Kate Altmix - ALTMIX Photography

Feb 08

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confession

By Kate Altmix | Personal | 2 Comments

first and foremost, sally and andrew’s gallery is up on the website!

welcome to my world:

i love to cook. this was going to come out at some point, so here it is. now, you’re might be wondering, why is this a “confession” to admit? <- is not the confession, this is -> i waste more time than anyone i know looking at recipes online. i decide on a main ingredient, google it, click every link on the results page and read them all. from there i regoogle, reclick, and read again. i then combine around 4 recipes, and make up my own. at this point my confession gets worse, and my cheeks (which i really hate to call attention to) get pinker. there is a bit of an unspoken rule at our dinner table, after one bite matt has to say if he loves it or likes it (he never dislikes anything, thank goodness!). this splits us two ways: 1. he likes it, i exclaim, ‘i made it up!’ 2. he pauses, i exclaim, ‘i based this on someone else’s recipe!’ what this says about me, i don’t know, but i feel much better with it out in the open…

in other news, i’m excited to meet my friend bonnie in person this weekend, haha! since they first decided we were shooting their wedding, bonnie and i sent tons of messages and i really do forget sometimes we’ve never met! i love that though, we will all be relaxed and comfortable shooting this weekend. bonnie’s older sister, becky and i keep in touch as well (she actually referred us to bonnie), she described bonnie to me as ‘martha stewart’ so now i think that maybe i should delete my previous paragraph…but i think she’ll understand. anyway, check back for some engagement pics soon!

Feb 04

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sally & andrew are engaged!

By Kate Altmix | Engagement Sessions | 5 Comments

it’s impossible to explain how music can so perfectly portray love, but as sally and andrew sang together in the park on saturday, i saw it. we kept our cameras tight to our eyes as andrew strummed and he and sally sang softly about their faith, their love, and their hope. they finished with a beautiful song they wrote together, barely able to take their eyes off each other and smiling the whole time. sigh :)

we had a great time with sally and andrew. they are infectiously fun and in love; our high energy shoot was more like a play date than an engagement session! here are a few of our faves:

thank you sally and andrew for a wonderful afternoon, we cannot even wait for april 26th!

Jan 30

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to you!

By Kate Altmix | Personal | 4 Comments

i just cannot post another word without expressing how grateful matt and i are for our families, friends, and clients. starting this business would have been impossible without their unwavering support. so many of you have trusted us with your weddings this upcoming year; we are so blessed by your confidence in our passion. we talk about you guys a lot, how unique each couple is, how we feel like we are making friends not clients, and how amazing this upcoming year is shaping up to be. blog readers, thank you so so much for reading and to those of you who leave comments, thank you a million! it is so great to know that other people (besides me!) are having fun with this blog! love to you all.

saturday, after melissa and will’s engagement session (check out their new slideshow here!!), we rounded up some old friends for dinner. there is something about eating good food with excellent friends that makes pulling together three tables in an overcrowded restaurant (a little) less embarrassing. it was so wonderful to be around people i spent such a special time of my life with. the bond we have will always be strong and around them i will always feel relaxed and loved. here are a few of matt’s fabulous shots:

just because i promised it, here’s a little shout-out to my hubby for making my birthday amazing! i fuzzily remember parts of the birthday song around midnight; luckily matt understands that for me repeating it a few more times when i’m awake is a great idea too! you’ve heard that the way to a girl’s heart is through her stomach, i wish that weren’t true, but alas, it works every time. matt’s big breakfast (all ready before i had to leave at 7:30 am!) was a delicious way to start the day! when we reconvened at the apartment around 6:00 to get ready for dinner, matt had beautiful flowers and presents! we headed out to ONE Midtown Kitchen where we shared one of the most complex and thoughtful meals i’ve ever had, and i’m only referring to the food. we talked forever just like we always have about our dreams, our goals, and this year added reminiscing over our first five months of marriage. it was such a great birthday, and baby, you’re the best!