Thanks to everyone who emailed such sweet birthday messages! My lovely assistant (…and son), Noah, drew the winning name today (yes, I shoved 40-some pieces of paper with all of your names on it into that little mug for him to draw from :) )

Congrats to Ralna!! I’ll be in touch soon with details!

Oh how I LOVED this wedding day!  One of my very favorite venues, perfect details, great vendors, and an incredibly sweet couple who after 8 years together still have the look in their eyes towards each other as if they were newly in love.  This wedding was filled with beautiful emotion that I absolutely loved capturing.  Thank you so much to Becky & Nick, for allowing me to share in this perfect day with you…. and thank you to your awesome families who were so sweet to make sure this pregnant girl was taken care of. 

On to the good stuff…

The wedding day was held at the picturesque Krippendorf Lodge in the Cincinnati Nature Center.

Becky looked absolutely PERFECT. (Shout out to the uber talented Nancy at Brideface on Becky’s make-up, and Two Little Buds for the gorgeous flowers… I was obsessed with the flowers!)

Seriously, the definition of a classic beauty.

Becky’s dad is just about the sweetest thing ever. The emotion in this photo is too much for me to think about & makes me tear up every time I look at it.

Sugar Cupcakery provided the adorable desert:

It’s become a bit of a “tradition” for me to have a blog giveaway on my birthday each year…. Well, here it is, my day to eat as much cake as I want (…though who are we kidding, I’m pregnant & eat as much as I want anyways…) so a giveaway is in order!

Here’s the giveaway:

One lucky winner will receive a free portrait session!  Portrait sessions can consist of one of the following:  Engagement, Family, New baby, or “Just Because”.  Your session will also include the best photos from your session edited & on a DVD for you to keep.

Here’s how to win:

Butter me up!  (I kid, I kid)….  Either leave a comment below or send an email to amanda@donahophotography.com giving me a little birthday love & be sure to include your email address, name & what kind of portrait session you hope to win.  My lovely assistant (in this case, my 3 year old son) will draw a name at random on August 31st. 

The fine print:

There isn’t much, but the winner needs to know that their session WILL NOT BE SHOT until after April 1st, 2011.  I am all booked up for the rest of the year, and between that & my maternity leave, all new bookings have to be after April 1st.  …Not to mention, the Spring is beautiful!

Good luck!!

“Just look at him, Abby!” As Abby & her dad walked past me on their way down the aisle to her groom, I heard her dad lean over to her & whisper this. Chris was standing grinning ear to ear at the gazebo waiting for his new wife to join him. The excitement & joy in the air between the couple & all of their family and friends was almost tangible, and definitely infections.  Their wedding day, held at the Manor House, was absolutely perfect & was honestly my pleasure to shoot. 

Hello, gorgeous.

Lane is a super fab assistant of mine who is ENGAGED as well!  I’m so excited to shoot her wedding next year, and loved having her & Nathan on the other side of the lens for their engagement session.  We took a stroll down memory lane at Miami University where she & Nathan met, dated, were engaged…and will be married!  Here’s a little sneak peek of this ADORABLE couple….