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the blog has moved!

{heather} — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:21:11 +0000

be sure to update your bookmarks and subscribe to the new blog address www.HEATHERESSIAN.com

this blog will no longer show updates. we’re going to a blog-site only web presence. i’m excited about this because my website was being neglected and i hadn’t updated it in over two years! for me, there’s no sense in updating a blog and a website. yay for cutting down on responsibilities!

gorgeous album

{heather} — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:01:26 +0000

when i opened the package that cindy and peter’s album arrived in i gasped! it was just so beautiful…big and beautiful. a 16×12 canvas covered flush mount album. i was so proud flipping through the pages, seeing how lovely their images looked. the album tells the story of their love and wedding day perfectly. it was just another reminder as to why it is so important and wonderful to invest in good photography as well as an album that will showcase your images well! they gave me full creative control and let me design it as my heart desired-i’m blessed to have such great clients that trust me to do so. it really felt like an art piece to me .

i received the magazines that cindy and peter’s wedding was featured in this week! it’s always so exciting to be published in magazines and it could not be done without the exquisite taste of those i work with. they are beautiful inside and out and their wedding was beautiful as well!

to see more of the design go here

{back of the album}

amy {bridals}

{heather} — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:49:40 +0000

amy just got married and is now on her way to living in Hawaii with her hubby. how fun is that?!

i am always so honored when brides choose me to photograph their bridals even though i’m not their wedding photographer. bridals are my favorite, i don’t think i could ever get tired of shooting beautiful girls in gorgeous wedding dresses…

Beautiful bride!!

jennifer {bridals}

{heather} — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:44:05 +0000

jennifer was married this past weekend! congratulations jen! her dress is so beautiful and unique, i love how different it is…

christi {bridals}

{heather} — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:04:11 +0000

christi said she wanted a 50’s feel to her session, and that she loved the art deco design of the old train station downtown…i love the reflection shots so much i could just…well i don’t know, but i love them!

and check out her gorgeous bouquet, it has ranunculus mixed in there (one of my most favorite blooms!)

penny {bridals}

{heather} — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:10:38 +0000

penny and josh got married just a couple of weeks ago on that random snowy day…poor penny has a knack for picking cold days for portraits because i also photographed her bridals on a day that an arctic cold front came through. all in all miss penny knows how to work it even in freezing cold weather! .

kara {bridals}

{heather} — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:25:25 +0000

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!

whitney {bridal}

{heather} — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:42:56 +0000

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…

i was feeling a little creative while editing this photo above, i like the way it turned out…but what do you think?

her grandmother’s pretty clutch

tracey {bridals}

{heather} — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:27:54 +0000

gorgeous bride, gorgeous dress… need i say more? you all know how much i love bridal sessions!

tracey, you rocked it sister.

love this one above

love love!!

cindy {bridals}

{heather} — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:45:41 +0000

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!

one of my favs! {above}

this photo above almost didn’t happen…i saw the light hitting the wall in such a gorgeous way, and quickly motioned cindy to come and “bask in the sun”, before i knew it the sun was gone. whew!

the 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.

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