Five Weddings - One Photographer

Five weddings with one photographer.  Carrie from Geno Photography proves that capturing your day your way is possible.   We are great lovers of her work.

 

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Geno Photography - 2

February 2 | Guest Post - Dan and Dazi | by Carrie Geno
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Memorial Day weekend, I had the pleasure of capturing Dan & Dazi's wedding at the Old Capital in Iowa City.  The Old Capital is a beautiful location, one I have photographed outside of many, many times.  Generally the interior is off limits to professional photography, but as they have recently opened their venue to hold weddings they are now allowing photography for couples who have their weddings at the Old Capital.

I loved, loved, loved photographing inside the Old Capital.  Not only is the architecture gorgeous, but it is filled with beautiful natural light.  I had such a blast working in there. 

 

 

I loved all of the beautiful large windows, but I think my favorite part of the Old Capital was the stunning spiral staircase.  It was a beautiful location for the first look and portraits.

 

 

 

After the ceremony, we walked down to the Ped Mall.  The bridal party stopped at Whitey's to get ice cream and visit the groom themed Herky statue in front of Whitey's.  Then we walked around downtown for some additional portraits of Dan and Dazi with their bridal party.

 

Their reception was held at the University Club.  It is a  wonderful venue and was beautifully decorated.  The DJ for the evening, Bill from Unique Events, kept everything running smoothly and kept the dance floor full.  I adore working with all of the guys at Unique Events, not only are they amazing DJs who go the extra mile for their clients, but they are also so respectful of other vendors.  While it wasn't in the schedule of events for the evening, we needed a moment to capture a portrait of Dan & Dazi with her grandparents since we were unable to earlier in the day.  Bill made sure we were able to find the time to get the portrait done before we lost the light outside.

 

Congratulations to Dan and Dazi!  Thank you for including Geno Photography in your beautiful wedding day.  Also, a big thank you to Greg Frieden for assisting me in capturing this beautiful event! 

Wedding Notes ~

 

Wedding Date: May 24, 2014

Ceremony: Old Capital

Reception: University Club

Caterer: University of Iowa

DJ: Unique Events

 

Photography: Geno Photography

 

To see more pictures of this gorgeous wedding, click here.

Frozen Photo Shoot with Geno Photography

June 4 | "Frozen" Inspired Bridal Session - Guest Blogger | by Carrie Geno
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Recently I headed to Dubuque for a "Frozen" inspired bridal session.  I may or may not be in love with the movie "Frozen."  I've loved the idea of a snowy bridal session and after watching it for the first time, I knew I had to do it.

 

 

Unfortunately, this winter was cold.  Ok, sounds obvious right?  But seriously, this winter has been COLD.  Every time we would try to get the session scheduled the weather was horrible; either -20 wind chills or snow falling like crazy with travel advisories.  So, once we'd given up the thought of having snow for the session and resigned ourselves to shooting in late March, what happens?  We get snow the night before the shoot!  It was meant to be!  I'm probably the only person in all of Iowa who was doing a happy dance when I saw flakes fluttering down from the sky.  Of course it wasn't much snow, but we were able to find some great spots along the back roads of Dubuque where there was still plenty of snow on the hillside.

 

 

The dress for the session was a lucky find at a thrift store.  I saw it and fell in love.  Of course, it's not the warmest of dresses, so I created a fur wrap and some detached lace sleeves to go with it.  I love crafting and sewing, so making the additions to the dress was a lot of fun.  The cape train we used is actually from my own wedding dress which I designed and made a little over a decade ago.  Did I mention I like to sew?  I had the hopes that I'd be able to create a broach bouquet, but I had little success with that crafting endeavor.  Finding enough broaches that had the look I was going for was a trickier task than I had planned.  I think the session was beautiful even without a bouquet.

 

 

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Real Wedding - Doug McBride PhotoCinema

Feb 6 | Lindsay & Drew | by Cynthia
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This couple's fun attitude at their wedding surely has us smiling as we are posting this.
And wherever that picture is of the background lady sitting on the moon, we are so there!  We love it!  

 

Photography | Doug McBride PhotoCinema

Ceremony | Lutheran Church of Hope

Reception | PrairieMeadows