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Day 10 (a continuation of our #30DOT Facebook post)
Well you may have heard… we are so, so thankful first of all for everything that this Hochzeitswahn cover means to us. Hochzeitswahn is a fine art wedding book & blog based in Germany and one of our biggest inspirations.
To have been featured on their blog a few months ago was an honor; to have been asked to photograph an editorial for their book was an absolute thrill; to have been informed that our photo will be on the cover and the back is a dream come true.
We’re so thankful to Patricia and her Hochzeitswahn team and to Carmen and Ingo Photography for their encouragement.
It would not have been possible without a fantastic team here in the US, either. Abbey who modeled for us, Bay Tree Manor for hosting us, Richard Photo Lab for handling our film with care, Emmeline of Gossamer for the gorgeous dress & accessories, Alice of Hair by Alice, Theresa of Theresa Little Makeup Artistry, Ivory of Storybook Events for AMAZING floral, Shelley’s Shabby Shack for furniture, Mehgan Blair Vintage for props, and Jonas & Meagan for assisting. You guys are too much and we are so thankful for you!
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This is only the beginning though! Hochzeitswahn is to be released on January 15th, 2014 (in case you didn’t get that from the German caption above). It’s going to go on sale around the world and although it’s German text, it’s still a source of great inspiration for international brides and grooms! Keep an eye out for it! You can even pre-order a copy here!!!!
Day 11
We meant to post this yesterday, but we are so thankful for influences. Heroes in the industry to look up to. People that make us say “WOW!!”
It’s important as an artist to have your own “voice” or “style,” but where would we be without people who influence us?
Everyone can remember that first song they heard that made them want to be a singer, or the first photo they saw that made them want to be a photographer.
We love looking at beautiful photographs, and while we always try to develop our own style (there is such a thing as following too many people on Facebook, haha), there are some people that inspire us without even knowing it.
Here are some of our influences, for whom we are so thankful!! But we want to see some of yours too!
***** Please feel free to comment below and let us know who your biggest influences are. *****
Carmen and Ingo
Jose Villa
Elizabeth Messina
Kirk Mastin
Jen Huang
Jasmine Star
… and a big, big, big thank you to Marion Hogl for giving us a big push to be wedding photographers! Without her we wouldn’t have started!
Enjoy browsing all of this beautiful-ness!!
xoxo Michael and Carina Photography
Virginia Wedding Photographers | Destination Wedding Photographers
That’s a beautiful shot. Really gorgeous and classic looking. My biggest influences are, in no particular order: Katelyn James, Clayton Austin, Jasmine Star, Jonas Peterson, Tahni Candelaria-Holm, and Rebekah Murray.
Congratulations! What an incredible honor.
Wow!!! Congratulations!!! This is amazing!!!
Can’t wait to see this beauty in print! As always, you’ve outdone yourselves. Great stuff!
Cover photo!! Way to go! Congratulations!
that’s awesome!!! congratulations!
Wow congratulations!!!
Ohhh Katelyn and Clayton are both awesome too! We’ll have to look the rest up!!
Stunning! Huge Congrats!!! Looks like the book will be amazing!!!
A huge congrats!!! Well deserved, that pic is a stunner!
What a perfect thing to be thankful for! Beautiful shot and congrats on the feature!
Congratulations! Such an honor and the imagery is BEAUTIFUL!
WOW!!! So excited for you two. This is incredible. And what a beautiful shot for the cover.