You’ve seen Missy & Cody on the blog before – she’s one of my BEST friends – and I love taking their pictures!

Missy brought her mom and dad along for their early morning session this year!

That’s her first-born. By the time I blog this – he will be SEVENTEEN! WHAT!!!

So – let me tell you – I know this little guy. I know him well. But he did NOT want that sweater on. And it threw him. HARD. You’ll see his smile at the end of the session – but I assure you – we worked for it!

And those little hugs – made for GREAT pictures! He turned five a few weeks after our session – and the times of holding him like this are almost gone!

A WORM!

Scroll back up – look at that GORGEOUS best friend of mine!

The men in Missy’s life!

Her boys!

Isn’t he such a handsome little guy!

THAT is the little guy I know and love!

OH MY WORD! This next series of pictures! MY FAVORITE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

MISSY – I know it doesn’t NEED to be said – but I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

 

 

 

Little *S* is ADORABLE!

This little guy turned ONE right after Christmas!

ADORABLE!

LOOK AT THAT SWEET LITTLE FACE!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for having me over to take pictures of your growing family! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Paul & Jennifer were patiently – well not really SO patiently – waiting for their sweet little baby to make his appearance right after the New Year!

Stay tuned for their newborn session!!

Heather & Melvin typically come see me during mini-session season – but she suggested to have a full session – and maybe her kids would warm-up to me a little better!

ADORABLE!

It didn’t take too long for them to warm-up to me this time! We met on a pretty chilly morning – but they were troopers!

Isn’t she such a sweet thing!

Thank you so much for spending the morning with me! I can’t wait to see you THIS year – with a new baby in your arms!

You might remember this GORGEOUS face from the first days of this business!

That was 2009! (just a screenshot from Shutterfly – but you get the idea)

And NOW – Melissa & Spencer are engaged to be married this fall! I was SO excited that she asked me to take their engagement pictures!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

I LOVE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS!

And really photogenic people!

And people that just BE! It’s really hard for some people to just – do what they do – while I photograph them!

THAT LIGHT! OH MY WORD!

THAT ONE! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

SWOON!!! THAT LIGHT! THOSE SMILES!

PERFECT SHOT!

Melissa & Spencer – I had such a GREAT time with you guys!

I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOUR WEDDING!!

 

I met Brittany when she was a bridesmaid in her friend’s wedding – the day after I found out I was pregnant with Fitzy in 2010! ALMOST 7 YEARS AGO! It doesn’t even seem possible! She’s since been married and has the CUTEST little girl!

They added another little sweetie to their family in October – and she asked me to come take newborn pictures!

Her husband was a year ahead of me in high school and I was in his brother Ryan’s class. My sister was in his sister Megan’s class! In fact – almost every time I contact Brittany I always type Megan first! And let me tell you – the *M* genes are STRONG!

Brittany is a mom-blogger – check out her website – Backroads and Binkies!

She’s also a LuLaRoe consultant!

DARLING!

OH MY HEART!

OH MY GOODNESS! Look at how her tiny little head fits right in her momma’s hands!

STRETCH!!

Those two might be my FAVORITES!

LOOK AT THAT SWEET FACE!

THOSE SHOTS! OH MY WORD!

I love lifestyle photography – SO MUCH!

SISTERS!

SO SWEET!

And then – just like that – she drifted off to sleep!

Those last shots – moments you forget about all too quickly when they’re grown – so special!

Brittany – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to give you memories of this tired and beautiful time in your life!

I can’t wait to see you NEXT MONTH already!

Lastly – the reception!

First dance photos – I LOVE THEM!

Blur. Grain. Not the way you’d normally choose a final image – but some of my favorite images turn out that way!

Weddings are interesting – you plan MONTHS and MONTHS – in some cases – YEARS – for one day. One night.

And then – it seems to fly by!

Barbie & Jared – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to capture your BEAUTIFUL day!

You’ve already built your marriage on the strongest foundation there is – Jesus! I’m SO happy for you both!

I left off with the end of their BEAUTIFUL ceremony!

Here are the “formal” photographs.

If you know me – I find it hard to define anything about me and my style of shooting formal – but it’s the best way to describe it!

It’s another long one – but OH SO BEAUTIFUL!

That’s a shot Carrie snuck in – I LOVE IT!!

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

Carrie – those shots are AMAZING!

I LOVE those shots!

OH MY WORD! MY FAVORITES!

I’m not gonna lie – I LOVE small bridal parties!

The bride and her brother. The groom and his sister.

That one on the right – BEAUTIFUL!

Carrie – thank you again for your BEAUTIFUL work!

ONE MORE BLOG POST – THE RECEPTION!

I took Barbie’s senior photos – when Fitzy was just a little baby!

I was SO VERY excited when she contacted me about her ENGAGEMENT to Jared!

Barbie and I share the same birthday – May 26th! We married fantastic Jesus-loving men named Jared. AND they got married on my sister’s birthday!

Carrie Dinger – Captured by Carrie – was my AMAZING second shooter for the day!

If you see a photo here WITHOUT my logo on it – it’s one that Carrie took! I can’t thank her enough for shooting with me!

The BEST part about having a second photographer is capturing the guys AND the girls!

It doesn’t matter how awesome a photographer is – they simply cannot be in two places at once!

Getting ready photos are my FAVORITE photos!

LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

Those moments – unexpected – candid. My favorite moments!

A first look doesn’t need to be reserved for just the bride & groom! A father’s first look at his daughter in her wedding dress. BEAUTIFUL!

I LOVE THAT SHOT!

This was a LONG blog post – thanks for staying with me!

I can’t seem to figure out my 10 favorites to post – which is a GOOD problem to have!

Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 of the Frank wedding!

Isn’t he ADORABLE!

OH MY WORD! Look at that little smile!

Brothers – such a special bond!

Michaelia & Travis – I LOVE photographing your family every year! Thank you SO much!