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The Importance of Printing

February 20, 2019 by Stephanie April

A History Made in Photographs

Happy Wedding Wednesday! Hello, Beautiful Soulmates are you looking for a great gift idea for your other half? Are you looking for a great way to remember your one year, five years, ten years, or more anniversary? Stephanie April Photography offers We Still Do sessions that are great for married couples.

As a storytelling wedding photographer, it’s no secret that I document every step of my beautiful SAP Soulmates journey from saying “Yes!” to “I do!”

How many of their photographs that have been {capture}, have you printed and hung on them on the wall.

The days of new love for each SAP Soulmate, will be remembered with their beautiful photographs to the reminder and cherish those memories.

It’s your love story, should it not be told with photographs.

Stephanie April Photography is a Dallas-Fort Worth-based on-location photography studio that believes in {capture} Raw Emotions between Soulmates! Are you recently engaged? Congratulations! If you are looking for a bold and moody engagement + wedding photographer for your upcoming wedding, inquiry today!

For every first wedding booked for each month, will get their collection wedding album upgraded.

{Alternative} Personalization

February 15, 2017 by Stephanie April

Looking for more personalization, why not customize your wedding decorations, favors, and more? Plus it’s your day, why not also have them in your wedding colors.

The following is a great list of some amazing ideas that can be customized for your wedding:
Candy Tins
Napkins
Water Bottle Labels
Bubble Bottles
Favor Boxes
Drinkware
Favor Stickers
Candles
Serveware
Ribbon
Banners
Yard Signs
Tote Bags

Great Novelty Ideas
Poker Chips
Monogram Playing Cards
Guitar Picks
Glow Sticks
Cowbells
Bean Bag Toss Game
Custom Photo Puzzle

Looking for Attendant Gifts
Lip Stick Covers
Beer Mug
Flask with Cover
Pocket Knife
Travel Mug
Aluminum Water Bottle
Cuff Links
Duffle Bag
Wedding Throw
Backpack
Travel Tote
Canvas Tote
Cigar Holder
Robe
Money Clip
Stemless Wine Glass
Wine Decanter
Cooler Basket
Pillow Cases
Beer Growler
Cosmetic Bag

All items above can be customized to fit your unique dream wedding. Plus most also can be customized with your wedding colors.

{Alternative} Wedding Dresses

February 8, 2017 by Stephanie April

Wedding Dress – Don’t like white, no problem

Happy Wedding Wednesday

We are currently in our Alternative for offbeat and non-traditional brides. Did you miss some of our previous Alternative ideas?

Bridesmaids Dresses no longer need to be hideous.

Bouquet – don’t like flowers, no problems.

Groomsmen Boutonniere – not only a place for flowers.

Music – “Here Comes the Bride” is so yesterday – have a song that describes your relationship.

Registry – All in one, Honeymoon Fund, Give a Charity… just to name a few

Unity Ceremony – put the candles’ asides

Guest Book – Why not a puzzle?

Snack Bar – S’more, Pasta, Waffle … just to name a few

Wedding Dresses have come a long way since the Middle Ages when the brides’ dress reflected the bride’s social standing and indicated the extent of the family’s wealth to the wedding guest. Most wedding dresses before the late 1930’s, reflected the styles of the day. From that time onward, wedding dresses have traditionally been based on Victorian Styles.

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White wedding dresses didn’t become a popular option until 1840, after the marriage of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. However, the first documented instance of a princess wearing a white wedding gown for a royal wedding ceremony was over 400 years before, when Philippa of England, who wore a tunic with a cloak in white silk in 1406, married Crown Prince Eric of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.

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Wedding Dress Styles have come a long way to where you can design your own, neckline, skirt length, skirt poof, materials, backline, waistline, etc. Also, you can get your wedding dress in any color. Don’t like White or Wedding White; new color traditions are Blush, Rose, off-white, and Irovy. Still not what you dreamed your wedding dress would look it. Bold Colors are the new trend, in the wedding industry, or just a Bold color splash on your white wedding dress.

Looking for something unique, just like you.

This past year, I had brides wearing non-traditional wedding dresses.

White Jumpsuit with a lace train

Blue Ballgown with matching Cathedral Train

Mermaid White Lace Gown that Converted into a Short Gold Sequin.

That’s all for now, don’t miss the end of our Alternative Series next week entitled Personalized – napkins, wedding shoes, undies, groom socks … only a few.

{Alternatives} Snack Bar

February 1, 2017 by Stephanie April

Happy February

At the end of the month, my husband and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary, and that got me thinking about our Amazing Popcorn Snack Bar we had at our wedding instead of having a sit-down meal or buffet.

Looking for an Alternative to having a sit-down meal or buffet at your wedding. Why not a snack bar! Since I started {Capture} weddings about three years ago, I have seen many different types of Snack Bar or Stations.

