If you love Luly’s designs as much as I do, don’t miss this afternoon event. (This is our “winning bride” Tricia Benzinger who among other things, had the pleasure of modeling in Luly’s gorgeous gowns during a few days of shooting.)

SPRING INTO SUMMER

A Rendezvous of High Tea & Fashion Infusion

June 1, 2008, 2.30pm

The Georgian, The Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Luly Yang will launch her 2009 limited edition “High Tea collection of dresses, swing coats and suits at The Georgian on June 1, 2008. The event will be a visual feast, with a host of designs inspired by the varied flavors of tea; peach tea, green tea, raspberry tea and lavender tea. Guests at the event will enjoy the unique opportunity to be the first to own a piece from this stunning collection, as well as pre-order styles from the collection featured in several exclusive fabrics.

The collection will be presented in a roving petite fashion show while guests are treated to a delightful high tea spread. The menu for this afternoon is specially created by Gavin Stephenson, Executive Chef, The Fairmont Olympic Hotel. It will feature blends of loose-leaf tea, dainty finger sandwiches, tempting sweets and delicious scones to complement the teas that inspired Luly Yang.

Priced at $65 for adults, and $22 for children ages 6 to 12 years old, this afternoon of indulgence includes:

Lavender Luly Champagne Cocktail

“High Tea” ~ The Story

Luly Yang Petite Fashion Show

Couture High Tea

Surprise & Delight Swag Bag

Luly Yang Shoe & Bag Drawing

Prices inclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations are recommended. For tea event reservations, call (206) 621-7889, or e-mail cara.huft@fairmont.com. For show information call (206) 623-8200, or e-mail dora@lulyyang.com.

Tonight the gorgeous Sculpture Park benefited immensely from the creative direction of Melissa Bryan of Lush Parties & Events. While the Park may stand alone, Melissa is true to her tagline: life more fabulous. Here are photos of the AT&T awards event she designed. Melissa made my job easy. Thanks Melissa!

Kelsey was associate shooter adding creativity all her own. Thanks Kelsey!

To see or purchase photos from the AT&T awards ceremony itself, visit our events section. It will be available after 2/20/08.

Kelsey caught this great shot and the food shot below.

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It’s a heartwarming feeling to be considered a favorite. Pat the backs of those you love by voting TODAY. It the last day! No pressure.

VOTE HERE to make headlines in Seattle  Bride Magazine.

Join us next year!

Event lighting has become todays elite wedding accessory. Even the best photographer can only do so much in a dark venue when it comes to candid photography. Your “posed candids” will look fabulous regardless. But for premium lighting of candid moments, subtle or dramatic lighting enhancements are worth the effort. Take a look at the Bride Ideas fabulous fashion show, produced by Terri Morgan of TCM. The great lighting and effects are a PNTA specialty- I used only a simple fill flash.

Granted, the fact that Flora Nova’s flowers were gorgeous, the dresses well chosen, the TCM models from adorable to glamorous all contribute to the sophistication of the images. You too can have the glamor. Hire these great vendors! –Especially ME to be your photographer!

All dresses and accessories are either from I Do Bridal or The Bridal Garden . Tuxedos by The Tuxedo Club. Make-up by Sephora

Flowers by Flora Nova

Flowers by Flora Nova

Flowers by Flora Nova

Flowers by Flora Nova

Flowers by Flora Nova

For a full list of Bride Ideas vendors see my former post.

Seattle premier vendors all under one roof, and a catwalk to boot! Sunday Jan 27, 2008 U Village. For details visit the Bride Ideas website, or simply come visit with us tomorrow in two sessions beginning at 10am and 1pm.

BEAUTY, HEALTH, & FITNESS
The Healthy Bride www.healthy-bride.com
Sephora www.sephora.com
CAKES & DESSERTS
Mike’s Amazing Cakes www.mikesamazingcakes.com
Trophy Cupcakes www.trophycupcakes.com
Cupcake Royale www.cupcakeroyale.com
Celebrity Cake Studio www.celebritycakestudio.com
CATERING
Piatti www.piatti.com
Ravishing Radish Catering www.ravishingradish.com
That Brown Girl Catering www.thatbrowngirlcatering.com
ENTERTAINMENT | DJ | BANDS
Wave Link Music www.wavelinkmusic.com
Emerald City Productions, LLC
www.emeraldcityproductions.net
Seattle DJ Alliance djalliance.org
Pacific Harp Music www.ruthsmar.com

