Consignment Sale Sneak Peak
May 28, 2009I got to sneak peak the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale in Woodbury tonight. Lots of stuff! A quick preview of items there…
Archive for May, 2009
Minnetrista Family
May 24, 2009A quick sneak peek for a mom I know is anxious to see! I first connected with her at the Midwest Kids Fest where we both had booths – me for Glimpses of Soul obviously, and her for the Primose School of West Plymouth. Yesterday I headed out to Minnetrista to photograph her beautiful family and tiny newborn.
After we’d raced, thumb wrestled, jumped on the trampoline, figured out who didn’t eat their vegetables and waited while tiny Mr. B fell asleep, Grandma, Aunt and nieces came over to join the photo fun. I may have had to take a nap when I got home.
Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!
Kellie: That second black and white photo is ADORABLE!
mk: Thanks. :) That's definitely one of my favorites - it may be my next canvas sample.
candy: Absolutely adorable!!
juliek: You are sooo talented!! Teh only thing that would make these better is if I knew these people. Jak
LK: These even look good from Ohio!
johanna: Definitely that 2nd b/w would make an excellent canvas! What a great shot! Nice work!
~SarahInParis~: LOVE that first one. Wow what an impact. Although I have to say they are all super fabulous! Great work!
Jennifer Chaney: Oh I agree with Sarah! That first one is amazing. What lens?
Just Between Friends Consignment Sale
May 21, 2009
Just Between Friends is the nation’s leading children’s and maternity consignment sales event. It’s a sale of “gently used” children’s clothing, name brand maternity wear, toys, playground equipment, baby and nursery items, books, videos, and many more unique children’s items
There’s just one event left in Minnesota this spring and it’ll be held May 28-30 at the Bielenberg Sports Center in Woodbury. You can still sign up to be a consigner or a volunteer and if you’re either, you get access to the special pre-sale before the general public is admitted.
You can get all the details on the JBF Woodbury website. And if you see me walking around with my camera, come say hi! I may even have a coupon for you.
Hermama: Nice blog post. I love the design of the site!
Littles | Minnesota Newborn Photographer
May 20, 2009I’m busy fulfilling orders today, before my entire house is relocated to New Mexico, courtesy of crazy, Wizard of Oz style winds. Just wanted to share a few that made me smile.
Maria Hays: what a bundle of sweetness!
Jennifer Chaney: Ohhh so sweet! I love the second one. The angle makes me want to just snuggle up!
Tendrils: Oh my goodness! These pics are priceless! Beautiful! I love the 2nd one also!
juliek: I wish I could squish up like this. LOvely JAK
Monday Mish Mash
May 18, 2009I just spent the last few days in Utica, New York so this has been a Monday of regrouping. I think large portions of Utica have seen better days but man, it’s practically a photographer’s dream town – fantastic urban grunge everywhere! Teens of Utica, I think you should arrange a large senior shoot and fly me out to do it!
In any case, a mish-mash blog entry to entertain you this Monday.
1. The response to the derby wedding entry couldn’t have been more fun for me. My iPhone buzzed all weekend with notifications of comments and emails from various sources. I’m so glad I got to share such a neat event with so many people. It even got featured in Rock N’ Roll Bride which is a super cool blog that I hadn’t seen before. So inspiring both for photographers and brides-to-be.
2. Just two weeks left in the May Day All Month Long Sale!
3. I’m also going to be running some Facebook-only specials so if you’re not a fan of Glimpses of Soul Photography yet you should become one!.
4. Are you voting? Please?
5. If you’re furnishing (or about to furnish) a nursery and aren’t reading the Tiny Decor blog, you’re missing out. It’s full of neat finds for furnishing a natural and green yet modern nursery. The blog is run by the owners of the Minnesota-based Tiny Decor boutique.
Katie [kage imagery]: Isn't Rock n' Roll bride awesome! I had a wedding featured on there a few weeks ago and I've been checking it ever since. Congrats!
Roller Derby Wedding!
May 14, 2009So remember back in March when I spent a night at the roller derby and thought it was the coolest thing ever? Yeah, that experience got topped. Because last weekend, not only did I attend the championship of the North Star Roller Girls, I got to witness and help photograph a derby wedding. Say what?
Below is the lovely wedding couple whose post-wedding names are Cookie and Fadam Strange. They got married at the half-time of the Championship bout at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Prior to that, we met at St. Anthony Main to do some portraits because really, could they be more fun looking? Both hairstyles are courtesy of Cookie.
The first look…
Photo booth fun at Nye’s Polonaise.
