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Dawna - I love you both! The pictures are fabulous.

Elizabeth - Thanks for the comments, friends! That’s 6 (now 7) cans that will be donated to the Shelby County Backpack Program. LOVE Ashley and Powell’s images!!

Rachel Webb - Having watched these two grow up (and they can say the same about me:), I am happy to see this amazing couple captured so well. Great work, Liz!

Sara Lauer - They are so adorable. I wonder what high school they went to?

Betsy Miller - Two cutie tooties!!!

Jen Creed - <3 <3 Love #3!

Allie - Well aren’t they just the cutest thing? I love the last one the best.

Dylan Hutson - Liz, everything about every photograph I’ve seen you take is perfection. I can’t wait until I get engaged & married so you can do my photos! Mucho love and luck for all you’re doing.

Feb 25 2010

Loo Loves I Letterpress

One of my most favorite things to do is to write notes and drop them in the little, blue mailbox down the block. I indulge in Etsy’s ability to send to my doorstep loads of new, witty, gorgeous, luxe stationary. There’s something so timeless about choosing just the right ink pen to match the notecard and pausing a minute to send a little encouragement and a bit of love to someone else’s mailbox. Who doesn’t get excited when they see a handwritten note tucked amongst the mail?! Sure makes all those bills in the box a little more acceptable.

During the move to the studio, the Lizzie Loo logo underwent a little redesign. I wanted something even more simple, more classy and more complete. Something that spoke to my own simple, clean style. I knew I wanted to have some really sweet stationary and some gorgeous, letterpress cards to show off the new look, too. It didn’t take me to long to connect one of my favorite vendors, Simple Song, with my need for a redesign and stationary creation. I had been purchasing cards from her for quite some time and was always in love with her designs and packaging.

Suann was most amazing in offering up many *perfect* logo concepts. In the end, nothing felt as right as a clean up and slight variation of the logo that got Lizzie Loo started. That logo has since been applied to everything around here, but my most favorite pieces are the letterpress business cards and notecards. Everytime I grab one from the secret hiding place (I covet them, just a little bit) I want to cuddle with it. The paper is so soft and the letterpress is so perfect.

Check out Suann’s post on the Design Sponge blog. She shows the process in pictures. Makes me want to hug my stationary even more!! The care that goes into this timeless process is crazy.

Suann makes the most decadent wedding invitation suites. Check them out on her design site. She also just planned the most adorable birthday party for her son, Ike. Check out the party here.

Happy Wednesday! Send a note to someone you love.

Posted in Personal Tags: emily ley paper, Kentucky, letterpress, louisville, Photographer, simple song designs, stationary

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Ashley - I love you and your creative soul!! I got your message, but gave up Facebook for lent so I will call you when I get through my tests this week…possible to trip to Shelbyville soon?

Allie - LOVE LOVE LOVE these. I hope to get a cute card in the mail soon.

Feb 24 2010

Sweet Sisters I Louisville Portrait Photographer

Today, I’m reaching waaayy back in the archives to pull out some warmth. In October, I wanted to get out to shoot one sunny evening, so one of my best friends, Allie, made the push for a trip to the soybean and corn fields. If you hang on this blog for a little bit, you will see that nature – more specifically: fields of crops – are among my favorite places to be. The order, the consistent color and the organic patterns make my heart beat a little quicker.

My blue-eyed littlest sister, Abby, is rarely super pumped about being my model, but somehow I talked her into it, as well as my sweet senior assistant Corie and off we went. We had tons of fun! It’s always sweet to have extra ladies on hand to help adjust a wandering hair, add a perfectly placed accessory or tell better jokes than I have to offer. (If you’ve heard my plethora of three – yes, just three – *bad* jokes, you’re probably giggling right now.)

Anywho, if you’ve had much a chance to hang out with me, you’ll know it makes my soul sing when I get to share the beauty of a young lady with herself. I know that sounds silly and cliche, but nothing makes me happier than seeing someone’s vision of their own beauty change. Seeing yourself in a different light can be so powerful – a dress as opposed to your standard jeans and tee shirt; laughing and joyful instead of being intently studious. I love the transformation an image can distill in us ladies.

