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Iowa & Destination Wedding Photographer | Bride’s Choice Award 2012

I wanted to take a moment and announce that for the third year in a row I have won the Bride’s Choice Award from Weddingwire.com.  This is only thanks to all of my wonderful couples!  I couldn’t have done it without you all.  Thank you all SO much!

 

{Des Moines,IA} – January 30, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Amanda Basteen Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization,Amanda Basteen Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Amanda Basteen Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Amanda Basteen Photography for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Amanda Basteen Photography is one of the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/amanda-basteen-photography-des-moines/76ac665622f1afd6.html.

To learn more about the Bride’s Choice Awards™, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

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WeddingWire™, the nation’s leading marketplace serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 reviewed wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire is the only all-in-one marketing platform for businesses online and on-the-go. WeddingWire offers one simple solution to build a professional network, improve search visibility, manage social media and reach mobile consumers. Businesses that advertise with WeddingWire appear on WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), Brides.com and Weddingbee.com.

Iowa & Destination Wedding Photographer | Margeaux + Denver

Last weekend I had the honor of photographing Margeaux & Denver’s wedding.  Although he is not in uniform for the wedding, Denver serves in the navy as a pilot.  He just got back from deployment about a month ago.  What is even more amazing is that 2 of his 3 brothers (all the groomsmen are his brothers) also do the same for the navy.  They all have wives and families and yet they feel the need to serve and protect our country.  So firstly, I want to thank them for EVERYTHING they do.  Also a big thank you to Margeaux and all other military wives/families for sharing their families for our freedom.

Their wedding was at St. Ambrose cathedral downtown and reception was located in the AMAZINGLY beautiful Embassy Club in the Ruan Center.  It was a cold winter day, but they braved the weather for photos and I think it paid off!  Margeaux and Denver, thank you again for letting me share in your special day.  It truly was beautiful!

Jessica Schilling - Beautiful images and beautiful couple! The getting ready shots are so sweet, th church is gorgeous, and the reception looks like a lot of fun!January 25, 2012 – 1:50 pm

joseph - Such beautiful pictures.
Congratulations Margeaux and DenverJanuary 25, 2012 – 3:06 pm

michele bowman - i adore this wedding, but i’m especially drawn to the B&G portraits. you knocked them out of the park!!!January 25, 2012 – 3:10 pm

Gabe Aceves - Like whoa Amanda. That is an insanely gorgeous couple, such beautiful portraits!January 25, 2012 – 3:46 pm

Debbie Mayes - Really great portraits of them – great job!January 25, 2012 – 7:53 pm

Heather - She is absolutely stunning!!January 25, 2012 – 9:08 pm

Deborah - All I can say is WOW! Amazing dress, amazing location and you are amazing! Great job… absolutely gorgeous!January 25, 2012 – 10:18 pm

Sa - Wow this is a gorgeous bride and wedding. I love the portraits of them outside.January 25, 2012 – 11:48 pm

james - The bride so beautiful, great photography too you really caught the emotion of the day!January 26, 2012 – 2:50 am

ALMA - LOVE the dress frames!January 26, 2012 – 6:16 am

Kay Magill - These photos are beautiful! I am so happy they found you.January 26, 2012 – 9:23 am

Mike Cassimatis - Beautiful, Amanda! The all white shot of the bride getting ready is freaking amazing!January 26, 2012 – 10:26 am

sandra cabin - really really really like these photos! I love seeing all the little details, great job :) February 13, 2012 – 9:16 am

Corlis - Stunning getting ready shots. Love all of the details. Our favorite are the portraits of the bride and groom kissing with the sun behind them…great work!February 21, 2012 – 8:32 am

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