other folks weddings: {mary-kate & dave}

i've been meaning to post these photos for a while now, but life got in the way of blogging.  since i'm unemployed, what better way to pass my free time than with some blogging...

these are photos from the talented katie malone.  she's a flickr contact of mine & i found her photos through her holga weddings group.  our photographer, chris strother, used the holga for some of our photos and they ended up being some of my favorites.  so, i started to get interested in the holga and other "non-traditional" types of photos and processing.  i've posted katie's own wedding photos before here and here, but these are photos she took of mary-kate & dave's wedding.  

mary-kate and dave's wedding took place last fall on a farm outside of asheville, nc.  mary-kate had lots of beautiful vintage details, such as milkglass and hobnail glassware.  i love the look of

 the photos...it makes me think of an old time 1930's circus (which is what they were going for, they tell me!).  katie used the holga, as well as color and black and white infrared film in this sampling.  see the entire fantastic set here.  congratulations to mary-kate and dave!!! 

photo credit: katie malone

other folks weddings: {katie & clinton}...the ACTUAL holgas

here are the actual holga photos from katie & clinton's wedding...lovely!

photo credit ken stabile.

other folks weddings: {katie & clinton}...holga photos

i stumbled upon these amazing wedding photographs on flickr.  then i started a conversation with the bride, katie, and it turns out she's a photographer as well.  i'll post photographs she has taken of other weddings later, but these images from her own wedding are just amazing.  for these images, her photographer, ken stabile, used a holga camera, the same toy camera our photographer used for some of our photos.  i just love the effect, so haunting, vintage, timeless and ethereal.  

katie & clinton are truly a creative couple:  katie is a teacher, photographer & collector and her husband, clinton is a glass artisan.  they were married at a beautiful outdoor park setting in massachusetts.  congratulations to the happy couple! 

see more of their lovely wedding photos here (they have other photos besides just the holgas!).

**UPDATE:  the lovely bride (and much more of a photography expert than I am!!) sent me an correction:  these photos are NOT holga, but rather black & white infrared.  stunning nonetheless.

photo credit ken stabile.

wedding details: {holga}

our photographer, chris strother, was amazing.  {i know i've said that a lot, but i'm so grateful she was able to shoot our wedding.} she shot color digital, black & white film & panoramic and also with the amazing holga camera.  sometimes referred to as a "toy camera," the effects are simply stunning from these little cameras.  it really captures the vintage feel that we wanted at the wedding.

all you need is love.  equality for all.  vote no on prop 8.