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I’ve Been Shot!

Photo of me, taken by Elaine

A few weeks ago, Staci posted photos of her new haircut. I was still in Germany at the time, and immediately left her a comment asking who did her hair. She wrote me back right away (she is awesome like that) and sent me all of his contact info. I called him as soon as we got home, booked an appointment, and yesterday was the big day. We took inches off of my hair. It was interesting – he pointed out that I didn’t want a Pob, but rather I wanted a haircut all my own. He listened to what I wanted done with the color and added fine, blended low-lights to my hair. He worked with the shape, the style, and my hair to get to the look that he thought would be best on me. I am still getting used to it – it still feels weird being so much shorter, but I went in wanting a *style* and not just a haircut, and I definitely got what I wanted. I’m quite happy with it.

You know what was really cool about the whole thing? I had told him when we were first doing our consult that I don’t do futzing with my hair. Blowdry, go. So when he finished cutting it, he styled it without the fancy roundbrush that no one can ever do at home. He used his hands only, showed me exactly how much of every product he was using, how to apply it, how to work the hair as I dry it, how to get it 90% dry (where he had me feel the hair so I would know exactly how dry he meant) and how to use the round brush to finish it. I left there knowing that I should be able to do everything he did, and I should be able to have my hair dry in under 10 minutes. This made me add to his tip. Seriously, it was that worth it to me.

I’m going to the Rockstar Photography workshop at the end of October, and Corey McNabb asked for headshots of the attendees. Elaine took this photograph of me last night, after we were out and about at a pre-opening party for her job. I love her fabulous RED wall in her office, and it was the perfect look for this shot – exactly what I wanted!

Thanks again for shooting me, Elaine! It is FANTASTIC!

ChristineTremoulet.com Wedding Photographer

Two Be Wed…

Taken on our first day of vacation, in Amsterdam. We enjoyed our time in The Holland ™!

I can finally spill the beans, as I’m heading down there today to get everything ready. I was contacted by the Houston location of Two Be Wed back in July to meet with them, and after reviewing my work and the services that I offer, I am pleased to announce that I was selected to partner with them to offer my services to their clientele!

Two Be Wed is a great concept for brides – I wish it had been around when I was planning! What it is is a lovely location on 2303 Dunlavy that brides can visit for all of their planning needs. They personal select a limited number of vendors in each category, and brides can go to Two Be Wed, select which vendors they would like to meet with, and set up all their appointments in one day in one location. (Or however they see fit to work it out.) Two Be Wed offers a library of bridal resources, a nice meeting area, classes for brides & grooms, and a bunch of other services.

As an added perk, I can meet with all of my clients there as needed – so no more lugging everything to coffee shops. Instead I will be hanging prints on the walls today, and I’ll keep albums there to share, CDs of photographs to play on the TVs, and so forth.

I’ve never wanted a studio – I am *not* a studio style photographer. However, I’ve told Mike ever since I attended Elevate in June that a location to meet with brides someday would be ideal. When this opportunity came up, we both knew it was a great fit. I decided to wait until after our vacation to get everything set up – there just wasn’t time before we left. I’m so excited about it! I’ll share more photos later today of the location; they called on Monday and asked me to photograph their new table arrangements that they have on display.

So spread the word to all the Houston area brides you know, and if you are a Houston area (or anywhere else – I do travel!) bride planning a wedding, and you need a wedding photographer – lets meet up at Two Be Wed!

ChristineTremoulet.com Wedding Photographer

It is August Already?

Not just August, but we’re almost at the half-way point into the month! Goodness, where has the time gone? (Ok, being out of town until the 7th probably accounts for a lot of it!) Speaking of vacation, I still have a lot of photos to go through. Well over a thousand, I am sure, although I haven’t counted them yet. I’ll share more of them here once they are ready.

