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Besides photography, Wendi loves traveling, Sudoku puzzles, reading, and spending time with her family. She is in love with her amazing husband, Travis, with whom she has three dogs (dachshund Nicki, shar-pei Sky, and great dane Salem) and a cat (who wishes to remain anonymous). When she isn’t shooting or editing, she is planning her next trip, usually for a wedding or to attend a photography convention or meet up with a photographer friend from a warmer part of the country!

Kristen & Nathan – Engaged! – Wendi Riggens Photography, Burlington Iowa Wedding Photographer

Monday, March 1, 2010 Engagements

As a kick-off for 2010, I am starting a new special. When a post gets 25 unique comments, the client featured earns a free 8×10 from their session. If the post gets 50 unique comments, they get a beautiful piece of wall art! So comment away, help Kristen & Nathan earn free prints from their...

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March 1, 2010 - 11:00 pm Devan - I LOVE THEM! Perfect!

March 1, 2010 - 11:09 pm Wes - These are fantastic, Wendi. Nice job as usual.

March 2, 2010 - 12:07 am Christina Sloan - LOVE THEM! Go, Wendi, GO!

March 2, 2010 - 6:18 am Alicia - Love....Love these!! Their affection for one another just pops right out of the images:) Amazing job as usual!!

March 2, 2010 - 8:44 am Wendy K - Those are awesome!!!!!Looks like you had fun!

March 2, 2010 - 8:58 am Chris B - Wendi, you rock. You show the true personality of your couples. Great job!

March 2, 2010 - 9:14 am patrick - Great job wendi!

March 2, 2010 - 9:22 am James Daw - Very nice Wendi. Two very special kids.

March 2, 2010 - 4:06 pm Jessica S. - Your idea turned out great! Love the pics:)

March 2, 2010 - 8:08 pm Eric - Great pics!

March 2, 2010 - 8:48 pm Kelly - Wow! Love the originality! So glad you didn't go cookie-cutter basic. These are GREAT! Love the top two!!!!

March 2, 2010 - 9:07 pm kelly - Beautiful couple! Great pics, Wendi!

March 2, 2010 - 9:11 pm Amy - I couldn't see these at work! Glad you posted again so I could look at home! I love these shots!

March 2, 2010 - 9:29 pm Patsy - These were Great!

March 2, 2010 - 9:35 pm Anita Lovell - WOW!!! WONDERFUL PICTURES!!! You are definately GREAT at what you do!!!! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see more of your work!

March 2, 2010 - 11:08 pm Angela - fab, as always!! i love the pearls and the last shot is beautiful! i hope this couple enjoyed their session as much as my family always has with our favorite ninja! :)

March 3, 2010 - 7:54 am Saundra Karol - I love the library location! Such great images of those two!!

March 3, 2010 - 8:30 am Holly - These are great!!!

March 3, 2010 - 8:32 am Dennis - Love the images.. and TOTALLY love the location!

March 3, 2010 - 9:38 am Amy - Such a creative idea! I like the ones on the blog too. I bet they love them!

March 3, 2010 - 10:29 am Missy - Wendi, you do beautiful work! Great pics of a wonderful couple!

March 3, 2010 - 10:43 am Beth - Wendi, you did a great job with them! I especially love the library shots. What a cute couple!

March 3, 2010 - 4:04 pm Lisa Walsh - Love them! A fantastic series, Wendi!

March 3, 2010 - 5:11 pm Stephanie Jobst - I took a few photos of Kristen for a class, and she is an AWESOME subject! And yes, you can absolutely see the chemistry between her and her fiance! :)

March 5, 2010 - 7:46 am Kathy - Wonderful pictures!

March 8, 2010 - 11:26 am Lynn - Great pics!!! Can't wait to see what you do on their wedding day.

The end of my favorite month!

Sunday, February 28, 2010 Musings

I did it! I posted at least twice a week for the last two weeks. In fact, I posted more than that! Go me!
February is my favorite month for two reasons: Valentine’s Day and my birthday. I was nearly born on V-day, but my mom was sent home from the...

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Fun Family Photo Session – Wendi Riggens Photography – Burlington, Iowa

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 IIBW News

Shelly came over to model for me so I would have great examples to show our workshop attendees the principles of photography. We had some fun with her and the kids afterwards as a thank you!

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The Best Christmas Present Ever! Wendi Riggens Photography

Saturday, February 20, 2010 Lifestyle Portraits

I was contacted by Shelby last November about shooting a secret session with her brother and sister. Why was it secret? They were doing it as a Christmas present for their parents! We had a great time playing in Crapo, and I had a hard time picking my favorites. These three really show their beautiful...

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A Workshop, #2 – Wendi Riggens Photography

Thursday, February 18, 2010 Lifestyle Portraits, Workshops and Mentoring

Yesterday I posted about the workshop. Today, I talk about the models. I didn’t shoot much in the morning session, instead leading the others and talking about lighting and posing. My wonderful clients Annie and Shane modeled for us, and they were so much fun!
I want to dedicate this post, however, to a woman who...

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A Photography Workshop with Wendi Riggens and Devan Whitson

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Workshops and Mentoring

In November, I co-hosted a weekend photography workshop with my friend and photographer Devan Whitson. It was a fun weekend of teaching and learning, and I met a lot of wonderful people that share my passion for photography! This is post 1 of 2, tomorrow I will share some of the model shots that I...