This is 3rd time I’ve taken pictures for Allison and her family – and the 4th will be at her wedding this summer!

Thank you guys so much for having me and for being a fun family!

Thanks again for having me!!!

I met Kelly through her sister Richele – whose senior pictures I took this past fall!

Kelly and her husband just welcomed their sweet girl into the world – and called me to capture her first session!

She is so precious!

MY FAVORITE!

She is so tiny!

Kelly & Nate also have two pups that they love!

SUCH PERSONALITY!

Thank you again Nate & Kelly – can’t wait until we do it again!

Kaitlyn is 17 and her grandmother is 71 – so they wanted some photos to celebrate the occasion!

Kait’s sisters – Emily & Grace – also got in on the action!

Grandmothers are so special! I am so happy you had me capture this moment!

*M* made her appearance on Easter – what a great gift of life!

Her big sister – *A* – wanted in on the action!

*M* is so sweet!

I LOVE that one!!

Thank you so much Kelly & Joe – you have BEAUTIFUL girls!

OH MY WORD – you guys were AWESOME with your entries!

I am loving this!

IT WAS A VERY HARD DECISION TO MAKE – I am going to post the five honorable mentions first!

5th place – submitted by Nicole – a photo her mother took long ago

4th place – submitted by Marine

3rd place – submitted by Elizabeth

2nd place – submitted by Hayley

1st place – submitted by Dave

AND THE OVERALL WINNER – submitted by Rebecca

Rebecca – you have your choice of a prize! Either a $10 VISA gift card – $10 SHUTTERLY GIFT CARD – or $25 off a BARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY session!

The contest for the month of May is the color BLUE!

The color blue must be in the photo in some aspect – that is the only rule!

Submit up to 3 photos for the contest! If you use a watermark or logo – feel free to keep that on the photo.

You can submit your entries to dcbarden@gmail.com with the headline – BLUE.

The contest ends May 31st!

I need at least 10 people to enter the contest – and there will be a prize for the winner!!!

I put an ad in the yearly magazine put out by Mansfield University – thanks to David VanLoon for asking me!

Melissa Wiles is the model in this photo – she had a just because session this year – and I love how this picture turned out!

Congrats Melissa on being the face of barden photography!

Thanks again Dave for asking me to be a part of the magazine!

I need something to keep my mind off not getting pregnant. I’ve decided to take up running – which I hate!

I’ve never been one of those girls that was concerned with their weight – but I never really had to – I went through the typical chubby stage in middle school but have always managed to stay in the “normal” range.

I’m not all about the numbers – I hardly ever step on a scale – it’s more about how I feel and how that favorite pair of jeans fits!

So – I figured since I write about nearly everything on this blog – why not keep up with my new goal – to lose twenty pounds.

I plan on walking 3 miles with Schrute everyday. My friend Serena and I are going to take up running. We are going to start slow with walking and then move to jogging and running. I would love to be able to run 3 miles without stopping.

I don’t think that skinniness = happiness. I don’t think it’s healthy to be obsessed with a number on a scale. I don’t count halves and quarters of pounds. I would love to be able to fit in my wedding dress again and those jeans that I LOVE and fit so perfectly – when they fit!

I would love to lose 20 pounds and would be ecstatic about 30 – and 40 would mean I would be at my wedding weight!

My Aunt L came with me to the *F* wedding as my second – I LOVE having her come along to weddings with me!

Here are some of her great shots!

I LOVE that shot!

She was a sweet, old girl!

Sometimes – I love the mishaps!

Thank you again Aunt L for coming with me – I love the shots you got!

I met Korey through the BRIDAL EXPO in 2009. We had met in February of 2009 to go over the details and figure out a contract!

My aunt L and I met Korey at the salon and knew right away that we were going to have a GREAT time!

Korey & Jason – THANK YOU so much for allowing me to capture your day! We had a GREAT time!!!