FASHION (DRESS, TUX, & LINGERE)
Bridal Garden www.thebridalgarden.com
I Do Bridalwww.idobridal.com
Zovo Lingerie www.zovolingerie.com
The Tuxedo Club

FLORISTS
Flora Nova www.floranovadesign.com
The Artful Posy www.mariannegrahamdesigns.com
Woodland Flowerswww.woodlandflowers.com
GIFTS & REGISTRY
Mrs. Cook’s www.mrscooks.com
Crate and Barrel www.crateandbarrel.com
Barnes and Noble www.barnesandnoble.com
Pottery Barn www.potterybarn.com
INVITATIONS | PROGRAMS
Real Card Company www.realcardcompany.com
Papyrus www.papyrusonline.com
JEWELRY
Studio Porter Jensen www.porterjensen.com
Something Silver www.somethingsilver.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Janet Klinger Photography www.janetklinger.com
One Thousand Words Photography
www.onethousandwordsphotography.com
Stephanie Cristalli Photography
www.stephaniecristalli.com

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A formula for wedding photography disaster? Men in black tuxes, women in long dresses, outside on a 107 degree day? Not so. After 15 years of dating, Jenny Tang and Luan Li were determined to have a fabulous wedding day. As temps rose, these folks kept their cool; attitude, that is. Not a complaint was heard. Playful natures intact, Jenny, Luan, 14 attendants and family showed their true colors, even inside of damp clothing. Spirits were NOT dampened though, and I can’t remember when I last experienced this much fun at a wedding. And I’ve been to many a fun wedding!

Green Valley Ranch was also fabulous, from modern Mediterranean poolside to soothing main lobby, to generous balconied suite. Even hallways and side entrances were designed as if with photography in mind. And my God, the food. Eating is often a quick experience for me while working. Even so I couldn’t help but enjoy the steak cooked to perfection, the potato tower light and dramatic in presentation, but the lobster was the highlight. Having lobster served atop it shell made the dinning experience all the more divine.
Good taste was part of not only food, but most of all, in choice of friends. The wedding party clearly loves this couple and showed it every minute of this memorable wedding day.

Holiday excitement is in the air, both for my family at home, and for my family at the studio. Excitement being contagious, here are some upcoming events and specials I’m excited about:

• DEC 14 – My Chicago-based family begins arriving to fill our house with Holiday Cheer.
• DEC 15 – SPECIAL OFFER. We have just become one of Washington State’s exclusive photographers to offer Gina Alexander Bags. Come see samples at the studio, or in a week see the “boutique” section of the new website. I LOVE this gorgeous purse/tote collection. Purchase one or more by JAN 15th (Martin Luther King’s REAL birthday) and get 30% off! This is a one-time offer!!!
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• DEC 24 – Ellie bakes cookies for Santa Claus.
• DEC 25 – Family celebration of Christmas at our home.
• DEC 29 – Leave for cross country skiing and snow shoeing in Methow Valley at wonderful Skalitude. See my previous journal entry praising this dreamy cross country ski paradise. Meet up with my great friends who I originally met in Teacher Sarah’s Music Together class.
• DEC 31 – Celebrate with said friends the shimmering New Year, or so it looks from Skalitude’s mountain log cabin.
• JAN 1 – Happy New Year (and it’s my birthday!)
• JAN 5 & 6 – Seattle Wedding Show. Come see our Gina Alexander collection, photo stamps, cards, folios, albums, slideshows, and meet my great photo-team. Special Seattle Wedding Show Offer: If you book me or an associate for a wedding between Dec 15th and 5pm Jan 6, your package will be upgraded by one hour each for the wedding day and for your engagement session.
• JAN 8-12 – Portrait Sessions on Nantucket Island, MA. Details here.
• JAN 15 – Happy Birthday to Dr Martin Luther King, Jr! May we all put your wisdom into practice, today.
• JAN 27 - Bride Ideas at University Village. I’m proud to be included as one of the exclusive wedding professionals in this boutique-style event. Bride Ideas hand-picks the best wedding vendors in the area and hosts them in an intimate and elegant setting. Brides can relax in knowing they are visiting with, and learning from, the leaders in the industry. There will be fun fashion shows at each of the sessions too.
  As far as I’m concerned this event should be “Groom and Bride Ideas”. Happily, men are increasingly more involved in wedding planning.

