EN ROUTE PHOTOGRAPHY | Barcelona Wedding Photographer
Fine art wedding, lifestyle and engagement photography for modern couples in Barcelona and all over Spain.
Holy Moly can’t believe today has come!!! IT IS TIME FOR A HOLIDAY!!!!!!!! I’ve been super mega busy in an awesome but exhausting way for so long that I can hardly believe that today I’m boarding a plane to Costa Rica with this stunner!!!! (please don’t hate me!) Two weeks of surf lessons, white water rafting, volcano climbing and just chilling in a hammock with a coconut in my hand…. no computers, just Instagram and my film camera! 🙂 Hasta Luego!
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost four years since I started this blog, En Route and this whole big crazy adventure into wedding photography. At the time I just quit my job and all I had, was loads of enthusiasm, will and a solid base of online marketing knowledge, but very little money to invest in my newly founded company. I did what most small entrepreneurs do… I asked my dear friend Google for help and together we spent some very late nights figuring out how to design a logo, what blog platform, template to choose and how to customise it (hello frustration!). I also decided on using the Showit platform for my portfolio website and was trying to make as much of it on my own as I could. I created a brand that I liked, that reflected my new company, my travel lust and helped me connect with my target audience. (however it was quite a painful process, so if any one of you reading this is in the same shoes now and can afford it, HIRE A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER! :))
Fast forward four years…. a LOT has happened… I have grown and changed, moved countries, have fallen in love and alongside me, En Route has grown and changed and has become so much more than I ever thought it was possible. I have grown out my DIY branding and this time, I knew I wanted some professional help. I’ve stumbled upon the mega cute and super creative Belinda Love Lee and together we set out on a journey to rebrand En Route, give it a fresh, modern but more sophisticated and more grown up feel. It’s a hard job pouring your everything into a brand but Bee was just such a joy to work with and she created a beautiful logo and a kick-ass business card design for me. THANK YOU!!!!!!! Check out this post to read her side of the story and see some more examples of her work.
Once the basics were in place, I jumped back on the website design, blog redesign bandwagon and this time with a bit more experience, I updated all my online media outlets and while a few little tweaks are still on my to do list, basically IT’S READY!!!! 🙂
So without further ado, I’m proud to present the refreshed look of the En Route blog and the En Route website! A true labor of love… I hope you’ll like it! 🙂
I have one more big virtual thank you hug to send out, this time to my fabulous engagement, anniversary & honeymooning couples of 2014. Simply put, I ADORE these sessions! Not only do I get to help my couples plan their dream shoots, but I also get to play tour guide and try to make them fall in love with my beautiful Barcelona. We frolic around some of the most emblematic areas, Gaudi or whatnot, and we have time to chat and have fun while creating some beautifully relaxed images. Special thanks to Petra, Hanno, Nanor, Haig, Yiqi and Koji for flying me out for their sessions to Finland, Ibiza and Sevilla. I know there are many awesome photographers everywhere so your trust in me is so much appreciated!
Weddings are the best, but engagements are my treats… far away from all the wedding day stress I get to really get to know my couples, hear their stories & have plenty of time to capture some beautifully relaxed images along the way! 🙂 It is an experience I cannot recommend highly enough to all my wedding couples… not only great practice for the big day and helps you get comfortable with me and my camera, but it’s also such an awesome time! (it is usually extra useful for the camera shy grooms! :))
Last year was awesome and there is honestly not much more I could ask for in this new year. Of course everything could always be more, better, shinier and I could always be fitter, healthier or more organised… but the glass is always half full in my kitchen, I’m healthy, happy, loved, I get to travel and work my dream job, so overall I have nothing nothing nothing to complain about, which of course doesn’t mean that some things could not be improved. 🙂 I’m not very good with resolutions but there are a few things I’m hoping to achieve or improve a bit this year and if I write it down, I immediately feel more accountable so here we go… my new year’s mini resolutions & goals! What are some of yours?!
1. Shoot more FILM!
2. Take more pictures of my family
3. Learn to surf
4. Run more
5. Drink more water
6. Only buy things I really love
7. Cook more and try more new recipes
8. Read more (at least one book a month, any recommendations?)
9. Organize more inspirational shoots with vendors I love
10. Blog more about my travels
Photo shot on 35mm FujiSuperia 400 film and developed by Carmencita Film Lab
It is extremely difficult to talk about 2014 in anything BUT superlatives and absolute cliches. It has been the busiest, most awesome most fulfilling year of my life both professionally and personally and I owe all this to my mega amazing clients who have been trusting me to photograph the best day of their lives. This post goes out to all of you…. THANK YOU…. thank you thank you and thank you! I’ve had a blast working by your side this year and I not only gained amazing clients and experiences but some real friendships too. You flew me all over the world from Norway to Pennsylvania and I will never forget your hospitality and kindness. THANK YOU! Most of my weddings are yet to be posted on the blog and I hope the slower winter season will give me a chance to share the beauty of your wedding day with the world. Aren’t you all look amazing together? 🙂
A gigantic thank you to all the wedding industry providers who have worked with me, fed me and pampered me during this very busy year. Special thanks goes to the fabulous wedding planners who recommended me to their cherished clients…. Val & Mireia from Weddings via Val, Ana & Marta from Sophie Kors, Carole from Marry me in Spain, Craig & Navine from Cardamom and of course my darling Elisa! Thank you for you support and recommendations! I look forward to working with you again in 2015!
It was a bit emotional putting these photos together… so many memories, so many different weddings, so many personalities! 2014 you truly rocked… let’s go 2015! I’m ready!!! 🙂
You can see more of these beautiful people on my brand new website: http://enroutephotography.com