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Renne Austin: A Bridal Boutique

Renne Austin Bridal Boutique is the dream child of my client Angie Austin! They had spent months decorating and planning and it all paid off when they finally opened the doors for the big grand opening! I was honored to be not only the official photographer for the grand opening, but the official photographer for the store! If you are looking for a unique wedding dress and fabulous customer service, stop in and see the girls. You can also see some of my work hanging on the walls! They are located downtown Grand Rapids just next to Monte’s and O’Tooles.

I do want to give a HUGE shout out to some of the vendors that helped make the grand opening a night to remember:

Hannah Kaniewski from “Weddings from A to Z

Jen Ederer from “Modern Day Floral

Ken and Alex from “MiraBella Confections” (Probably some of the best and most beautiful wedding cake I have ever tasted!)

And the amazing Le Jardin did the catering, I was totally amazed by their creation “Le Jardin Creations

Here is a little blurb from Angie about her shop:

“I started this company because I have a passion for fashion and beautiful designer dresses. There is nothing better than helping someone find the perfect dress that is going to make their occasion a memorable one.  I want to give clients the opportunity to find the one dress that will make them feel beautiful, stunning, amazing, I could go on! I offer a large selection of new dresses in stock and available for special order.  Depending on your needs, we ensure that you will receive the dress you want.
We treat each client to exceptional service to ensure that your event is exactly as you dreamed!”



Rochelle + Jim: Trash the Dress

Here are a few (from the many, many, many) of my favorites from Rochelle and Jim’s “Trash the Dress” session (yes I realize they are not all TTD, we did a little family session before getting down and dirty)!

HUGE thank you to Christina and Time for allowing us to use the farm for this fabulous session, oh and thank you to “Duke” the clydesdale and his animal friends for putting up with our antics :)

Enjoy the preview you guys, it was such a pleasure working with you, you both are awesome!


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La Dolce Vita Boudoir Workshop Announced!!

Over the last few months I have been overwhelmed with requests to teach a boudoir workshop :) So, I have decided to offer a one time only LDV full day workshop!

Here are all the lovely details :

What: A full day (7 hours including lunch) workshop to learn and shoot boudoir. I will show you different posing techniques, ways to make your clients feel comfortable and sexy, shooting techniques as well as image processing. We will also be covering different boudoir styles such as “romantic” “traditional” and “pin-up”.

Where: Grand Rapids, MI

When: March 16th, 2010 (times will be announced to the attendees)

Who: I will have former LDV clients come in and model for us. We will also have a fabulous hair and make up stylist to provide us with some different looks through out the day.

Due to the nature of this course I will be limiting this class to only 5 attendees. The cost is $600 and a $200 deposit is needed to hold your spot. Credit cards are accepted.

This is your chance to learn how to better your boudoir photography techniques and build a fabulous portfolio!

Contact Jen @ ladolcevitaphotography.net for more information or to sign up

Feb 05, 2010 | Categories: All, Boudoir, Workshops | Leave A Comment »