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April Joy and Cody (Wedding)

Sunday, January 31, 2010 Posted in Weddings

This weekend, I had the honor of sharing in the most special day of one of my best friends, April Joy. You may remember her from her recent engagement session…

Well yesterday, she got to marry the love of her life, Cody. Cody could not be more perfect for my April Joy. Not only does he put up with her and her silliness, he makes her smile, and they truly bring out the best in one another.

This wedding was a bit different for me, being IN the wedding, I had to lay down the camera while Rich and Megan shot the wedding without me. Though this was hard, I knew that Rich and Megan would do an amazing job capturing April Joy and Cody’s wedding. And boy did they!

The day was amazing! And though it was a bit chilly out, everything was absolutely perfect! April Joy glowed and Cody could not stop smiling at her. I love you two, and thank you for letting us be two big parts of your Big Day!

A few Thank You’s to some very special people:

- Kevin Banker of Banker Optical Media. Kevin assisted Rich yesterday, and he could not have done it without you, Thank you so much!

- Vicki of Kewi Fleur. Vicki supplied the amazing bouquet and boutonnière for April Joy and Cody. Vicki, you made her vision complete.

- Dorene of Unveiled Bridal Designs. Dorene supplied April Joy with the most beautiful bavolet veil and magnolia flower head piece. I swear she is never going to take off this veil! It was the perfect accessory for her look!

Hope your day was everything you dreamed of and more, I love you to pieces April Joy!
I finally get to say…. CONGRATULATIONS April Joy and Cody!

On to some images from the day…

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January 31, 2010 - 5:50 pm

april joy - WOW! Allison, Rich, Megan, and Kevin~ You are all awesome! What a magical day, and how awesome that our best friends got to shoot our wedding. I will CHERISH these photos forever!

January 31, 2010 - 6:15 pm

erin conway - Wow, so fabulous – you have such talent!!!

January 31, 2010 - 6:45 pm

Vicki Sepielli - Beautiful photos & you can see the love & care of your wonderful friend. April Joy was a stunning bride !!!!

January 31, 2010 - 6:47 pm

Morgan Gallo Events - WOW…April you look fabulous! Very classy/chic girl. And as always…the AR team rocked it out. Beautiful and artful eye!

January 31, 2010 - 9:45 pm

Cody - You made our day – THE day! Thanks for everything!!!

February 1, 2010 - 6:47 am

Victoria Ten Broeck - Such great photos of such an amazing couple!!! April Joy will probably never take the veil off… I kept commenting on it! I LOVED IT =)

Congrats April Joy and Cody!! Love you guys!

Great job, AR and your team. Always amazing photos!

February 1, 2010 - 10:47 am

Bryan Stovall - Beautiful photos, but I just wanna know, “Who Dat Preacher”?

February 2, 2010 - 12:25 pm

Heather and Grandma Carol - These photos are absolutely amazing. So beautiful! Just such a lovely couple.
We are deeply sorry that we could not attend. Cody and April look great on their special day. Thank you for sending these pictures. The photography is outstanding!

Bianca and Ramon (Engagement)

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Posted in Couples

The rains and winter chill wore off, this weekend, opening up such a gorgeous day! It was this day, that we were lucky enough to meet up with Bianca and Ramon for their engagement shoot…

Bianca and Ramon met while attending school at Florida A&M. Through mutual friends, this beautiful couple was introduced, became friends, and later started dating. Though it took them a little while to actually begin their relationship, once they became exclusive they have never looked back.

Bianca and Ramon are an amazing couple, a couple filled with so much spirit and passion. The interaction we saw while with them, was truly a site to behold and definitely fun to capture. When Ramon is holding Bianca you feel as through they have just started their relationship. Their energy and love just beams! It’s always a pleasure working with couples like this… I am a sucker for love, and these two exude it!

Congratulations you two, on your engagement!

Watch the blog for Bianca’s upcoming bridal session, and for Bianca and Ramon’s wedding in August!

Meet Bianca and Ramon!

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January 19, 2010 - 10:45 am

Tiffony Simpson - OMG! These are absolutely amazing. Fantastic work Allison. Bianca, you look gorgeous, and very photogenic . Such a beautiful couple!

January 19, 2010 - 4:20 pm

april joy - Fantastic blog post! Great colors, perfect hair, nice boots! The film shots rock! Make that Fantastic with a ck at the end…

FANTASTICK!

January 19, 2010 - 4:53 pm

Jen Leiti - Beautiful pictures! Glad the day turned out to be gorgeous for ya’ll. PS: How is it that all of your brides are absolutely stunning and look like models?!

Thank you 2009, for such a great year!

Thursday, December 31, 2009 Posted in Thoughts

With this year coming to a close tonight, I wanted to take a couple moments to thank everyone that has made it such a successful 2009!

Thank you to all of our amazing past/present/future brides and grooms! Thank you for trusting us when we lead you into a very dark and gross back alley, and tell you that it will be a great photo! Thank you for your trust in us, to capture your unique day in our way and style. And thank you for letting us party with you and at each wedding, making us feel like part of the family. This year would not have existed with out you!

