35mm for Nate, 50mm for becka

I do like them. I find that they look best on naturally lit photos but that may just be a personal preference. I tend to favor the Fuji ones in the mix but we're still experimenting.

We love the 100mm 2.8, haven't upgraded to the "L" yet

The only TRA action we use on every single blog photo is Sharpen For Web. Otherwise we use them selectively based on what we think a particular photo might need. We also use other editing presets and actions that we've either made or purchased over the years so it's all a bit of a mix. :)

We stayed in town and visited with family. Becka made a bunch of cookies and we played it pretty mellow. :)

We return the biggest full Rez images to our clients. Scaling them down isn't worth the risk. And 8x10 at 125 is going to make an ugly 8x10. We want our clients to LOVE what they get back and show everyone they know their awesome photos. Why would you want to restrict their printing if you are returning digital files?

our pricing is as simple as we can make it. we have two packages for weddings, both of them include us, a dvd, an engagement session. the only difference is how long you need coverage for. everything else is a la carte

that's a tough question. by the time we committed to doing photography together, starting a business, and getting a website, we had a few connections with other photographers and started getting recommendations pretty quickly for paid clients (we weren't charging much at all) so it happened pretty fast. we had taken lots of portraits for friends up to that point to build our portfolio, but for how long, exactly, i'm not sure. I'd say once you start your business, and you have a portfolio, people should expect to start paying for your services immediately.
Basically, if you are putting your name/brand on pictures and people are asking you to take them, start charging now.

the 50 1.4 is a great intro to prime lenses. it is fast, cheap (ish), and sharp. great for low light and has a nice bokeh. I would say go for it.
I love the range of the 35mm, but i don't know about the quality of the f/2.0 and the 1.4L is about $1400, so not a great option if you're new to this.

It was the ever lovely Heather Ahrens who no longer lives in the area. And thanks!

MacBook air is perfect for travel, but would never suggest using it as a primary image editor. Also has limited hd storage and RAM. Perfect for becka, but we have a desktop with lots of storage and power for heavy work.

We try to get to know our couples and get the comfortable with us so we can capture who they really are and the genuine emotions of the day. Creativity comes from that for us.

We both move around but generally Nate starts out in the front and I start out in the back and we usually sweep the perimeter a few times each before me ending up in the aisle for the kiss and Nate ending up at the back of the church to capture the couple as they walk out. It's kind of like a dance. ;)

Thank you. I'm working on it. For both blogs actually. Hopefully I'll be bringing all kinds of newness to the photography blog in the upcoming weeks/months. And of course I'll still be blogging more personal/life stuff on my personal blog. Thanks for reading! It's nice to know I'm not just talking to myself. ;)

Facebook tagging from pages is wonky and it seems to keep changing. I only tag people who are also friends on my personal facebook page. My personal page never has anything on it I'd be embarrassed to have them see. :)

Nope

Yup.

Sure... maybe on my personal blog. I'm pretty un-loyal to most beauty products and end up having a new favorite every 6 months or so but some of my ALL TIME favorites that I've used for a long time are Mac liquid eyeliner in whatever the blackest black color they have is, Mac Russian Red lipstick, Burts Bees lip balm, Loreal Voluminous Mascara, Oil of Olay's Rejuvenating Serum (for night) and SPF Moisturizer (for day), Moroccan Oil for wet hair after the shower, a 1-inch CHI flat iron, and Big Sexy Hair hairspray.

Nope, but I have a Pinterest account that I use pretty much for the same thing. I also have folders on my desktop where I drag photos and make little notes. Nate hates how many little notes I have saved. :)

Our shop hopefully will open next year... summer perhaps? We wanted it to be this fall but getting pregnant put a cog in that machine.

I usually wear black flats but no matter what shoes I wear my feet always hurt like heck after about 5 or 6 hours. I think the ones I wear right now are by Naturalizer. They are the best I've had yet but still not perfect. Alas... the perfect wedding photographer shoe search continues...