What else would a derby wedding cake look like? Hand-crafted by roller girl Becky HomeWrecky. (If you need your own awesome cake, you can contact Becky HomeWrecky (Karna Hudoba) at karnaann(at)msn.com.)
All the roller girls served as bridesmaids at the wedding. And you’ve never seen a finer looking bunch, let me tell you.
The ceremony was performed by Kili St. Cyr and that stunningly dressed ring-bearer on the left is announcer Grizzly Madden. You might wonder how Mom would feel about a roller derby wedding. Take a closer peek at Mom’s outfit…that bit of red poking out is her Violent Femme’s uniform.
First dance to Foreigner’s I Want To Know What Love Is…
You might not think a derby wedding would be all that sentimental but there were some teary eyes as the couple danced the bridesmaids sang and waved their arms. In reality, as crazy and different as it was, it was really everything a wedding should be – fun, meaningful and full of friends. I was honored to witness it.
And then back to business!
You can also see the whole wedding party portrait, taken by Preflash Gordon.
Jennifer Chaney: This is the craziest wedding I've EVER seen! Awesome job, Mandy. Makes me wish I had been there!
stalker: i *love* your photos! thanks so much for being there to help out! can't wait to see more of you next year...
Rachel: Mk, These are outrageous! Awesome captures. You rock.
Vanessa Lam: These are so COOL!!!! You did an amazing job Mandy. This has got to be the most original wedding I've ever seen. Love it!!!
cassie: Great colors! Looks like a very fun day!!!
Kellie: These are really great...
Candy: SWEET! love. them. all.
Orange Ruffy: Mk, thank you so much, these are great pictures. you made this Momma really happy. Cookie couldn't be happier with how the whole day turned out and now she has these great photos to remember it. I can't wait till her kids want to get married and I get to pull these out!!!!
Maria Hays: So super cool. I bet it was such a blast shooting this, and your pictures rock!
Megan: These are so cool and unique, I LOVE them!
Laurie K.: Wow, I have never seen anything like this. I love all the vibrant colors!
gwendolyn waite: coolest. wedding. ever. you rocked the photos.
Buglady: I want to get married again so you can photograph it !!!!
Deirdre: I have to know what you are shooting with and how you shot this because..... they are all BRILLIANT! You are such an amazing photographer!
Preflash Gordon: I just *knew* from the word go you would do brilliantly on this day, and looking at these shots MK I'm absolutely bouncing up and down. One after another after another of this is absolutely AWESOME. Wedding and derby shots both! You really have made a HUGE contribution to the day and I hope (like Stalker says) you'll be around the North Star Roller Girls for a good long time to come. :-)
mickeydismantle: Thanks for coming back for more! Beautiful pictures. The b&w in front of the ticket booths is my favorite.
Libby Doe: WOW! Beautiful pictures. I can only imagine that this couple would have a life filled with happiness. Imagine how cool it would be to be a child in a house hold that enjoys life so much! Congrats to the happy couple, and to the derby mother in law that just adopted a pretty cool looking son for her beautiful daughter! THanks for sharing these pictures, Derby luv- Libby Doe Fox Cityz Foxz Appleton, WI
Emily: That looks like such a fun wedding! I hope you didn't have to put yourself in harm's way to catch any of those action shots!
Colette: This has got to be one of the coolest weddings I've seen. I love how the couple did the wedding 'their' way and didn't succumb to what society wants/says. You did a great job of showing how they obviously feel about each other :)
Betsy: This looks like such an original & honest idea for a wedding - and you captured it just beautifully! I especially love the ticket booth photos. Awesome, Mandy!!
misty: Looks like tons of fun! Great job!
juliek: This looks like quite an adventure. Great expressive faces. I enjoyed the pix Your Auntie Julie
kendi: cool!
Lindsay: Oh my gosh MK.....how fantastic are these?!? How much fun! I normally hate shooting weddings but this would have been an absolute blast!!! Fab job!
Cara: You rock! And so does this bride and groom. Love how you captured *their* day and how special & unique it was. You're so dang talented!
Lexx: Those are my two best friends!! :) Uggh, they are so cute together. You did a great job on their wedding! Thanks!
sally oakley: wow, i love it!!!! great pictures! makes ME wish i'd been there, too.
Erica: These pictures are awesome! My husband is a ref and I play roller derby. We got married in Vegas(because I was pregnant, and insurance and legal reasons) but when we have the "real" ceremony I want to do something like this... too bad I have this ugly post-baby body now!
SheNaNigans: This is the coolest thing ever! Thanks so much for catching that and sharing with us!