brittany & nick

are getting married next september, but we thought we'd be on top of stuff & go ahead & do their engagement session :)

nick is bryan's cousin... so i've known these two for quite awhile & am so excited to be shooting their wedding!

cool fact: they've been dating since 8th grade!!!!!!

nick is a volunteer firefighter, so we started our session at the fire station.


i love this one.


:)


this might be my favorite. brit needed some help since she had those awesome heels on... so nick helped!


i crawled under the fire truck for this angle!


then we headed to jefferson memorial forest for some more.

i love this one too. nick you are tooo handsome!


we were just in time... the leaves were still hanging on!


these two little love birds are so cute together.


brit, you're beautiful.






we practiced dipping... i love their expressions in this one & the huge leaf that landed on them!


& swinging...


favorite!!!!


my poor subjects... they have to kiss a lot ;)


there was a beautiful moon... notice the reflection?


thanks brittany & nick for hanging out with me for the afternoon! i had a lot of fun & CAN NOT WAIT for your wedding!

chris & jessica.

were married in upstate new york on october 3rd. chris is one of my favorite "emps" from when we worked at silver bay together.

jessica getting her make-up done at the sagamore.


this hair salon was so much fun to shoot in... von teck did everyone's hair.


the dryer that jessica sat in kept falling... so her lovely bridesmaids took turns holding it up for her.


detail time!!!




cute overload.


i loved her j.crew dress & jacket!




how cute is she?


um.. yep, ya'll need to ride those things.


yum.


the colors were beautiful!!!!!!!!


love this.


the grace memorial chapel is at sabbath day point, where chris' family has a house. it's such a cute chapel!


wedding party love.


chris & jessica performed a korean tea ceremony... which was very cool. here are a few details:

they both are dressed in several colorful layers with crowns on their head.

they sit together in front of a table of many korean delicacies stacked in beautiful arrangements, including figs and chestnuts & a pair of wooden geese or ducks symbolizing fidelity since these birds are known to mate for life.

their parents take turns sitting across from them & offer words of wisdom. then the parents throw figs & chestnuts in hopes of some landing in their clothing (figs - represent girls - and chestnuts - represent boys) the number of figs and chestnuts represent the number of children the family members wish for the bride and groom to bear.

apparently chris & jessica are going to be busy!!!! :)




and then chris carries jessica on his back out of the room to symbolize their intimate journey in this new life.


then they come back in & do the first dance.




the toasts were very sweet.


and then the dancing...






& i'll end on this note!


congratulations chris & jessica! i am so happy for you & can't wait to watch this family grow ;)

i am one happy, busy mama... :)

ashley & aaron's slide show

ashley & aaron are married!

they were married on september 20th in the lovely state of georgia.

much like their engagement session the skies were worrisome again on their wedding day. randomly during their portraits we'd have to seek shelter. it cleared up off & on, occasionally looking beautiful & then right before the ceremony with a nice size blip on the radar we braved the weather & ashley & aaron were married outside as they had hoped! it was perfect... the minister heard the thunder quickly approaching- skipped a few parts of the ceremony & said "kiss the bride!" and we quickly ran inside!

& then the reception. it was very sweet with first dances, toasts, bouquet & garter toss, a bridesmaid & a groomsmen (brother & sister as well) sang one of the most beautiful duets i've ever heard. it was a lovely evening. inside! outside the skies let it pour & pour :)

da bride :)






i love these shots. i know i've said it before, but it's as if you're born again as a bride!




meanwhile the boys are getting ready as well...

love this one.


they actually chose to see each other before hand. WHICH I LOVE!!!! did i just scream that, i'm sorry i meant to use a mega phone. it allows us so much more time, that's relaxed to capture your love.

first glance. how cute are they?


portrait time. ashley really wanted a good variety- so this was the longest i've ever been given for portraits & i think we got some reallllly cool ones.


these boys really didn't know how to enjoy themselves. i mean come on. how cute are they? no one even whined, except maybe aaron should have after he got kicked!






the ladies looking temptressie. is that a word? ya get my drift.


favorite!


so pretty.




liking it a whole lot.


handzzzzzzzzzzum.


sweet.


oh i lied. this is my favorite.


