Do you like to have fun? We do, especially with our photos. We wanted something a little different than the average blog out there, so along with our super talented Blog designer we came up with a Favorites section - or "Wiebner Faves" as we like to call it. What is it you ask? more »
Well, under each photo, you will see an "I Like This" box. If you really like that image, if it tickles your fancy, or makes you laugh, or just plain old makes you smile - go ahead - check it. We know you want to. Each time that box is clicked on a photo, it adds to the running tally for that image. The top 14 favorite images on the entire blog will be shown as thumbnails in this section. Just so you can see the most popular images of all time on the blog. A little something out of the ordinary - it never hurts to be different!
Also, blog posts can be favorites. Now that we have comments available, you will see a little bar meter at the bottom left of each post. Once the meter hits a certain number of comments, its automatically promoted to a "Wiebner Fave Post". :) Something else just for fun!
Are you ready to advance your business? Education in our industry is important to us. The more photographers that are aware in the industry the better it is for everyone. Won't you join us in making our goals a reality? We participate in various workshops, seminars and speaking engagements. Listed below are various engagements - some are our own workshops, others we will be hosting or speaking at. If you wish to participate, please drop us a line or click the link to find out more info!
I find it incredibly difficult to write about us when put on "The Spot". "I need a 500 word bio about you and Joel, now!" Who can do that? How do you make your own personality shine in a few words, let alone that of two people? Well, I am going to give it my best shot. If you really want to know about US - who we really are - read the blog below. We really try to keep it updated as often as possible, and hope that our fun, casual personalities shine through in the words you read and the images we capture for our clients. The blog below is our way of communicating our lives - both personal and professional - with clients, friends, family and colleagues. We believe strongly in using words and images together to communicate our passion.
I am going to keep this short and sweet - Joel and I were meant to be together - to live, love and be happy making photographs. We were both photographers before we met over 9 years ago - we met behind a camera, and continue to feed off of that energy. We are a rock solid husband and wife team and we wouldn't want it any other way - we work together 24/7 and never tire of each other. We have had our business since November 2000, and have thrived on photographing weddings as our main photography genre since 2002. We love what we do. We like to think we look at the world in our own way - not photojournalistically, not traditionally, not artistically. Just as a Wiebner. If you like what we see, then you will like us too. Oh and don't forget to comment in the blog on our two little darlings - Haydn and Zane - they are pretty darn cute little Wiebners. Enjoy! - Rita
Soooo.....an Oh.Em.Gee. (yeah, I just said that, feeling spunky today.) It's been forever and a day since I last blogged, but its cause we have been SO caught up with shoots that I have had nothing to show or write about! And who wants to hear about our boring everyday lives? This month we have been working on house work, office work (accounting, taxes, album designs, etc.) and reading and watching movies. So exciting! Be still my heart!
Oh, but we have had time to get all psyched up to shoot Nicole and Owen's wedding on January 21st, since it is the only wedding we have until the beginning of March! And what a wedding it was! Nicole is a spitfire of an Italian Philly girl and I just love her. She has so much life and exuberance. She has a super cool son, Riley, who was THE MAN on the dance floor during the reception, and Owen, her groom, who loves them both. :) So here's how it went down...
Owen got nervous. Nicole got nervous. They saw each other. They laughed and smiled and it was like we weren't there. Nicole declared she hates snow but will go out in it for us, and for the sake of some great photos. :) We went outside. Little tufts of fluffy white snow came down and made everything dreamy and time stood still. Then the raucous groomsmen came out, and joked around, and were inappropriate (as all good groomsmen are). The ceremony came, teary eyed vows were exchanged between Nicole and Owen, and then with Nicole and Owen and Riley. I got a little weepy behind my camera. The party started. A good friend named Freez rocked the reception, and the whole world turned into a dance party. One last shot of Nicole and Owen on the stairs canoodling, and home we went. What a good day.
Here were some super-de-duper fabulous people that made the day wonderful:
Nicole had custom made ornaments for the guest favors. They were really something special!
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All giggly and smiley during their first look. :)
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Nicole was just stunning.
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Perfect toes and shoes.
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I really loved her bouquet.
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Oh those silly boys.
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Nicole MADE this herself. So creative!
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Yep, getting weepy here. (Me, and everyone else, I'm sure.)
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Go Jasmine! I wanted to eat everything on this table.
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So Owen's brother probably gave the 2nd best, best man's speech I have ever seen. (Only 1 probably tops it, and that was given by all 3 brothers of a groom about 5 years ago.) Owen was totally not expecting it, and his brother took it to an entirely different level, writing a song all about Owen, and showing off some, er, um, rather "private" photos of him when he was younger...
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...he really got into it. Trust me.
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Nicole and Riley sharing some time together.
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Happy Holidays! Office Closed Dec. 21st - Jan 3rd Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Happy Holidays everyone! Well, it was some year! We are ending 2011 on a great note, with all of our normal production (weddings and portraits all edited and delivered) caught up. We will be starting out the new year in 2012 working on a ton of album layouts and getting caught up on office work, such as accounting and filing. Yippee! :)
We have been cranking it out pretty hard the last 2.5 months, so we will be taking a lengthy break with our boys over the holidays. We will be closed as of today, December 21st until January 3rd. We will try to answer any wedding inquiries we receive while we are on break, but will not be responding to normal emails until we return to the office in January. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday! See you in 2012!
Heather, Danny, their dog Chet and a baby bump! Friday, December 16, 2011
Our LAST session of 2011! Its hard to believe we are this caught up with normal production. Going into January we usually have a bunch of December stuff to finish up, but this year December was light, and we were glad for the break. October and November were so busy I barely remember them!
We photographed Heather and Danny's wedding back in 2007 in Washington DC, and since then, Heather has referred us to a bunch of her coworkers and we have also done their weddings. But now, its time for Heather and Danny to have a baby! They drove up from DC to get some shots outside with the soon-to-be baby in the belly that Heather is sporting, along with their crazy doggie Chet. :) Chet was cool, but he REALLY wanted to go in the water and of course, Rita was on guard duty for one of the shots, and turned her back and their goes Chet! Right in the water!
Chet eventually got dry, but not before we walked around and did a few more shots. We were in a great park in York County, and the fall light was gorgeous. I also love the simple connection of Danny, Heather, Chet and baby. They didn't want any fussy or fancy or (cheesy) preggo shots, so we did a bunch of simple shots to remember their time while waiting for their little one. Can't wait to photograph "baby" when it gets here!
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Brock, Becca & Abby - Enjoying the great fall weather! Thursday, December 8, 2011
Oh my Abby is getting so big and so cute. Brock and Becca wanted some photos taken for their annual Christmas card, so we brainstormed some locations and ended up going to a local farm. It worked out perfectly! Abby was such a cutie that day, and even though it was like 60 degrees out, we put a cute little winter hat on her and Brock and Becca snuggled her all up. I love this session of our favorite people!
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John, Audrey and a great big family! Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Kellie contacted us a month or so ago to see if we could do some family shots for her dad, John's retirement/birthday gift. We said sure thing! Everyone was as nice as could be, and Kellie's sisters, Holly and Tracey, and her mom Audrey, made us feel right at home. Audrey and John live in a beautiful house that John designed (retired architect) and they have a great property. We did a ton of family shots around the property, and then the best part, was at the end. We got to build a campfire and toast marshmallows. Oh yeah! It was a brisk morning, so the fire felt good and everyone warmed up and had a fun time. What a great family!
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