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Felix & Leslie – Virginia Wedding Photography

Sunday, July 25, 2010 9:23 pm Posted in Weddings 8 comments

O.k. so imagine you have these two great people who live in Vienna, Austria and they come to the states for a post wedding reception with friends and family here. They take the time to schedule a post wedding session with us for the only day available and as it approaches there is rain in the forecast!

Good thing they were a bit flexible that day and we were able to do a morning session vs evening (possibly rainy) session. We  had such a great time with Felix and Leslie! They met us at Old City Cemetery along with a bit of an entourage and we enjoyed capturing some sweet moments between the two of them.

Felix your accent was awesome and we are grateful for the tips on Europe for our upcoming trip. Leslie, it was so good to spend time with you and get to enjoy yet another member of the Kidd family. We hope you both enjoy your sneak peek and thanks again for allowing us to photograph your love for one another!

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July 27, 2010 - 7:43 am

Kristin - These are great pictures! I really love the ones of Leslie and Felix sitting on the stones. It’s actually really cool that you got to take pictures after they had been married a little bit- you got to catch some extra emotion and understanding that isn’t quite there yet on the wedding day.

July 26, 2010 - 6:49 pm

Colling Photography - Thanks everybody! Leslie and Felix, we’re especially glad you guys like them and had a great time! Laura, we’ll let you know once we post the full gallery so you can order the one(s) of your sweet little girl!

July 26, 2010 - 1:39 pm

Kim - Aww these pictures were sooo good, as usual:) Leslie looked so beautiful and Felix so handsome:)

July 26, 2010 - 10:17 am

Laura - What beautiful pictures! You two are definitely talented! Leslie and Felix, you look amazing! So much love and beauty! If there is any way I can get a copy of that one of my sweet daughter looking up at the camera, please let me know! ;)

July 26, 2010 - 6:48 am

Lindy - Love the photos. They are so good! Thanks for sharing them!!

July 26, 2010 - 5:50 am

Sherri - these pictures are great! Leslie you are beautiful!

July 26, 2010 - 5:04 am

Leanna - Great job, guys! Knew they’d be lovely – and they are!! :o) You guys certainly are talented!! Thanks for your work!! :o)

July 26, 2010 - 12:31 am

Leslie - Kathie & Jeremiah,

I love the pictures! You guys do such an amazing job. It was so much fun working with you and I’m so thankful it worked out to have this session with you. I can’t wait to see the others!!! Thanks for the sneak peek :)

Leslie & Felix

Phil & Caitlin – Virginia Wedding Photography

Saturday, July 17, 2010 9:10 pm Posted in Engagements 1 comment

Phil and Caitlin got their groove on one fine Saturday morning in a little town called Colling, Michigan. Named after Phil’s ancestors. And mine. Check it!

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July 27, 2010 - 7:45 am

Kristin - I really like the railroad track ones.

What’s the deal with your fiancé?

Monday, July 12, 2010 11:20 pm Posted in Personal 2 comments

Tonight we had a great bridal consultation and on the way home Kathie and I were discussing how much we’re looking forward to potentially photographing this wedding.  As we talked more I started to think about this word fiancé that we use for people when they get engaged.  What do you guys think about this word?

Personally I (Jeremiah) am not a huge fan of the name – fiancé. I prefer when people just say they’re engaged. Or at least I’d like to see someone come up with another name. (Suggestions anyone?) We have boyfriend/girlfriend before we’re engaged, and husband/wife once we’re married. So why the gender neutral fiancé for that time in between?

The ambiguity sits well with me not.

This piqued my curiosity enough to do a quick Google search on the word.  As it turns out, the English language technically does have gender specific terms. A fiancée is a woman to be married and a fiancé is a man to be married. However, they are pronounced the same and it’s not like anyone knows better to spell them differently. So instead couples just end up stuck in this odd time period where they call each other the same thing.

Is it just me or is this a weird to anyone else?

Maybe it is just me. Regardless, it sure feels better to have gotten that of my chest. I think I’ll sleep better tonight.


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July 27, 2010 - 7:49 am

Kristin - Personally I like the word fiancee. It’s just fun to say- especially if you do it in a French accent. BUT I will admit that every time I see the word fiance I always read it at first as finance.

