LAST Post here! Come see the *new* blog!!

I have some great news! I have a brand new blog that I want to share with all of you! It will hold bigger pictures and bigger slideshows on a fun design. The BEST part is, ALL of the old entries are already moved over to the new blog!!! So you can still go back and look at old posts! Be sure to update your bookmarks. Click the link below:

The New Faith Dugan Photography Blog - www.faithdugan.com

Melissa & Andrew's Wedding Album

I'm in an album design high! I'm cranking these books out left and right. If you are a 2008 bride and you haven't submitted your order yet...send it in! I want to work on your album. The deadline is March 5th.
I loved this wedding and was so excited to put Melissa's book together. You might recognize on of the photos in this album from the cover of the latest Newport Wedding Magazine! (A blog entry on that coming later this week) This is another 11x14 vertical book.

Ashley & Patrick's Wedding Album

It is album design time here at the studio, so if you haven't submitted your album order yet, send away! I can't wait to see this album in person. Ashley chose a full photo cover, so the first 3 images are her possible choices for her cover.

Sara + Kyle are married! January 24th, 2009

Sara is one of my good friends from elementary school, so I was thrilled to be apart of her day. Sara and Kyle were supposed to be married on April 4th of this year, but they moved up their date 4 months earlier due to Kyle's ship date. Sara ran with it and embraced her winter wedding with a fur wrap and an indoor rented space for formals. I loved Sara's red walls in her childhood bedroom...I was really excited about some fun bridals in that spot. My favorite moment was the birdseed send-off when leaving the church.

Thanks for having me!!! Congratulations. Here is to a long happy life together!

Bailey's Senior Portraits

Bailey is one of my beautiful senior girls from last fall. Here are the images she choose for her order last week. Isn't it nice to look at some summery images in February???

Carrie & Mark's Album

Wow!! I'm BACK from my "blogging vacation". Back-blogging all my wedding and portraits from September-December would be quite the chore, so I'm just going to blog going forward and previous shoots orders & albums as they come in. It's not that I didn't love my fall & winter clients--please do not be offended! Blogging really takes a lot of time away from production time and I really needed to prioritize to work on actual client work.

I have some new things coming soon, like a *NEW* blog, website updates and some really great systems for the studio; including an online shopping cart and online studio management.

Last week, I worked on Carrie & Mark's wedding album. These are the double page spreads of their 11x14 vertical album.



And here is a favorite photo from Carrie's wedding. Somehow I missed this image when I first blogged the wedding back in July, but Carrie chose it for her book. I made it a double page spread in her book...I just love the emotion and the moment. I was able to get this amazing angle at St. Dominic's church because the Father is so welcoming to photographers & videographers.

Jen & Joe's Wedding Book

First off, I've totally neglected the blog for a full month! I feel so bad for my October brides. No previews yet from me!!

I recently wrapped up work on Jen and Joe's wedding book. They were married in May at the Hotel Viking. Here is their preview. This will be a 12x12 book. Jen picked out a beautiful two-toned leather cover--white leather with an accent strip of cocoa brown. I'll grab a snap of the cover when it comes in.

Gretchen + Mark are married! Hotel Viking Wedding (Preview)

Gretchen and Mark were married on a rainy Saturday in September. We didn't let that get in our way when it came to pictures. Towards the end of the night, some of the guests started reciting lines from "Anchorman". So I pulled Gretchen and Mark aside for a few more couple portraits and started rattling off as many lines from the movie as I could think of. "I will take your mom out for a nice seafood dinner and NEVER CALL HER AGAIN! Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!" I didn't even know I had it in me, haha. Definitely a really funny moment!!

THANK YOU for having me!!!!

Florals: Stoneblossom!!!!

Mariana + Gorty are married! (Night of Wedding Preview)

I just got back from Mariana & Gorty's beach wedding. Mariana was an absolutely beautiful bride. We got in lots of portraits of her before the ceremony. Bridal portraits are my favorite parts of the day.

Gooseberry was the perfect setting for their wedding. Plus, Goose has a special place in my heart, so I love love love shooting there. I have my little spots there I love using and I've been looking forward to photographing Mariana and Gorty in them all summer!

Mariana got ready at Pearls of Newport, a boutique hotel on Pelham Street in downtown Newport. They have lovely gardens and great rooms with lots of character. Pearls is a great place for bridal prep photos. There's lots to work with there. Plus, they really cater to brides and weddings!

Malloi, Mariana's band, rocked the place all night! They even gave in to the "ONE MORE SONG" chants at the end of the night and played the ladies a little "It's Raining Men". Very fun!

I loved the blue and teal themed candy bar with blue rock candy and salt water taffy! Edible favors are very much a DO this year!

THANK YOU for having me!! It was an honor to be apart of your day and I LOVED my 2.5 minute commute home. =) =)

Hair & Makeup: Alagria Salon & Spa, 401.846.1229, Middletown
Accomodations: Pearls
Band: Malloi
Ceremony/Reception: Gooseberry Beach, the one and only!
Catering: B&M Catering