The last installment!!

DO YOU SEE HIS MOM’S REACTION!?

SO MUCH SMASHING!!

It RAINED & RAINED & RAINED – heavy – but we missed it! We were dry & warm inside the barn – eating a fantastic dinner!

Make sure you kiss – A LOT – on your wedding day!

We missed sunset while the dollar dance was happening – BUT I’ve been loving that dusky feel lately!

Brides & grooms – MAKE SURE YOU DANCE ON YOUR WEDDING DAY!! LOOK AT THOSE SHOTS!!

THAT SMILE!! Isn’t he such a sweetie!

SING US A SONG – YOU’RE THE PIANO MAN – SING US A SONG TONIGHT!

Tarra & Adam – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me to spend the day with you!

And THANK YOU for dancing the night away – it makes for FANTASTIC pictures!! I hope you LOVE your photos!!

The ones you’ve been waiting for!!

GORGEOUS!!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

Tarra mentioned a little waterfall just down the creek – I had NO IDEA we would be walking to HAWAII!!

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

PERFECTION!!

Fall weddings are my FAVORITE!!

ONE MORE post – TOMORROW!!

Tarra let me know that their nephew is a special little guy and they wanted LOTS of photos with him!

He almost always turned that smile on when I focused on him!

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

ADORABLE!

Her dad was RUNNING – making sure the wedding would start ON TIME!

One LAST hug while he’s all hers! Seriously – these mother-of-the-groom moments – I can’t hold it together!

I LOVE her reaction!

ALWAYS make sure your bridal party is a FUN bridal party!!

Tarra emailed me earlier this year hoping I was available for her October wedding at The Creekside Barn!

THANKFULLY I WAS!!

GORGEOUS!!

Getting ready photos – they are my FAVORITE!!

BEAUTIFUL!

Moody black & white portraits of brides – one of my FAVORITE things!

Stay tuned for the next THREE installments of their wedding photos!

GORGEOUS!!

ADORABLE!!

That little guy was a VERY little guy the last time I took their photos!

That’s a SPECIAL bird!

Sometimes the sun isn’t in the right spot at the right time – but you can’t miss the moment!

They MIGHT look a little bit like mother & daughter!

7 years ago I met these kiddos & their parents wanted to recreate some shots from that day!

SISTERS!!

FRIENDS BECOME OUR CHOSEN FAMILY!

GIVE ME ALL THE SQUISHY BABIES!!

SQUISHY SQUISH!!

Kristi had one last thing to do before I left …

But I couldn’t keep up with her …

CUPCAKE SMASHED!!

Kristi & Patrick – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me to spend the afternoon with you!

BEST SURPRISE EVER!! I can’t WAIT to spend some time with you next week for a newlywed photos session!

I’ve NEVER been to an engagement party! And when I get to see faces I haven’t seen in years – it’s even better!!

I love that top shot – hair thrown back – a big laugh – childhood FREEDOM!!

THAT SWEET FACE!! THOSE CHEEKS!!

That last time I photographed her family – she wasn’t in it!

You KNOW how much I LOVE chubby babies – but did you know I also LOVE curly curls!?

She REALLY wanted to get OUT of that dress!!

Kristi messaged me about her upcoming engagement party – and was hoping I would be available! Thankfully – I was!

Their families and friends were gathered around – playing fun games – eating good food – drinking craft drinks. And a TOAST!

To the newly engaged couple!

“On behalf of Kristi & Patrick – thank you for coming to their engagement party! The question you get asked the most after you get engaged is – when are you getting married? DO YOU GUYS WANT TO GET MARRIED RIGHT NOW?!”

WHAT!! LET’S DO THIS!! SURPRISE!!

She’s got his ring READY!!

MARRIED!!

I LOVE THAT SHOT! Checking out his wedding ring!

Kristi had a special gift for Patrick’s daughters!

Kristi told me to just come and do my thing – cus she loves my thing. THIS IS MY THING!!

MOMENTS LIKE THESE!!

A change of clothes and a new necklace!! Today I tell your dad I do and I promise to love you forever too! BEAUTIFUL!!

I’ll post the rest of the afternoon tomorrow!!

Courtney messaged me and said – I’ve been wanting to get photos done with you for a LONG time!

It’s our FIVE year wedding anniversary and we would LOVE to schedule a session!

She’s another referral from Arica & Stephanie! THANK YOU!!

SWOON!!

I LOVE THAT SHOT!!

I always encourage couples to bring at least two outfits – and usually save your favorite for LAST!

GORGEOUS!!

Cuddling your with your husband in an open field during sunset – PERFECTION!!

Courtney & Dave – thank you SO much for hanging out with me! I can’t WAIT to see you again!!

It’s been a LONG time since I had a student ask to work with me!

Nate goes to school with my boys (if you didn’t know – they go to a school that has preschool through 12th all in the same building) and he emailed me asking to talk with me before he photographed a wedding in September. The only thing that worked out for our schedules was Sunday – September 2nd – but I had a wedding. I told him he was welcome to come along – and he did!

He spent the afternoon with the guys while I photographed the girls! Which is ALWAYS a help!

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It’s ALWAYS helpful to have two photographers at your wedding! I can’t be in two places at once!

NATE – THANK YOU SO MUCH for coming along with me! I can’t WAIT to see what you do next!

MARRIED!!

THE WHOLE FAMILY! THE WHOLE GUEST LIST! I am LOVING these intimate weddings lately!

She could NOT get that smile off her face! They made my job SO VERY EASY!!

SWOON!!

OH MY WORD!! “You’ll wear those shoes and I will wear that dress … so kiss me.”

A hike into the woods – to get married on a cliffside – SIGN ME UP EVERY WEEKEND!

DINNER WAS AMAZING!

After the ceremony – almost everyone changed and camped out to watch the PENN STATE game!

Claire & Charlie – thank you SO VERY MUCH for asking me to spend the afternoon & evening with you!

ERIN – thank YOU for giving my name to Claire & Charlie!!

I was surprised when we didn’t turn on the typical Grand Canyon route – but a more adventurous one!

A stroll through the woods to say I DO!!

WE MADE IT!

I MEAN – SERIOUSLY!!

PERFECT spontaneous moments! SO MUCH of photography is being in the right place at the right time!

Remember when I told you that their nephews and nice meant SO VERY MUCH to them?

DARLING!

She might be a LITTLE bit excited!!

Claire & Charlie – your ceremony was AMAZING! SO PERFECT!

ONE MORE POST!! But I don’t want it to end!!