Over the weekend we added a cool new feature to our blog!  At the bottom of every image from our photo shoots, you’ll  now see a little check box on the right hand side that reads, “I love this”. You can click on it to vote for your favorite images.  You can also see how many people have voted for each image on the bottom left hand side. Vote for as many images as you want.

As our readers vote, their favorite images will be displayed in a gallery of thumbnails at the top of our blog based on their popularity.

Cool, right?  It’s probably not near as awesome to anyone else as it is to us, but we really like to hear what our readers love. We can’t wait to see what images people vote for! Thanks for reading and go “love” some images!  (P.S. This doesn’t excuse you from commenting so feel free to keep, or start, doing that too. LOL!)

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Jess & Justin tied the knot on Saturday at Inspirador in downtown Chandler.  Now I know what you’re thinking – why would anybody get married in the middle of July in Arizona?  Well, the date of their wedding had a lot more to do with their honeymoon plans than it did with the weather in Arizona!  As I’m writing this, the happy newlyweds are enjoying their time in beautiful San Diego for Comic Con!  Yep.  They’re just that awesome!  We’ve really gotten the chance to get to know this great pair over several dinner dates, their engagement session, bonding over a mutual love for Apple products and lots and lots of facebook commenting!  We couldn’t feel more blessed to have been there to capture their very special day.  Jess & Justin are the perfect match and their wedding was so much fun to shoot!

(Please sign the guestbook if you’d like to be notifed when the rest of their photos are online.)

Jess’ wedding dress was gorgeous – classic and beautiful, just like Jess :-)

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She rocked this cute pair of gold sandals.

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The beautiful florals were created by the ever so talented Amy of Amy’s Floral Design!

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Such a stunning bride.

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While I was over with the girls, Ryan was hanging out with Justin.  Since it only took him about 5 minutes to get ready, they had plenty of time to goof around for some portraits.  Silly, silly boys :-)  These two crack me up!

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Inspirador is such a unique venue, and in this case, it was just perfect for a wedding on a hot day because both the ceremony and reception sites were indoors.  We really loved the cool contemporary spaces and modern details.  Among our favorites were the modern light fixtures and the love quotes that line of floor of the Poet’s Lounge, where the ceremony took place.

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I absolutely love both of these shots we grabbed just before the ceremony.

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Here comes the bride!

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Justin was one happy man as he watched his bride come down the isle.

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This one makes my heart all warm & fuzzy inside :-)

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Mr. & Mrs. at last!

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Since it was like a billion degrees outside, we shot most of their portraits in the Tryst Gallery.  The exposed brick and fun art pieces served as a great backdrop.  The bridal party was small, but a good looking bunch nonetheless!

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Gotta say, Justin was all smiles the whole day!  So sweet :-)

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Rockin’ the gallery in black & white.

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LOVE this shot Ryan took.  It just might be one of my new favorite images :-)

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Couldn’t choose between these next two.  Loved them both so much!

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Jess & Justin really wanted their afternoon reception to feel fun and laid back.  They chose a summertime theme and the guests got to enjoy the music of well known Percussionist Paul McDermand on the Steel Drums.

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There were lots of laughs (and a few tears too) as the maid of honor, best man and both their dads toasted the newlyweds.

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A sweet and touching moment with Jess & her dad as they watched a slideshow of family photos.

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We snuck away for a couple shots of the rings.  Don’t you just love Justin’s custom designed ring?

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Instead of a cake, they opted for yummy cupcakes made by The Cake Cafe! Good choice!

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And a bubble filled exit wrapped things up rather nicely :-)

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For more photos from Jess & Justin’s wedding, click on the view slideshow button below!

To the happy couple: you guys ROCK!  We had so much fun spending the day with you and can’t wait to watch what God has in store for you both in the future.  We look forward to many more hang outs and a long friendship :-)  Hope you guys are having so much fun in San Diego!  Thank you for choosing us to share in such a wonderful day!

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We have a very special announcement to make!  You could have Simply Knot Photography shoot your wedding FOR FREE!  Yes, I said FREE!

So you’re probably wondering, why are we (Ryan & Denise) doing this?

We are two very lucky people :-)  We get to do something we really love (take photographs) and at the same time, we get to give our couples the gift of preserving their wedding memories forever.  We feel blessed by each and every couple that chooses us to document their day and 99% of the time, we walk away with two new friends in the process.  It’s pretty awesome.

Because we are so blessed, we want to spread the love to one very special couple by shooting their wedding FOR FREE!!!!

Here’s a little Q&A for everybody:

What will the lucky couple win?

The lucky winners will receive a wedding photography package valued at $3000.  It will include:

• 8 hours of wedding day coverage with Ryan & Denise
• an engagement session
• an online slideshow
• an online proof gallery with all their photos
• DVD of high resolution images

How do you enter?

Our ideal clients don’t just want  ”someone to take photos of their wedding”, they want someone to document who they are as a couple and what makes their love story uniquely them.  So that’s what we want to hear – YOUR love story!  Tell us your love story in 300 words or less and we will choose our favorite as the contest winners.

Here’s what you do:

• Fill out the quick and easy ENTRY FORM
• Tell us your love story (in 500 words or less)
• Email us a digital photo of you which will be posted on the blog if you win ( studio@simplyknotphotos.com )

Are there any rules?

• One submission per couple
• Your wedding date must be available on our calendar (FYI: We are no longer accepting bookings for Sept. – Nov of 2010)
• Your wedding must take place in the Phoenix metro area (weddings in other locations are free to enter, but travel costs will not be covered as part of the prize package)
• You can’t be a relative, close friend or existing client of ours – we don’t want to be accused of favoritism!

Make sure to submit your entry on or before AUGUST 15th! We’ll announce the big winner on our blog the following week.

Can’t wait to meet all of you and read all about what makes you’re love story so special!

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