Nikaela Curtis Photography

Remember this couple??

 Yeah.  They're married.

 

My amazingly talented friend Mary and I shot their wedding day a few weeks back and it was a blast.  Here are some of our favorites.  (Since we are good friends and have many of the same friends and may be just a tad bit competitive we decided not to divulge who shot which.)

First they did this...

Everyone was pretty happy. 

But Kyle was happiest.

Then we did lots and lots of portraits. 

 

They had a little ring ceremony for friends and family.  It was a the sweetest little thing. 

 

Then, they danced... 

And we dined... 

 

After that everything gets a little fuzzy... Mary drove me home and I woke up the next morning with a gummy bear hangover. 

  

Are you ready to be inspired?

Grab a tissue (or a whole box) and watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

I still have goosebumps.

Sneak Peek...

 She's going to get these in her mail box tomorrow, but just for fun...

  

  

  

I guess it's Opposite Day...

Because apparently, "We are not very photogenic." actually means, "Hello. We are unbelievably gorgeous and you will have a difficult time taking a bad picture of us."

    

Huh.  Go figure.

  

  

 

 This guy was going like 45 mph so I had no idea he was watching them, but like --- COOL!

  

  

This is one of my favoritest.  So stinkin' romantic.  

All I could think when I saw this one was, "H-O-T."

 I feel like there should be a beach in the background here.   

All in favor of me going up to Utah to shoot their wedding in May please say, "AYE!" Really loud. So they can hear you.

And now I will leave you two words (and no explanation as to why I fell off the face of the earth for three months):

I'm back ... baby.

(Okay three words.)

(and words in parenthesis don't count.)

         

10,000 words...

Or ten pictures worth 1000 each...

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

One week until Christmas!  Who's ready?   

Congratulations, Mary Woodman!

You just won a free session!

Email me so we can work out the details.

Isn't this fun! :O)

Thanks for playing!

I'll announce a winner on Monday.     Really.  I will.

And now, as promised:

These headshots are for his acting portfolio.  He is moving from musical theatre into screen and let me tell somesing to you!  He has got "the look"! I mean... LOOK!

Are you feeling the Ben Affleck vibes in that one? I feel it!

  

This one totally makes me think of Shane West.

    

  

You see it, right?

Okay, how 'bout this. Mario Lopez? C'mon... You know...

Slater?

  

And finally my favorite shot of the day:  

  

Very Matt Damon-esque don't you think?

  

Oh, and bytheway,

He's 15.      

Friday Give Away!

How old is this charmer?

 

Leave your guesses in the comments and I will select a winner at random from those who were CORRECT! The winner will receive a FREE Session! A $150 Value! You get a  senior, family, maternity, or baby session free of charge and all you will pay for is prints/digital images. What a GREAT Christmas present! One guess per comment please. Contest closes at Midnight!

PS: Don't worry ladies, I'll post more of his drool-worthy shoot after the contest is over. Still your beating hearts!

Boy this Monday really feels like a Thursday!!!

Weird, huh? But it must be Monday because I PROMISED I would announce the winner of the 2009 Wedding Black and White Friday Competition on Monday and I'm announcing it now... sooo... it must be......

Fine.  I admit it.  I'm a slacker, okay! And I'm sorry.  I'm really, really sorry. So sorry in fact that I'm not going to stall any longer.

This year's winner is (drumroll please):

Jennie Vaterlaus!!!

(pronounced "Water Loss" with a svedish accent)

And, can I tell you something?  This girl has people who love her!  I actually recieved four letters from different people who have witnessed her passion for life, maturity and sense of humor. She is young bride and she's okay with that. Because she knows (and her friends and family will confirm) that she has found her soul mate in her fiance, Kyle.

This adorable engagement photo was taken by my good friend and talented photographer Mary, who will actually be teaming up with me as a second shooter at the wedding! (Suprise, Jennie!)

 

Jennie, I couldn't be more thrilled and I can't wait to spend time getting to know you and your fiance!  Congratulations! And to all my faithful blog followers out there, you'll get know Jennie too!  I'm going to spend these next several weeks leading up to the wedding, giving you a little insight into the history of this special couple including excerpts from the beautiful letters I recieved as well as sneak peeks into the planning of the wedding, as long as Jennie and Kyle agree to share?  Please? Please? Please? Please?

Thanks so much to everyone who entered!  I had WAY too much fun reading all your letters and even poems. It was soooo hard for me to pick one winner! Don't give up! I've got the bug for contests and give aways and will be holding another one tomorrow (FRIDAY) so keep coming back!

Time is up!

 

Thanks to everyone who filled up my inbox today with love and mushy sappiness!  I can't wait to curl up with a box of kleenex and a mammoth-sized chocolate bar and read to my hearts content while my husband watches man movies in the other room to maintain his sanity! :O)

PS: I had so much fun with this, I can't hardly wait to do it again! Follow my blog for more contests and giveaways!