Chad Franz | Indianapolis Wedding and Portrait Photographer

Chad Franz is a photographer specializing in lifestyle wedding and portrait photography located in Fishers, Indiana and available for travel anywhere!

Monthly Archives: May 2009

Friday, May 29, 2009

Matt & Rachael | E-Session

Posted in Engagements

I love shooting engagement sessions…even if they’re at 8am! Since Matt works for Penske Racing (you might have heard about them…they WON the Indy 500!), we had a pretty tight window to fit them in…no prob., they worked it the whole time! I was also a little extra nervous on this one…Rachael is a photographer! Even though I tend to stress a little bit more about it, I really LOVE shooting other photographers! Here are a few of my faves!

First off…my favorite of the day!

Rachael’s ring…on her very first camera! Her dad gave it to her…how cool is that!

I dig how her heels are up in the air on this one! Too cute!!

Love it!

Rachael’s camera! I was going to take a shot with it, but I couldn’t figure out where to put the memory card!

Rachael’s only request!

Matt is responsible for figuring out how much fuel should go into the cars…I think he nailed it this year!

You two are such superstars!

Congratulations you two! Thank you both so much!

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Posted in Engagements Tags: Engagement Session, Indianapolis, Matt, Rachael

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Steve & Erina | Cincinnati Wedding

Posted in Weddings

A couple of weeks ago, I was able travel to Cincinnati, Ohio to shoot Steve and Erina’s wedding! It was an absolutely gorgeous day! They had their ceremony at one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen, Hyde Park Community United Methodist and held their reception at The Celestial, on the river in Cincinnati. Here are a few of my faves…

Erina’s beautiful daughter, Lauren!

And Lauren’s dress! One of my favorite dress shots…ever!

Erina!

Erina’s expression when she saw her hair…I love it!

Uh, oh…another one of my favorite dress shots ever!

Mother/Daughter.

This one just makes me smile!

Steve!

Steve’s guys!

BLING!

The guys.

Their first moment together!

LOVE. IT.

Perfect!

Steve’s Pop owns Emerson’s Bakery…and made this cake! He also made the awesome cookies…I know because I ate two of them!

Their first dance.

Twirly-girl! Love it!

Congratulations and thank you both so much! I had such a great time sharing your day with you and your guests!

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Posted in Weddings Tags: Cincinatti, Erina, Hyde Park, Ohio, Steve, The Celestial, Wedding

Friday, May 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Zoë!

Posted in Fun Stuff

Seven years ago this morning, I was freaking out…driving your mommy to the hospital.
Seven years ago today, I was so scared when the nurse said, “We have to do an emergency operation to save your baby.”
Seven years ago tonight, you were in my arms…sleeping.

Seven years ago today, my life changed for the better.

Zoë, I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day! I love you all the way to the moon and back!

Happy Birthday!

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Posted in Fun Stuff Tags: Zoe

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital’s “Celebration of Caring”

Posted in Commercial

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of shooting the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital’s “Celebration of Caring” fundraising event at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy! Being a huge Colts fan, you can bet I was looking forward to shooting this one! I had such a blast shooting the circus-themed event with two super photographers, Maya Laurent and Megan King! A few of the speakers were Jim Nantz, Peyton Manning and Senator Evan Bayh. Some of the entertainment included the Vladimir Tsarkov, the Peru Circus and the headliner, Darius Rucker! Here are a few of my faves…