Michelle & Paul are engaged!

Michelle & Paul are perfect together.

They have such a great love and understanding in their relationship, but the thing that impressed me the most about this couple was that they have made God the center of their relationship. It was very refreshing to photograph a couple like Michelle & Paul, who are so in love, both with each other, and with God. What a wonderful way to start a marriage! In my personal observations, I find over and over again that the marriages who center around God are by far more successful that the ones who don't.

I had a great time meeting this sweet couple, and their precious little girl. One of my favorite shots is of their daughter looking for shark's teeth. She was so focused that she didn't see me capture her sweet little profile. Love that!

Enjoy, and I am looking forward to the wedding!

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Morgan & Troy

Morgan & Troy are two of the sweetest, most well behaved kids I have ever met! Morgan was just precious at their portrait session, chasing after lizards and other fun bugs, and Troy was such a good big brother watching after her.
They both were super for their session, but my favorite part of the session was at the very end. Just as we were about to leave, an airplane flew right over us, very low, so the sound was loud. Morgan's facial expressions as she watches the plane fly by are priceless! That's what I love about photographing children.... catching their true personality on camera so that their parents can look back years later and remember these priceless times of innocence and wonder. : )

Here are my favs....

Kelly's Belly

This is Kelly, who is one of those beautiful pregnant women who absolutely glows!
She was positively radiant at her maternity session, and was a joy to work with.
Here are some of my favorites from her shoot....

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
(and yes, I am just a liiittttle late posting this! The e-card went out on time, though!)
: )

Jessica & James

Jessica & James.....

My favorites from their almost-trash-the-dress session in one of my very favorite locations to shoot in. I love the yummy warm light and all the warm tones of the wheat field.

Enjoy~

The Crevasse Family

This beautiful family contacted me after seeing some of my whimsical shots of little girls on the beach. The Crevasse Family has two beautiful little girls, and wanted me to capture some of the sweet innocence that comes with being 2 and 5 years old. What's better than little girls in white dresses playing on the beach? It can only get better when they put on their fairy princess costumes.... then the real fun begins!

After I proofed their photos, the father contacted me and asked if I could put together a book of the photo shoot as a surprise for the mom's birthday. Perfect gift idea, and I LOVE designing coffee table books! I started designing right away, and in just over a week was able to present a beautiful hard back coffee table book for the mom to enjoy on her birthday! : )

Here are some of the pages from their book (the book doesn't have my logo on every page). The final book was 22 pages, but these are some of my favorites. Coffee table books make great gifts, especially for those people in your life who seem to have everything!

Baby Charles

Baby Charles was soooo tiny. Only one week old for this photo shoot, so he hadn't had time to put on any of that cute baby fat yet. This little guy was so tiny and precious, and I was able to try a few shots with him that I hadn't tried before. Love that!

Mom & Dad, here are my favorites....