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NYC, BABY!

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we have been email friends with the fabulous ryan + heidi of mango ink for a while now, but they live in spokane, washington, so we had never met in person!! when we figured out that we’d be out east for some photo sessions and they would be in NYC for a conference, we knew this was our chance to finally meet and hang out! and oh my goodness……. what a BLAST we had with them!!! we met at grand central station and from there had no idea what the day would hold. we wandered around some shops in soho, grabbed coffee and then headed to the most incredible mexican restaurant ever (recommended by a local, of course), called ‘tortilla flats’. when you see the pictures from this cool place below, you’ll see why we loved it!!! authentic, colorful, great food, off the beaten path…. all around fabulousness!!! and to top it off…… on the way there, we randomly came across the movie set of ‘fair game’ and saw sean penn and naomi watts!!! what are the chances?!! so what did i do? i jumped right in with the paparazzi, of course!!! i did not have the right lense on, so i only got okay shots, but it was still fun!

after a long and wonderful lunch, we wandered around some more, got some shots of ryan + heidi and just hung out like we’d been friends for YEARS! they are the coolest, sweetest and most incredible people! we knew that we’d love them before we met them….. but who knew we’d be like besties before we even got to lunch! check out their fabulous custom invitations and more at: www.mangoink.com. they have everything from uber awesome birthday invites to save the date cards for engaged couples to whatever else you can think of!! we do our christmas cards through them every year and have been thrilled with their sturdy, high quality, cool cards.

now that we have officially met them and hung out, we have a few more trips planned! we will also be heading out to spokane, washington sometime this year to do some family sessions. if anyone out there is interested…. let us know!! ryan + heidi….. you ROCK! so thankful for our new friendship and can’t WAIT to see you again!!! next meeting place…… destination europe! here’s some pics from our adventures in new york city, baby!!!! enjoy……..

hello mr. penn!

and hello naomi!

seriously?! some serious iPhone love. although in this case, i think it was GPS love.

some serious bro-friendage going on...

4 Comments on this Post

heidi miller said:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE you guys! and miss you now and love our magical day in new york city with you. when are you coming to spokane? thanks for editing these mindy. you are so amazing! the mexican restaurant will forever be one of our favorite memories!! p.s. LOVE our picture together in the cab! so fun!! xoxoxo
ryan said:
Pure awesomeness! You ROCK and hanging with you two in NYC was something out of a movie. What a blast!

Thank you for the photos!!!

Europe… yes. We’re down with that. Or Spokane… They are almost the same thing…
Deb said:
Well I’m pretty partial to the Miller family in general but man this is a happy looking set. Go Millers!
Amy Jo said:
Mindy, you and Heidi could pass for sisters!! And how cute that the both of you have teal purses

Great pics! I’m glad you had a wonderful trip.

DAVID + BLAKELEY

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what an incredible wedding day!!! we have loved david and blakeley since the first time we got together and being with them on their wedding day was so just awesome! i must say that the most challenging part was figuring out where to put 24 bridal party members for pictures!!! yes, i said 24… that was not a typo, but that count does include the bride and groom. blakeley comes from a family of 8 kids and that alone could be a whole blog post of it’s own! what a fabulous family and they do know how to laugh together and have fun! you should have seen blakeley’s parents tearing up the dance floor!!! and then there is the fact that blakeley and david have so many good friends!!! you guys are SO popular! we feel so honored when we go to a wedding as a vendor, but become part of the family and friends in the process. that is exactly how we felt…. like one of the gang. blakeley even matched the bridesmaid dresses, her HOT shoes and other details to my pink hair!!! i certainly blended in! both families and all of their MILLIONS of friends were so wonderful and we truly felt like we were part of their family!

david and blakeley saw each other for the first time before the ceremony and it was so sweet… blakeley’s tears were flowing. after a few private moments together, we headed down the street to an awesome barn that we had spotted the day before! we had already asked the owners if we could take pictures with the bridal party there and they were so kind and generous to let us!!! the barn was the perfect setting for the day to take all of our pictures at! thanks so much to the owners for allowing us to take over their farm.

the ceremony was extra special and emotional since blakeley’s father, pastor larry performed the ceremony! i had to wipe away tears while trying to keep shooting! talk about a challenging day on the job. they had their reception at richland bible church (where blakeley’s dad is the pastor). the church looked A-MAZ-ING!! david and blakeley, you are such genuine and kind people, who still know how to have lots of fun! you love the Lord and your marriage will reflect that as you serve each other unselfishly. we were so honored to be part of your day and blessed to call you friends! and now…. enjoy some of our faves!!!

7 Comments on this Post

kim hess said:
You are amazing!
Mandi said:
Wonderful images.
kelly said:
really beautiful images friends…and of course i LOVE the one of grandma! so sassy!
Casey Figlewicz said:
Wow! Amazing colors! Great shots you guys.
Amy Jo said:
If you could see me now you would notice that my jaw has just hit the floor!! And for the first time it’s not because of your photography (although it is fantastic, as always!)….It’s for the fact that they had 24 people in their bridal party!!! WOW….that’s all I can say….WOW!!

Gorgeous pics as always……although the bride and groom were beautiful so I’m sure that makes your job just a little easier
karrn said:
Wonderful! The image of Granny is PRICELESS and I LOVE the composition of the shot with the guys in the field behind the fence!
Amy Carroll said:
I love EVERYTHING about this wedding…amazing amazing amazing!! Great job you two!

LANCE + MICHELLE

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we are in AWE of all the incredible couples we get to shoot this year!!! seriously. we wish you could all meet lance + michelle to see what we mean. simply amazing! the first time we met, we were so excited! as we left biggby that night, all we could think was “we hope, we hope, we hope…” so we were no doubt THRILLED when they contacted us later that night to say they were booking us!! hooray!!!!

we set up an engagement session and downtown we went! we hit a few new spots and brought along my favorite aqua chair! props to pepsi for once again placing a super cool sign right where we needed it to be….. i am loving pepsi’s billboards right now! lance and michelle were most excellent (*trivia time: name the movie where that phrase is used….. a LOT!) !!! we had such a blast and totally shot til the sun just didn’t have any more light left in it! michelle is gorgeous and sweet and lance is uber cool. and oh my word…. did you check out his crazy awesome hair??!! i LOVE it and i think i told him just a few times. we cannot wait for your wedding in august!!

so here are a few ben + mindy faves…. you two are the BEST!!!!

seriously. check out the bulging pipes on HE-MAN in the background.

8 Comments on this Post

Maya Laurent said:
Ran across your blog and love your work! And…I want that blue chair!!! Can’t wait to come back for some more!
D said:
Really striking and cool pictures.
gina said:
love the captures. I feel some emotion there! thanks for sharing!
mindy @ STUDIO 6.23 said:
jill…. you WIN the movie trivia question! it is bill and ted’s excellent adventures! way to remember way back when since you are old, like me! love ya!! and we’ll be coming to FL for some sessions… can’t wait!!! xoxo
Sondra said:
WOW!! Coolest engagement pictures I have ever seen! You two look like models!!! Amazing!
Mom Marcia Brown said:
These are sensational pictures!…Wow!:) Paul and I are so thankful for these two precious people in our life. They truly are “models” as the photographer captured their naturalness and “down to earth” personalities. Paul and I love you both so much! Mom Marcia Brown
Wendy said:
Michelle & Lance what great photos of the two of you. You look like models! Thanks for sharing your engagement photos.
Jill said:
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure…the movie trivia?? Great pictures, love the colors, teal chair, red shirt and green grass. Hurry up and get your cute selves down here!!!

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