Monthly Archives: May 2009

A couple months ago Rick and I met Steve Simmons of Rio Sandia Morgans at the Albuquerque The Magazine Wedding Showcase.  I love horses so naturally I was interested in his company and, as luck would have it, we both operate out of Corrales.  Turns out Steve has a wonderful driving horse; a black Morgan mare named Star.  I can tell you from experience that few things add to the romance and ambiance of a wedding or just spice up a warm summer evening like a carriage ride for two and the clip-clop of little horse feet.  We wanted to help Steve out with some images to promote his business so, working together, we assembled this amazing promo shoot at Los Poblanos Inn. Folks, let me tell you, if you’ve never been to Los Poblanos you are missing out!  To all you brides and grooms out there who are looking for an outdoor venue right here in Albuquerque Los Poblanos is a must see!  Anyway, I digress…  Steve and Star are available for weddings, marriage proposals, and private carriage rides for all occasions!

Special Thanks to Sheli Armstrong of Los Poblanos, Sarah Hall and Kyle Orr, Lily Barrack Jewelry, Kristina Zidon and Special Moments Bridal Boutique.

-DeAnna Dimmitt and Rick Meiers

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Goslings at Los Poblanos

This photo really has nothing to do with carriage rides but aren’t they cute?

Sarah and Kyle our “bride and groom”

Jewelry courtesy of Lily Barrack

Star the carriage pulling dream horse

What happens in the carriage, stays in the carriage

A few weeks ago Andrea called me to schedule this session. Like many of our clients Andrea and Caleb are friends with our friends Caitelen and Greg, although I didn’t know it at the time.  Shortly after Andrea called, Rick and I had gone to dinner with Caitelen and Greg and Greg proceeded to tell us all about his friend Caleb….  Small world huh?  Anyway Andrea and Caleb are lovely, as you can see.  When we first started the session Caleb says “you’re going to tell us what to do, right, because we’re not models.”  Ironically, I barely told them to do anything.  They’re naturals

-DeAnna Dimmitt

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You’ve all met Heidi and Keith before in their Engagement Session.  Their wedding is coming up in a couple weeks but recently I received an email from Heidi saying “I want mountain pictures”.  The ceremony and reception are all at the same place in the valley and there would be no way to tactfully leave long enough to drive up to Elena Gallegos and shoot these photos on the actual wedding day so we decided to do a “Pre-wedding Romantics” session.  I really enjoy these sessions because there is no pressure and no timeline.  No one is waiting on us so we can run all over Elena Gallegos and take as long as we want.  The sunset was beautiful and we stood in the parking lot talking until the rangers started driving by to see if it was safe to lock the gates.

Thanks Heidi and Keith, this session was really fun

-DeAnna Dimmitt

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