Lorelei Conover Blog » weddings

Can I borrow some of your time?

Lorelei — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:26:57 +0000

As in, I’d like to add more to my days so I can get everything I’d like accomplished, actually DONE. Suffice it to say, I haven’t posted for a while because I just haven’t had time to blog. But I have soooo many things to share with you friends and even many more photos to display… a little bit of a World of Color, some Alaskan glacier mountaintops, a fantastic Houseboat parked in a magically beautiful Arizona cove, and so much more.

Today I am barely stopping for this quick five minutes to post this hello, because I am again off to another adventure, this time a Surprise party ;) ;) ;)

And because posts are so much better with photos, here’s a quick preview of last night’s amazing wedding:

Katie & Wayne | Girdwood, Alaska Wedding

Lorelei — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:35:42 +0000

I’ve known Katie for probably around seven years now, but only met her in person just two weeks ago. The semi-quick story behind that is we both are members of Solo-Ops, a military wives and girlfriends support forum that has been around for almost ten strong years. I joined around 2003, when my husband Chris and his unit were sent to Iraq for the war. While hardly as active on the forum as I used to be back then, I still remember the amazing support and camaraderie we all formed in the sisterhood of being significant others of servicemen, many of whom were on tour or deployed far away from us. Incidentally, the forums are just as wonderful, and just as supportive, and I highly suggest everyone go check it out.

Anyhow, when Katie sent me an IM sometime in the Fall last year about wanting me to shoot her wedding, I was incredibly stoked! I was humbled not only at the fact that I could meet another of my long time SO buds in person (I’ve met up with several other awesome friends already), but that I would get to travel to Alaska to meet her. And not only was she just as incredibly awesome in person, but so was Wayne, and all of their family and friends. Everyone was so sweet and accommodating, and Chris and I were just so blessed to be a part of it all.

So for those who don’t know where Girdwood is, it’s about a half hour drive from Anchorage. A well known landmark and main attraction in Girdwood is the gorgeous Alyeska Resort– a popular ski resort that many out of state and Alaskans alike enjoy venturing to all year round.

And now enough chatter and on to the photos… let’s start by showing the girls hanging out at the Harmony House B&B:

I love her Romantic Soles heels.. she had them redesigned with bows on the side and they’re so gorgeous:

The lovely bride!

And here’s her handsome groom:

The ceremony and reception were held at this sweet and rustic Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows”:

They make a pretty fabulous looking couple don’t they?!

Check out their amazing cake:

I love their exit from the reception… by the way, in this photo it’s almost 11pm. Seriously, 11 at night.

And if you didn’t believe before when I said their family and friends were FUN:

THANK YOU again Katie and Wayne! We had such a blast with you guys and I’m so happy we finally met in person!

And for tons more of their amazing day, just click play:

[client access] jerome & julieann album design

Lorelei — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:34:52 +0000

Loved designing this wedding album for Jerome & Julianne :)

{Preview Collage} Katie & Wayne | Girdwood, Alaska Wedding Photography

Lorelei — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:00:26 +0000

Here are some more sneak peeks from Katie and Wayne’s wedding!

{Quick Preview} Katie & Wayne | Girdwood, Alaska Wedding Photography

Lorelei — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:29:36 +0000

Just a quick peek as I edit this fabulous wedding! :)

Buddy & Valarie | Redlands and San Bernardino Wedding

Lorelei — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:29:59 +0000

Here’s a preview collage of Buddy and Valarie’s June wedding… the reception was held at Valarie’s mom’s fabulous estate! Come back for the slideshow!

Humble and awed thanks again to Jeremy of Jeremy Chou Photoworks for second shooting with me!

Maria & Mike {Part 2: Live Band and Country Dancing!}

Lorelei — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:58:49 +0000

As I previously said in this post, the photos I took from Maria and Mike’s Norco Wedding of the awesome country dancing and live band needed a post of their own. Here’s a few of my faves, plus the slideshow at the bottom :)

Thanks to ALL of Mike and Maria’s FABULOUS family and friends for being such great people to photograph! :D

And now, a little less conversation, a little more action please ;) Click the slideshow below:

Mike & Maria | Norco Wedding

Lorelei — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:26:46 +0000

It was a sunny and warm Saturday during Memorial Weekend when Mike and Maria, in front of over 350 of their family and friends, said “I DO”. The wedding theme was a first for me, and most certainly fun for me as well! They were married at their friends’ massive country styled home in Norco, complete with roosters, horses, a handsome barn, and a stage set up for the live country band. In short, they both wanted their guests to feel so at home and relaxed, and just to celebrate with them on their amazing day, and I believe they pulled it off perfectly.

I’ll begin with this post first, and call it “PART ONE”, because the line dancing and shots of the live band deserve their own post :)

Let’s start with Maria’s fabulous classic red rose bouquet

And their equally fabulous rings

Gorgeous Maria

And her handsome groom, Mike

I love their bridal and groom’s cakes!

Can you guess Mike’s occupation? :)

Check out their funny cake topper!

Beautiful ceremony

Just had to include this photo really quick.. I photographed Maria’s gorgeous daughter Nancy’s wedding to her awesome husband Jeremy, two years ago!
And here they are with their beautiful baby girl, two years later :)

Mr & Mrs!!

Definitely one of my favorite shots of the night

And here’s the slideshow (PART ONE!!)… please allow the slideshow to load:

Maria, Mike… thank you SO much for allowing me to capture your memories!!

From cool breeze to super hot

Lorelei — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:42:17 +0000

So we decided to utilize our Sunday to go hiking at Lytle Creek and it was insanely hot. Well, for Southern California I guess 92 degrees isn’t that hot, but for having pretty cool weather the last few weeks, it’s a horrible transition. Nevertheless, a-hiking we went and only twenty minutes in Logan started complaining about his leg and his tummy and anything else he could think of so he and I turned right around and headed back to our car while James and Chris kept going on the hike. During dinner was when Logan started burning up really bad that Chris and I realized he had a fever and his complaining earlier was very warranted.

Anyway, I’ve got fun photos coming up of the hike, but tonight I’d like to share with you an ever funner, errr, more fun photo from Maria & Mike’s Norco, CA wedding last night (now THAT was a fun wedding to shoot!):

Arin & Steven | Redlands Wedding

Lorelei — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:41:53 +0000

Arin and Steven were married last month at a magical place. No this is not a reference to Hogwarts Castle (although as a big Harry Potter fan, this wouldn’t be surprising for many people that know me). The Asistencia, which is a reproduction of the original Estancia or ranch outposts of the Missions of San Gabriel is not only a California Historical Landmark, it’s also the place where Arin’s parents said their “I Do’s”. This for me, makes this place nothing less than magical. It’s a recognition of timeless love, just as her parents have been celebrating all these years since their own wedding.

I love it when wedding days turn out pretty much perfect– great weather, awesome location, and a wonderful couple!

Also want to extend my thanks to Chris and Heather of For Memories’ Sake Photography for helping me out once again!