Photo of the day, via Weddingbee Pro.

I have more than half a dozen draft posts that I need to finish up, but in the mean time, I had to post some recent Millie Holloman favorites… This team is seriously amazing.

First, Rachel & Andrew…

And a couple of others…

Starting off with a few from Kelly Moore… She always blows me away. And I need to know where to get those umbrellas. Suggestions, anyone?

Three from the always fabulous Anna Kuperberg. (Sidebar: She has been doing some phenomenal baby photography lately. Like this and this.)

More recently, I’ve started following Millie Holloman and her crew. They have become one of my absolute favorites. I love how they “sign” their photos for the blog. It’s such a personal touch.

Another find on Once Wed… I need to add them to my (semi-)daily reads.

I love that One Love Photo is so unlike everything else. It’s so refreshing.

Snippet & Ink, always delivering the very best of the best.

How do you capture light like that on film, Susan Stripling?

And another “headless” wedding party, via Thoughtful Day. You can sense all of their emotions without even seeing their faces. So cool. (And did you see those varied bouquets and unbelievable shoes? Hot.)

It seems that I have to wait until my inspiration photo file is overflowing before blogging my favorites. Mine has been in a state of permanent overflow since late November, because I have barely even been following photographer blogs since Thanksgiving. (How can that be?!) So without further ado…

Four photos from Miss Amelia Lyon… The “headless” wedding party? Brilliant! And the fourth photo is one of my absolute favorite bride portraits to date.

Despite being so insanely busy she can’t see straight, Anne has still posted some swoon-worthy photos, like these two that both make me smile every time I see them.

A random find on Once Wed, via Oh So Beautiful Paper…

Many of the best things come from San Diego. One of those is Susan Yee.

Unsure of the photographer, but discovered via Fairmount Bride. Love the old window.

A few from our photographer, Jessica Hill. I get more excited about having her shoot our wedding every time I visit her blog. And one of the weddings she shot was just featured in Oregon Bride, which is pretty darn impressive if you ask me. This first photo is classic Pacific northwest. The lawn, the trees, the brick building, the soft glowy-gray sky… Those are the things I would use if I was creating a diorama of northwestern Oregon.

Another inspiration file post to follow…

Now on to the ”who” of the inspiration file! Shots of the family and wedding party are important, of course, but I love photos that put a fun or artistic twist on the traditional portraits. This first one is, well, perfect.

This is unbelievably romantic and understated.

This is from a non-wedding photo shoot, but I just adore the personality in this photo. It’s so glamorous, so fun.

Oh, the anticipation!

Just a little evidence of the hours you spent having your hair curled, cheeks blushed, and dress fastened.

Your wedding day calls for a little narcissism, right?

I can’t wait for my dad to walk me down the isle. I feel so fortunate.

A moment of prayer. Lovely.

Now, on to the goods — the newlyweds (or in some cases, almost-weds). This is another of my all-time favorite shots. I love that he’s holding the bouquet. (It doesn’t hurt that those shoes are delicious.)

This is an engagement shot, but hot!

How much do I love this girl? She’s just adorable. That will probably be me before I walk down the isle, already a teary mess.

Another perfect shot. So, so romantic. And soft. And lovely.

I love that this feels like wedding-meets-first-date. There’s a simultaneous comfort and anticipation about it.

Just simple and sweet.

This next two feel like scenes captured out of a film. I can only hope we have nice enough weather for outdoor shots like this.

Love everything about this. So genuine and happy.

Flower petals. Of course.

I think just about every couple wants to escape at some point during the reception.

Shake your groove thing. Yeah, yeah.

The last moment of the evening.

And just one more, for fun. I’m not sure how something so silly can be so elegant, but it really, really is.

Recently, I started to feel overwhelmed by my photo inspiration file. There were just so many of them. With all the talented wedding photographers out there, it certainly isn’t a surprise — but it was getting downright out of hand. So I went through and organized them into a list of must-have photo ops. Hopefully it will help me (and not drive my photographer crazy!) as we talk through what’s most important to me. I’d imagine “soft light” and “photojournalistic style” are what everyone requests.

Since I have so many photos, I’m breaking this into a few installments. We’ll call this the ”what” chapter.

First, the “untouched reception” shot. Well, actually a plural would be more appropriate.

Since we’re getting married at a vineyard, a handsome shot of their wine is requisite.

A couple of stylish bouquet shots — including a shot of just the dress and held flowers, which I absolutely adore.

Individual portraits of the maids with their bouquets are absolutely essential. My maids are just too gorgeous to not have their own shots.

The dress shot. I know I posted this before, but seriously, I could look at this photo every day. It just blows me away every time.

I’m not wearing a veil, but if I was, I would want it displayed just like this. This is art.

Love, love, love shoes. Especially like this, with the bride and groom showing off their pairs together. (Aside: How cute are those flats?)

Detail shots are very important to those meticulous brides like me. And of course the boy has wardrobe details too.

Our rings are very different from each other, but I think they’ll be lovely together. This first ring photo is one of my absolute favorites.

And how cool is it that the rings are on top of 1st Corinthians 13? Love it.