Second shoot *Not my photos

As a photographer I had so many ideas for photos that I wanted, and I still didn't get to do them all...poor D. I'm so happy that he's such a good sport about my couple hour photo shoots in 30 degree weather! Oh ya, and the hat I wanted him to wear! That's just one reason that I love him.

My assistant K took these photos. We had a couple of pictures done earlier but I needed a few without snowflakes in the air for our wedding announcements so K was willing to do another shoot. Thanks a bunch K!

Yes I purchased yellow rain boots, that I will be wearing on my wedding day! We are going to be in a couple of locations that rain boots are going to be the preferred footwear.

I could not have engagement photos without a camera...hey it's hard for me to go on a photo shoot and not be taking pictures. So K didn't mind that I took along my Canon AE-1 and took some shots of D...it's different using film, were D's eyes closed...is the exposure correct...I never thought I'd be saying this five years ago but I LOVE digital photography.

Thank you again K for taking time to photograph D and I! Also thank you L for coming along and using the reflector and holding my coat ready for when I needed to be warm again!

My "new" nephews

A couple of weeks ago I took H's pictures again. This time he had his little bother O to show how it's done. H and O are going to be my nephews in two months! They are some of the cutest kids I've seen.

3 Months already!

So last week I did my nephew Z's three months photos. I can't believe how fast that time flew by. My sister also wanted to attempt a family photo...hehehehehahahah that went wonderful! T is almost sixteen months and loves to run! So trying to get her to sit by Z was almost nearly impossible...most of the photos were like this.

Elizabeth and Dave *I did not take these photos

I did not take these photos...because they are of me and my fiance'! My assistant K did our engagement photos and she is going to be doing my wedding! I am so happy that she is going to take on my wedding, I could not imagine anyone else photographing me and D on our special day! This first picture was actually taken by W, she is going to be K's assistant. K knows my style so well it's almost as if I'm taking my own photos...hehehe I love this one how she focused on the trees instead of us.

And this one...LOVE it.

K and W thank you so much for doing this half of engagement photos...more to come in a little while... I am so lucky to have you girls doing our wedding photography and I can't wait for May 14th to hang out with you, my fiance', and of course a couple of cameras!

Just today...

Today I photographed A and D. They were so much fun and hopefully they will come back this summer for a modeling session for me!

I have so many ideas for A and D if they are able to model this summer. Sunsets...Superior...Sailor... sounds like a dream session for me! Thanks for letting me photograph the two of you!

New nephew

I have a new subject! Z is a little brother to T. These photos are his newborn ones and at the same time that I did these I did T's one year photos. She got to go first to show Z how it was done. Once she was done we had to put her in her highchair so she wouldn't tackle Z. She got to watch from a distance while snacking on frozen peas.

T's photos will be next!

Grandma H made this colorful blanket.

My sister, brother-in-law and T welcomed new baby Z in November. So now my blog will be filled with photos of him!

Can't wait for this wedding!

M and S were in my local during the Thanksgiving holiday and wanted to have a photo shoot with me to see how we work together before I shoot their wedding in April. As you can tell we had a BLAST! This couple is up for anything and they are always laughing.

M and S I can't wait to photograph your wedding! Glad you guys picked me to be a part of your special day!

Happy family photos!

Remember this family?LINK My brother J and his wife T and their adorable son R. We went out last night for R's one year photos and a family photo. I forget how busy a "running" one year old can be!

"Photo booth" from T and N's wedding

These are not my photos. Wendy was left in charge of the photo booth and did an amazing job! She ran it without me for two hours and I was so pleased with the results! THANK YOU WENDY!I just love the above photo.

The bridesmaids.

A cousin of N.

A couple of the groomsmen.

Breath of fresh air! Why I LOVE my job!

This wedding took place in August. N and T were some of the most carefree people I've worked with. The place that they wanted to get married wasn't an option because of the windy weather so a quick location change had to be done. (It was just a matter of moving about fifty feet to the right...so not that big of a deal) Some people would've been very upset but not N and T! Here's a few details.We were able to get some photos of them in the spot that they had wanted to get married at so that was a plus! After the ceremony we took the family photos and then headed to another location.N is finishing up law school so a few photographs in front of a local Court house was a unique way to make their photos special. I love when couples do different things like this.Then we headed to the beach. We had such a blast!I kept the seagull just for fun!N and T had rented two vans for the bridal party to travel in. So everyone was always together. On our way to the reception we stopped at a special location to N.
This is only a small glimpse into N and T's day. We also stopped at a jamboree and one of the drivers sang a few songs while the girls danced. Then came the reception. I did something totally different there...N had wanted a photo booth...so I made one. She had collected tons of props for people to have photos taken in. I left my assistant Wendy to run that while I photographed the other parts of the reception. I'll have to post those photos later! This was such a refreshing wedding for me because W had never shot a wedding with me and throughout the day she kept reminding be that I have the coolest job. People invite me to hang out with them on one of the most important days of their lives. Sometimes I forget to think about that! So THANK YOU N and T for sharing your special day with me and W, and THANK YOU W for reminding me why I LOVE my job!