Christmas Card Designs.....
So since we got rained out of our shoots last weekend, I needed to post something! Here are some of the Christmas Cards I designed. One thing I'm trying to do this year is not be so much of a perfectionist. I wanted to post these at Christmas but I ran out of time, so normally I wouldn't post them at all! But I'm posting them anyways-even if it's just for the archives.
I REALLY love designing. It's a lot of fun for me. It gives me another outlet for all my creative energy.
Horizontal Post Cards, 2 sided:
1st Baby's Christmas Card.
A Thank you/Christmas Card.
Vertical 2 sided:
Photo Card:
4 sided cards, front, back, inside:
My sister's cute fam!
Christmas/New Address Card. We used pics of their new home and address.
These next two are some of my all time fave designs, probably because it was a team effort. They gave me most of the wording and so many ideas that I just brought it to life. And I LOVED how they turned out!! I still can't figure out if it was more fun for me to design or for them to give them out! They said they got tons of complements and some people even cried. Wow!
This one is a large format 5x7 card so it opens up to 14 in. Pretty neat. This reads front, back and inside.
The one is a regular 5x7 4 sided card.
Did I give enough examples or what?!
Labels: Committed 2007, Design, Fams and Kids being Kids, Personal
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Nice Words from Candy + Dave!
So while we were recommending our friends on our blog, we got a little nice surprise in our inbox with some wonderful recommendations from our clients! It's so awesome to hear nice words from people we love to work with. We really can't tell you how great it makes us feel. Like I always say, We heart our clients!! This is why we do this.
Dave & Candy, Day of the Dead Wedding, had this to say:
"Dana and Jeremy were GREAT, and we feel SO fortunate to have crossed paths with them. Their style of photography and album layout is so unique, classy and original, especially for weddings and events which can easily go down the cliche road if one isn't careful. We were so pleased and impressed with how many great candid shots they captured at our wedding - they complement the more traditional posed shots very well and really bring us right back to the best day of our lives each time we see them. Oh, and I should mention that there is no forfeit of professionalism for their talent and eye for a great photo. They are reliable, easy to get a hold of and coordinate with and were also very friendly from start to finish. I definitely wouldn't have taken out as much time to rave about them if my wife and I had anything short of an outstanding experience!"
Can I just say, Wow! Thank you so much!!
Labels: Committed 2007, Nice Words
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Monday, January 07, 2008
Nice Words from Tiffany + Kyle!
We got this nice recommendation from Tiffany & Kyle, Sept 8, 2007
"Dana and Jeremy of Dana Grant Photography are not only great photographers, but great, fun people, too! They take time to get the right shot and have a unique vision for the art of photography. People have told us that our pictures are the best wedding pictures they've ever seen."
Thank you guys sooo much!!
Labels: Committed 2007, Nice Words
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2007 Weddings.....
We had the pleasure of shooting all these wonderful people's weddings!
Labels: Committed 2007
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Monday, December 31, 2007
Preview.......
So while my computer is being very unreasonable with me (maybe that's a sign to work less and enjoy wrapping presents and baking cookies!) I'll put up this one pic from Riann and Daylan's wedding last weekend. Until I can post the rest.......
Labels: Committed 2007
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Bryon & Darci's Slideshow
I received several requests for a slideshow for Bryon & Darci's Wedding. So without further ado, here it is!
To open it up in another page, click Here.
One of our fave pictures from the wedding.
Hope you enjoy!
Labels: Committed 2007, Slideshows
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Bryon & Darci, Wedding at Southcoast Winery....
For the second amazing wedding of last weekend, we shot at another beautiful winery, South Coast Wineryin Temecula. It was originally supposed to be at Los Willows in Fallbrook but the fires did some damage so it was moved. And it worked out perfectly.
It's really fun to do a wedding with people that you've known for a long time. What's not fun is when your husband is an obnoxious groomsmen! Other than Jeremy's antics, it was such a beautiful day. I just kept thinking about our wedding (and why I married such a crazy!) since so many of the same people were there! Same pastor married us, same flower girls, some of the same bridesmaids and groomsmen. It was fun!
It was so hard to choose but here's a few faves.
The dress.
The vineyard outside the room.
Cool hairpiece.
Cute girls. Make-up by amymarieclarke@yahoo.com and Hair by hairbymelody@yahoo.com
The Guys.
Flowers by Murrieta Flower Girl.
Bryon and his girls.
I love how Darci's laughing and Bryon's crying!
Touching moment before the ceremony where Dad prays for his son.
He took a camera up with him in his other hand.
He shot this from up there.
Pretty place.
Communion with the new family.
Walking away to their new life together (it may sound cheesy but it's true!)
3 Fave things:1.Flare 2.Swirly Things 3. My new Jules Bianchi presets!
Another Black and white preset via Jules.
New Happy Family!
Me and some hot groomsmen. (Thanks Emily!)
Proud Papa.
A very familiar sight. This very thing happened at our wedding!
She had the most fun dancing with Levi!
Shaking it with the girlies.
Again, it's "That Guy" at the wedding.
A special thanks to Rosana, the coordinator from Los Willows. You did a fantastic job!
Labels: Committed 2007, Personal
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Teaser....
Last night we shot such an amazing wedding! Since we don't have time for a full blog, I thought I'd post a couple of teaser pics. I can't wait to show you more pictures from this wedding!
We're off to our second wedding of the weekend! Check back for more soon.
Labels: Committed 2007
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Friday, November 02, 2007
Wedding & Engagement Project....
Here's a little wedding project I'm working on for a couple. I'm so excited about it but I can't post too much since several people that check the blog are going to be at the wedding. And I'm pretty sure it's a surprise. So sorry peeps. You'll have to wait a couple more weeks! But I had to put a little sneak peak:
Check back for the whole thing soon!
