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Feb 19 2010

kara {bridals}

this is my lovely cousin kara. her and her husband ben were married just last weekend! congrats you two!

kara-you were an absolutely gorgeous bride, i’m so glad i got to be a part of your wedding in this way!

my cute mama jo who helps me on shoots sometimes…love you mama!

    Shari Vanderpool

    Your work is stunning! And the lighting and perfect exposures in your portraits are truly breathtaking. Any advice that you can give…I would be forever grateful!

    Excellent Job Heather. Your bridal portraits look amazing!

    STUNNING dress … and her makeup is flawless, too!

    brooke adams

    oh my gosh, they are all so beautiful! so glad i get to be apart of this fun journey you and ben are on. now, i want a pic of you with the green background. it is stunning! your smile is radiant in this one. heather, you are so blessed with an amazing talent! thanks for sharing so many great photos!!!

    Mauri

    Heather you are a true artist! These portraits are breathtaking! You have a wonderful eye for lighting. Kara you are so beautiful! We were blessed to be a part of your celebration! Love you both!

    awe thank you friends!! :) you all warm my heart

    Aunt Toni

    Amazing ……..what a gift……. your talents thrill me.

    Just lovely! I love the sweet light around her on the rooftop photos. Beautiful session Heather!

    Um – can I say Fabulous and so glad you added more :)
    Also, Look at your request for photos… GO GIRL!!!

    your images are a must have on our site…send us some :)

    So incredibly gorgeous! I adore the ones in the window!!

    Logan

    Love images #8 & #10. Beautiful images! Loves what you do!

    So pretty! #5&#10 are my faves!


Jan 11 2010

whitney {bridal}

yet another amazing bridal portrait! whitney braved the cold and i’m so glad she did because i think what we accomplished is wonderful. i absolutely love to shoot at locations like this because of the texture it brings to the images…just beautiful. and can you believe her veil?? hello, fabulous! whitney will be marrying her love in california this month. whitney, thank you so much for choosing me as your bridal portrait photographer!

whitney is the sister to tessa from this awesome family session…

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    girrrrl! this has got to be one of my fave sessions of yours of all time. i TOTALLY dig the purple artsy edit — there is a serene soft quality to it that is perfectly beautyFULL. and of course, LOVE the last image so much! awesome, awesome my friend!!!

    Logan

    Fabulous images! I am in love with the last image Heather!

    This beautiful bride has the wedding gown that I wore at my wedding! She looks stunning! I saw above that you need a 2nd shooter for some weddings this upcoming year, I would love to help if you need me. If not, I understand, I photograph mainly children but can do whatever.

    Bravo lady!!! These are stunning…I love the “creative edit”.

    all i have to say is stunning! this last image is fierce!

    Love 4 & 5. You rocked this shoot! Beautiful work Heather.

    Heather Essian

    Thank you so much everyone!

    Karen- I appreciate your honesty! You know sometimes you just have to shake things up a bit just to try something new :) . I agree that it may not be a popular edit, but I like the way the navy and purple play off of each other.

    WOW. Heather I have to say these are some of the best I have ever seen from you. You got such beautiful expressions out of the bride. Amazing work :)

    I have no idea how you got that sultry expression out of her with the leaves falling all around. Just beautiful. I think my fav is the b&w with her framed by the railroad. And I agree, the veil is fabulous!

    lo.ve.ly.

    Not digging the purple action, but loving the texture from the veil!

    Wow what a stunning set of photos, love the effects you have put on them. The colours on the last 3 work so well. Love them all.

    That last one is BEAUTIFUL.

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Dec 22 2009

cindy {bridals}

meet gorgeous cindy. you may remember her and peter from their e-session from the spring.

i don’t think i’ll ever tire of photographing brides for their bridal sessions! i mean, i have the absolute most beautiful brides in all of everywhere ;) .  something about wearing that wedding dress just makes each bride instantly confident, and gives them the ability to pose like they never have before.

and that she did…cindy definitely brought it!  i’m so excited for cindy and peter’s wedding in houston coming up soon!

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JPG_16sthe t & p station (or the old train station on lancaster) is where we shot some of her bridals…this place is so beautiful and perfect for receptions or weddings.  in fact, this is where jim and i got married almost 6 yrs ago! it’s a special place.

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thank you cindy for standing in all the uncomfortable poses for so very long…hope you love your sneak peek.

    LOVE these Heather! Seriously gorgeous!

    Jodi

    ABSOLUTELY AWESOMESAUCE!!!

    Jessica

    seriously unreal

    wow. simply amazing. every single image is just gorgeous! you are oh so talented heather!

    Cassie Wiggins

    Um….WOW.
    Each one is utterly beautiful. Look at that awesome dress. You are both so beautiful! (Heather’s work and the bride!)

    Wowser Heather!! You are totally amazing!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! :) :):)

    TOTALY sexy dress + photos! :)

    what kind words! thank you friends :)

    em

    Dude, awesome work! U go girl!!!! So hot! I want to be her!

    after seeing these images, I dont know what words to use to describe the crazy insanely awesome fantastic stunning stupendous (how many more adjectives can go here?) job you did! wow! love them : fantastic job!

    These are stunning! LOVE!

    Beautiful job Heather!

    OH MY GRACIOUS!!!! Seriously some of the best work I’ve seen from you! From the shooting to the post processing is perfection! In love with these 100%. Can’t wait to meet you in January.

    holy cow Heather! These images are stunning – your bride is beautiful, but you did a crazy-awesome job with this session. So inspired and lovely!


Jul 28 2009

kate {bridals}

i’m super excited about kate and brian’s wedding next month! here are a few of beautiful kate in her wedding dress…


Mar 5 2009

lynn’s bridal session!

lynn and I had a blast with her bridal session. it was a very chilly day, but she stuck it out and you can’t tell she was nearly a popsicle by the end of it all. thanks so much lynn, you rocked it!
i can hardly wait for your wedding this month.



beautiful!

hello awesome bw chair! i heart you! love this image.

these last two were shot in my studio. i’m quite happy that we chose to shoot there as well!
love love love how beautiful lynn’s skin looks in these two images. Isn’t she a beauty?

    Nathaniel Thompson

    Wow! These are all just gorgeous shots! Awesome!

    Heather

    thanks for taking the time to leave such nice comments y’all!

    Karen (Mikols) Bonar

    Fantastic! I adore 3, 4, and 7!!!!!!!

    clarine smith

    o.k. I just stumbled upon you.. not only am I a fan, but if I get married, you will be my first choice! Love your style!

    Susan

    I love these so much! I love everything about the one with the b&w chair. Fantastic!

    Heather

    thanks girls!

    naomi- that chair has a twin and they’re in my living room! yay!

    Cassie

    I think these are some of my favorite bridals yet! I love 3 and 4. The b&w chair is awesome too, very original! LOVE!

    Elizabeth

    Truly beautiful, original work. That is one lucky bride!

    Naomi

    that 3rd shot down (b&w) is GORG! and that chair! i die. she is beautiful, and so are these photos!