we love it when that happens!

judged by 9 award-winning and internationally-recognized photojournalists,
the Wedding Photojournalist Association just released contest winners.
aaah, we LOVE it when this happens!
LOVE IT for the inspiration we derive from the amazing images of our peers
and LOVE IT, TOO to see our name + images among the best of the best.

from the windiest wedding SilverBox has ever documented;
the judges liked this one of Candy and her sweet catch-you-if-you-fall dad, too:



need a break in your day? head on over to wpja and scroll through award-wining images. like us, you'll likely be in awe frame after frame.

and on another note: H-e-l-l-o-o-o-o-o Spring!!!!!

amy + kim

emily + jeff and unabashed-ness

let's talk about UNABASHED emotion. emily + jeff's wedding was truly HEARTFELT . . . by emily, by jeff, by their parents . . . by their many many loved ones.

if there's one thing i will always remember from their wedding, it's this: the unabashed joy on emily's face the ENTIRE day.

emily told me at the reception: "this has been the best day of my life." no surprises there! I'd been witnessing emily's joy all day long . . . all weekend long in fact! starting with emily + jeff's rehearsal:



and the following morning at the salon:



even while getting dressed:



and can you tell they are related?! check out her father's first chance to see emily dressed and ready:



and here's emily, moments before meeting up with jeff for the first time that day (by the way, business partner-extraordinaire, amy enderle, made this picture, and it's perfect):



and now let's talk about the unabashed love on jeff's face . . . again, something we got to witness all day long. GROOMS, take a page out of jeff's book: let that bride of yours know just how much you love her and don't be afraid to let the world know it too!!!

here is jeff seeing emily for the first time (we are big fans of a "first glance" . . . a chance to see and be and re-connect with one another BEFORE the ceremony):



and check out the bottom, close-up picture amy made of emily reading a card jeff wrote to her . . .



and once again, amy rocked the house with this GREAT angle during the ceremony:



lots of laughter and lots of tenderness during the ceremony:



and on to the reception at The Foundry Art Center in St. Charles . . . now THIS is a fantastic place for a reception . . . twinkling lights and artwork all around:











these pictures are just the tip of the iceberg . . . i had to stop myself from including all 150+ of my favorite pictures from emily + jeff's wedding, trusting that you'd watch their slideshow to see more! so you will watch it, right?! :')

~kim

for the love of spring . . .

5:30 pm yesterday evening.
i walked out of the grocery store
AND it wasn't the least bit dark.

8:30 am this morning.
on our way to school, AND
there was this little crocus
pushing its way up through
the not quite brown grass.

oh! can you believe it!!!
spring is nearly here!

and OUR favorite part:
hooray, hooray for the return of
W-E-D-D-I-N-G-S!

THESE pictures are from THIS PAST weekend.
that emily + jeff are SUCH A DELIGHT!

this was really "kim's wedding" but i tagged along for some second angles and to set up lights. and what fun i had!!!
[ and oh, take our word for it, that off-camera reception lighting makes all the difference! as do those lovely strings-of-lights hung throughout The Foundry Art Centre ~ SilverBox brides, let's add these "outdoor garden string lights" everywhere! ]

within 15 minutes of meeting her, i fell head over heels in love with emily sutterfield. THEN when she told me how + when she and jeff decided to "SilverBox it" ~ oh my talk about smitten! (and emily + friends: thanks for making us a VERB. whew THAT feels nearly as good as the spring sun's rays on our skin)

this is just a sneak peak. more to come -- so much more! -- of jeff + emily's celebration in the coming weeks.
in a word: MAGIC!

happy day, all!
amy enderle




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OOPS, EDITED TO ADD:

this just in from cool bridesmaid ashley:

Ashley (bridesmaid) has left a new comment on your post "for the love of spring . . . :

OMG amy! these look so good already, i CANNOT wait to see more.

ive been checking the blog all week hoping for a sneak peek.

we had so much fun hanging out with you guys!

AND I REALIZE I MIGHT HAVE MISLED [ALL OF] YOU:
those cool in color shots: those moments captured by kim wade, baby.
fyi: i made the black and white of megan and her dad, but it's the color images that cause my eyes to tear up ~
it's always a collaboration on so many levels. but i want to make sure kim gets full credit for these b/c when she saw them she called them "her best dancing shots ever" and mmmmm-mmmmmm-mmmmm they are SO DIVINE. anywho: ashley you'll call us for your wedding, right?! cause we loved the whole tribe of you so much, we're eager for a reunion ;)

sorry for any confusion ~ have a great and sunny day everyone!!!!
~amy

AND, see how i had to edit the post to add my own comment and it's trouble to see ashley's thoughts? well, that's one of the many reasons we're soon graduating from blogspot and movin on to bigger and better things -- in fact lots of changes coming soon, but Silver Lining readers will be the very first to know!