{Real Weddings} Khali + Potsch: a vintageously chic e-shoot
What happens when you mix two colorful actors with personalities as big as their hearts, and a photographer with style unique enough to fit? You get these kick ass pictures, people. We’re talking unique, delightful, drool inducing photos… saturated with color, charm, and creative spirit… and shot by one of our faves, Kelty at Steep Street.
Khali and Potsch snuggle up on a vintage couch and make themselves feel at home.
I speak from experience when I say that Kelty hit the jackpot with this bride and the groom, my dear friends Khali and Potsch… a simply fantastic couple, teeming with energy and creativity, and hypnotically stylish. Believe me when I tell you that these are two of the most effervescent, inventive, and utterly fun people we’ve had the pleasure to call friends. Khali is a cross between a blonde bombshell of the fifties, and a colorful style maven… and Potsch looks like he just crawled out of an urban outfitters magazine or marlboro commercial. They’re one of those magnetically fabulous couples, you know what I mean? They have such a strong perrsonal flair and are 100% authentically true to their signature style… their personalities and energy are radiant in every way. (can you tell I adore them?)
This picture reminds me of an old silent film. Khali is a damsel in distress and Potsch is going to save the day!
Khali found Kelty through a wedding blog (stalking pays off!) and fell in love with Steep Street’s trademark style of mixing color and texture in vivid and exciting ways. So she decided they had no choice but to road trip it up to Portland with a car full of clothing for some outfit changes, and meet with Kelty for her very own engagement pictures. And now we all get to enjoy the gorgeousness that resulted!
The new and improved "American Gothic" painting. Now complete with a blue vintage hat!
Color me in love - with this vibrant feast for the eyes!
Khali also helped Kelty know what kind of styles she liked by creating a collage of old sepia photographs from the twenties for inspiration, and clearly these photos evoke a similar energy. They first shot at a vintage furniture store that gave them full access: they staged furniture, created their own prop set-ups, tried on old hats and were really making the photos their own. In Kelty’s words, “It was almost difficult to approach them for close-ups because I felt like I was intruding on a scene — they often had full dialogues and took on new characters in each location!”
In one word? HOT.
Creating and staging little vignettes is an easy way to incorporate your own unique style into the photos as well. You can do it anywhere that suits you as a couple, but before you start taking snapshots and re-arranging the displays, just be sure to get the owner’s permission.
They paid homage to their kitty with a prop tiger head they found.
I love all of the colors and elements in this photo. I've been playing "I Spy" with it.
They later shot in a tree lined meadow, rich with the colors and textures of nature and evocatively epic looking trees. This dreamy backdrop looks like the couple went deep into an enchanted forest, but really they are just right off the road! I love how the colors really pop against the nature around them.
Potsch & Khali. Now complete with their very own ampersand.
This picture is full of energy....and makes me want to go play hide and seek or tag.
The ever-artsy Khali worked her super creative mojo to use of these outdoor shots and create a postcard save the date that’s huge on charm but small on cost! Mine’s hanging on my fridge right now!
How's that for broke-ass with sassafrass?
I sure hope Kelty’s photographs of Khali and Potsch makes your eyes and heart as happy as they made ours! If you’re like us, and can’t get enough of Khali & Potsch, be sure to check our her blog Boots & CatEyes and their shop, Honey B wearables and usefuls. And if THAT’s not enough, well fine. Here’s a bad-ass stop motion video Kelty made of K&P dancing it out, to make you love them even more!
We’ve been head over heels in love with Steep Street for a long time, but seeing how Kelty captured our friends vibrant, infectious energy just made our jones to meet and work with her like a zillion times stronger. And awww yeah, we’ll get to meet her at K&P’s wedding this October! You can see more of this session on the Steep Street blog, or visit her website for even more eye candy and inspiration!
Are you doing anything special to let your true colors shine, in your engagement shoot?
oh, that stop motion film is perfect. sooo much personality between these two!
I am in love with you. I knew it from the start but now my heart is exploding with love and I can not hide it! Thank you so much for the amazing words and phenomenal spread. Overwhelmed to say the least.
Aren't they totally irresistible?!?
Oh stop! This one is all about how fabulous YOU are, Khali! Enjoy it
What a fun post, and of course I love those two. Great write-up!
Those two are pretty awesome aren't they! So is your Your Easee Cheesee post and your Hot Dog post. I am droooooooling. Don't know whether to shop for baking ingredients or head to the hotdog stand first.
Thank you for this beautiful write up. I am flattered to the point of being flat by your words and kindness!! And yes.. Yum yum on easee cheesee and definitely try slaw dogs in Pasadena Hunter! Thanks Cathy! BAB I love u!!!
They are so cute! I love how you feel like you know them by just looking at the pictures. Their personalities just shine through!
I [heart] Khali.
I [heart] Potsch.
I’ve got the same save-the-date postcard! And lucky me, I get to videotape their wedding! Yay me! They’re such a delight … their wedding is going to be way too much fun. Hmmm, maybe I should be paying them.
Kelty is awesome.
I wish I could have engagement photos like these! (Unfortunately, my fiancé and I aren't even doing an engagement shoot.) But these are fantastic!
what a cute couple with such a wonderful sense of fun!
love their style! how fun is that to shoot in an antique shop… great photos!
great session, cute couple. Love the variety in the locations!
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OMG Don't know how I ended up here but how fabulous you are!!! That's all I have to say for now…
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Talk about the "Queen of Theme"… Amorology never ceases to amaze me with their creative approach to wedding design. I mean… I bet they could take a "Road Construction" theme and make it look fantastic! The florals by Twigg Botanicals are so beautifully unique. Love the interesting mix of blooms. Wonderful wedding!