Travel Rats

When people get married, some have babies right away, some buy houses, people like Angela & Fritz quit their jobs and travel the world for 12 months. I had the opportunity to photograph their Romanian/American wedding in Arlington, WA last year and at that time Angela was a contractor for Microsoft and Fritz was a manager at Microsoft. They've since dumped their furniture in storage, quit their jobs and turned into globetrotters! Rick Steve's couldn't hold a candle to their real-life experiences!

Their blog is peppered with stories of long walks, crazy money transfers, sickness, hot water or lack thereof! Fritz also takes amazing pictures. If you have a moment during this busy day, check out what these newlyweds are up to!

VISIT their blog here http://www.travelrats.blogspot.com/

$10 for 10 minutes-you're RICH!

Attention customers :
We want your feedback! Gift us 10 minutes of your time and we'll send you $10 for Pictage pictures. (They have a 2 for 1 special going on too!) If you prefer to give written response on this services, we'll send it to you snail mail.


email me: april@aprilgreer.com subject: 10 bucks in my pocket


Why? We want to know more details about how to serve you better. How did your day flow? How can we improve? Timing? Meetings? Its all in the survey AND its comical.

Erika & Robert 10.13.07

I'm soooo happy to post this album design because Erika & Robert are our good friends and we love them so much we could burst!!They did almost everything out of the ordinary on the wedding day, which I LOVE! Erika's charms with her beautiful smile, Robert warms with his kind heart. Seattle's urban scenery gave us plenty of backgrounds to work with. Thanks for allowing us to capture your FABULOUS & FUN memories!!! Erika & Robert, you are completely meant for each other in 1,000,000 ways.

Sneak Peek-

Time to duck out for a quick mocha but wanted to post this before I go! There are 2 creative album designs in the final stages right now.... Here's a sneak peek at Erika & Robert's album...

Favorite Blogs for Monday

Its a nasty, nasty Monday morning in Tacoma, constant raining for the last 12 hours! The streets are soaked, our yard feels squishy to the touch. If the weather has affected your mood this morning, hopefully this little post will cheer you up, just a teensy bit.

Today I'll share my favorite blogs. Looooove to read blogs because of the personal nature & human behind the technology. Naturally, they all have to do with photography in some way.

For me to keep it bookmarked as a favorite, the blog must be updated regularly. Not necessarily everyday, but a few times a week. If I visit a blog 2 or 3 times with the same post, why would I visit again? This list includes frequent updaters. All of their blogs are creative & inspiring:

http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/ 2 male wedding photogs. WOW!
http://www.theblogisfound.com/ Husband and wife team
http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/ She's a hundred miles and hour!
http://www.mangored.com/blog/ Named rookies of the year, they ILLUSTRATE each wedding album from scratch.
http://www.beckersblog.com/index.cfm Very opinionated, funny to read.

Erika & Robert 10.13.07

Erika & Robert's wedding pictures are in the album design phase, yay! Stay tuned for the previews early next week, followed by Katie & Dustin's wedding towards the end of the week. After that, no more weddings to blog, we're done for 2007.


Rewind back to 10.13.07. We had it MADE for taking pictures outdoors. Warm afternoon sun peeking through the trees. I loooooove October weddings! Let's switch it up today. Instead of showing a bride's photo, check out Robert. This handsome groom is now married to the lovely Erika! These two people stole my heart the day we met. Seriously. They're so freaking nice its ridiculous. If you two are reading this I hope Indonesia was a blast!

Express makeover

Nice words about Nordy's: the sweetest young woman assisted me today in the clothing department. This whole skinny pants + boxy jackets style does NOT do favors for my body-type. April looks like a chubbalubbahubbabubba. The young clerk discovered tons of clothing to fit MY curves.

For the first time, in a very long time, clothes shopping was a success. I walked out with 5 beautiful shirts in less than 1 hour! A VERY successful day wouldn't you say? Normally, I hate shopping. I dread it! I wear petites and have an inseam that would make you chuckle. Also, my weight fluctuates at the drop of a hat. One month I'm this size, the next month I'm two sizes up. Hypothryoidism is not an excuse, but the reality is, my body requires nothing to gain weight. My metabolism is backwards. It demands rigorous daily excercise to maintain a size 8-10. With the crazy flux of business I lost track of healthy priorities. Thankfully, now that weddings have made a crescendo, my gym membership will come in handy.

I HAD to do something. I mean, I was sick of wearing Ray's clothes. I dodged social gatherings, ones that I reallllly wanted to go to, because my wardrobe didn't fit. That's sad. With a few new shirts (thanks to a precious store clerk) I can get through this little phase, I'm so much happier. I thanked her profusely.

It can't be unhealthy to spend the occasional quality dollar on yourself. Not business. Not for the house. Just you. Feels great!

Tonight I'm washing Ray's sweatpants and putting them back in his drawer. For good.

Sneak Peek: Junko & Jeff

I LOVE October weddings! So colorful, yet unpredictable! FYI: Junko & Charla are my trusty blog readers & Craigslist forum junkies. They are both brides of mine, referred by one another, but have never met F2F. I'm amazed. Perhaps they will meet at Charla's wedding next year? Jeff is by far the most mellow person alive on this planet, to keep up with Junko, you have to be! She's the life of the party. Together they make a very dynamic duo of fun. I'll never forget his gift to her at the wedding, he presented a surprise slideshow of her younger years (embarrassing 80's pics and all) and THEN gifted her the sparkly new laptop used to put it all together! Cheers to newlyweds!

Allison & Doug's album design

This was a fun, colorful venue, loads of quirky details at Albee's Garden in Washington's Capitol. I loved Ali & Doug's color choices, their florist rocked, and above all, the owner's of Albee's saved the day by providing last minute tents when the clouds unzipped. It rained on their wedding day. Did it stop Ali & Doug from having a blast? Hardly! Among other things, Allison & I have the 'food' thing in common. If we can't graze throughout the day, nibbling here and there, we both confess to feeling agitated. Ha, ha!

As you can see in her pics, she's super photogenic and their smiles are priceless!! I wish them all the happiness in the world- cheers to two wondeful people~

Without further ado, here is Allison & Doug's wedding album design!