Simon 9 Months

You may remember Simon from several posts ago. I shot his 3 months, and boy has he grown! He looks like such a big boy now! Super cute. He was very interested in the grass this day and only slightly interested in my camera. So, we got lots of fun shots of him playing and having a great time!Pat-a-cake!
Apparently, this is his outside face. Love it!!!


Didn't know if I liked this better in color or...

black and white.

Liz and Scott

Rainy days....in August!! Who would have guessed?!? I never imagined it would be raining when Liz and I planned this shoot, but it was, so we had to scramble for a Plan B. So, we headed to the Capitol building to take some fun indoor shots for her and Scott's engagement session. And, we did end up getting a few outside. Enjoy!!

Brittney & Heath

This past Saturday, Brittney and Heath got married. Yay!!! Here are some fun shots from the day. The weather was gorgeous, and the wedding party was a blast. We couldn't have asked for a better day! a BIG "Thank You" to my sister of CLA Photography who was my right hand man for this wedding. She got some great shots too! You can check out her blog for some more. How much fun are they???
These are the shots of Brittney's and Heath's first look at each other. So much fun, and full of excitement!!!



Congrats, you two!!! It has been such a blessing to get to know you both! I thank God for the friendships we have made, and the fact that you are one more link to Lauren that I have in my life. God bless you in life and marriage!

Colbie & John's Wedding

This past Saturday, I got to tag along as 2nd shooter for my sister at John & Colbie's Wedding. Here some of the fun shots I got! You can check out my sister's blog for more pics from the day! She was one of the most relaxed brides I have ever seen!!!
Father - Daughter dance. I LOVED this shot!!!

This is the bride's niece, Garnett. (hope I'm spelling that right.) She was too cute, but since she can't walk, she couldn't be a part of the ceremony!! So....we had a fun little shoot with her before the wedding. I really loved this look on her face!!!!!
Thanks so much to Christina Anderson of CLA Photography for letting me come along!!!

Beach "Family" Pictures

Earlier, I posted some pics of Destin, Florida. I got home from my (way too short) vacation and wanted to post a few more pics. I was down there with several people from my Sunday School class. I made them all bring a white shirt and some form of denim pants, shorts, etc..... so we could take beach pics. I know most people wear white and kahki, but I like the denim. I think it stands out from the sand.

Anyway, here are some shots from our super fun shoot!! I am in some of them, and was totally prepared to use self timer to get the shot, but didn't have to. I set the shots up and got my lighting and everything right, and a friend snapped the shots for me! I took the ones I'm not in. Enjoy!!!!! After the group ones, we took individual shots....you know...so we could all have new facebook profile pics. ha ha!!! This is Beth - one of my best friends!
This is my friend, Angela. The lighting on her pics turned out great. Love this.
I adore this picture! I am not in it, but I just think it is super fun with all the different lenths of pants/shorts and the different color denims.
And, of course, we had to take one of the guys......nice, huh?
Love the finish on this one.
Candice, one of the girls in the group, has family that live in Destin. They helped us find the condo, helped pay for it, opened their home to us, fed us....the list goes on. Such precious people! We wanted to thank them, so we bought them a gift card to their favorite restaurant and the following picture.

Lazy Daze of Summer

This is where I am right now....... Some friends from Sunday School and I came down to Destin, FL for a little vacation time. This was our first day on the beach and I thought these red and white umbrellas were SUPER cute!!!

Brittney's Bridals

Today, in Hot Springs, in 90 degree weather, in the sunshine (well, some in the shade) we shot Brittney's bridal portraits. Brittney was a trooper! She did whatever I asked, even if it sounded totally crazy! I think we got some super fun shots, and here are some posted below.....by her permission, of course! Enjoy!!




Below is my absolute favorite from the day!
How cute is she?!





Brittney and I have a special story.....A good friend from her childhood days grew up and became my roommate in 2005. Her name was Lauren Hymer, and she and her boyfriend Matt were killed in a car accident in June of 2006. Brittney and I had never met, but she found me on the wonderful social network that is Facebook, and we would message back and forth some. This past February, we finally got to meet face to face and get to know each other a bit and tell all kinds of fun stories, and share memories of Lauren - such a special bond and precious blessing since I didn't know Lauren as a child and she hadn't got to be a major part of the last few years of Lauren's life. She also asked me to take her wedding photos, so I can share in her wonderful day! I am VERY excited!!!! By the way, the one gerber daisy in the bouquet is in memory of Lauren. Gerbers were her very favorite.