I can’t say this enough – I LOVE DAY AFTER SESSIONS! They are easily my favorite thing to photograph. It is everything I love about bridal sessions, engagement sessions, and weddings all rolled up into one. I especially love it when a couple as much style and personality as Jenny and Casey. I could photograph these two all the live long day and never get sick of looking at their beautiful faces and how loving they are with each other. Posting this session actually makes me a little sad because I won’t have any excuse to put them back on the blog after this! Here are some of my favorites from their Day After session at the Old McKinney Cotton Mill.
There are so many benefits to doing a Day After session.. For starters, you don’t have to spend much/any time getting these photos on the wedding day, so you get to your reception faster and don’t have to leave your guests waiting for as long. You can also go to whatever location you want, and it gives me much more freedom to pose you because I don’t have to be so worried about getting dirt on the dress or the tux. We’re not rushed at all, so we can take time to try new and unique things and get a much more diverse collection of images for you to choose from. Even though the session is called a Day After session, I rarely do them on the actual day after the wedding. Jenny and Casey’s session was done a week after their wedding, and many couples choose to wait until after they return from their honeymoon and have had time to relax and unwind from the flurry of wedding activity. I’ve even had a few couples choose to do their Day After session during their honeymoon – this January I’ll be traveling with one of my couples to Paris and Venice to do their session! If you’re interested in getting gorgeous images of you and your spouse-to-be, let me know!
Leah and Bryan are quickly on their way to becoming some of my favorite clients of all time. Not only are they just nice, friendly people (which seems to be a trend among my clients – I’m a lucky woman!), but they’re also up for trying anything, which is a photographer’s dream. They allowed me to drag them out to an old semi-abandoned cotton mill in McKinney, and we had a blast wandering around the crumbling old building. They’re both naturals in front of the camera, so great at reacting genuinely and falling into a pose in the most perfect way, not to mention that they are both gorgeous. I seriously could shoot these two all day long, and I can’t wait to do just that at their wedding! Until then, here are some of my favorites from their engagement session:
I made a day trip to the Woodlands yesterday to shoot Leah’s bridal session, and I can’t stop gushing about it. It was one of the most unique, innovative, and memorable sessions I have ever done.. It was one of those days where everything just fell into place – beautiful bride in a beautiful dress with beautiful weather at a beautiful venue using beautiful props – which made my job way, way too easy. I am DYING to show off the images, but we’ll just have to wait until June 13!
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- Stacy these photos are awesome!! They totally look natural and the cotton mill photos are rad. Great work!
- Excellent photos! Very fashion-like posing on a few and gotta love the dancing one. Great session!
- Great, Great, Great! Leah looks like such a pro in the dancing shot. You do awesome work here. I'm subscribing to your RSS right away! Keep it up.
- Seriously?....is she a model!? I mean wow...her expressions...wonderful!
- They're all great. But the one of him and her dancing with her dress flared is one of my favorite Stacy Reeve pics ever. Really beautiful and timeless!!
- Leah is one of my favorite people in the world! And, may I add - she's a real, actual genius on top of everything you just described. They look amazing! Great work Stacy!!
- what a great session, i love them all!
- Stacy, I follow your blog regularly. This is some of your best work to date. Great job. All the poses are top notch. Great variety of looks, as well. Eric Rudd
- I think you secretly pre-select all your brides to only pick gorgeous ones :)
- Gettin' hot & steamy. nice direction
- Wowwowow~ Great job!
- Great job, well done!
- Great shots! Love the site as well, keep it up. Jeremy
- What a terrific shot of her spinning while they are dancing! I just love the lighting at the Mill. and I LOVE her dress! I also really like the processing you did of him sitting and her standing next to the chair.
- Love the dancing pic and your location! Awesome session!
Jamie - WOW! LOVE this shoot! The location, the lighting, everything...just gorgeous! Perhaps one of my favorites of yours. And the empty warehouse...did you sneak in? What a fun place to take some photos!
Mehul Khandhar - You use the locations so well Stacy...! Another great series, congratulations.
Eliza Lewis - I love your work!! These pics are so romantic and sweet. The feet shot is great and I love your use of the flare in the last shot!
shannon - i LOVE this session, SO much!! it's romantic, beautiful....just perfect!
Eliza - I love the last pic Stacy, very serene and romantic. Kudos!
Agi - Stacy, you say you don't use grey card to set your camera to the right white balance. How do you get it just right then? Is it experience and you just simply know what K you need for the particular light situation or you use AWB and fix it up in Photoshop later? Thanks :) P.s.: Your work is still a big motivation kick and thank you for that! :)
stacyreeves - I shoot in RAW so it would be pointless for me to set the white balance as it just resets to the default in Lightroom anyway. But even if I didn't, I would likely use AWB because the lighting during a wedding can change dramatically in a matter of seconds, and if I were busy always shooting my grey card and changing the WB, I would miss out on a lot of great moments.
Emily @ Southern Weddings - I LOVE this shoot! Especially the photo of them in the middle of the barn when Casey has his cowboy hat on and they're kissing... love!
Nicole Paulk - This is my favorite session ever - of anyone - EVER. :) Your skills are amazing, am totally digging your style. Ahhhh, the tones!!
Jennifer Rodriguez-Cruz - Oh my goodness...I am just in love with your work! You are a true artist =) The last one is my absolute fave--sooo romantic!!
Allison - I can tell why Day After Sessions are your favorite! These are gorgeous images! You are a master at backlighting - inpirational!