Kristen & Scott's Wedding

Last Tuesday, on St. Patrick's Day, I had the opportunity to photograph Kristen and Scott's wedding in the courthouse chapel in downtown Annapolis, MD. Kristen looked absolutely stunning and we had such a fun time hiding her away from Scott before the ceremony. Thank you so much to the entire family for allowing me to document this special day! Congratulations and best of luck to Kristen and Scott as they begin their new life together!

Yours Truly,

Natalie Franke

Bridal Models at Liu Liu's Salon & Spa

Yesterday I spent the day at Liu Liu's Salon with the incredible makeup artist Christina Somensky from the Private Practice of Annapolis located on the second floor! The hairstylists prepped the girls with updo's and incorporated various bridal accessories leant to us from Bridal's by Elena in Severna Park! The models were excited and absolutely beautiful! Saying that we had fun would be an understatement! Enjoy all the pictures from the shoot!

Christina hard at work!

Stage One: Makeup Completed

Stage Two: Updo Completed

Updo by: Chrisi Clow

Stage Three: A little white & we're good to go!

Mother and Daughter!

Our second model getting her makeup done!

Updo by: Laura Wright

She wore the same earrings that she did on her real wedding day!

The third model & receptionist at Liu Liu's getting her makeup done!

Updo by: Chrisi Clow

A close up shot of that gorgeous head peace from Bridals by Elena!

What is a wedding without rings? Our fabulous model Anne was kind enough to lend hers!

I had such an incredible time with all of the girls from Liu Liu's and Private Practice of Annapolis! I'm photographing one of the hair stylists from Liu Liu's later this week so check back soon! Thank you so much to everyone who participated!

Yours Truly,

Natalie Franke

Oh What A Night!

Actually, it's more like - oh what a day!! I had the most amazing time with the one & only Kristen Leigh today at the Columbia Mall! We ate at Panera, talked forever & shopped for some cute "wedding" clothes. And the best part of all was the end of the day when Kristen dragged me onto the carrousel! Hahaha! We were probably the oldest people to ride that thing in weeks, but it was hilarious! She is such a blast!

For dinner I had sushi in downtown Annapolis at Joss (oh so delish!) with my friend and past client Emily. After a long dinner of catching up, she invited me to a the St. Patrick's Day Party at the Governor's Mansion! It was quite a night! I got to hear Martin O'Malley get on stage and sing (suprisingly, he is really talented! fun fact!) and spend some time with Emily's fabulous sister Amanda and her cousin Blaire. This was a huge first for me, especially since just last week Armin and I were using their black iron gate as a prop for the photo session! Now I was inside the gate at a pretty intimate party! My life is crazy.

But anyway - Two photo shoots tomorrow! I'm working with Private Practice of Annapolis tomorrow for a glamour shoot with some fabulous bridal models at Liu Liu Salon & Spa! They are getting their hair and makeup done for some before and after shots! Afterwards I'm photographing a gorgeous pair of sisters around town! Should be a blast!

Yours Truly,

Natalie Franke

My First Video Blog!

Here is my attempt at a video blog post! Just a few minutes long & gets you up to date on all the new things getting ready to unfold this Spring! =) Let me know what you think!

And my face before you hit start cracks me up, oh lordy!!

First Video Blog Post from Natalie on Vimeo.

More info to be released soon about the Trash the Dress Marathon Session Day in the next few weeks! Keep checking back for more information or send me an email by clicking the "Email Me" link on the navigation bar! Can't wait to hear from you!

Yours Truly,

Natalie Franke

Shelby and Brian

Yesterday turned out to be the warmest day so far this year and all photographers know that beautiful weather means that its time to head outside for portraits! I met up with Armin DeFiesta in downtown Annapolis to photograph the fun & fabulous Shelby Leigh and her boyfriend Brian as we ventured around town! Enjoy!

I caught Armin taking a picture of me, so I snapped one back!

My boyfriend Hugh filmed the shoot on Armin's Flip HD Camera.

Armin in action!

It was such a fun day & I had fun working with Armin and photographing Shelby and Brian! I'm sure that you'll see more of them as the portrait and wedding season continues! =)

Yours Truly,

Natalie Franke