Thursday, August 13, 2009

Will You Be My Bride? | Utah Wedding Photographer

Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:05:29 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00) ( )

Will you be my bride? Ready for the photosession of a lifetime? Because I'm looking to give away the wedding session of, well, my dreams, haha.

Imagine the scene: a remote ghost town, you in your wedding dress on the grand staircase of an old adandoned hotel, your handsome groom hovering nearby . . . . all brought together with some dramatic lighting and breath-taking composition. If you crave incredible vistas and a location unlike any other, this session is for you!

The winner of this contest will get a full day photosession on-location in an amazing old ghost town, including engagement (if you'd like) and wedding photos of bride and groom together. You will receive all full-res images from the session on CD along with a print release, as well as a print of each art print image I create. I don't care if you are engaged, soon-to-be engaged or if you've been married for 10 years. I just care that you love each other and want to capture the chemistry between you on camera!

So here are the details:

• To enter, please email me an image of you and your significant other, as well as a photo of your wedding dress (or you in your wedding dress . . . . you get the idea). Also, please tell me why you feel you should win this contest. Send all entries to nichole -at- nicholeV.com
  
• This will NOT be a trash the dress session (unless you want it to be, haha!). I will do everything in my power to keep your wedding dress as clean as possible (trust me, despite how my photos look, my bride's dresses rarely if ever get dirty!).
• The date for the session is flexible and will be done sometime in mid-September or the second week of October, 2009. We'll find a day that works for you.
• You have to be willing to drive to the location, which is about a 6 hour drive outside of Salt Lake City, UT.
• As stated above, you will receive a full-res digital copy of every single proof from our session together (which is most likely to be several hundred images). You will also receive a full-res digital copy and print of each art print I create from our session.
• I reserve the right to choose the couple who I feel will be best suited for the location and my vision for this photosession.

Even if you feel your own wedding dress days are long over, please spread the word to others who you think might be interested. This contest will close on August 26th, 2009.

Comments [18] | |  

Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:34:58 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

WOW!! that would be a dream photo shoot not just from the lucky bride and groom you choose, but for the photographer as well. It would just be fun to watch you work and to visit such a location. Fabulous just fabulous. Of course, you will post a few of the photos from that shoot on your blog right??(wink, wink).

Miesje Folkerts

Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:36:47 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

Okay, so what are your secrets to keeping the bride's wedding dress clean while doing a photo shoot? incorporating a blanket or something when you have lying on the ground??

Miesje Folkerts

Thursday, August 13, 2009 4:11:37 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I am sad that I don't live closer!! Sounds amazing! the drive from TN would be too long... hubby would not go for that!

jen dalton

Friday, August 14, 2009 12:12:33 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I sent you our entry last night! Sounds like so much fun!

Haleigh Rohner

Friday, August 14, 2009 2:50:39 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

So sad that I don't live in UT or anywhere close :(

Jennifer

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:18:33 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I sooooo need this in my life!! Awesome, my hubby, and I eloped so we have absolutely no pictures of the two of us. How fun would this be?!! Why can't you live closer my dear? Maybe one day we'll get some pictures of us. Good luck! I can't wait to see the pics from this wicked session.

TJ Aneca

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:46:16 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I so wish I lived closer - what an awesome opportunity!

corey civetta

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:59:23 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

If I only lived closer...I would be all over this.

Leslie

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:55:26 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I am on pins and needles waiting to hear if we won!!

vikki colvin

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:50:40 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

Crossing my fingers and hoping we're picked! What a wonderful opportunity. If not, congrats to the lucky winner and I hope to see the pictures on the blog.

Jessie Evans

Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:27:48 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I entered and I live in Florida! I, too am on pins and needles, this is so exciting! Wonder how many entered? Good luck to all!

Amber

Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:55:54 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

Nichole!! At least tell us when we can expect to find out who you picked!! We know you are doing a workshop right now and we're trying to be patient.

S

Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:09:09 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

Ah, thanks so much guys! I'm not trying to be a tease, honestly. I've LOVED all the submissions I've received. But I am doing a professional workshop this weekend, so I'm planning on announcing a winner on Monday!

Nichole Van

Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:46:49 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

announce already- killing me! :)
-fingers crossed.
Vikki

vikki colvin

Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:56:40 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

It's almost Monday:)

ash

Ashley T

Sunday, August 30, 2009 11:57:54 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

What are the odds that you will post your choice at 12:01? Probably slim...I guess I will go to bed.

S

Monday, August 31, 2009 9:08:20 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I am soooo anxious to find out if we won! It stinks being in Florida and being a few hours ahead..Nichole is probably still asleep as I type this! LOL

Amber

Monday, August 31, 2009 3:00:02 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

Been there done that..the marriage thing I mean! Just reading your article in Rangefinder. Beautiful work!

jenn desjardins

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Nichole Van has repeatedly been labeled as a hot, new, up and coming photographer. As a Utah wedding photographer and a Utah portrait photographer, she specializes in turning everyday life into art. Nichole loves expressing the unique beauty of every client, creating artistic images that make people gasp when they see them.

As an international award-winning photographer, Nichole won the prestigious International 8x10 Portrait of the Year from Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) for 2007. Consequently, her international award winning photography was featured in Rangefinder Magazine in June 2008. She has also taken First, Second and Third place honors from WPPI in other international competitions for her child and family photography. Additionally, Nichole has received numerous Accolades of Excellence and currently holds an Accolade of Photographic Mastery from WPPI.

In addition to her love for photography, Nichole loves teaching and enjoyed being English faculty at Brigham Young University for nearly 10 years. As the best of both worlds, teaching photography to others is her passion. Nichole currently offers international photography workshops focusing on helping others enhance creativity and artistry in their photos. Combining her excellence in teaching with her photographic knowledge, Nichole’s Life as Art Workshops are quickly revamping industry standards for photographic workshops.

Nichole lives in southern Utah County with her husband and three children. You can see her work at www.nicholeV.com.