Heather Ahrens - Orlando Wedding Photographer - Photography for Happy People http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog HA! Photography - Photography that will make you smile Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:43:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New: Portfolio Site http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/08/new-portfolio-site/ http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/08/new-portfolio-site/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:43:14 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/?p=2289 It’s about time that I updated the portfolio site. Take a look at it here:

www.heatherahrens.com

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Menu: pasta with veggies and bacon, bacon wrapped dates, potato soup and pancetta, salad with mozzarella and prosciutto, loaded potatoes (with bacon), bacon maple ice cream

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Here is the video that we took at their wedding.

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Back to the workshop… Josh is an amazing teacher! He took me through the steps of creating video from start to finish. I am no longer completely lost when I open up Final Cut Pro. Josh set up a video shoot with two models, who are a couple, which made it really easy to shoot. We worked for a few hours filming the two of them and getting some “scene setting” shots that we could put together to create a short video. We then went back to his studio and edited until midnight creating the video below.

We are now offering video! Yes, that is right! We currently have two services available and for the next few weeks they are discounted. In order to get this introductory rate, you must book with us by August 1st! This also applies to current photography clients, you must tell us you want the video add on by August 1. No exceptions. The rate will go up. Significantly. Email us.

If you are a current photography client, or would like to be, the video service is only: $425 – for the time you have us hired for photography

If you would like video but have already hired a photographer and would like us for video only:  $775 – 4 hours


]]> http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/07/video/feed/ 1 Style. http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/07/style/ http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/07/style/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:37:25 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/?p=2247 Here is a preview from Lauren and Ryan’s wedding last weekend.

]]> http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/07/style/feed/ 0 Canvas Special! http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/07/canvas-special/ http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/07/canvas-special/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:19:46 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/?p=2242

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Thanks Alicia and Nathanael for having Ian and I capture your day.

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We are now offering video! Yes, that is right! We currently have two services available and for the next two weeks they are discounted. In order to get this introductory rate, you must book with us by July 14th! This also applies to current photography clients, you must tell us you want the video add on by July 14th. No exceptions. The rate will go up. Significantly. Email us.

If you are a current photography client, or would like to be, the video service is only: $425 – for the time you have us hired for photography

If you would like video but have already hired a photographer and would like us for video only:  $775 – 4 hours


Keep on the lookout for a new website coming July 14th!

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Real love stories never have endings.

-Richard Bach
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Now to the fun part. We actually started out at Park Plaza Gardens for a glass of wine. We started in this memorable spot of Leanne’s. Her father who passed away loved coming here and it is one of Leanne’s fondest memories. It was the perfect spot to start. We were talking about ideas for the engagement session while we were here and decided that it would be fun to stop to a few different really unique bars in the area. Leanne and Daniel are all about having a good time. We talked about what they wanted their wedding to be like in their initial meeting and Leanne just said, “all we really want is our guests to have a great time.”

Our next stop was the Wine Room on Park Ave. This is one of my favorite spots in Winter Park. It’s really cool because you pay for wine by the ounce and can try a few different kinds before committing to a whole glass (if that’s what you decide to do). It was fun to go around to the different pours (there are over 50 of them!) and trying everything from a super sweet Riesling to an ultra dry Cabernet.

The last place we went was to an antique shop, that just so happens to have a bar. What? Bar in an antique shop. Just let those words soak in. The Imperial is located in Washburn Imports along Orange ave. The Imperial just opened a month or two ago, but the antique shop has been here for years.  As you can see we had a lot of fun!

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Every Last Detail – A favorite wedding of mine this year was featured, Jayson and Lisa’s Key West wedding can be found on Every Last Detail’s blog. Jayson and Lisa had gorgeous details at their reception and made it a perfect fit for Every Last Detail’s blog.

Lucky Me – We photographed Michelle and Marc’s day after session at the beautiful gardens of Vizcaya.  Marc and Michelle are some of the nicest people that I have met this year and I am so excited I was able to photograph both their wedding and day after session.

Beyond Beyond – The lovely wedding of Christine and Brett. Their Lake Nona wedding was beautiful. They just ordered their album, and I can’t wait to get it in!

]]> http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/06/featured/feed/ 0 Ashley and Steve http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/06/ashley-and-steve/ http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2010/06/ashley-and-steve/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:29:27 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/?p=2136 I just counted up the weddings that HA! Photography has photographed over the past 5 months and we are up to wedding 15 happening this weekend. No wonder we have been crazy busy!

Ashley and Steve were married in Lakeland this year, and lets just say there are a few weddings that are still in the mix of blogging from the past 5 months.

Congratulations Ashley and Steve!

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