New Branding & Blog Launch! | January 2013

We're excited to announce we have launched a new blog! Head over there now :-) www.christinebonnivierblog.com

Bridal Show Info & Tips {Winter 2012} Springfield, MO Wedding Photographers

This is my first attempt at this so forgive any "ums" or "uhhs". haha! And I have one little correction to make. All About Weddings website is www.allaboutweddingsmissouri.com NOT www.allaboutweddingsspringfield.com. :-) We will be at both upcoming Bridal shows and would love to see you all there! I hope this information is helpful!

Upcoming Bridal Shows: 

All About Weddings

When: January 6, 2013

Where: Oasis Convention Center

What time: 11:00 am- 4:00 pm

Metropolitan Bride 

When: January 13, 2013

Where: Springfield Expo Center

What time: 11:00 am- 4:00 pm

Bridal Show Tips:

1) Research area vendors prior to the show & before setting your budget
One way to save time during the bridal show is to research and familiarize yourself with the wedding vendors in your area that will be exhibiting. Also, be sure to pick up a copy of Metropolitan Bride (our feature here) & 417 Bride magazines and scroll through them before you get to the show. To see which local merchants are exhibiting and to pre-register for the shows, follow the links below:

All About Weddings: www.allaboutweddingsmissouri.com
Metropolitan Bride: www.metbride.com

2) Have a game plan
You will have a limited amount of time during the bridal shows to visit a ton of vendors, so make the best use of your time by putting a  list together of who you'd like to visit with and learn more about. Having an idea of who you want to meet at the shows, will help you use your time more efficiently & narrow down your vendors quickly.


3) Find out who you connect with. Will they provide you with the products and services you need? Will they be fun to work with? Will they be there from start to finish, giving you the best possible experience? Those are the less obvious questions to ask yourself but very worth considering. :-)


4) Consider hiring a wedding planner
Area Wedding Planners:
Scarlett with Swept Away : www.sweptawayrentals.com
Mary with Bringing it Together: www.bringingittogetherevents.com

Becca & Megan of Events by Social Graces: http://eventsbysocialgraces.com/

5) Post Show: Don't let the information you gather collect dust.
Do yourself a favor and arrange to go through and organize all the literature you got from the bridal shows while everything is still fresh! This way you can follow up with your chose vendors and book them asap (and before they are already committed).


I hope that helps all of you! Feel free to email christinebonnivier@gmail.com or call 717.856.0016 and I'd be happy to answer your questions as best I can. I can't wait to see you all at the Bridal Shows! :-) You can find more Bridal Show tips here.

What an incredible year it has been. To see what we've been up to, check out our most recent posts on the blog: http://christinebonnivierphotography.blogspot.com/ I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

Love & Hugs,
Christine

Published! Metropolitan Bride Feature {Winter 2012} Springfield, MO Wedding Photographers

Excited and proud to announce that Katelyn & Troy's beautiful Integrity Hills wedding was recently published in Metropolitan Bride magazine. It was our first wedding on 2012 and it also happened to fall on my birthday :-) I love looking back at their images...their day was so special and super fun! They are both darling and have been enjoying life in Hawaii where Troy is stationed. 

We'd love to see everyone at the upcoming show in January at the Springfield Expo Center (January 13th). To get more info about the Metropolitan Bridal Expo coming up soon, click here. (Brides- you can pre-register on their website). Come check us out, we'd love to see you! :-)

To see our listing on MetBride.com click here.
To follow Metropolitan Bride on facebook click here.
To pick up your copy of the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Metropolitan Bride, click here.

Merry Christmas! xo Christine

Christmas at The Bonnivier's {Personal} Winter 2012

Deck the Halls with Disco Balls! We had Christmas early here in MO because Levi & I are heading to Philly on Sunday! Thank goodness we didn't make plans to fly out today...it's quite blustery! Dodged that travel nightmare ;-) I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful snowy day. I am loving it! (Mostly because I know tomorrow it will be back to 50 degrees). haha! Anyone else with me on that one? 

Last Saturday was so much fun! It was a very 'Springfield Christmas', complete with Elle's truffles (and by the way...holy DELISH!) and cupcakes from The Cup. We devoured some Italiano hor d'oeuvres (what a treat) and enjoyed glazed ham, roasted chicken, rice pilaf & roasted veggies for dinner. Everything was delightful! So thankful everyone could come over & celebrate with us! Love you guys!

Merry Christmas ya'll! I will be out of the office next week visiting my family on the East Coast. I hope everyone gets to steal some time off to spend with loved ones. xo

Warm wishes,

Christine

Rum balls from Elle's Patisserie

Twinsies! I would have never been able to relax if it hadn't been for Kiley...she rocks in the kitchen. :-)

You know those "Awkward Family Pictures" that we're all too familiar with? This is Andrew & Kiley's take on it...so freakin' hilarious! We laughed and laughed. :-) 

Things I Love {2012 Recap} Springfield, MO Photographers

2012 has been quite the adventure! We have photographed everything from a backyard wedding to a old police station reception. Photography took us to different states and cities and I am so grateful for all the fun we had. A big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful portrait and wedding clients. I can't express enough gratitude to you all! :-) Below is a little recap of where we traveled and who we've photographed. When I started to put this post together, I realized I could spend a week gathering images from all that we've done this year. Below are just a few ;-) Love and hugs to you all!

Lots of instagrams and plenty of time spent in photobooths ;-) @christinebonnivier @eliseabigailphoto @alissa_beaty

We exhibited in 4 local Bridal Shows

We were featured in Metropolitan Bridal Magazine TWICE :-) 

Alissa got engaged & Elise tied the knot!!!!

A ton of time spent behind the camera of course. Image by Christi Clark

Then a whole lot of time spent in the office behind the computer. haha! It was all worth it because we blessed 30 couples & countless families with beautiful photographs :-) 

LOVE!

Lord knows how many images we took!!!

We traveled to St. Louis, Kansas City, Philadelphia & Wichita to photograph nuptials 

Yes, I actually spent 5 hours on a bicycle this September during Jess & Troy's bicycle tour through St. Louis. It was amazing! 

What makes my job the best...celebrations never disappoint! 

Things I love Thursday: Adieu l'automne! {Christmas 2012} Springfield, MO Photographers

Goodbye Fall! It's officially the holiday season! Time to deck the halls with disco balls! ;-) I've been so blessed to have photographed so many wonderful families & couples this fall season (and all year, for that matter). It's been go, go, go and I'm really looking forward to relaxing and spending time with friends and family these next few weeks. That is why I love Christmas :-) Everything is cheerful, sparkly, cozy and peaceful & I love it. ;-) I have all of my shopping done, as we are celebrating Christmas next week here in Missouri with Levi's family. Christmas day we will be in Pennsylvania with my family...I'm so excited! This past week or so I've been hard at work with plans & goals for 2013. There is an overwhelming amount to do but I know it will all be so worth it. We're doing a complete re-brand...logo, website, blog, business cards, bridal show booth and it's been such a great experience so far. There's a bit of a learning curve with the process and I'm really thankful for all those who have helped me thus far. Pretty exciting stuff! I'm looking forward to New Years day when we officially launch! We'll be having a cyber launch party and will be giveaway something super sweet, so be on the look out! ;-) xo-chris

Peace ornaments from CB2
White felt garland from West Elm
Wrapping paper & camera ornament from Target