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My wife Critsey Rowe of Couture Boudoir is having a contest to celebrate her new website - www.coutureboudoir.com

The winner will receive a luxurious Couture Boudoir session to include a Custom Designed Couture Boudoir Album with the session photos. To enter submit a short story about you and your guy - two photos of yourself - your name - location - and phone number.
email to critsey@critseyrowe.com

Boudoir is the hottest trend in Bridal Photography. What a wonderful gift not only for your guy but for yourself! Already married? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!

I am overly proud to announce my wife’s new website for her boudoir photography. Her photos are taken in gorgeous locations and are the most tasteful, sophisticated and elegant, second to none. Hence Couture Boudoir!

Make sure to check out the new website at www.coutureboudoir.com. The Holidays are coming up and here is a great idea for an unforgettable present. And … guys, I am talking to you, too (hint, hint!)!

Critsey offers her sessions locally as well as nationwide and she is even presenting an international tour where you can have your pictures taken in the worlds most vibrant places!

So here it is! The third and probably best episode of David Tutera’s new show My Fair Wedding on WE TV. Now that it has aired, I can finally show you the pictures that Critsey and I took. And honestly: the TV show doesn’t do the event justice! It was absolutely kick ass. If you haven’t watched it - make sure you do!

Upcoming Air Dates:
Monday, November 10 at 1am | 12c
Monday, November 10 at 4am | 3c
Monday, November 10 at 11pm | 10c
Tuesday, November 11 at 2am | 1c
Sunday, November 16 at 12pm | 11c
Sunday, November 16 at 11pm | 10c
Monday, November 17 at 2am | 1c
Sunday, November 23 at 1pm | 12c
Friday, November 28 at 8pm | 7c
Sunday, December 7 at 5pm | 4c

This is a lot of pictures. But bear with me - it’s so worth it!

Mandy’s portrait session at Faviana.

Mike’s dream: walk to the wedding on the railroads.

The coolest officiant we’ve ever seen!

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Brides in the Carolinas are one step further! They now have Crazy Fancy - Brides of the Carolinas. This is a new website with profiles of many of the great venues, tips news and featured vendors. It also sports a discussion board!

Make sure to drop by often. You will also find articles by me - check out the first one on bridal portraits!

Michelle and Matt’s wedding was truly remarkable, not only because they are such a cute couple, but also because they had The Big Chill look so atmospheric. Their planner Catherine Bell did a great job!

After getting ready at the Westin we all headed over to the Belk Chapel. It’s such a beautiful place for weddings! The reception was a lot of fun and it turned out that one of their youngest guests was an awesome dancer. His moves were so cool and cute, the little flower girl admired him instantly!

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Bridal portraits are always hard for me: I cannot post them until the wedding took place! Katie’s is no exception. Their wedding was last Saturday (stay tuned!) and I can post what was a gorgeous session at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.

We went from the Lioncrest to the Gardens to the Main House, with many stops on the way. The whole estate is such a breathtaking place and now with the fall season and all the colored foilage it was at its best! Did you know that Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who created Biltmore Estate also did Manhattan’s Central Park?

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Usually I would not openly talk about a bride being late. But if somebody makes being late their philosophy …

Meet Courtney and check out her number plate! And boy, is she fun! I am sure that’s one of the reasons why Zach married her. These two didn’t have to try to be unique, they are. As was their wedding. It was held in the middle of the forest, surrounded by fields and old barns and shacks.

Beside Courtney’s really cool number plate, other cars played a role: There was Zach’s Mustang, that definitely needed to be in some pictures. After all, he’s selling it and you can’t be too happy about that. And then there was this amazing vintage Beetle. For me as a German, this car got me all excited.

I guess it’s not hard to tell, that I love anything individual!

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Adrienne and Martin’s engagement session was a so much fun, going from Freedom Park to the Westin Hotel and then to a spot where we could see the City skyline (and where it was freezing cold …).
When I met Adrienne again for her bridal portrait I almost didn’t recognize her she was so elegant!

Finally it was their wedding day and it was a special treat for me since there were so many Germans there!
It was a beautiful ceremony at the Great Aunt Stella Center with a remarkable movie kiss, followed by a fun reception at the Renaissance SouthPark. This place is a playground for taking great photos and even the gym with its treadmills served us well!

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A new Dress Recycling Session. And this time we had amazing locations! Old machines, walls with a multitude of structures and colors.

While I photographed Maria in the street a firefighter watched us from the fire station’s balcony. I took the opportunity and asked him whether we could use one of the fire trucks as a prop. Sure!!
Every boy dreams of a fire engine. And every grown photographer dreams of using it as a prop … ;-)

Maria had no problems with the rather coolish weather—it couldn’t stop her from getting right into the fountain!

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A sneak peek for the My Fair Wedding show with David Tutera is up! WE tv’s website shows a preview of what is coming.

Critsey and I were the photographers on several episodes and I can’t wait to share the pictures with you! Be patient, and on October 26 you can see a selection of images we took at episode #1 with Wanda & Bert’s “South Beach” theme here on the GG-Blog.