This year we added a new member to the “Allison Reisz Photography” team, our associate Megan. As many of you already know, Megan is an amazing talent, and has been such a big help to us in capturing your day. We feel she is the perfect fit and we could not be happier to have her on board! We are so happy to have her on our team, and can’t wait to see the amazing work she will produce in the upcoming year!

Lastly, I wanted to end this with thanking my husband Rich. As all of you know, Rich is more then just a husband to me, he is my partner and the second half to this business. Rich is behind the scenes a lot of the time, and does not get the recognition he deserves. Not only is Rich the amazing photographer that many of you have witnessed but he is a very strong pillar to this business and to myself. We are truly a team, so thank you Rich for being more to me then just a husband.

Thank you again, to all of you, for making 2009, a successful and an amazing year! We cannot wait till next year, and look forward to sharing in all of the love and memories of our new bride and grooms!

Happy New Year!

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January 1, 2010 - 8:20 am

AJB - You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray! You’ll never know dear, how much I love you (and Rich)… Oh, please don’t take my sunshine away…

January 2, 2010 - 1:34 pm

Megan - Awe Thank you guys so much for adding me to your team and giving me this amazing opportunity to do what I also, love to do. I am so excited to be with you guys for every wedding this year instead of just popping up in the middle of the Summer. I love you guys!

January 6, 2010 - 4:29 pm

Melissa Shelby - I just saw one of your weddings on the Hot Pink Brides blog and thought immediately it must be from Savannah. Checked out your site and it was! I recently had the opportunity to visit your city and assist a friend with a pre-Christmas wedding. What a beautiful place! I have zero opportunity to photograph beautiful architechture in Alaska and absolutely love the south and southern weddings. Looking forward to following your weddings on your blog!

January 18, 2010 - 4:36 pm

Meredith Barfield - I know I have told you this many times already, but THANK YOU to you, Rich, and Megan for mine and Brandon’s gorgeous engagement and wedding pictures! You are all amazing at what you do and I couldn’t be happier with our pictures and your service!

The Chapmans (Portrait Session)

Monday, December 28, 2009 Posted in Portraits

This week we are spending the Holiday Season back in my home town of Chicago, IL. While we are here we have a couple of sessions lined up. One of our sessions took place yesterday at the Chapman’s residence.

I photographed this beautiful family while they were visiting Hilton Head last year. This session was a little different, since it now took place in the snow rather then the beach! hehehe

Carin and Craig’s two boys, Jack and Nicholas have so much energy! They are the cutest little boys, and know how to have fun! It was a blast to be able to play and shoot in the snow, and I think the boys enjoyed it too.

Rich and I had such a good time with your family, and congratulations on the little one that is on the way! Jack and Nicholas will soon have a little sister!

Thank you for letting us spend the afternoon with your family!

I thought I’d share a couple images from the day.

Meet the Chapmans!

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December 30, 2009 - 9:41 am

Elaine Bronner - Allison
The sneak peeks are great! Thanks so much!
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Lindsey and Jonathan (Engagement)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Posted in Couples

What a weekend! Here in Savannah, our weekend was a very wet and cold one, all weekend!!!

Off course, this was the weekend Lindsey and Jonathan traveled down here (Jonathan from Connecticut) for their engagement session. After our plan A and plan B were ruled out by Mother Nature, we moved on to plan C. Our plan C was an early morning shoot (a sunrise shoot) on Monday, which we decided to shoot out on the beach.

Since the rain was finally clearing out, we expected a bright beautiful sunrise. Well as we woke up that morning, all that could be seen was a very very dense fog. No sunrise, not even close. What we did find though, was a silent beautiful beach all to ourselves. It could not have been more romantic!

There is just something so simple and majestic about heavy fog, I have always loved shooting in it. Lindsey and Jonathan were great sports, and trusted me when I said that I promised that these will be pretty too!

Lindsey and Jonathan have a relationship that is fun, beautiful, and true. You can tell that it’s one of those relationships that seems easy, and just works.

You two are perfect for each other, and I can not wait to witness you guys tie the knot in February!

Meet Lindsay and Jonathan!

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December 15, 2009 - 1:51 pm

Lindsey - Allison and Megan,
I want to start by thanking you both for the beautiful photos! They are so soft and romantic, and we’re very happy with the results so far! Thank you both for waiting on us and being so gracious with your time. Also thank you for getting me to smile so early in the morning! It was a pleasure working with you both and I look forward to working with you all at our next shoot!

December 16, 2009 - 10:02 am

William - Love this set, it really shows that they love one another. Great job. Hope they loved them.

December 16, 2009 - 12:01 pm

Donna Aprati - Beautiful! I’m sure Jonathan and Lindsey must be thrilled with these photos.

December 16, 2009 - 12:31 pm

Julie James - Oh Allison….these are so beautiful! Wow…so impressed!

December 16, 2009 - 1:25 pm

Jonathan - The shots really turned out great–the fog ended up being a real asset to the shoot. Lindsey and really enjoyed the morning out there, and I can’t wait for our city shoot.

December 19, 2009 - 8:41 am

AJB - Pearls + Beach= WIN

January 1, 2010 - 3:26 pm

Angela Hopper - These are amazing. The fog is so cool! I wish I had something to shoot that day.

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