Showing posts with label wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Nancy & Chris

Congratulations to Nancy & Chris for their wedding at the Naples Grande May 14th, 2011





Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Omelia & Shekell Engagement Session

Congratulations to Kelly Omelia & Ryan Shekell!
March 18, 2010
Naples, FL

We wish you much love and happiness as you embark on this new life together. We also wish you a smooth, stress-free wedding planning. Enjoy each other and cherish this BIG day in your life.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Orange Wedding

Congratulations Meaghan & Vincent Orange!
Le Parc - Naples, FL
December 19, 2009



What a beautiful, ethereal sky we had that day!!! It really enhances these mysterious, romantic images.
May you both continue to discover the mystery in each other.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Lemke Wedding

Congratulations Kelly & Nicholas Lemke!
November 7, 2009
Goodland, FL



We truly enjoyed our first wedding on Goodland, a tiny island just off Marco Island. Very beautiful surroundings and a great couple to boot. We wish you guys a long life of love.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

We Do Multi-Media Slideshows!

Did you know that we do awesome multi-media slideshows incorporating image, music, and audio recordings? This is a perfect way to remember your special day.

You send us a selection of your favorite images. Let us choose ambient music or pick your own favorite tunes. During your event, we'll make several audio recordings. Just like a regular DVD, there will be a main menu with several chapters. For example: Getting Ready, Ceremony, Family & Friends, On The Beach, Reception. You can have different music for the menu and each chapter.

Check out this mini-montage for the Bowenkamp wedding:

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Gomez Wedding

Congratulations Julie and Austin Gomez!
June 12, 2009
Grace Lutheran Church and Vineyards Country Club - Naples, FL

From the looks of this photo, one would think these were supermodels, but Julie and Austin are both teachers in Collier County. Julie teaches math and Austin teaches music. If you or your child could use some extra help in math, Julie provides excellent tutoring. You can contact her at tb22jules@yahoo.com .

Julie & Austin, thanks for entrusting us with your wedding. It was a blast working with you!

Monday, August 17, 2009

ROCK-n-ROLL 4 HAITI

This past Sunday, Girard Photography had the pleasure of attending and photographing Rock-n-Roll For Haiti in Naples. This benefit concert featured several local speakers and musicians. I have pasted photos with their website links.

100% of the proceed of the concert went to benevolent works in Haiti. You can learn more about how YOU can help in Haiti by clicking below:
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Mission of Hope Haiti
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Hope for Haiti

Monday, August 10, 2009

ADVICE FOR YOUR WEDDING TIMELINE

If the motto for real estate agents is "Location, location, location", the motto for great photography is "Lighting, lighting, lighting". Your wedding timeline will have a great effect on the quality of your wedding photos. Below I have given some advice to guide you as you plan your BIG DAY.

1. SUNSET - The very best lighting that exists is one hour prior to sunset until 15 minutes after. (Well, sunrise too, but I have yet to do a sunrise wedding.) So, you should plan your ceremony to END 1 to 2 hours before sunset time. I say 1 to 2, because the more time you give the photographer after the ceremony, the more awesome photos we can take. We can change locations more than once to provide variety and drama. During this time, your guest can enjoy a cocktail with live music. There are several websites that give sunset times. I use:
http://www.naplesinsider.com/Sunsets.htm

2. PRE-CEREMONY - In that hour or two after your cermony, we are going to get great photos of the bridal party and the happy couple. But, we need ample time before the ceremony to do portraits of the girls alone, then the boys alone. Again, an hour at least is recommended. But, if you give us two, we'll be able to provide even more great photos.

3. FORMALS - Right after the ceremony, we usually do formal portraits of the bride and groom with their families. To use this time efficiently and reduce chaos, prepare a list of the different groupings you want. Then, pick someone (preferably someone really outgoing) to wrangle the groups. Without an aid, the formals can use a lot of precious time and be emotionally frustrating for the bride and groom.

4. RECEPTION - As you plan your reception, think of all the traditions you would like to include. Dances, cake cutting, toasts, bouquet toss, garter toss, etc... You should place these near the beginning of the reception so that the photographer doesn't have too much down time. (However, it is customary to provide a meal for the photographer, so that gives you some elbow room.)

5. NIGHT TIME - You can actually get some really stunning images in the dark. So, think about a time you can sneek out of the reception for some dramatic night shots. Keep in mind that to take a nice photo in the dark, we'll have to set up some off camera lights. So, be patient. But, you will have some unique images as a result.

6. REHEARSAL DINNER - One element that many people forget is the rehearsal dinner. Why not invite the photographer and include some of these images in the album?

Well, I hope that this article was informative and helpful to you as you plan your wedding.

HAPPY PLANNING
Girard Photography

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009

To the first of many

Friends and customers,
We are happy to announce the creation of our very own blog. Please check back regularly for updates. On this blog we shall be posting our latest news and favorite images from recent photo shoots.

For a first piece of summer news, we have a special going on right now. Our $150 location portrait session is discounted to $125, and our $125 studio portrait session is discounted to $100. Call now to take advantage of this summer sale.

Happy Summer!
Corinna and Sebastien Girard