THE SPEECHES!

Quay asked his little sister to be his best man! As we were finishing up their pictures – he assured me that he doesn’t really get emotional!

BUT – as you can see – it got emotional at that table real quick!

Bri asked her brother to be a bridesmaid AND to say a speech!

And her sister – a speech – but not just ANY speech! A RAP!

I LOVE THAT SHOT! SO SWEET!

I LOVE when a band plays at a wedding – and Devon Franks does NOT disappoint!

This was ALSO a first at a wedding! BEWARE OF RATTLESNAKES!

Quay and Bri – thank you SO much for asking me to spend the day with you!

A tree – for their future home!

I absolutely LOVE the candidness of those shots!

Not many brides ask for a picture with me – but when they do it reminds me that while they hired me because they LOVE what I see – they also hire me because of the connection they feel with me! Being a photographer is a humbling experience – sharing in intimate moments – there MUST be a connection! I always say – if you just need someone to take your wedding photos – I’m not your girl. But if you LOVE how I see you – if you love what I can bring to your day – then I’m certainly your girl!

Megan and Josh’s wedding was two years ago – and now they’re expecting a little girl!

SO GORGEOUS!

Quay’s daughter – the last time I saw her – she was just a toddler!

And because we all know I have a hard time picking just a handful of favorite images to showcase – I’ll post the rest of their day tomorrow!

I met Bri at her brother’s wedding two years ago! Their sister texted me asking if I had their wedding date open – and BAM! BOOKED!

Facebook and ONEWED and all the advertising are great referral tools – BUT THE BEST REFERRAL TOOL IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION!

SPEECHES ARE SERIOUS!

I experienced a FIRST at this wedding!

A HELICOPTER! They were trying to figure out what to use to protect their hair against the wind-whipping blades!

A first look in their favorite spot!

When there’s tree-cover – rain CANNOT dampen your day!

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

They left for the ceremony in a HELICOPTER!

Someone asked if I got pictures of the flight – but alas – I drove – joining in the helicopter would NOT have been a good idea for this girl!

It sprinkled and rained – but the show MUST GO ON!

She would respond I DO! He would respond YES! But never at the same time!

Stay tuned for their reception photos!

My cousin Vanessa has the sweetest little baby! She had some breastmilk that didn’t make it into the freezer in time and she wanted to have a milk-bath session with her baby! We couldn’t find a tub to put outside to fit both of them – but we did find a metal tub for *K*!

OH MY HEART!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!

The vision in my head was EXACTLY what I shot!

Vanessa is such a WONDERFUL momma to her little PUMPKIN!!

I don’t typically have my kids with me while I shoot a session – but since this was family – Fitzy was there – and wanted to take some pictures too!

He stood where I stood and shot those ones! He did such a GREAT job!

But those shots – and the next ones – those are all HIS eye!

Saying yes more – to things that I can say yes to. Yes – you can help paint the house. Yes – you can cook dinner. Yes – you can clean the bathroom. Yes – you can do laundry. Yes – you can take some pictures. The confidence on his face SHONE SO BRIGHT!

Empower your kids – they can do AMAZING things – when you say YES!

Over the Labor Day weekend – my sister was visiting and we made a morning trip to see our Grandma – or as the littles call her – GGG – triple G!

THAT FACE!

If you need matching leggings with your littles – or your sister – or your mom – make sure to check out my sister’s LuLaRoe inventory!

Enoch wants his hair cut BUT I LOVE HIS CURLS! So – I wanted to make sure to get family pictures BEFORE we cut his hair!

Like I said before – we REALLY wanted a full swimming session – but it got cold QUICK!

I asked Megan if she would come capture our family playing mini-golf and eating ice-cream!

But before we met Megan – I took some pictures of the boys – being silly!

You can’t see it very well – but the boys and I painted the trim on our house PURPLE! Technically – it’s called RARE WINE – but it’s still PURPLE!

While I picked out E’s clothes – Fitzy picked out his own!

He got a new FRESH haircut! DOESN’T HE LOOK SO HANDSOME!

And maybe a little TOO OLD!

THIS GUY! I can’t!

BE STILL MY HEART!!

I can’t remember who took this – Fitzy or E – but I LOVE IT!

And now – GOLF!

CRAZY CRAZY BOYS!

I LOVE that shot of my shadow!!

E was QUITE confused about the ball dropping to the bottom – so much so – that he nearly got his arm stuck!

THAT HAIR!