Elaine & I had a delightful meeting yesterday with Mauro & Mariely, one of our November 2007 wedding couples. They will be tying the knot at the end of the month, the day after Thanksgiving. It is neat how the internet works somedays; I updated my contact information at LinkedIn and then went to look for people that I had worked with previously in the web world. Because I updated my previous employer information, and Mauro & I worked together back in 2000 & 2001, he found my profile page – right as they were looking for a wedding photographer! He was one of my favorite graphic designers at work, such a nice guy, and Mariely is just too cute and has a great sense of humor – I know it is going to be such a fun day! I can’t wait! We’re holding out for a little bit cooler weather though for their engagement photographs, since we would melt if we went out right now in this 100+ degree heat. Our lab is speedy fast, so we have such a great turn-around time on prints that it makes it easy to shoot much closer to the wedding day and still have photographs if they want them for various items – signature mats at the reception, custom thank you notes, or whatever they might need.

In other news, I am making plans for attending the Rock Star Wedding Photographer workshop at the end of October with Corey McNabb, recognized by the top in the industry as one of the best out there. I first heard about Corey when I roomed with Regina Holder at the Elevate workshop back in June. She & Corey are in the same area and are really close friends. As an added perk, I’m going to shoot a wedding with Regina the day before the workshop begins, which is sure to be a ton of fun! North Carolina in the fall is an amazing place to be, so I can’t wait! Hmmm… guess I need to get knitting so I’m ready for the cooler weather!

But the biggest news? I’m gearing up now for a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that I’ll have on Wednesday! I may have been off on holiday for awhile there, but things definitely have been going on behind the scenes! Stay tuned for the details!

Cross-posted at Christine Tremoulet, my wedding photography website.

Knittastic!

Knitting, At Last!

When my Mom was staying with us while there house was being worked on, she commented on how I wasn’t knitting. Crazy – not like there is a shortage of yarn in my house! – but I just didn’t seem to have it in me. But I packed yarn and needles when we went to Germany, and while sitting at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, watching Mike enjoy his mass of beer, I cast on for my Fruit Loop Socks. I finished the first one on the train on the way to the airport to fly home, after working on it in Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, more in Munich, Wurzburg, Rothenberg, and Havert. I immediately cast on for number two while I was still on the train headed towards Amsterdam. I worked on it for most of the flight home, and off and on the rest of this week.

They will have an afterthought heel inserted once I finish the second sock and decide what colors to use for the heel. I’m using my US 000 needles, Magic Loop style. The yarn is Opal Feelings (wowowo Feeeeeeeeeeeeeelings), color #1701. It is made in Germany, but I purchased it in the US from the Knitting Zone. It is 64 stitches around. Plain Vanilla sock, since the yarn obviously needs no competition.

I should note that I purchased no yarn in Germany, even though I had the opportunity at least 2 times. I considered some sock yarn (the new Kaffe Regia yarn), but decided I could buy the same yarn in the US, and put it back down. The dollar is weak, the euro is strong, and my stash is really too big. Until I make more of a dent in it – and get the new lens I need before my fall wedding season begins – a yarn purchase didn’t make sense. Instead, I’ll have the memories knit into my Fruit Loop sock, and I’m perfectly happy with that.

By the way, I’m slowly adding my stuff over at Ravelry, the best thing for knitters & crocheters since sliced bread. Stash with photos coming soon, if I can face it. I created groups for both Twisted Yarns and PointySticks, so join them if you’re interested.

And I’m listening to all of you. See the lovely, shiny new “PointySticks” category? Yeah, I’ll cross post from my other blogs over here, and tag accordingly. I like having a main site, a home. And obviously, you guys agree. Thank you for all the lovely comments on the thought!

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Tell Me What You Think…

While the blog is all about me (as in writing what I want to write), it is also all about you. I’m back AGAIN to the same debate I always have … keep everything here in one place, or divide it up? I went through this when I set up the Pointy Sticks site, and again when I set up Fresh Photography, and now I’m back there again! Augh!

I’ve got knitting to write about, photos to share, things relating to Houston and Destination wedding photography, prints for sale … oh, the list goes on and on! tumblr is nice because I can pull all the RSS feeds into one place, but it isn’t all *here*. I keep coming back to wanting it all here, I guess. But that leads to the question of if you want it all here.

So, do I keep cross-posting? Or do you prefer to be able to pick & choose which parts of my online presence you follow along with? I know ultimately it is up to me, but I still want the feedback from you. It is all about yooooooouuuuuuu…