Hi All,

Here is a vignette of the wonderful wedding of a very fun couple with an appearance by an awesome vintage Corvette. Something for everyone. The couple in question are HUGE football (NFL) fans and therefore we got along like gangbusters. I LOVE football (the Miami Dolphins in particular). They took this love and spread it around by having the servers at the reception wear the hats of their favorite teams. The Arizona Cardinals for her and the Baltimore Ravens for him. He’s from the Baltimore area so he can be forgiven (I am from the 70′s and the Dolphins rocked is my excuse).

Riki (the bride) was driven to the ceremony in the vintage Corvette by her dad. It was a spectacular entrance to all and especially the guys. You can’t ever go wrong with having a beautiful blonde delivered in a vintage sports car. I am sure that’s written somewhere. The guests were treated to not only a lovely day with a rather stiff breeze (always appreciated here in Arizona) and a touching ceremony with an animated bride, but the couple also gifted all in attendance with a special bottles of wine.

If  you are looking at this and saying “Man, even though Keith is a great photographer this looks too good to be true” then you must recognize that special  extra something that is evident in all of Victoria Canada productions. Further more, if you are wondering who wouldn’t be intimidated to try to makeup  a woman as beautiful as Riki then I can put your mind at ease. It was Linda Wagner . Who else could it have been? With that I will leave you to admire the handiwork of all involved in helping to enhance the special day created by the loveing couple. Bonne Chance Riki and Will.

Photography: Keith Pitts Photography

Videography: Princess Bride Cinematic Videography

Event Coordination: Victoria Canada Weddings and Events

Dress: Destiny’s Bride

Makeup: Linda Wagner

Catering: Santa Barbara Catering

Flowers: Petal Pusher

DJ: MT Sounds

Linens, Tables, etc. : Tri-Rentals

Hello All,

This is the story of one of the cutest couples I have met in a long time (I reserve the right to not mention who the other cute couples are). They are from England and wanted to have their wedding here in Arizona as they have some history with this place. What could go wrong? They spend a great deal of time here anyway.

Their wedding was scheduled at the fabulous Phoenician in Scottsdale. The weather here was beautiful leading up to their date and they were ready to greet a long stream of guests that would not only attend their affair but spend a week on holiday. What could be more perfect? They forgot one thing… to plan for the possibility of a volcanic eruption in Iceland grounding most air traffic in the region (both in and outbound). A fairly easy oversight. The downside to this would be of course that the parents and dress were still in England. A dress, no matter how beautiful, is easier to replace than your mom  helping you dress and your dad walking you down the aisle (especially if you like them).

What to do? Wait of course. See what Hephaistos or Vulcan (depending on your Greek or Roman preference) has in store. As the day came close it looked sadly like they were going to postpone the wedding indefinitely. What happened was a lot better. Stephanie Mahrer, the Senior Catering Manager at the Phoenician was able to change the date for the wedding (difficult in such a large venue) and the vendors were also able to accommodate this sweet couple. The air traffic over Europe resumed and the couple got married with the majority of their scheduled guests intact. This is a great illustration of a point I bring up to all of my bridal clients. Be relaxed and flexible. You can’t control everything, no matter how hard you try. I have witnessed many things over the span of my career (this was the first Volcanic disruption) and the lesson is this: As long as you marry the person you love then the wedding was successful. Anything else is correctable even if it is not fun. It reminds me of something my dad said (and I have always agreed with) “Don’t sweat the small stuff and in the end it’s all small stuff”. With that, let me thank Jodie and Chris for your choice of Keith Pitts Photography and acknowledge the other wonderful vendors from the day.

Wedding and Reception coordinator: Stephanie Mahrer for The Phoenician, Scottsdale

Videography: Jeff at Serendipity Videography Click Here if you would like to see a video clip from their wedding. Courtesy of Serendipity Videography

Flowers: Brady’s Floral Gallery

Makeup: Linda Wagner

Hi All,

In case you thought something bad had befallen me (I live and work in Arizona), I am fine. I have been pre occupied with a lot of making my business a better business type stuff. One thing that can do that is regular blogging and I figure to get good at that again now that the other stuff is under way (good things, maybe I’ll share them). So for our next installment I present to you a slide show. This is from a recent wedding that featured a really cool local couple with a lot of really cool local friends. I was introduced to them by a mutual friend who also happens to be a great graphic designer, Becky. Becky is one of the design geniuses (along with Terry Duffy) that make up Glyphics Design. They are responsible for my logo and various other parts of my professional identity that I love so much. THANK YOU BECKY AND TERRY!!!

