LnJ's Week in Review

We realize we need to blog more about our lives behind the camera. Easier said than done. But we will give it more effort. Promise.

We spent the better part of the week in Las Vegas for WPPI. Can't wait for next year already!!

Highlights from the week:
•just being in Vegas. It's our happy place :)
•meeting Amelia & Justin Lyon. Amazing photographers. Amazinggg people.
•meeting the many Denver photographers at the Pictage party at Studio 54 (and many others sprinkled throughout the U.S.)
•hanging with Mr. Jensen Sutta
•the huuuuge trade show jam-packed with so many amazing new things to drool over. Personally, I'd like the $11,000+ canon lens. A girl can dream, right?? :)

At the Pictage party at Studio 54. We love each other.


We rushed home to attend the Crave Denver book launch at Jazz @ Jack's Thursday night.

We have spent the last few months photographing for this little book. It is such an honor to have been apart of it. We have met a lot of amazing ladies (and gentlemen) from it. A big shout out to Mia Voss for all her hard work putting it together and just being amazing. Thanks Mia!

Our spread in the book. Love it!

(above) Our logo was front and center of the board. We were excited, can you tell?? :) Photo by one of our favorite fellow photographers, John Bosley. And below is us with John. Photo taken by Nasim of Mansurovs Photography. Nasim and Lola are amazing as well. 

We also realize that next week's installment will not be as cool. Bare with us.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I know I'm going to sit on the couch for the majority of it. I'm EXHAUSTED!

xoxo,

Tess & Kimothy

(your Denver Wedding & Portrait Photographers)

Contest is almost over! Have you entered??

We are in the last stretch of the contest and we want to encourage more last minute participation. If you are just stopping by click here for details of the contest. 

Here are just a few of our favorite entries so far:

•fresh snow, colorado sunset, snow covered pines, 2 dogs, toboggan, favorite beanies and warm clothes.

•Me, my best friends from grad school, dressed in fun fall colors and fun textures like sweaters,wool hats, scarfs, blankets with grad school books scattered, us laughing about all of our amazing memories together, posing together walking through tall grass, us re-telling stories that we have experienced (you capturing us laughing at each other), us all holding coffee cups to symbolize the cafine that got us through grad school. Location: By the Plate River in Littleton(by grad school). This would be such a gift to us if we win this :) 


•Okay, here's my suggestion for our first Mr. & Mrs. photo shoot. Library or book store, book stacks, books and magazines (some with funny/witty/ironic/thoughtful titles?), comfy reading chairs, coffee...fun!

•If all else fails I'd love some glamour shots Napoleon Dynamite style! (you know, two toned back drop, multiple wardrobe changes, side pony, and a strategically placed mole)

Let's see who can top those. I challenge you to try! Contest ends November 17th. Good luck!:)

Happy Birthday to us!

Happy Birthday to Love n Joy, Happy Birthday to Love n Joy...

It's already been a year since we have started our little business. Time flies when you're having fun!!!

We can't express how grateful we are to our amazing families, friends, and clients. Without you we wouldn't be where we are today. And we are growing everyday both professionally and personally. We are still stunned that we've received such wonderful acceptance and feedback as we've offered our services to you all! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Our number one priority has always been and will continue to be, providing our clients with generous attention and care, treating them with the utmost respect, and providing them with a service that cannot be matched. We strive to infuse our love and awe for the special bonds people find in one another into our work and are so proud that joy really resounds in our images. While our company name may sound cliche, when it comes down to it, that's what we are here to do. Capture the love and the joy in your lives through our artistic interpretation and technical skill. We do tend to become your friends along the way because it's hard to step into someones life for their most memorable events and not get too attached! :)

We decided that the best way to celebrate our first year in business was to do what we love...photographing YOU!

We decided to make it a little more interesting and make it a COMPETITION....

Competition Details:

So, here are the rules:
•leave a comment here explaining your dream shoot (family, maternity, engagement, bridal portrait, trash the dress...) including location, props, outfits, etc. Or you can send an email to info@lovenjoyphotography.com. The more creative the better!
•must be shot before the end of 2010 (I think I just found a new years catch phrase)
•35 miles within Denver (exceptions can be made....)
•must live in Colorado (sorry Ohioans)
•open to existing and new clients:)

What you will win:

•your dream shoot with yours truly for up to two hours

•an 8x10 print of your choice

•10 edited images on disc along with copyrights

**see above photo for example** a blanket, picnic basket, books, cute dress and a favorite hat.

We will decide and announce the winner on November 17th. Can't wait to hear what you come up with!

{new} Military Discount!

Also...
We have decided to give our men & women in military a big THANK YOU via a discount on our services. Starting this month, we will be offering a 10% discount on our portrait & wedding packages for those in the military. And, for our existing clients in the military, we would like to offer you a discount on products such as albums, canvases, prints, etc. Contact us for details. We appreciate you serving our country and protecting our freedoms everyday!

Love,
K & T
your
Denver Wedding Photographers
and portraits, events, etc. :)

Vote for Love•n•Joy! {Denver Photograhers}

We are competing to be voted number one photographers in the Denver area! Please help us to achieve this goal and vote for us! Click on the image below to cast your vote...and we will forever love you :) :)

Macy & Ben {Denver Engagement Session}

Okay...these two are so much fun to be around! We laughed the entire session and had a blast photographing them at Three Sister's Park in Evergreen. Macy & Ben, we cannot wait to capture your wedding this September!

Julie & JC's Wedding Continued....

Just a little video we whipped up to show more of the wedding day. Beautiful wedding and such an adorable couple:) Congratulations Julie and JC!

music by Coldplay

Cheyenne's 1st Birthday!

Cheyenne's mother, Kristen, contacted us to document her daughter's first year of life. I was ecstatic to photograph such a special event. So with balloons in hand I met Kristen and Cheyenne in Wash Park. This was such a fun and adorable shoot! I love Cheyenne's big, beautiful eyes. She made some of the cutest faces. Take a look.... :)

Happy 1st Birthday Cheyenne! Hope to capture many more in the future!

Melissa & Matt...day at the amusement park!

Okay, so this engagement shoot with Melissa & Matt was ridiculously fun. You can clearly see how animated and fun loving this couple is from all the pics. It was SO hard to only share this many! They were up for anything and so adorable together. Tess and I cannot wait to photograph their wedding this summer! We're also pretty excited about doing a trash the dress session with Melissa following the wedding. O joy, so much to look forward to with these two. Notice there's a whoooole lot o kissing going on and half the time, we did not prompt it! They are so obviously crazy about each other. It's pretty inspiring :)

I hope these photos make you smile as much as they make us smile...

Whatever souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
-Emily Bronte

Julie & JC...lil frolic through the forest

Okay so we are running behind on posting all of our recent work! Our apologies! Life has been crazy lately. Tess and I just returned from Vegas, so we've been playing catch up non-stop. P.S.-Vegas was awesome.

So we recently photographed an engagement session for Julie & JC whose wedding is this Saturday! Woo hoo! We can't wait! There's nothing better than spending the day with a fun couple and wandering through the beautiful wildlife in Colorado. It was Julie's idea for this specific location and we were so pleased with all the surroundings. There was such a romantic element there that we really strived to reveal in the photos. Definitely will be back for other shoots! Thanks Julie! (I told Tess she's bringing me and my hubs back there for our one-year anniversary shoot this summer...teehee)

Check out the mad cuteness of this couple. Can't wait to post their wedding pics from this upcoming weekend!

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give love, and to let it come in.

-Morrie Schwartz