new look, new website, oh my!

Hey there blog readers...

you may have noticed a little bit of a change in the way the blog is looking and acting these days (or maybe you read this through something like google reader and haven't noticed a thing).

In any case I've been hard at work trying to give a little more attention to the blog and website to make them just that much more fabulous. On the blog you'll find a new sparkly navigation bar up top with shortcuts to labeled posts, plus a search function and a link to my illustration website and the photography homepage. Pretty spiffy huh?

The website is totally new and still somewhat under construction, but I love it so I couldn't help spilling the beans about it a little bit early :) Check it out here: katyregnier.com

One of the tricky things about DIY web design is getting it finished before you go crazy from too many hours in front of your computer screen. I'm taking a little break for my sanity but when I come back I'll be adding even more photos to the galleries and a couple more cool links as well. In the meantime let me know what you think!

Hope you enjoy!

totally rad actions and a couple more photos...

I've never been one to use photoshop actions much before. On the recommendation of a bunch of photographers I finally picked up the Boutwells' totally rad actions and tried them out this evening. I've got to say that despite my hard action-free work in photoshop on the photos that I posted from Lessa and Christian's wedding yesterday, I really do like the action-packed versions better. What do you think?

Without the actions:

With the actions:

Without the actions:

With the actions:

And a couple of new photos just for fun... yay for new fun actions!

Lessa & Christian's wedding

On Saturday I had the pleasure of helping out my new friend, the incredibly talented Tracy Kumono by shooting with her at Lessa & Christian's wedding. These two are some of the most friendly and genuinely sweet people I've ever met! From the moment we met I felt like we'd been friends for ages and they were so great at having their photos taken as well.

I started the day by getting some guy time and shooting Christian and his groomsmen.

Lessa and Christian had some of the cutest flower girls I've ever seen... here they are at the start of the ceremony.

Lessa and her father are obviously very close and their love for each other was so clear throughout the day. They shared some wonderful father daughter moments at the back of the church just before walking down the aisle.

The church was gorgeous and the ceremony was so heartfelt and touching. Just beautiful!

After the ceremony we headed out for more portraits! I love it when there's lots of time for the fun shots. They guys had a lot of laughs but I managed to get them to give me a straight face for a few minutes.

And of course a few of my favorite couples shots! We had so much fun getting all of these.

I love it when a bride shows off some of her personality on her wedding day... and nothing says personality like a pair of lavender converse. Fabulous choice of footwear!

A couple of detail shots... all of the flowers were absolutely gorgeous!

Lessa and Christian had a wonderful reception full of all of the traditional events... first dance,

heartfelt toasts,

and of course the father daughter dance.

A great time was had by all... young,

and young at heart :)

Congratulations on a beautiful wedding and wishing you years of happiness. Thanks to Tracy for inviting me to be a part of this wonderful event!