& for the ceremony! the sun was literally out for maybe two minutes of which ashley & her father were walking down the aisle. how cool is that?






reception... :)


i love the first dance. such a sweet public moment.


grooms cake :)


oh lord. stop it ashley. every lady i looked at had tears in their eyes. not me though, i'm tough as nails. sheesh. as if i had a chance.


we all recovered quite nicely though.


the best man speech was hilarious. these are necessary survivor tools!


what a beautiful day. thank you all so much for choosing me to document it!!!!

ashley & aaron's engagement session

ashley, aaron & i met for the first time at their engagement session. they had attended two weddings i'd shot: richard & kristen's & andrew & lauren's. i was so flattered when they called & asked me to shoot theirs!

so we met up a few nights before the wedding. the weather held out for about 40 minutes & then rain forced us to hide in target's parking lot. with a lil creativity we got some really great shots & one killer image!

enjoy!

it was drizzling so we started out here. love this!




& then we ventured outside.


this makes me think of first date cuteness.








fav #2


& then the sky started looking a little worrisome.


so we headed back to the garage for a wardrobe change & some cover!




it was pouring outside! the rain was flooding in.




so we met up again early the next morning for some more in their formal clothes!








fav #3


& then my favorite for last. on our way out (the night before) i asked if they'd be willing to get wet... & they said yep! so we put our hazard lights on, parked in the middle of the road & took this... so great. i love my new camera... for not dying after it got drenched & for being able to handle very low light situations so beautifully.


wedding pics are coming soon!

erin & tim's slide show.

blog action day.

today. bloggers are supposed to unite & talk about this here planet. & how much it means to us. & how we can start changing our ways to keep it healthy.

one new thing we're adding to our list is: composting :0 we've started with a little bin & hope to purchase a big plastic one that's easy to turn soon.

& i just ordered my reusable bags that will serve as my christmas wrappings because they're 60% off right now! reusablebags.com

something that continues to erk me (& i'm talking to you mama & everyone at costco!!) plastic bottles. what's the point. they're expensive & sooooooooo wasteful. please, please, please buy a reusable bottle from nalgene or klean kantene. those are on sale too at reusable bags! even if you recycle those plastic throw away bottles you're still using earth's resources when there is a much better solution. and it's easy. AND IT'S GOING TO SAVE YOU MONEY.

finn's starting to wake up so i'll just leave you with a challenge:

this month, change one thing you do on a regular basis to a more earth friendly option.

i thank you in adavance!

erin & tim's wedding.

erin & tim met at silver bay, several years ago. so, it was no surprise that they'd choose the beautiful sba to get married. friends & family from all over the world joined them on their wedding day! it was such a great party!

here are a few of my favorites!

yep, crocs! how sweet is that?


this may be my favorite dress shot ever. the colors, the bike. too cool.


the lovely bride!


she made her bouquet- how creative is she?!!


yum.




the handsome tim!


their ceremony was in front of the lake- no one has ever been married in this spot before... but i'm guessing they'll all want to get married here after! it was perfect.

sweet moment with her dad.


love this of the moms.


announcing... mr & mrs!


smooches.




might be my favorite!


but this one is stinken cute too.


lil different angle.


erin told me earlier in the day "feel free to ask us do things you might be afraid to ask other wedding parties to do." um.... okay- boys shoes off you're going in the lake :)

love it!


reception. erin had butterflies everywhere!


my sister pointed out that these are erin's colors of her wedding- so it's kinda perfect!


cute.


get it bridesmaids... but leave some for me :)


back flips, baby.


i thought the motion to this one was pretty cool.




tim's nephew stole the dance floor!




& i'll end with a sweet silhouette.


congratulations you two! i hope you have a wonderful life together :)

chris & christy & nicole!

remember this couple.... they were married in december of 07!

well, we've tried on several occasions to get together since then- but it just hasn't worked out. so, when they called & said they were going on a road trip & stopping in arizona to visit family we were determined to make sure we somehow got to see eachother. i had to meet their little girl nicole.
she is the sweetest little thing. very calm & soft & all those things you dream of when you think of baby girls.

i hope you enjoy the pictures!

chris has been overseas in iraq for quite awhile. he made it home safe & sound :)


i love this one!


love, love, love!


precious does not even begin to describe this little child.


mama lovin.


family time.






tehee.


love it! look at those little legs :)


i spy some teeth!




& then i'll leave you with my favorite of the three of them.


it was soooo good to see you all again- let's not wait 2 years next time!