Thursday, October 30, 2008

Wedings Season!

October has been the busiest month for me this whole year! I'll be blogging lots of weddings in the next few days...

Here are two sneak peeks!

Heather & Kevin...
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Leann & Wes...
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Stay tuned ;)

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Theresa & Nick

Wow... where to start with Theresa and Nick?

Theresa was the first bride to book me as her official professional wedding photographer! I had only shot 1 other wedding in the whole history of my life... but somehow, someway... Theresa just knew that I was the one for her. When we sat down at our first consultation, she asked to see some more of my wedding images. I didn't have a website, blog... or anything except a few photos on a myspace page. Embarrassingly, I said, "Here are some shots that I took at my last (only!) wedding" .... We scanned the images on my lap top and after a while she replied, "Do you have any more?" .... "Um. Nope!" But because of my rediculously good looking good looks and amazing personality (Whaaat?!) she just couldn't say no to me! And with that, she booked for her wedding to come the next fall.

So a long time past, and Theresa watched me finally get a blog... a website... and quite a few weddings under my belt.

And here we are tonight! The beautiful, bubbly, cheery, silly, quirky Theresa is now married happily to the genius, goofy, exploding ball of energy... Nick.

I can't thank you enough T, for having faith in me, trusting me and believing in me... even when there wasn't much to believe in! I'm so glad we've become friends and I'm excited to see the good things to come for you and Nick! Congrats!!!

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This shot captures Nick in a nutshell...
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Get'n wild with the ladies...
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It rained pretty much the whole afternoon... Look at these troopers!

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Fortunately, Theresa had bought all the girls parasols as a gift! Those definitely came to good use... and made for some super cute shots!

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Back at the church things were a little warmer. The flower girl was adorable... check out those big blue eyes! I could have shot this cutie all day!

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The ceremony was absolutely beautiful...
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And Theresa left no detail unplanned.
I love how she chose this very pure, clean, bright organic look for the reception...

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Thank you so much Theresa and Nick! I'll see you soon!

PS: I still have your umbrella you let me borrow that day!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Ashley and her men! ;)

A couple Sundays ago, I spent a couple hours or so with 6 wonderful people... And even in that short period of time, I experienced an overwhelming amount of unconditional love, passion, playfulness... and a very deep connection intertwined with a familiarity only found in the closest of families.

Here are just a few of my favorite shots! Trust me, it was hard to pick just a few.
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This shot just happened when I wasn't really looking for it! these boys are BOYS... all caps!!!

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Woo Woo! We had to sneak off away from the kiddos for a little...

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Can't you feel the llooooveee! :)

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One of my most faves!!! I love Tanner is kicking is boots up in the air!
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THANKS SO MUCH!!! I had a blast with you all... Thanks for giving me a glimpse into your wonderful, crazy, love-filled lives!

xoxo
Claire Elizabeth Ryser

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Family Time!

The Porter Family
Lee's Summit

OK. Let me just start this post off by saying that this is seriously one of my most favorite shoots ever! This family was sooo up for doing anything and even threw tons of cool ideas at me. I had a blast all afternoon with you guys. Check out some of my favorites (it was sooo hard to choose just a few!) and you'll see why I LOVE what I do.

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU GUYS... this shoot was super fun. Enjoy your delicious family photos!


The next few photos amaze me!
These photos were not retouched... just a little bit of contrast here and there... those eyes are the real deal!!! What cuties!

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Evan
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Love these yummy colors!!!.... Wrong end Evan!
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I saw these huge lollies at the store and totally couldn't pass them up. Over a pound of beautiful solid sugar. mmm hhmm. lol
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OMG! Look at these eyes! I LOVE this father / son shot.

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ARE YOU SERIOUS? Cuteness overload!

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This is another FAV of mine. I have so many from this shoot.
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You guys ROCK! Seriously, Nathan had so many fun ideas and these guys were willing to try ANYTHING.
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I LOVE THIS! Ahhh!
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I'm so jealous of your adorableness! Could these two be any sweeter?
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Another favorite...
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AWWWW!!!
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Rachel & Jason - Wedding

He was in love... She was oblivious.
He wanted to be with her... She wanted nothing to do with him.
He pursued only Rachel for over 2 years!
She finally gave Jason the time of day and he swept her off her feet! Seriously!

Jason cherishes Rachel with every fiber of his being and she looks at him with adoration... and the hugest smile in the whole wide world!

Rachel's friends rolled their eyes in exasperation as they recounted the hundreds of times they had to say, "Rach, what about JASON? Go out with HIM!". Jason visited the coffee shop Rachel worked at nearly every day for 2 years, just trying to get to know her better... even if it was from a distance. Every now and then, they would exchange a few words before Rachel would make a lame excuse and duck under the counter or head to the back room to "make some ice".

One night, it was late and snowing very hard. Rachel was closing down the coffee shop... And Jason knew it! He drove to the shop and shoveled off the inches of snow and ice covering her car. I wanted to make sure Rachel got home safe.

Jason's care, persistence and effort finally paid off and they had their first date. And like they say, THE REST IS HISTORY!

Thank you so much Rachel and Jason for including me in your most special day!



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Classic...

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What a line up!

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Rachel and the ladies... work'n it out!

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Beautiful!!!!!
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This ceremony was one of the most elegant I have ever seen. 18 attendants dotted the massive stage... deep read curtains for the backdrop... Glam!

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Rachel's dress was stunning!

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MARRIED!!!

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Think we can fit 25 people in here?

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We were going to try to take some "serious" shots... But Rachel couldn't stop smiling!

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Adorableness overload...

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THANK YOU RACHEL AND JASON!!! It was incredible to be a part of your wedding day and be a small part of your big story. Much Love! - Claire