I’m competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.
-Tyra Banks
Model: Ben Boykin
If you are looking to update your portfolio or begin one, please give me a call at 678.773.2562 or email me at karen@nickelweddings.com.
Valentine’s Day to me, is another day to celebrate my love for my Honey-Guy (aka-husband Shawn). Shawn and I have been married now, for over nineteen years and counting. Every day together seems better than the day before. Don’t ask me how, it just does!
Shawn asks me each and every day, if I will marry him, no seriously. It melts my heart every time and puts a huge smile on my face. I tell him, if we are getting married, we need to celebrate. So we do! Whether it is a piece of cake or a glass of wine, there is always a party at the Nickel house.
This Valentine’s day we decided to do one of our favorite things. We are going to make dinner together, light a fire in the fire place, have a glass of wine, sit together on the couch, and talk for hours. I cannot wait!
Remember Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate all kinds of love. Let your loved one/s know that he/she is loved.
Here are some images from Eric and Emily’s Beloved Couples Photography Session celebrating their engagement. Congratulations you two. You make an amazing couple!
It’s not too late to give your valentine a gift he/she will not forget. Give me a call and set up your beloved couples photography session today. I offer gift certificates too! 678.773.2562 or Karen@nickelweddings.com
Love, Laughter, and You
Three things that make my life complete
Are love, laughter, and you, my sweet
The laughter has lasted since day one
Loving you darling, has been so much fun
Whether it’s giggles at the kitchen table
Or all out laughter wherever we’re able
Each and every laugh, a symbol of our love
You’re my everything, all I ever dreamt of
Our love, now that’s a bit more serious
Shining through when our laughter is delirious
Starting the day with love’s tenderness
Saying goodnight with a sweet caress
Love, laughter, and of course you.
You bring into my life the other two
From the day we met, and for every single day
Love and laughter in our lives will stay
~Harry J. Couchon Jr ~
Eric & Emily
“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine”
~anonymous~
If you are interested in a Beloved Couples Session, Please contact Karen at karen@nickelweddings.com or 678.773.2562
Please allow me to introduce you to Allison Prenger, editor and creative mind behind The Style Pundit.
(thee) (stahyl) (puhn-dit): noun. One who is an expert and commentator on a quality of imagination, individuality and style.
Allison, based out of Atlanta, has held nearly every position in the fashion industry. She has worked in New York for powerhouses such as Tory Burch and Giorgio Armani, but has also helped start up widely followed blogs- VenzEdits and Sweet Lemon Mag. From PR, to marketing, to social media maven, this girl has done it all!
After years of styling women and men, helping others start their blogs, and perfecting her own personal style, Allison decided to launch her personal style blog in December of 2011. Her visions are simple and clean, but always have a playful edge or something unexpected.
Her fashion rules are as follows:
1. Never wear anything once.
2. Just because it is in the magazines doesn’t mean that you should wear it.
3. Fit can make or break a look.
4. Staples build a closet, and trendy additions are enhancers and the proverbial cherry on top.
5. Never dress for anyone but yourself.
6. The older the better.
7. Frequently “steal” pieces from your boyfriend’s closet.
8. Do not take getting dressed too seriously.
9. Style comes in all forms, shapes, sizes, and backgrounds.
10. Develop your own style.
Allison wanted her first shoot with me to be based around her top trends to keep for 2012. From leopard, to bright colors, to menswear inspired items- Allison has it covered.
That being said, Allison’s purpose for this series of looks, (over the next few weeks) are to build your wardrobe, while staying trendy, frugal, fashion forward, and unique.
For more information about setting up your fashion shoot, please contact me at karen@nickelweddings.com or call @ 678.773.2562. If you would like more information about Allison or The Style Pundit please email thestylepundit@gmail.com or check out her website at the style pundit.
Get ready, cause Karen and Allison are joining forces! We are combining our talents, photography and fashion and partnering up.
More to come, so check Allison Out at The Style Pundit!
