It is always like this….Every time when my clients order  “Trash the dress” session it tastes like piece of favorite cake !!!  I said many times and will say it again – I LOVE “Trash the dress” session, this is like shooting for “Vogue” or “W”. If I could I include this session in my wedding package like “Must have” :-)
I took these photographs with Linh and Uyen-Ha in Stiglmeier Park on early morning. The light was just beautiful and we had a lot of fun during the shoot.

Here are some of my favorites: 

Oleksiy and I just have got back from our AMAZING trip. Ah, I wish we could escape for a little vacation more than ones in a year… We feel good, . And this is great, because now I am refreshed and ready to move mountains! And I have these mountains, I mean a lot of work to do…

I will share some pictures from vacation later. For today I prepared a sneak peek from trash the dress session with Linh and Uyen-Ha:

Happy thanksgiving!
 

Vacation time! Yey! Tomorrow Oleksiy and I will be in Dominican Republic! I cannot believe!!!!!
We will celebrate our 5th anniversary as husband and wife ….enjoying the sun, ocean and “no computer, no work, no schedules ….” Just we together! I am soo ready for it!!!!!!!!
Oleksiy and I know each other more than 10 years…we have a lot of our stories, common friends, same hobbies, we love to travel  and we are happy together. Sometimes live is a salt, sometimes live is a sugar. But when we together we can deal with it. Because we are happy when we together.
 
I scanned a few pictures from our album to add some spicy to this post. I am sorry for the quality….I should practice more to get better result  
 
P.S. For all my dear clients- We will be out of office from November 18-26. We will not be able to answer you during these 7 days. But I will check my e-mail box as soon as we back and will respond on every massage.

This photograph of me Oleksiy took during our honeymoon on Bali. Ah Bali…

This picture from 1999!!!! We look so funny

Next two photographs are from our Wedding ceremony on Bali….5 years ago…on November 20^th.

We met in a beautiful fall’s day in Delaware Park to capture their engagement session.
The colors around us, the weather, and the couple- everything was just perfect and I enjoyed spending beautiful time with these guys.

Laura and Jake plan to have their wedding this upcoming January and we are very excited to see what they   keep for this big day!!!

Here are my favorites from that day:
 

For more images, be sure to check out their SLIDE SHOW here!

 Enjoy the Sunday,

~Yuka

Toyin – Eyes of the Beholder from hh on Vimeo.

LOve love lOvE this shot!!!!!

Heather Marks by Alexei Hay for Elle Italia November 2009

I never use any templates during the wedding album design phase for my clients….NEVER!
I believe every couple is different and unique so why they suppose to have not unique albums?  I design every album base on how I feel this couple and their story of the day.  This makes feel complete and makes me unique also. I know it take’s more time and maybe from the buisness prospective, it is not very efficient,  however,  just a thought that these books will be carefully treasured for decades and people will look at those for many many many years and maybe generations makes me feel so special. I am creating something so valuable for my couples, these are triggers and keys to memories, an unbeliveable feeling I can say. I absolutely love to create these art books!

I know I was a bad blogger past several weeks. It is the time for album design and I am designing from the sunrise to the sunset.
I have a lot of new exciting things to share with you but for now I post some of my favorite layouts from different albums I designed already. Enjoy it!

Last weekend I took one of the most beautiful fall’s weddings. And it felt like we were on our friend’s wedding! Liz and Arik have so much in common and at the same way they are very different. She loves to travel, she loves art and colors…..she loves life! Arik …..his passion is the need  for speed! He is a racer. Their engagement session was a lot of fun – we asked them to incorporate something personal in photo shoot and they brought their bicycles.. Now they just completed Scuba Diving training classes.  A truly life loving couple!
Ok, back to wedding… The day was cold and windy but it did not make anybody upset. We had plenty of time for location photo shoot (I am so happy when bride and groom decide to make the “first look” before the ceremony!). We had a great opportunity to get many pictures using natural light.
And for the reception we were in Historical Society of Buffalo building. It is one of the most beautiful and unusual places for the reception!
Thank you guys for trusting me to photograph such a beautiful part of your life!!!! You guys are incredible Have fun in Aruba, can’t wait to hear all about it!

Here are some of my favorites:
Gorgeouse dress! 

Auto portrait

Girls, you are soo beautiful!!!!!!!

Oleksiy took this amazing picture… 

Liz and Arik, you are sooooo beautiful togeather!

First dance……

Oleksiy took this moment when Taras  and I captured bride.

For more images, be sure to check out their SLIDE SHOW here!

 Enjoy the Sunday,

~Yuka