Monday, June 21, 2010

New Website/Blog

www.stephaniestremler.com

I’m so excited to say that my new website/blog is finally live!  My website is brighter, better and more functional than ever before!  Tired of switching between my main site and my blog to see new sessions and find session info?  Me too!  Now it is ALL in ONE place!  I couldn’t be more excited for these changes! 

Some of my favorite features:

All of my work in one place: click on the gallery links to see my online portfolio of my favorite images, then scroll down to see all my recent work in that category!

Super sharp, clear images!

New baby’s first year packages!  Find yourself a great value when you purchase several sessions at once to celebrate that growing baby you love!

Brighter, bolder colors!  Out with the brown, in with tangerine!  Boy, do I feel refreshed and ready to shoot some awesome, high-energy images with teal and tangerine spicing up my branding! 

Things to Come:

Video/Photo Fusion Slideshows of my 2010 weddings! 

Portrait Session Print and Product Collections—get your favorite products and prints at a fabulous discount!

Updated Wedding Collections—I’ve been a la carte my whole life but now I am switching things up by adding some wonderfully priced wedding collections! 

Product Pages—see some of my favorite products in detail to better help you find that perfect item for your home or gift giving!

Home Gallery Inspiration—want to decorate your home with some gorgeous prints but just don’t know quite what sizes and groupings you need?  Let me help with some professionally designed layouts to you rock your walls!

So head on over to www.stephaniestremler.com to check it all out!  I will no longer by updating this site, however it will remain live for at least awhile for you to browse!

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Friday, June 18, 2010

Booker & Kirsten | Bellingham Wedding Photographer

What a beautiful wedding Booker and Kirsten had at Evergreen Gardens this June!  These two are so wonderful together, I wish I could photograph them every day!  Their wedding and decor was classic and simple which let their relationship really shine.  I particularly loved the little details of the day and how effortlessly it all flowed together.  Kirsten did an awesome job doing so many of the wedding details herself including the flowers and cupcakes.  I have no idea how she got it all done and looking so amazing—what a talent she has!  Although it rained a bit it didn’t stop these two from getting some great pictures around the beautiful Evergreen Gardens grounds.  Total supermodels. 

Thanks so much Booker, Kirsten and your friends and family.  Each one of you was so welcoming and kind—I felt like part of the family!

All of the wedding pictures will be online soon but here are some of my favorites including an awesome slideshow of even more of my favorites plus a little surprise towards the end.  You saw that correctly—I’m now shooting video with my Canon 5D Mark II camera and I LOVE it!  This service will be a fun little gift to my wedding clients this year as I get some experience under my belt so keep your eyes peeled for more video/photograph fusion slideshows to come!

 

BellinghamWeddingPhotographerW6-6-10Booker&Kirsten-100 Kirsten’s bridesmaids were the best ever—they doted on Kirsten and let the day be all about her.  Plus they win the award for the best bridesmaid dresses ever—totally flattering on everyone and they had pockets!  You really can’t beat that!

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BellinghamWeddingPhotographerW6-6-10Booker&Kirsten-102 This one is my favorite—can’t you just feel how much they love each other?!

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BellinghamWeddingPhotographerW6-6-10Booker&Kirsten-119 This little guy is about the cutest thing I have ever seen!

BellinghamWeddingPhotographerW6-6-10Booker&Kirsten-120 The beginning of truck decorating job.  Booker—I told you that they weren’t doing anything too bad to your truck after I took these pictures.  Please be aware that I only saw them blowing up balloons…I think things got a little crazier after these beers were finished.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Ian & Kristen | Lynden Maternity Photographer

This past week I had a wonderful time photographing Ian and Kristen’s maternity session.  Kristen looked absolutely radiant—she is one gorgeous mama-to-be!  These two were wonderful to work with and I was so excited that Ian brought out his classic truck for the session!  I can’t wait to meet and photograph their new baby (hopefully in just a few short weeks!), especially with that truck!

Thanks so much Ian and Kristen!  You two are fabulous!  I hope the rest of your pregnancy flies by—see you soon! All of their session images will be up by the end of the week.

Isn’t she gorgeous?!

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Kevin & Kailey – Bellingham Wedding Photographer

Bellingham Bay, sail boats, beautiful couple—engagement sessions don’t get any better than this!  I love shooting in new locations so when Kailey mentioned that they wanted their engagement session down on the docks of Bellingham Bay and with her fiancés sail boat I was so excited to play in a new location!  I adore photographing relationships and I find such happiness in shooting landscapes and details down on the waterfront so I couldn’t have asked for a better combination—except maybe to shoot a bride and groom down on the docks and on a sailboat which I get to do again this fall thanks to this awesome couple!  YAY! 

Thanks so much Kevin and Kailey—you two were up for anything and your neighbor friends on the dock were icing on the cake to let us play on their boats too!  Tell them thanks again for me! 

All of Kevin and Kailey’s session images are online here or click on the Online Ordering links above.  Enjoy!

BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-100 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-101 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-102 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-103 I LOVE this picture—don’t they look so happy!?

BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-104 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-105 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-106 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-107 I think this one is my favorite—I love that it captures real life and that I was standing on a gorgeous turquoise boat (featured below).  It is the small things that make me the happiest!

BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-108 BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-109 The turquoise boat in the background was amazing and the owner was so kind too!  I think if I painted everything in my life that turquoise color I would be perma-happy!  It is so cheerful!  It went perfectly with Kailey’s shirt—love it!

BellinghamWeddingPhotographerE6-8-10Kevin&Kailey-110 One of my favorites!  I’m so glad neither Kailey or I fell backward into the water while we worked at getting this shot—it could have been bad…and cold!

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