Happy Holidays. Happy New Year. May Peace Be Imminent.

Upcoming Travel & Local Specials are now listed on the “Travel & Local Specials” section of the website.

When life takes me on an adventure, I want you to come too! Take advantage by benefiting from the “no cancellation fee” policy* and no travel expenses. Hey, I’m already going to be there anyway! Find future destination sessions listed on the website under “Travel & Local Specials” section.

Find Future Local Events listed on the “Specials” calendar too.

Investment
The cost is the same as our local options. You might choose a one hour session with unlimited exposures for $450, or a two hour for $650. For a complete menu of options see “Cost” on the website then select your desired category: Wedding, Engagement, or Portrait.

Let me capture your extraordinary life.

*Destination Photography Details:
Weather is unpredictable, so if our session is canceled 2 to 24 hours prior because of rain, snow, hurricane or other weather phenomenon, there is no cancellation fee. Choose to have all money refunded or applied to a future session. Rescheduled sessions may need to take place in Seattle. Cancellations made within 20 days prior to the scheduled session incur a $50 non-refundable fee. Cancellations made within 30-21 days prior to the scheduled session incur a $50 non-refundable fee, but can be applied to a session within 6 months. If canceled 30 or more days in advance, all money is refundable.

The pictures from this year’s Halloween Costume shoot are now ready! If you had pictures taken this year, and we could read your handwriting, you should have gotten an e-mail with the link; if we couldn’t read your handwriting or you just want to see how much fun we had, you can (for the next month only) view the images on our online proofing site.

2007 Holiday Deadlines

Wedding Clients, please note album deadlines!!!

It may seem early to think about the Winter Holidays but if you would like to have the following complete by Hanukkah or Christmas, please note the following deadlines:

Seattle Bride knows how to throw a party. This years Best Of (Wedding Vendors) event at the new Pan Pacific Hotel was a sun-filled, indoor/outdoor martini and sushi feast. Much of the praise goes to Director of Catering, Erik Franklin. He has a warmth and humbleness you expect from your boyscout cousin, while demonstrating a calm, I’m in-charge flair. He showed the modern suites to my sister and me, complete with balcony, warm currents of color and texture, modern bath fixtures, and windows, windows, windows. We natural-light photography specialists love windows.
Back at the party, I LOVED being able to glide back and forth between bright, climate controlled, modern interior, then out to the attached sunset facing deck. A more rowdy deck party atmosphere contrasted the indoor intimate setting. Easily I could see this indoor/outdoor versitility working well during an evening of Michael Benson Band’s fun and furious Big Band sets. (Congratulations to Michael Benson who won “Best Of” again.)
Pan Pacific has a keen sense of style that goes beyond decor. A match made in Asia, Luly Yang designed the stylish hotel uniforms. Luly took the Best Of for Dress Shop too. She got my vote.
As for photographic possibilities: Endless! Loved the lounge, the fireplace, stairway, railing, the warm wood walls, modern fixtures and art everywhere. More than anything, I loved the natural light, and the sense of Welcome Erik Franklin calmly exudes.
Thanks for the great party, Seattle Bride. See you next year!

Aaron Horton created this video clip to illustrate how Janet works. We love working with Aaron. Great eye, attitude, and bends over backwards.

Dress designed by Luly Yang. Hair and Make up by Tiara’s on Location, Models: Sandra Kord and Nick Skinner. Location: The W Hotel, Seattle. Ring: Green Lake Jewelry Works.

Nick Skinner not only looks great in photographs, his helpful, thoughtful personality earns him Most Valuable Player for the fashion Infusion sessions. Nick not only worked long hours, but carried dry wall, closed dirty freight elevator gates, rearranged furniture, and was on board to help in any way he could “to make the sessions go smoothly”. I didn’t ask for any of this. Nick took these tasks upon himself. Attitude looks great. Attitude works great! Thank you Nick, for exceeding the call of duty!

To see his portfolio, visit #376372 on Model Mayhem

The location for this series of photos is Pravda Studios on Capital Hill. They bent over backwards for us.

Hair and makeup by Tiara’s on Location. She is a Tiara of all trades. Hair, makeup, styling dress details, accessory ideas, and a great sense of humor too!