And to my sweet models, only one of you gets to bear the real title of being a Lauer sister, but I consider you all (and a plethora of 15ish others) my best and sweetest friends. Thanks for always being willing models and smile makers on my busiest of days.
Love you.

Posted in High School Senior Photography, Personal Tags: fresh, fun, high school, Kentucky, louisville, Photographer, Photography, pictures, Senior, sweet

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Sara Lauer - Take my picture on a mountain in my yellow dress!!! Please

Danny Carothers - Lizzzz you just know that you are so good at what you do ;Danny

Ra - Liz! Love these! Allie, Corie and Abby you girls are so B-E-A-U-TI-FULL!!

Inge - Love it! When we get back from Asialand can you take us and the other SWs to a cornfield for a photo shoot?

Allie - Girl you are so good! You be rockin’!

Feb 17 2010

Jennifer Creed I My sweet, Kentucky Wedding Photographer friend

Wanted to make a quick shout out to one of my sweet, photographer friends, Jennifer Creed. We met a couple summers ago randomly on Facebook. We were both starting our businesses, we both were attending WKU and we both loved weddings. Many conversations about quickbooks, passing jobs back and forth and tons of growth in both of our businesses have passed since our meeting. We are both WKU Alumni now (love it!) who are pushing forward in our flourishing photography businesses.

I LOVE Jen’s genuineness – she has such a great value for people. She gets so pumped talking about her brides and vendor-friends. It’s not often you find someone so real, in the same industry, let alone the same state, that LOVES to share business ideas and shooting techniques. Everytime we get to see one another I always learn so much and get so much more pumped about my business. LOVE her! And know that the picture of Leila and I above in the pink was taken by Jen – amazing, right? Here is an image I made of her a few weeks ago when she came up to bond. Enjoy!

Posted in Uncategorized, Wedding Photos Tags: Jennifer Creed Photographer, Kentucky, Photographers, Wedding

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Feb 12 2010

Loo Loves I the 3/50 project

Everything you need to know about this Loo Love is explained in the sweet flyer below. A dear friend passed this along to me yesterday and I couldn’t help but get excited about this initiative and share! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE shopping my hometown – for so many reasons – and not just because I live in the heart of it all. There is such great variety in Shelbyville – great people – great customer service.

I can walk to Sixth & Main Coffee Shop and Pen calls out my usual drink order and chats about photography with me for a few minutes. A quick trip to Through the Looking Glass and Regan not only offers me my favorite tea when I walk in, but briefs me on what is new in the store and which flavors of cake are in. I can see handmade goods from one of my favorite crafters, Debbie Hembree, and catch up with great friends – there is always someone I know inside.

Just a few feet further and I can drop in Weeds and Things, where Rob and Chris outfit me with great florals for the studio and keep me informed me on the latest bags in brown and blue or the newest doggie goods for Leila Loo. Just down the street at CJ’s Candies, I stop in way too often for mint oreo truffles after meeting friends for lunch at sweet McKinley’s Bread Shop. Maggie’s Bistro 535 knows buffalo chicken wraps are my favorite – and that I drink the tea like a camel….love that!

Have you noticed my favorite places have revolved around food so far….

I also adore the sweet antique stores – I’m always hunting up blue mason jars and sweet props for senior sessions. Harriet at The Needle Nest has a crazy talent for getting me to needlepoint – she has a plethora of designs and needle-related craft supplies. Just accross from her is Making Ends Meet, where women come in droves from near and far to purchase fabrics for their homes. Take a step into my office and you will see both my unfinished needlepoint and my new valance covered by Making Ends Meet.

I know I have left many of our great stores out, but I hope you get the idea, that this sweet downtown area we have is made possible by great stores who enjoy providing great service to our community. Read the flyer below, pick your favorite 3 and hit the streets with your 50! Do it. You know you need an excuse to shop!!

Further opportunities for help include visiting their Valentine Campaign by clicking here. You will download a PDF valentine, print it out and mail it in to your favorite morning news program – and the addresses are even included (Genious!!). I would LOVE to see this spread like wildfire, so take a minute and print it out, fold it up and drop it in a mailbox – it would be great to see the project featured on our favorite national news shows!!

I would also like to give mad props to this girl who went on 31 dates in 31 days last year and found the love of her life – crazy right? I NEED you to check it out – she blogged the whole thing and is now writing a book about it. Thanks to my bestie, Allie, for sending this my way!

