flowers: Kistner's Flowers, Manhattan, KS

Tuxedos: Versace

Bridesmaid Dress Designer: Watters

Father and daughter did a super amazing dance!

There was some dance-off amazingness One of my favorite last dance images ever.

Koti & Joe | Attraction Session APW | Waialua, HI | b

We did it again! I had the pleasure of hosting the March APW in Hawaii. I can’t believe it has already been a month since the last APW! We used a beach park location, giving us the opportunity to photograph several different looks. I am incredibly pleased with the turnout and thankful for the attendees’ participation! A shout out to Koti and Joe, our lovey-dovey couple who so graciously modeled for us! The next APW will be in April! Be on the lookout for more details!

Thank you to all of the participants who attended! I hope you were able to learn something and that this APW was helpful! If you are interested in future La Brisa APWs, please request to join our FB group, HERE. APWs are Aspiring Photographer Workshops for photographers of any skill level/experience that we host for free.

Here are a list of the photographers that attended:
Keao S. of Keao's Photography
Danielle K. of One Love Photos
Nikki J. of Love and a Lens Photography
Jen B. of Sunshine Soul Photography
Shel L. of www.lakinohana.com
Elizabeth V.
Allison R.
Joy P.

You can view more images from their session on the La Brisa Facebook Page by clicking HERE.

And here are a few images of the awesome attendees in action!

52WoA: Week 33 - Green & Week 34 - Spring

As a photographer, sometime you need to work on things outside of your normal purview and this project is going to help us (and you) challenge, grow and creatively develop your photography as a whole. Weekly for the next year, we will be sharing our images with you here!

For those of you interested in participating, PLEASE join us! The more the merrier! You definitely do not need to be a professional photographer, this is something you can easily do with your point and shoot, cell phone, ipad, etc. You can comment with a link to your image here on our blog or on our La Brisa fan page or you can tag La Brisa Photography in your image on your own FB page or use the hashtag #52WoA on twitter that way we can share your efforts with everyone else! If you are interested in joining our La Brisa Aspiring Photographer Workshop group on FB, please request to join as we will also be sharing our images there too.

Next Wednesday, April 3rd, Week 35: “FOOLISH" will be due. The image must be created between today and April 3rd. Good luck!

Here are our Week 33 – “GREEN” images!

this weekend was St. Paddy's day- such a great holiday. There was lots of green beer to be had- but sometimes you just need a frosty glass of green wine...

love bright sunshine through tree tops.

amazing how mesmerizing green tennis balls can be 

Here are our Week 34 – “SPRING” images!

spring means spring cleaning! Clean all the things! 

This rather intricate cupcake is actually a delicious smelling soap (http://www.facebook.com/TheLittleFlowerFarm)

sneak peak of the season to come.

the subtle blip of color is one of my favorite times of the year. 

Here is the entire list of 52 Weeks of Awesomeness!
1    Introduce Yourself

2    Asymmetrical

3    Fragile

4    Junk

5    Labor

6    Freedom

7    Pet Peeves

8    Fall

9    Joy

10    Travel

11    Architecture

12    Silhouette

13    trick or treat

14    Presidential

15    Honor

16    Style

17    Family

18    Motion

19    Inspired by a movie

20    Red

21    Gifts

22    Resolution

23    Winter

24    Numbers

25    Dreams

26    Claustrophobic

27    Gametime

28    Uncomfortable

29    Love

30    Overcome your fear

31    Minimalism

32    Music

33    Green

34    Spring

35    Foolish

36    Off Camera Light

37    Hero

38    Pets

39    Stars

40    Faith

41    Mom

42    Making Food into Art

43    Loss

44    Flora

45    Stranger

46    Dad

47    Summer

48    In the streets

49    Patriotism

50    What do you do for fun?

51    Travel

52    Self Portrait

Kelli & Steven | Attraction Session | Fulshear, TX | Chris

I honestly did not know what to expect when I drove 45 minutes outside of Houston to meet Kelli and Steven in a Best Buy parking lot. Their emails were pleasant and cordial. My creepy stalking of them on facebook was superficial at best (yes, all photographers do this). They had selected a location that was meaningful to them and that made me super excited for their Attraction Session. When they arrived, Steven jumped out of the car to introduce himself with a giant smile on his face and I immediately liked him. Then Kelli stepped out and she was just naturally flawless. Like breathtakingly so. Whoa.

We proceeded together to a few locations and I had a truly fantastic time getting to know them, hearing their story and getting excited for the session. What stood out to me were their tremendous hearts for each other. They were so plugged in to the wishes and preferences of each other that they reminded me of my own marriage of 6 years. They were far beyond the level of most couples and that is an amazing foundation to have going into a marriage. All in all, this was one of my favorite sessions ever and I hope that that is obvious in the following images of Kelli and Steven!

Thank you again for trusting La Brisa to photograph your Attraction Session. I hope that you LOVE your images

You can view more images from her session on the La Brisa Facebook page by clicking HERE.