Labels: Committed 2007
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Shawn & Cassie's slideshow.....
I was finally able to do a slideshow for Shawn & Cassie's Wedding. It's fun. Check it out:
And I had to add the bridal recommendation that we just got from Cassie:
"Dana and Jeremy Grant are amazing photographers. They absolutely love what they do , and they know how to capture the most memorable and perfect moments. They are truly talented and amazing people!"
Thanks Cassie!!
Many more slideshows to come! Yay! They are so fun!
Labels: Committed 2007, News, Slideshows
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Michelle & David Goodies...
Sometimes there's just not enough time to blog everything! So this is part two of Michelle and David's first blog.
The Slideshow. Aren't they just the cutest?! I just had to make a slideshow of their wedding to their song, God Only Knows. He actually sang it to her as a surprise at the reception and it was great! Click here for Michelle & David's Slideshow.
We got the film back from Michelle and David's wedding and we love how it turned out:
This one is from the 35mm camera. I really like this moment as he's waiting.
From the Beloved Holga:
This one is really interesting. It's actually a double negative. You can see more of them walking away.
And how cool is this? They gave us our very own boxes of chocolates with our names on them!
Michelle had this to say about us and I wanted to share:
"Dana and Jeremy are the best. Both my husband and I love them as people and as photographers. It was great having them at the wedding. They put us at ease and we actually wanted them as guests! If anyone can make people look good in photos it is them." Aww. We heart them!!
Labels: Committed 2007, Slideshows
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
B Session with Cassie
Last night I shot a really fun B-Session, B for Boudoir, you know, sexy pictures?! I was so excited I finally got to use my super bright blue wall AND my favorite rug (which Jeremy hates!) It was a fun girl's night with my make-up and hair peeps to help! Since they are for the groom only, I can just post a few.
Some of my faves:
Amy Marie Clarke, Make-up Artist and Hair by Melody.
Labels: B Sessions, Committed 2007
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Friday, June 29, 2007
They like us!
Last week Pictage asked some of our brides if they would like to leave a comment to recommend us. It was so nice to hear all these nice words so I thought I would share!
Liz & Andres said:
"My husband and I would and will recommend Dana Grant Photography to everyone. They are great to work with and have lots of new ideas. Our families were so pleased and we are excited to have such beautiful pictures to last a lifetime! Our memories were captured perfectly."
Carrie & Ryan said:
"Our experience with Dana and Jeremy was perfect! They are a pleasure to work with and they both are very skilled, they really know how to capture the moments as they unfold. We feel very fortunate that they were able to photograph our destination wedding."
Niki & Mike said:
"My husband and I were very fortunate to have had Dana and Jeremy shoot at our wedding. Not only were our pictures beautiful, but working with them was a lot of fun. It was very easy to get along with them which made it easy for us to feel comfortable in front of the camera. They actually got pictures of my husband smiling, normally he is making a stupid face when others take his picture. They are such a sweet couple and my husband and I are so happy that we had a chance to get to know them and to have them capture our special day. Thank you so much!" Mike and Niki
It's very important for us to get to know our clients and they usually become our friends. We love our clients so much and to hear all these nice words from them make us so happy! We love our job! Thank you Casstros, Davies and Hernandez!
Dana & Jeremy
Labels: Committed 2007, Nice Words
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Friday, June 01, 2007
A wonderful day....
On May 18, Jeremy and I shot Ellie & Matt's wedding at the Wayfarer's Chapel. It was special place for them since Matt's parent's got married there years ago. It was a really cloudy day (just like the engagement) but as soon as we got to the reception at Parker's Lighthouse, it was beautifully sunny.
We were so happy for them! These are the kinds of weddings that make all discouraging times worth it. And they even fed us and gave us the most amazing present ever. Ellie's mom, Karen Schnepf is an artist and they gave us one of her works of art. They have no idea how much we appreciate that. I almost cried when I opened it! We love it.
We made a slideshow of some of the highlights of the day. Hope you enjoy!
Thank you so much Ellie and Matt for having us be a part of your wedding day!
Labels: Committed 2007, Slideshows
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Dana Grant Photography, The Knot 2007 Best of Weddings Pick!!
Yay! We were voted as one of "The Knot 2007 Best of Weddings Pick". My Mom & Jeremy always knew we were the best but I didn't! The Knot did a survey where brides voted and they voted for us! We are really honored to be listed as one of the best photographers in Orange County! I didn't even know they did surveys! Thank you so so much to everyone who voted for us. The magazine is out on new stands now if you would like to pick one up!
Labels: Committed 2007, News, Personal
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Trash the Dress!
So, I've been thinking about posting a link to this site, www.trashthedress.com for awhile. It's a site where different photogs post their pictures from sessions where they have fun and don't worry about getting the dress dirty. And just recently one of my brides asked me about it and said she would really like to set one up!
Here's some pics of the couple that we're going to trash the dress with:
This is super-cute Rachael and her puffy dress. (I can't wait to get this dress dirty!)
And the super-cute couple, Garrison & Rachael.
Stay tuned for their trash the dress session! If any of our other brides are interested in having fun with your dress, please let us know!
Labels: Committed 2007
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
Wedding FAQs...
Check out this new site: www.wedfog
It's designed to help brides and grooms get the right information when choosing a wedding photographer. It was put together by photographers to answer common questions about everything you can think of in regards to photography. It's filled with fun facts and other info you may want to know when planning your special day.
It's called "wedding fog" because there is a lot of confusion surrounding the day. So hopefully, you'll check it out and clear up some of that fog!
Labels: Committed 2007
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