And I happen to LOVE Megan’s shadow in that last shot!

Enoch was a puppy in his former life!

THAT CARLY DRESS! It’s my FAVORITE!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

TIME FOR ICE-CREAM! E is allergic to dairy – it’s really so sad – but he’s so good about it!

I LOVE that last shot!

I absolutely LOVE this session – I’m running out of wall space – but I did order a BIG print – now – where to put it!

Thank you SO VERY MUCH Megan!

And remember – lifestyle is my strength in shooting – if you need a lifestyle session – let me know!!

FIRST GRADE! I have a child in FIRST GRADE!

I cannot believe that nearly 6 years of crazy long sleepless nights have come to THIS MOMENT!

He likes to remind me that his preferred name is Fitzy. He’s only Fitzgerald when he’s in trouble.

He still loves the color orange – but he likes to be silly – so he wrote orangey!

His favorite movie has changed each year – this year – Journey to the Center of the Earth – the cheesy made-for-television one!

His favorite food remains pizza – although he loves ALL THE FOOD!

He has wanted to be a chef since he was TWO! I believe that he will be one someday!

This year – he will be at school EVERY WEEKDAY – ALL DAY! Last year – he only went to Kindergarten 3 days a week – and I must say – I am missing having his sweet soul home with Enoch and I! BUT – he LOVES school! He loves reading his Bible verses!

He loves packing his lunch and packing his book-bag. He is a rule follower and prefers to do his homework NOW instead of later. He loves his friends and loves his teacher – a teacher that his dad had in grade-school!

Fitzy – you are kind. You are smart. You are BEAUTIFUL! YOU WILL CHANGE THE WORLD!

The week before school started – Missy and I took our boys to Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park!

Enoch doesn’t understand that cows aren’t like dogs. You can’t just walk in the fence and pet them. Because with HIS cow – you can!

I don’t typically take my camera on our excursions – but I am SO HAPPY I did!

LOOK AT THAT HAIR! THOSE CURLS! THAT FACE! I CAN’T EVEN DEAL WITH HIM!

I told the boys that we were going on a journey. TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH!

MOM! I FINALLY GET TO SEE WHAT THE INSIDE OF THE EARTH LOOKS LIKE! WHOA! WOW! SO COOL!

I learned something new about Missy that day – she’s not really fond of enclosed spaces! WHO KNEW!

Aiden didn’t seem too thrilled either!

THE WONDER! I love those shots!

SO BEAUTIFUL!

Those little hands and those tiny rocks! The moments I don’t want to forget!

If you haven’t been to Penn’s Cave – you should go! We had a GREAT day!

I’m sure you know by now that Missy is my bestest friend. And I happen to also be her photographer – and that’s how it started out – I was her photographer and she read my blog. And then Jared and I lost our first baby and they were going through a loss and then another – and we connected about that. And our great dane puppies. We had a puppy play-date long before we had kids to get together!

I’ve known her for 7 years! But we’ve only gotten REALLY close the last 4!

Missy is almost completely surrounded by BOYS! They have one girl pup – Bailey – but their other 5 family members – ALL BOYS!

Jager is Missy’s BABY – he’s an old baby – but he helped her heart heal after losing her babies – much like Schrute helped us heal after losing our first baby Enoch!

Missy wanted some pictures with him – because he’s certainly aging – and it’s hard to say goodbye to the puppy that helped you heal!

And then there’s this face. This crazy happy lovely face!

LOOK AT THOSE BLUE EYES!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

Their story is not my story to tell. BUT LET ME TELL YOU – it’s an AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL ONE!

And maybe someday – you’ll be able to read about it here!

Or on our marriage blog – the one that has taken a backseat in life – but someday! SOMEDAY!

I LOVE THOSE FACES!

And our yearly picture with the big brother carrying his little brother on his shoulders.

SERIOUSLY!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

That moment – that was a candid moment. I turned around to check on them to see THIS! SO VERY SWEET!

MISSY – I LOVE YOU – you know that. BUT I JUST WANTED TO WRITE IT DOWN!

Thank you for your friendship and for asking me to create these memories for your family!

I’ve been taking pictures of Jason for SEVEN years – I think we figured out that it’s been SEVEN!

His mom is my BFF – she’s the best! He’s not too bad either!

Also – he HATES having his picture taken!

BUT – I don’t see why!

I LOVE those shots!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots too!

Jason – thanks for letting me get a few shots of you! And whatever you decide to do in life – DO IT WELL!