Photo Discount 2009...

For all you Brides and Grooms out there still booking for 2009, I am offering a $400 discount on any hourly package 6 hours or more. If you are interested, please e-mail me @ federphotography@gmail.com for more info! I look forward to hearing from you and chatting about your big day!

Michael & Laura 06.19.09

Michael and Laura were so fun to work with! I think out of all the weddings I have done this year, we visited the most locations in one day. This beautiful couple was married in a very small church in southern Minnesota and their reception was held at the Art center in Rochester. We had the best of the country (farm houses, deserted roads, fields) and the City (skyscrapers, bridges, urban). From and artistic standpoint it was very appealing. Thanks to you both for letting me a part of your wonderful day; your love for each other glows to all around you.

i heat faces; wedding post

This week's entry from "i heart faces" is wedding bells. Here is one of my favorites that captures true expression from one of my brides last year. Kristin's wonderful husband Barry was making some fun crack and this was her wonderful response. To view the entire blog post, click here to see more from their March wedding!

I love faces entry: just for fun

Today while checking out all my favorite blog sites, I came across this super fun web-site I heart faces (open to all photographers in all walks) that displays just that! Every week there are new judges and new themes. This week there are 2 different themes; a wedding faces photo, and a "just for fun" photo. Below is my just for fun entry.

My oldest, Lydia 4, absolutely hates ( ok really dreads, is disgusted, repulsed, need I say more...) by having her hair done. One winter day in the midst of boredom I suggested we make her look like a bride (one of her favorite things to do right now). I pulled out the hot rollers and started at it. This is the expression that I got about half way through, not because the rollers were too hot, but because she was done with having her hair done. I had to send it to my hubbie at work. We both got such a kick out of it. This is just our Lydia!

June 19th and 20th Sneak Peeks

I'll admit, I have been terrible at blogging this past week. Here are the some sneak peeks from the 2 weddings that I shot last weekend. It was a whirlwind, the 19th I headed down to Rochester to do a late night wedding, and then back up the the Cities later that evening only to start with a wedding at 10 the next day! Thankfully I had 2 amazing couples to work with and beautiful weather to shoot in, more to come later this week before we head out on vacation!!

Jonathan 9 months

Jonathan is just one of the cutie little babies that is so easy to photgraph! This is the third shoot that we have done together and it is so fun to watch him grow! The older I get, the faster time goes by. I shot Chris and Sarah's wedding in Jan of 2008, and now I am able to see them on a quarterly basis because of their little man! We hit up Northwestern's campus for and got some great teeth shotos! I am looking forward to more shoots to come as Jonathan grows!

Ben- 6 months

Yikes! Where has time gone?! My little guy just hit 6 months about 2 weeks ago and I seriously can't believe how fast it has gone. This guy is so easy and laid back (probably like most 3rd borns). Rarely cries and is SO happy. Love the chubby cheeks and thighs. Neither of the girls had those rolls so I have to say I am so thankful to be squeezing them! Yesterday we all headed outside despite the cloudy skies and just used our wonderful old garage as a backdrop.Love the expressions here, so much like his dad.We headed to the park and my 2 year old, Elise was just dying to be photographed, so here she is showing me her tricks on the swing.