The wedding ceremony was at the Central United Methodist Church in Phoenix. This was the first wedding there after an extensive remodeling. I had never been there before so I can’t tell you how much better it was but I can say that it looks great. The reception was a short walk away (I love that) at the world famous Heard Museum. I love shooting weddings in museums by the way. One of the very cool things done at this wedding was the photo booth. Not the “Live Photobooth” by Keith Pitts Photography mind you, but a real, enclosed booth built by the groom. It had two open sides and the conga line passed through it so that everyone could take a quick shot with the bride and groom (including me). How great is that?

And without further ado, I present the wedding of Sarah and Johnny! Enjoy

Hi All,

Last night Melissa and I were at the Inspirador Lounge in Chandler for their monthly open house. It is such a beautiful space. It reminds me of a large SoHo gallery (minus the hipsters looking for free wine and cheese). The event brings together potential bridal clients with vendors from various disciplines related to the wedding day. We were invited to demonstrate the “Live Photobooth” which is our new event offering. Check out http://thelivephotobooth.com for more information. While there I met the vendors in the following photos. Rebecca and Jessica from “Embellish- design for entertaining“are as sweet as can be and set up a beautiful table display. Holli Christensen is the President of “Kensington Makeup Artists, llc“. She was fun to talk to and of course had a great portfolio to show the skill of her and her stable of artists.

If you are getting married and haven’t decided on a location then you really should check out the Inspirador. Enjoy the photos.

Sincerely,

Keith

Hi All,

Here is a photo you have seen before on this blog but not in a way that I have posted before. The difference I am speaking of is the texture layer. It is something I have had many thoughts about for a long time. The thoughts involve the lasting power of images that are presented in this manner. I have always been fond of the look (a big reason I learned the wet plate process) but not of the frequency that I see it applied. I think that I may have over thought the issue (as I do with so many things that I love) and I may begin to use it sparingly. What do you think? I would love to hear it.

Sincerely,

Keith

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Happy 2010!

Better late than never!  Here is the link to Keith’s appearance on Sonoran Living – to  see the video, click the video in the top right corner http://www.abc15.com/content/sonoranliving/links/story/Bring-some-excitement-to-your-next-party/ZqBC8ok2y0Stemlscq4JPw.cspx

We were fortunate enough to have been invited by Destiny’s Bride to showcase our newest product offering this weekend (The Live Photo Booth) at their Liancarlo Trunk Show!  What a great opportunity to spend time with excited new brides-to-be, their families and the fantastic crew at Destiny’s Bride!  The brides really enjoyed getting a sneak peek at how their dresses will look in photos on their wedding day!  As wedding photographers, we are not used to seeing the wedding dress until the actual wedding day.  This was enjoyable!

I remember what an emotional day it was for me when I had my mom and sister with me to pick out my wedding dress – it is one of those days that every women who decides to marry (and bring their mini-entourage to the bridal salon) will remember.  My mom cried when she saw me in my dress – if only we had a picture to remember the day!

Stay tuned, our new website (www.thelivephotobooth.com) will be launched in the next day or so!

To keep up on what is going on in the bridal world…I occasionally look at bride blogs!  There are tons of them out there, it’s amazing!  While looking around the other day, I came across this great blog for South Asian brides…it’s called The Sari-Clad Bride.  This blog is a great resource if you are planning a South Asian Wedding!  Check it out!

I was perusing the Brooklyn Bride Blog and saw this really neat, simple, yet very organized wedding organizer from russell+hazel – I always like to feature products that I wish I had access to when I was getting married!

The binder set includes:

1 signature binder with white spine • 12 section tabs with pocket • Planning notebook • Organized adhesive note set • Sheet protectors • 2 business card pages • 10 writing pages • 5 multi format pages

Check out russel+hazel’s website for other great ideas!

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Hi All,

The green in question is recycled (aka gently used and /or pre owned). The dresses below are from Goodwill. It is an idea that never crossed my mind (but then neither did a bunch of other great ideas). I admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the dresses. Why not try there first if your budget is not what you had hoped it would be. You never know, you could stumble upon the perfect dress for a fraction of the cost and have more to spend on your photography.

The images below were out-takes from an ad shoot in the new Wedding Chronicle. The makeup and hair were done by the amazing, Diane Aielo of the Glam Lounge in Scottsdale. If you would like to see what dress was used for the ad then you have to check out the new issue of the Wedding Chronicle, available at your local AJ’s or other distributor. Let me know what you think.

Sincerely,

Keith