For any photographer, to get published is one of the ultimate rewards for your hard work, no matter the magazine, getting published is just plain cool :)I was very fortunate to get featured in this months Nunta magazine not once, but TWICE! Which I'm stoked about :)

2 very cool weddings got featured there, Arinka and Vanya with a 2 page spread (you can see their wedding here), and one of my craziest weddings this year, Dima and Angela with a... wait for it! 8 woppingly colorful pages! - you can see their engagement shots from Odessa here, as their blog post will be next week for their wedding :)I just want to thank both couples for being great on their wedding day, and I know I have made 4 new great friends.

Here are the shots from the magazine inside below:

Photography is always very special in any wedding, and as we at you+we like to be involved with our clients, we felt that it was time to invite the you+we events girls to share some tips, ideas for your wedding day! Every month, the girls will be writing and sharing ideas for your wedding day, whether it be flowers, decorations, dresses, hair styles, colors, makeup or invitations... we hope that you will enjoy this new part of the blog.

We are also happy to officially launch You + We Events! The You + We girls - Inna, Lesya, and Irina are honestly very creative and talented! They have a unique, full service event design company currently serving wedding clients in Chisinau, Moldova specializing in innovative and inspired weddings and other events.

Feel free to go to their blog site, to get regular updates and to see their full portfolio. Some of their recent work from last years weddings are below! and if you thought these were great, there are plenty of new creative ideas for this year! Trust me, I have seen our kitchen at home transformed with their experiments for decorations, arrangements all winter :)

Also if you are getting married this year, be sure to follow this link to http://youplusweevents.com/page/2/ and enter into the You+We Events Most Stylish Wedding Contest, to win a free couple photo-session from You + We Photography (AKA Ross :)) and other freebies!

Dima and Ira's wedding was a very unique and extraordinary day. Their wedding day was the first day of a huge protest against the new elections in Moldova with up to 10,000 protestors in the center of the city, but it didn't stop the love they had for each other on their special day. i want to thank you both for allowing me the privilege to photograph your special day, here are just a few favorites from the day, and day after as well as the video preview from the day :)

The Ceremony:

Rings and First Kiss:

The Reception: Dima sang a song for Ira:

Auction of the first piece of cake:

Some Night Shots:

The Day After at a local Quarry:

Thanks again for the amazing days! and sorry for the huge post!

Last Friday, Vanya asked me to come to a local studio where he was making a promo video for his videography, with 2 brides. Anna with Radik - who is also a motion designer, and Ghena and Lucia. Here are some photos of the guys at work:

Whilst Vanya and Radik where filming Lucia, I and another photographer Fedya, had a few moments to grab a few inside and outside shots of Anna:

and then a few of Ghena and Lucia while the guys where filming:

After the Studio Session, we went out of the city with Ghena and Lucia to get a few night shots. We used Ghena's car for lighting and a small flashlight which me and Fedya took turns to use. It was pretty difficult due to the strong comparison between both lights and the limited tools we had, as the session just popped up as an idea at the studio :) but hopefully you guys like the shots, so here they are:

Just of Lucia infront of the lights.

The flash light doing a good job:

Thanks again to Vanya for inviting me to come along, and to Anna, and especially Ghena and Lucia for the aftersession, it was a lot of fun, and I can't wait till your wedding in June!

It's always interesting and fun to meet new people. This weekend I had possibility to meet Paul and Anya, a beautiful and extraordinary couple and take their engagement pictures. I am also looking forward to take pictures on their wedding day which will be in couple of months.