Kassie + Lee: Omaha Engagement Session

August 11, 2013: Kassie is a really good friend of one of my good friends Nina. Which means we're friends. And every time I hang out with her we have a million things to talk about and I have a great time.  I was SO excited when she asked me to be part of her and Lee's wedding. This was one of my first times really hanging out and getting to know Lee. And their adorable dog BEAR!  Lee is super fun and we all had a great time!  Can't wait for the wedding.

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If you know anyone getting married in Nebraska soon, I would love to talk to them!  I've got about 10 spots open for next year!  Email me at amandajkohler@gmail.com

 

I'm a regular! Omaha wedding photographer: Client meetup!

There are few things that I like more than a great bottle of wine and meeting an awesome new friend. I took this picture a few weeks ago to celebrate the first time I got called "a regular" at La Buvette but I never posted it.  Yes, I realize that's embarrassing that I'm proud of that.  But I really love getting to know people and really getting to know a place, and La Buvette is one of my favorite places.  

Tonight I just got back from another amazing client meeting at La Buvette though, so I went back looking for this picture from a few weeks ago.  Laura and I spent the first 45 minutes talking all about traveling and then we finally got chatting about the wedding.  I'm so excited that I get to be part of Laura's wedding on May 3rd.  That makes me officially half-way booked for 2014 and completely booked in both May and June.  Thank you so much to everyone that's referring me to family and friends.  It really means so much to me.

 

I took this first shot of the bottle of wine to show how messy (yeah that's my kitchen and that's embarrassing) and not cool the scenario was, and then how simply by lowering my vantage point, and using the light from the overhead bulb from my kitchen light without moving anything you can create something much cooler.  Every time the background sucks and it's unavoidable, I get low.  It doesn't matter what camera you have -- if you don't like the background in your photo, getting a lower vantage point can make all the difference.  Or if possible I get high and shoot down.  If you guys like these behind the scenes shots let me know and I'll try to post them more!

 

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Heather + Brett: Omaha Country Club Wedding Sneak Peek

August 27, 2013: Oh man. I should probably start taking it easy on these sneak peeks... I try to only post a photo or two, but I've definitely already gone overboard here. Heather and Brett are super awesome though so I can't help myself. Check out their beautiful wedding this weekend at Omaha Country Club in Omaha, Nebraska.  I love the shot of Heather's mom and Brett's mom dancing!  Such nice people.

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If you like these photos and are getting married in the Omaha area or doing a destination wedding, I would LOVE to talk with you more.  My email is amandajkohler@gmail.com or you can shoot me a quick text at 402.677.4803.

Can't get enough of Heather and Brett?  Check out their engagement photos here.

Kassie and Lee - Engagement Photos Sneak Peak

August 19, 2013:  Lately I've been really trying to work on using one spot to get a bunch of different looks (and as quickly as possible). Engagement sessions are always super relaxed with plenty of time to go exploring, but that's not the case during the actual wedding day so variety in a single location is something I've been trying to consciously work on during engagement shoots.  Here are a few examples of using one spot for a bunch of different looks.

More to come Kassie :)

Downtown Omaha, NE engagement shoot with green ivy on building

engaged couple in traditional pose during engagement photos

Cool urban engagement photo in black and white

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engaged couple kissing in front of green ivy wall

 

And one photo of them with their adorable dog Bear :)

 

Engagement photos with adorable little dog

Allison + Mike: Wedding Photography Sneak Peak

August 17, 2013:  Yesterday was the first wedding that I shot back to back weekends in the same church (Christ Community Church in Omaha, NE).  I had already found some places that I loved for the last shoot there, but I always want to make sure I'm creating something unique for each couple.  So Nina and I dragged this bench we found inside the church about 50 yards to the prettiest trees on the property and shot from a low vantage point so we didn't get the parking lot or interstate in the background. Big thanks to the groomsmen for dragging the bench back inside for us :) Allison and Mike had the most gorgeous August day and they are very much in love.  Really happy for them both!

Hope you guys enjoy this sneak peek!

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If you know anyone that is getting married in the Omaha area, or doing a destination wedding, I'd love it if you'd pass along my name!  If you're a soon-to-be bride interested in availability or pricing, send me an email to amandajkohler@gmail.com