Yonda Photography = Amelia John!!!!!

As some of you may have heard (curse you, InTouch magazine!), we are changing our name! Goodbye Yonda Photography, hello Amelia John!

Why the name change, you ask? For starters, we have been looking for a name that really represents both of us, and since Amelia and John are our middle names, it was a natural fit! We love the sound of the name--it matches our style--sometimes elegant and fluid, sometimes solid and awesome. And partly we wanted a more unique name. Ninety percent of photographers call their business "Lastname Photography," and we wanted to buck the trend! Our new name doesn't even have "photography" in the name, although we will occasionally include "photographers" after it just so it's clear. Like this:

Amelia John *|* Photographers

Our new website is open for business, as is our new blog and facebook page. Please oh please head on over to the facebook page and "like" it--there's no way for us to transfer all 444 fans automatically, so we would appreciate a couple of clicks from all y'all!

And in case you were curious, our storefront grand opening is set for Dec. 3rd Friday! Stay tuned!

Melissa + Maurice = Melmo

You know how some famous couples have a portmanteau, like Brangelina and Tomkat? My top secret codeword for Melissa and Maurice is "Melmo." Pretty fun, no? Well so are they! We had a great time downtown with them on a beautiful late summer afternoon. We're so lucky to work with such fun, totally-in-love couples! We're looking forward to spending more time with Melmo at their wedding next summer (on Jennifer's birthday, in fact!).

Our first Chicago engagement session!

We had an awesome time taking a little jaunt to Chicago to photograph Carrie and Derrick near their downtown digs. We started at one of their favorite little parks downtown, by the water tower, and then headed to the lakeshore via the L. Some pretty incredible photo opportunities, I must say! And Carrie and Derrick made it easy for us, being so obviously in love with each other!

Sara and Shawn: The Day After

We had a mighty crazy time about with Sara and Shawn for their day-after session! We drove into the country and found some really incredible clouds, and had a little fun at Dr. Evermore's sculpture park. Check it!

Hot town, summer in the city! Er, country mostly

Did I mention we've been photographing weddings up the wazoo lately? Yeah, we've been busy, in addition to renovating our new studio (which is almost done!). Here's a peek at Sara and Shawn's recent wedding. This was a super hot day in August, perfect for this super hot couple!




St. John's Church in Waunakee is absolutely beautiful, what a nicely done church. Bravo!




We busted into this gravel pit with the wedding party bus for a few minutes and got a couple of cool pics. Wish we'd been able to get farther in, where there was an incredible Mars-looking landscape.




Talk about tons of fun corn shots! A plethora of possiblities!

George's Birthday Bash

Marta and Aris hired us to photograph their son George's awesome birthday bash, and let me tell you, it was awesome! There were gusty 45mph winds, and even a petting zoo! My only regret is that I wish I could have spent more time petting the animals and rolling around in the big red ball. Alas!

Our first baby!!

No she's not ours, but it is in fact the first baby portrait session we've ever done! Wow!! And baby Morgan made it easy for us. Of course, as you can see in a couple photos, she didn't feel too happy about the heat and the mosquitos outside, but overall she and her parents were the perfect models. Who knew babies were so much fun?







Personally, I don't think I would enjoy being swaddled, but baby Morgan couldn't get enough of it! She would calm right down.