Last love for the day..I think! Tres Chic Shelbyville was a wonderful event! Pictures from the event can be seen and purchased here!

Posted in Personal Tags: Kentucky, local economy, Shelbyville, small business, the 3/50 project

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Cinda Baxter, The 3/50 Project - Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping to spread the word! It’s lovely people like you who breathe life into The 3/50 Project, then give it wings. Here’s to big things ahead for all the little guys….. Cinda Baxter, Founder, The 3/50 Project

Jen Creed - That project is AWESOME. Love it! Love local places. Wish we had more cute stores in Bowling Green. I’ll come support places in Shelbyville haha!

Allie - LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Good job Lizzie Loo! Thanks for the shout out yo!

Feb 09 2010

Happy Snow Day!

Happy snow day! These two pictures are from the last snow. Leila LOVES to play, so I take her to a nearby field and let her go. Unfortunately, she didn’t want to be caught so we had to get out the chips and bribe her. She gets ’snow arms’ – little balls of snow everywhere, in all of her hair. Enjoy!

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Kelsi - umm basically I am going to come by your house and steal your precious dog b/c she is the cutest!!! great pics!

Feb 08 2010

A Madison Monday I Kentucky Children’s Photographer

Was working on some orders this morning and came across this sweet picture of Madison at her grandmother’s house. Love it! I am off to Fasig-Tipton in Lexington today. Happy Monday!

Posted in Children Photos, Personal

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Feb 07 2010

Sister Sara I Kentucky Portrait Photographer

Came across these pictures of my sister, Sara, when I was picture hunting this morning. Love it.

senior-sara-lauer-high-school-photography

“My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time ” {Linda Sunshine}

Posted in High School Senior Photography Tags: Frankfort, Kentucky, Photography, Senior

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Feb 06 2010

New BlogSite! I Lizzie Loo Photography

With the new year, we’re bringing in a new site! It is still a bit under construction, and we are working to bring back the old posts, but for now, look around, enjoy and lets get to know one another!

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Feb 05 2010

Kentucky Wedding Photographer I Loo Loves

Anyone who knows me can say, with a whole heart, that ‘fave’ is one of my favorite words. Everything I like becomes ‘my fave’. I get super irritated when my iPhone insists on turning ‘fave’ into Dave, gave or face. Fave is clearly a word…

And in this boring season of cold, ugly weather, I feel it is important to entertain (or bore) you with my fave’s from time to time. There is so much goodness out there, and in this sweet little town that deserves to be talked about, so today, Loo Loves are born. I will post from time-to-time, my latest addictions, or things I think you should know about.

Tomorrow night I will be photographing an event at Claudia Sanders Dinner House called Tres Chic Shelbyville. The evening will be filled with music by Shelbyville’s New Breed, wine and bourbon tasting, a silent action, door prizes and a cash bar. Tickets can be purchased here and are $75/single person or $100/couple.

The goal of the event is to raise $10,000 toward a private room in the NICU at Kosair Hospital in honor of Shelby County. What a wonderful plan – I hope to see you there for an evening of fun – cocktail attire and dancing sounds like a good thing to me!! There’s even a $300 Lizzie Loo gift certificate up for grabs!

Next up is Kelly Moore’s new bag. It is definitely on my list of wants for 2010! It is meant to be a camera bag, but could function as so much Moore : diaper bag, laptop case, purse. This thing is super spacious and practical. I LOVE camera bags that are not only functional, but also adorable! Check it out!

Last, but not least, is one event that you will be hearing much about! 105 days until Shelby County’s Relay for Life event and Lizzie Loo has formed a team! My parents joined our county in fundraising efforts for many years and have passed the honor along to me! We would love to have any of our clients – past or future – join us in fundraising + walking to find a cure. More on this later, but for now, I am looking for folks who have faced or are facing cancer – I would love to do a portrait series to accompany our fundraising efforts. If you are interested shoot an email to celebrate {at} lizzie loo {dot} com

Posted in Lizzie Loo Storefront, Personal Tags: Kelley Moore Bag, Kentucky, Lizzie Loo, Photographer, Relay for Life, Wedding

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