{Rock Island,IL} – January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Wiz of Oz Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!
If you're planning on beautiful weather on your wedding day and you've hired Wiz of Oz Photography to photograph your wedding day....your odds are currently on RAIN!
Amy and Kyle were married this past Saturday on an unseasonably cold day with lots of rain! Amy and Kyle had their hearts set on getting married at Schwiebert Park in Rock Island along the river, however had a church rented in case of rain....BUT WAIT....who cares about rain, cold and wind....not Kyle and Amy! They proceeded with their plan to have their wedding at Schwiebert Park with a standing room only crowd covered by um
Nick and Crystal contacted me last year as referrals from another client of mine and asked me if I would be interested in doing their Chicago wedding on the Summer of George cruise boat sailing through the city on the Chicago River.
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A couple months ago I learned that world famous Photographer Jerry Ghionis would be visiting Chicagoland along with Photographer Sandy Loc on their Power of Passion Tour. Jerry who hails from Australia and who is one of the top 5 wedding Photographers in the world has a reputation of being an outstanding speaker/teacher and with the added bonus of being drop dead gorgeous I swiftly made a decision to go see him! My goal...to learn new posing techniques, be INSPIRED and to drool! LOL Halfway through his presentation Jerry asked for a volunteer from the audience of 30
Wedding photobooths have became extremely popular over the past couple years, and I am now offering a photobooth package as an ala carte add on to wedding packages! I have a big variety of funny props we will bring into the reception with a third Photographer designated primarily to work the photobooth. Guests getting pictures done will receive a card with a website they may go to where they can view and or purchase photographs. NOTE: Guests personalities WILL change and Wiz of Oz Photography will encourage this! :)
Kelly and Chris purchased the photobooth add on as part of their packa
St. Patty's Day was wedding season kick off day for me and what a FUN wedding it was with Kelly and Chris Gericke exchanging vows at Christ the King Church at St.
Following are some great tips to use in preparation of a photoshoot...
1. 72 hours before your shoot avoid the following: (these items can give you oily skin and swelling)
- Red Meat
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Spicy Foods
- Retin A and Alpha Hydroxy creams (will cause skin peeling)
2. Drink LOTS of water!
3. Exfoliate your skin at least once a week and the morning of your shoot.
4. Have your eyebrows professionally shaped, and keep them up by plucking strays every few days.
5. Bring your own makeup for touchups if you hav
I am so excited for
wedding season to begin this year….so many great couples and cool venues, and I’ve enlisted a great bunch of super talented people that will be working for me this year to help it all run smoothly!
I've been trying to squeeze in some model shoots this month before my wedding season kicks into full gear in March. This wedding season is jam packed and I'll be working with so many great couples....can't WAIT! I'll be heading to Vegas at the end of next month for a few days and when I return it's game on! :)
This past week I had the pleasure of photographing Jazmin and Tiffany in my studio. Jazmin is one of my 2009 brides and after receiving her Bachelors degree from the University of Iowa last year, she's been busy having a baby and traveling back and forth to Northern Illinois Unive