Sundae Station
Bacon & Eggs
Oreos Bar
Salsa Spread
Donut Bar
Pick-Your-Own Pie Platter
Soda Bar
Moon Pies & Milk
Potato Bar
Build your own Burrito Bar
Popsicle and Bubbly Bar
S’mores Bar with Hot Cocoa and Coffee
Choco Tacos and cocktails
Candy Bar
Pickle Bar
Biscuit Bar
In ‘n Out Bar
Chickfila Bar
The Sweet Bar
DIY Grilled Cheese Buffet
Popcorn Bar
A Waffle Station
Milk and Cookies Bar
Signature Slush Station
Ice Cream Float Stand
Snow Cone Station
Carnival Display
Hot Dog Bar

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Yep this week is Short and Sweet. Packed full of same great ideas for any offbeat or untraditional bride looking for Alternatives to serving a meal.

{Alternatives} Guest Book

January 25, 2017 by Stephanie April

Guest Book – Why not a puzzle?

A wedding guest book is a lovely memento of your beautiful wedding day. It contains the messages and sentiments of your loved ones wishing you happiness, luck and endless joy for your marriage. A traditional guest book is a beautiful keepsake, however, if you’re looking for a more guest interactive alternatives.
Board Games

Are you and your soulmate board game junkies? Why not have a Jenga or Scrabble themed guest book. Guest can sign individual Jenga blocks so that you can put together your custom Jenga set. Prefer Scrabble, have your guest sign a Scrabble board with your names spelled out with the tiles.

{Alternative} Processional

December 7, 2016 by Stephanie April

“Here Comes the Bride!” was so YESTERDAY

The processional song is the introduction: it sets the tone for your ceremony. Today we are looking past the Wedding March, to have a more unique and personalized ceremony. We have collected a whole bunch of wedding processional songs that covers a wide spectrum of styles and tastes, so you can walk, run, and even dance down the aisle to.

Variations on a theme of traditional

Queen’s wedding march — I had to!

Canon In D Remix by Ronald Jenkees

Etta James’ At Last

Classical alternatives

Satie’s “Gymnopédie No. 1”

Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity”

“Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Symphony 9

Vivaldi’s “Spring Allegro”

Handel’s Air From “Water Music”

Mussorgsky’s “Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade”

Subtle (and sometimes nerdy) alternatives

“Concerning Hobbits”

The Princess Bride’s “Storybook Love”

The Turret Opera from Portal 2 “The Shape of Things to Come” from Battlestar Galactica

Sigur Rós’ “Hoppípolla”

“Romantic Flight” from the movie How to Train Your Dragon

“Neville’s Waltz” from Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

The Skyrim theme

The theme from Braveheart

Triumphal March from Aida

Game of Thrones theme

Goth and metal

Amhran by Leaves’ Eyes — an operatic metal band from Norway Apocalyptica’s version of “Nothing Else Matters”

Suite Gothique by Leon BoellmannAnything from Gothic Wedding Collection by Vitamin String Quartet

Silly

The theme from James Bond

The theme from the Pink Panther

The theme from Mission impossible

“A Cadence to Arms” by Dropkick Murphy

The Jurassic Park theme

The Throne Room/End Title song from Star Wars

The Muppets’ Somebody’s Getting Married/He’ll Make Me Happy

Europe’s “The Final Countdown”

Pop and rock

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Colbie Caillat’s “I Do”

Adele’s “One and only”

The Beatles’ “In My Life”

Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe”

Cat Power’s version of “Sea of Love”

Tesla’s Love Song

Indie

Thirteen by Elliot Smith

Phone Call by Jon Brion from Eternal Sunshine

Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah

We Are Gonna Be Friends by the White Stripes

Photographer’s Favorites

Hundred More Years by Franscesca Battistelli

Tale As Old As Time from Beauty and the Beast

Christmas Canon (Instrumental Version) by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

When I Say I Do by Matthew West

To Build A Home by The Cinematic Orchestra

The Importance of Printing

A History Made in Photographs

{Alternative} Personalization

{Alternative} Wedding Dresses

Wedding Dress – Don’t like white, no problem

Looking for something unique, just like you.

{Alternatives} Snack Bar

Happy February

Yep this week is Short and Sweet. Packed full of same great ideas for any offbeat or untraditional bride looking for Alternatives to serving a meal.

{Alternatives} Guest Book

Guest Book – Why not a puzzle?

{Alternative} Processional

“Here Comes the Bride!” was so YESTERDAY

Variations on a theme of traditional

Classical alternatives

Subtle (and sometimes nerdy) alternatives

Goth and metal

Silly

Pop and rock

Indie

Photographer’s Favorites

So what songs made your short list?

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wedding photographer

A History Made in Photographs

Wedding Dress – Don’t like white, no problem

Looking for something unique, just like you.

Happy February

Yep this week is Short and Sweet. Packed full of same great ideas for any offbeat or untraditional bride looking for Alternatives to serving a meal.

Guest Book – Why not a puzzle?

“Here Comes the Bride!” was so YESTERDAY

Variations on a theme of traditional

Classical alternatives

Subtle (and sometimes nerdy) alternatives

Goth and metal

Silly

Pop and rock

Indie

Photographer’s Favorites

So what songs made your short list?

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Wedding Resources