Nick in a Tux Shop tux

Dress from Luly Yang. Ring from Greenlake Jewelry Works. This was everyone’s favorite ring!

Look at those blue eyes! Oh, and the gorgeous dress is from Luly Yang Couture. The suit is Nick’s own.

The New James Bond. Nick gets my vote. The tux, as always, from The Tux Shop

After weeks of planning, the Urban Bridal Fashion Infusion sessions have wrapped up. I’m exhilarated and exhausted. Day One I woke up at 4AM, and left my studio at 11:30PM only to rise again at 5AM finishing Day Two at 10:30PM.
Now we have many thousands of images to edit and post process.
I have learned so much from this elaborate production. When time is of the essence, experience is critical. A good stylist makes the difference in attention to attire details and successful accessorizing; not just how outfits fit, but how they hang, flow and shimmer during shooting. Models who need little direction, and who are aware of their best angles, expressions and postures vastly increase the successful image to time ratio. Hair and makeup can make or break an entire set up, no matter how wonderful other talent is.
Most of all, I learned all over again how much I value Jane Patterson, who continually comes up with ways to be helpful, even when I don’t need help. When I DO need help, her Can-Do attitude is calming, and her problem solving abilities glorify her enormous IQ. Let’s see if I can figure out how to keep her around the studio forever. Jane STRONGLY suggests these fashion marathons should only happen once each year. Now that’s wisdom!

Aaron Horton will be capturing Urban Fashion Infusion on video! I am so impressed by Aaron’s unusual perspectives and story telling ability. I am Wowed by his work! He’s been wonderfully flexible and accommodating too. We now have 9 Luly Yang gowns, 6 locations and 8 models to shoot over two 11 hour days. (Sounds like an elaborate wedding!) I’ll share my granola bars, and Spring water (doesn’t get any better than this!) with Aaron while we keep the energy flying high. I can’t wait to collaborate with Aaron.

We’re in count down mode. We begin 7am at the chic, modern W hotel.

This is Jane P. with a note from the production department; I just wanted to post a few of my favorites from the art walk photo sessions; it was a real blast to watch Chris work!

These guys invited us to the High Dive this Thursday for a Seattle Works benefit show.

You can see the whole shoot here.

Chris B has joined us here at Janet Klinger Photography. Shooting both portraits, events and weddings, Chris is a huge asset to the team. He’s soft spoken, unobtrusive and has an eye for the moment. His portraits are works of art, sophisticated in their simplicity. Decide for yourself. We’re offering an associate special through May 31, 2007. Chris is also photographing art lovers during the annual Greenwood-Phinney Art Walk. Come meet Chris in person, and see what he can do for you!

Janet Klinger Photography is offering FREE portrait mini sessions May 11, 6-8:30. Come to The Studio at 6120 Phinney Ave N on Friday night, meet our new associates, C Charles Bowden & Jane Patterson, and have your photos taken. Donations to the West Woodland Elementary Art Docent program are encouraged, with a suggested donation of $10 per 5 exposures. All are welcome, with or without a checkbook.
The Annual Greenwood-Phinney Art Walk is May 11th and 12th, though we are only open for portraits on Friday the 11th.

Details:

100% profit goes to the art fund! Images will be posted as a group on Pictage for one month, and the prints will be offered at a discount during this time. (For instance, a 5×7 color print will be $15 instead of $33.) 3 sets of 5 exposures are the max per person please.

We’ll also be showing off some of Janet’s pregnancy photography.

Join us!

Oh Lucky me! (and Lucky are the winning Model Bride and Model Groom.) Darcy Camden has agreed to join our creative team as stylist for the upcoming Fashion in Fusion Photo Sessions. One incredible person after another has joined our crew. Today, Darcy is icing on the cake!
For those of you who don’t know, Darcy Camden is a busy gal. Not only is she Director of Promotions and Public Relations at John Robert Powers Acting/Modeling Academy, Darcy is also Fashion Contributor & stylist for Ambush Makeover on Northwest Afternoon on KOMO-TV. She even has her own fashion advice column, Ask Darcy. As if that doesn’t keep her busy enough, Darcy is owner of Styled Seattle, a personal shopping/stylist service. I’m signing up to hire her TODAY! Better yet, she signed on with Fashion in Fusion today! Honored to have you join the team, Darcy!

Darcy Camden, featured in
The Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest
Magazine Fashion issue, August 2006