Alida Duff Sullivan

Kate + Tyler {Engaged} :: Decatur, IL Photography

Alida — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:30:34 +0000

Here’s a quick shot from Sunday’s engagement shoot. Hugh was my lovely assistant for the day, and he also snapped a few phone photos of me taking pictures of the happy couple. The image on the left is me taking a photo, and then the image on the right is the photo I was taking at that exact time. Kinda cool, right?

Kate and Tyler are some of the most awesometastic people we’ve met; I can’t wait to edit the rest of their photos.

Libby + Carlo :: Champaign, IL Wedding Photography

Alida — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:45:43 +0000

I’ve been meaning to write about Libby and Carlo’s wedding for some time now. They were married this past August, and I’ve found that there’s so much I want to write about how amazing their day was, that I just can’t do them justice. So for now, here are a few of my favorite black and white images from their big day. More to come soon; I promise!

Mindy + Sam :: Decatur, IL Wedding Photography

Alida — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:36:53 +0000

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to meet Mindy through a local career fair program, and since then, we’ve become great friends. I’ve photographed her family, as well as her cousin’s wedding, so when Mindy asked Hugh and I to be part of her New Year’s Eve wedding, we were completely psyched to have another opportunity to work with her and her wonderful fiance’, Sam!

This wedding had some amazing details. Mindy worked with wedding coordinator, Jody Cox of An Affair To Remember, to create a modern vintage look that was beautiful and classy. I love, love, love the moss table numbers and the teacup cake topper. They also had a great DJ crew from Livewire DJ Services, who did a great job and had an awesome lighting setup (with a fog machine!!!). It was a beautiful day, and Hugh and I couldn’t have asked for a better couple to spend our NYE with.

Alison + Nick {Engaged} :: Decatur, IL Wedding Photography

Alida — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:52:18 +0000

Hugh and I have known Alison since our days at Millikin. Alison was an art major, just like us, and her brother and his wife were part of our graduating class, and great friends, too! We were sooooo excited when Alison told us she was engaged to Nick, and we were even more excited when she asked us to be a part of her special day. We took their engagement photos a few months ago, and their wedding is today. I can’t wait to report back on how awesome this day is going to be! Congrats Alison and Nick!!!

Laura {Senior 2011} :: Decatur, IL Senior Photography

Alida — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:40:03 +0000

This summer has been packed with photo sessions, and one of my favorites was photographing Laura. If you’ve never met Laura, you should! She is awesome, energetic, and completely genuine. I loved working with her on her senior portrait session. We had a great time exploring new locations together, and finding some really cool backdrops for her session. Here are a few favorites from her day:

Keller {Month 7} :: Decatur, IL Baby Photography

Alida — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:50:25 +0000

I can’t believe how fast time has flown! I’ve been photographing Baby Keller each month for the past 8 months. He’s getting so big, and he’s really starting to develop his personality! For month #7, we went with a rock-and-roll theme, which was really fitting since Keller’s daddy loves guitars. We worked with 4 of his dad’s guitars, an amp, and some of my mom’s 45rpm records. The results were pretty cool:

Alex + Molly {Engaged} :: Decatur, IL Wedding Photography

Alida — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:18:22 +0000

I am sooooo excited to be photographing Alex and Molly’s wedding in November. These two are not only uber-cute together, but they both are a riot. Hugh and I spent their entire engagement session cracking up! The four of us had a great time walking around downtown, and finding new locations to photograph (and a few old favorites too, including the Methodist Church where Hugh and I had some of our wedding photos taken by the amazing Brett Jarnagin). We absolutely can’t wait for their wedding!

Ryan + Melody :: Decatur, IL Wedding Photography

Alida — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:57:17 +0000

I had the pleasure of getting to know Melody during an indescribable 2-week trip to China. She was an awesome part of the Millikin University Choir, and I was along to document the trip photographically. Melody was super-sweet and a blast to get to know, and when the time came for her to get married 2 years later, she and her fiance’ Ryan called me! These two are amazingly fun, and Hugh and I had a great time getting to know them better over their 400+ day engagement. They were married in June, and the ceremony and day were both gorgeous. We can only keep our fingers crossed that each wedding is as exciting, beautiful, and full of love and emotion as theirs! Congratulations Ryan and Melody! Here are a few shots from their big day!

New Product and Promotion :: Wedding Guest Book

Alida — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:45:38 +0000

Long time, no blog…but for good reason! Hugh and I have been booking weddings like crazy! We’re so excited for our latest additions to the client/friend base, with all the new couples we’ve met along the way. And pretty soon we’ll be posting lots of engagement photos. It’s going to be a busy summer, and Hugh and I can’t wait!

Today, I’m really excited to share an idea I’ve had for some time: a custom wedding guest book. I really wanted to do this project for my own wedding, but ended up so swamped with the other plans, that I didn’t find time. One of the many cool things about being a photographer is I get a second chance to create all kinds of fun, unique products for my clients. And who knows, maybe Hugh and I will renew our vows some day

Anyway, below are some samples of the wedding guest book. It comes with 20 custom-designed pages, featuring selected engagement photos. The book is a “layflat” style, so it can rest flat, for easier guest signing. In addition, the pages have a matte finish, which works well for ink and felt-tip pens.

Mention this blog entry, and get 50% your custom wedding guest book! And don’t forget to check back soon. I’ve got tons of new studio samples coming my way, and I’ll be posting them in the very near future.

Family + Children Photography :: Decatur, IL

Alida — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:25:21 +0000

One of the best parts of my job is the diversity. Though I spend the majority of my time photographing weddings and seniors, I do have some really awesome family photo sessions. This year, Hugh and I have met some of the cutest families! We have a blast photographing families, especially the children. And even though he probably won’t admit it, Hugh is definitely the baby charmer of the family. Every time we’ve had a family session, he gets the kids laughing and smiling in no time! I’m pretty lucky to have him around with me for the shoots. Here are a few of our families from the last year.

Check back soon for more photos of Baby Keller. I’ll be photographing him each month for his first year, and Hugh and I are super excited to watch him grow over the next few months.