Wedding Genealogy

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Before I even shot my first wedding, I was restoring old photographs, designing collages and memory books.  The above image was displayed at Carolyn and Aaron's wedding last year along with several other old wedding photographs.  The line up of framed images were presented on a table as you entered the reception hall.  It culminated with a current engagement shot of the bride and groom.

How cool to present a genealogy of weddings of the bride and groom's families?!!  A restoration of a deteriorating image also makes a fantastic gift to parents and grandparents for all their help throughout the years.  

Consider having the retro photograph added to your own contemporary wedding album.  This may be the start of an ongoing tradition.

Support the Locals: Custom Designed Wedding Invitations

I've been having conversations recently with local designer Teresa Zorzi who owns TZESIGNS Design Studio.  She specializes in crafting custom wedding invitations, menus, place cards, programs, stationary and more.  The more we exchanged emails the more I could see how driven she is.  That tells me she'd do a great job for you folks.  I hopped over to her Facebook Page and saw some very elegant designs.  You should definitely check her out for your wedding needs.  No need to go generic when you can have your very own custom design from a local pro.

Here are a few other things I learned about Teresa:

  • She loves to give a face and feel to an event or special time in someone's life.
  • She helps people celebrate the joys in life.
  • She worked under a well renowned calligrapher in Chicago.

I'm sure all of you have The Brides Room bookmarked, right?!!!  TZESIGNS Design Studio will now have a place under local vendors.  Give her a call and let her know you found her through Region Weddings.  708-829-5814

 

 


The Best of 2009



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We'll take a break from weddings today to take a look back at some of my favorite images from 2009.  I've included a sampling of everything else I do besides wedding images.  You will see studio posed shots, high school seniors on location, school plays, families, events and more.  One thing in common is that they all include people.  While I take the occasional landscape, I guess you can safely call me a "people photographer".  

Visit The Best of 2009 Gallery, click on slideshow, relax and take in the year in pictures from SBV Photography.

Tomorrow we'll get back to brides and grooms and engagements and flowers and........