Fashion
With a riot of colors she was born to wear
the fashion cognoscenti all stop and start
at those long skinny legs and the prominent beak
of a strutting peacock at her artistic peak!
~epigramman~
Model: Allison Prenger~Stylist: Allison Prenger
If you are interested in a fashion photography session, please give Karen a call at 678.773.2562 or email at karen@nickelweddings.com
I recently had a Beloved session with Jason and Nikki. My husband and I have had the honor of getting to know both of them over the past year. These two have that magnetic connection you don’t see too often. You know, the kind that makes singles want to be married. They were a blast to photograph! We took our time photographing in downtown Atlanta and finished off the evening with some tapas. Good times!
Here are a few quick guidelines to help you prepare for a couples Beloved Photo Session
How to mentally prepare – If you can, spend some time the night before thinking about the history of your relationship as a couple. Look through old pictures, tell your favorite stories or ask friends or family for their memories. Maybe you could go to your favorite place and take some time together to get in the mood. All of these things will help jog your memory.
How to dress – Wear something comfortable and fun. Please don’t dress alike. Dress to reflect your individual personalities.
Photo Session Location – Think about a location that reflects your history as a couple. Is there a particular place that you love to go such as a restaurant, a park, a café or a store? If nothing specific comes to mind, do you want a rustic location? Something simple? How about a historic site? Or perhaps an urban environment.
Practical things to bring – Bring a blanket so you can sit on the ground. Women, bring face powder and men bring a towel to mop up sweat. Georgia is hot in the summertime…
Fun things to bring: Consider bringing personal items that show your interests and hobbies. These items can include newspapers, books, wine or checkers but can also include scuba diving equipment, bicycles or a karaoke machine. If it means something to you and you can get it to the shoot, Karen will figure out a way to photograph it! If there’s something that you love but you don’t own it, consider renting it at a place like 4 Inch Fold.
Come Relaxed and Happy –bring wine or champagne to help take the edge off. Do you have a favorite song that makes you happy? Bring an ipod and speakers to listen to it while Karen’s photographing you.
This Beloved photo session is going to be a really unique 2 hour date spent with your sweetheart. You’ll have photographs to document it and the more open minded you are and the more you invest, the better the photos will be.
What we behold is censured by our eyes.
Where both deliberate, the love is slight:
Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?
- Christopher Marlowe
Why is the official Month of Love one of the coldest months of the year? Is it the snow, rain and low temperatures that make love and intimacy seem so much more important? I personally think it’s because everyone needs someone to cuddle when it’s 30 degrees outside!
For some of our readers, having an official Love holiday like Valentine’s Day is just another opportunity to acknowledge the one that you love. In that case, Karen Nickel Photography’s February special is custom made just for you.
However, some of you might feel stressed and pressured by Valentine’s Day, like you “have” to celebrate, which is no fun because nobody needs more obligations or to feel that they’re getting an obligation gift.
But fortunately, Karen Nickel Photography can help you out no matter how you feel. Aren’t ya’ll the lucky ones?
Karen would like to offer everyone 20% off her Beloved couples photo session in February. A Beloved photo session is a chance for couples to reconnect. It’s a photography session that focuses on where a couple’s come from, the relationship they’ve developed and the depth of their feelings for each other.
Let’s be clear, a Beloved photo session is a great gift no matter what month it is; but it’s an especially great gift when it’s cold and snowy outside and you want to reconnect with your sweetheart. Release yourself from the chains of a national holiday and do something for the one you love simply because you love them.
That’s the only reason that really matters.
Email Karen Nickel at Karen@nickelweddings.com to set up a phone consultation or give her a call at 678-773-2562.
Models: Ocean Nickel and Anna Johnson (ADVANTAGE Models & Talent)
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
- Nora Ephron
Don’t forget to book your Beloved Couples session for you and your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day. Please contact Karen Nickel at 678.773.2562 or email @ karen@nickelweddings.com.