July 13, 2010 - 12:37 pm

Phillip - Fiance…fiancee…. pure shenanigans if you ask me. we should make up different names…for example maybe the guy could be called Dumbledore Calrissian or something

Ben & Brittany – Virginia Portrait Photography

Saturday, July 10, 2010 2:02 pm Posted in Family Portraits 7 comments

Today my brother Ben and his wife Brittany celebrate their 6-year anniversary!  So we thought it would be a nice little surprise for them to post their session on our blog today :-)

Although they live a couple states away, they were able to come down a month or so ago and visit for Memorial Day weekend. While they were here, we managed to make time and took them out for a family portrait session at Falling Creek Park in Bedford, VA.  It was a beautiful morning and when we got there we realized it would probably be a good idea to not let Ethan see the playground for fear that he might become distracted.  So we stayed back a ways and roamed around some of the really cool buildings and barns.

First we took a couple family shots while Addie was fresh and happy.  Little E was a bit shy first, but after being silly behind the camera he eventually broke down and gave us some great laughs.  You’ll see below that Ethan and Addie were stylin and Ben and Brittany  knew just what to do when it was time to click the shutter.  We especially liked this old run down shed near a barn door where we got some great frames of just Ben and Brit.

Here are some of our favorites from the session.  Don’t forget to leave a little blog love and let Ben and Brittany know you liked them!

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July 19, 2010 - 7:24 pm

Kristy and Hannah - We loved them all! It was great having you guys home in Colling,MI. Love you! Aunt Kristy and Hannah

July 18, 2010 - 2:29 pm

Grandma - The pictures are so good. Such cute ones of Ethan. Miah and Kathie you are good at catching the right times. Loved Phils and Caitlins too. Grandma

July 12, 2010 - 11:46 pm

Caitlin - Great pics! What a cute family and a great spot to take them. I especially like the pic of Brittany in the doorpost and the ones of Ethan with his hand in his pocket. so cute.

July 12, 2010 - 12:38 pm

Colling Photography - Thanks Pearce. This is an easy family to photograph when they all look so good! Even sweet little Addie gave us some great smiles!

July 12, 2010 - 12:29 pm

Pearce - Love them!!! Looks like I need to go to VA to get some good pics taken:) I miss that little rotten Ethan!! Bring him to me for visiting… he loves my soccer attire!! Seriously, those look great:)

July 12, 2010 - 12:20 pm

Colling Photography - Thanks Tammy. We were thinking about you when we pulled in for the session. If we had more time we would have stopped in to say hi!

July 12, 2010 - 8:39 am

Tammy - Looks like one of our favorite spots to take family portraits, too! :) Awesome pics! Those kiddos are so stinkin’ adorable!

Caleb & Sherri – Virginia Wedding Photography

Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:15 am Posted in Engagements 7 comments

Oh how we love engagement sessions! We started out this session by meeting up with Caleb and Sherri at Virginia Tech. They are both VT grads and we are so glad that the weather was great for an evening spent strolling around campus. They had already scoped out some favorite spots for us to get started, but of course with a campus that grand it was hard not to enjoy every bit of it!

One highlight for us in photographing e-sessions is time spent getting to know the couple. This was no different. We already knew of Sherri and Caleb and have spoken with them many times over the last few years, but now we feel that we know a little about Sherri and Caleb. To say that they enjoy one another is probably an understatement. As we walked around with them we saw genuine love and affection, tenderness, and a lot of laughter!

Caleb and Sherri, we are truly excited about your wedding this fall and it was a joy to spend time with both of you. Thank you for such a fun evening!


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July 12, 2010 - 9:04 pm

Colling Photography - Thanks all for the kind words everyone! But really, how hard is it to take gorgeous pictures of a gorgeous couple?! Can’t wait for your wedding Sherri!

June 29, 2010 - 5:35 pm

Heather Puzey - I love all of these pictures so much! They make me smile every time I look at them. How blessed am I to be a part of such a wonderful family!?

June 26, 2010 - 12:36 pm

emwheelock - These pictures are a work of art! amazing job! congrats sherri and caleb!!

June 22, 2010 - 8:05 am

Stephanie Scott - Congrats Sherri! You are absolutely gorgeous girl and so happy for you and Caleb! Wishing you two all the love, happiness, and laughter together. <3

June 12, 2010 - 2:24 pm

emily - beautiful pictures, beautiful couple!!! so happy for sherri and caleb! great work CP!!

June 12, 2010 - 11:11 am

Caitlyn Toews - Sherri and Caleb, I love your engagement pictures!! They turned out great! I am SO excited for you both and pray God’s many blessings on both of you during this new chapter in your lives. God Bless!

June 12, 2010 - 4:43 am

Sherri - oh my goodness! i love these all SP much! we had so much fun during our session and i am so pleased with the results! thank you guys sooo much :)

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