I am pleased to report the Wedding Design 2009 (yesterday at Hotel Albuquerque) was a smashing success for us! We met so many wonderful brides and had incredibly positive feedback from all who visited our booth. I would personally like to thank everyone who attended for taking the time to come out and talk with us!

We wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year!

Dry Heat Photography

Some of you may recognize that as the signature on my email. Others, who follow the blog, may just be wondering why we haven’t shot anything in three weeks. Let me assure everyone that we have not been on vacation – far from it. Dry Heat Photography has been experiencing a truly unprecedented level of popularity and success! I don’t think any of us have ever been this busy – ever - and what a blessing it has been! I could never have dreamed that in August of 2008 I would be on the phone booking weddings for 2010 and shooting amazing weddings and portrait sessions every night of the week. The only problem is we don’t always have time to update the blog. No need to worry though – the blog is being worked on as we speak and the highlights from all the latest sessions will be available to the public soon.

As always, all of us at Dry Heat Photography would like to thank our amazing clientèle for their trust and friendship. It is all of you who make this possible.

-DeAnna

I am proud to announce that last week Dry Heat Photography was formally inducted into NMWP.
NMWP or New Mexico Wedding Professionals is New Mexico’s premier wedding organization – the finest and most complete event planning source. We are so honored to be a part of this organization and to be considered one of New Mexico’s premier wedding photographers.
Check out their website http://nmwp.com/
All of us at Dry Heat Photography would like to extend our sincere thanks to NMWP!
- DeAnna Dimmitt
- Rick Meiers
- Angela Gaeto

On Tuesday evening, in sweltering 103 degree heat (it is Dry Heat Photography after all), we met Tania and David in Old Town to shoot their engagement session. These guys were having so much fun I think they forgot we were there. It was great! We shot for well over an hour and the end result is a session that I feel not only captures the essence of Tania and David but also the captures the Old Town aesthetic. See for yourself…

I’m going to take this opportunity to shamelessly plug our good friend, Darryl Willison.
The fancy blue cowboy you see in the above photo is a collaborative effort between America’s Drawing Cowboy, Darryl Willison, and renowned steel sculptor, the late OK Harris. Pieces such as this will only be available to the public for a short time longer due to the fact that they are no longer being produced. The extremely limited availability substantially increases the collectability of each piece and lends a historical significance to the body of work as a whole. Darryl is also the director of the Art Gallery 66 which is where we call home and the AG66 has the largest inventory of these steel sculptures currently available to the public.

On Monday evening we met Jennifer and Chad at the UNM Duckpond for their Engagement Session. Even though their wedding is not until summer of 2009 they wanted to get an early start on their Engagement Photos so they could send out their Save The Date cards!

Proving my theory that everyone loves Elena Gallegos Open Space – Stephanie and Alex love it too! Even after ten years of shooting in Albuquerque we still consider it a “hot spot” location that never loses it’s charm. It’s also a great place to go hiking. Stephanie and Alex are getting married in July so stay tuned…

Because It’s A Dry Heat…
Let me introduce you all to Laurie Karr. We shot this bridal session last night at Elena Gallegos Open Space. This is such a beautiful location that it is quickly becoming a favorite amongst our clients. The weather was perfect, the wind was tame and the only real issue was the gnats but we at Dry Heat Photography will not be deterred by insects! Anyway, all the elements came together for a beautiful Bridal Session here it is. Stay tuned for Laurie and Sean’s Engagement Session in two weeks!

Evelyn and Jason might qualify as getting the cart before the horse seeing as we shot the engagement session and then went to Flying Star to book the wedding over dinner. We had a great evening with them. It’s always fun to get to know our clients. Despite the fact that we do have an actual studio and an art gallery it seems that everyone (by everyone I mean me) loves to go to Flying Star! I think it’s the Red Stuff and the Crave Salad… Anyway, Rick and I met Evelyn and Jason at Elena Gallegos Open Space and set out to face the cactus. Elena Gallegos is actually one of my favorite places to shoot and we have several more sessions scheduled there in the near future.

Might have gotten carried away with the cactus…

Brittany and Travis were married on May 24, 2008 at the Prairie Star in Bernalillo. Rick shot this wedding and it is the second one he has done for this family! A couple years ago he shot the bride’s brother’s wedding. It is always so flattering when our client’s family members come back us for their own weddings.

It’s always such a picturesque scene for the ceremony’s at Prairie Star. That old cottonwood and the view of the Sandia Mountains make a near perfect backdrop.