Alex & Julie... 10 Years Strong!!

Alex & Julie... 10 Years Strong!!

What's up with all the 10 year anniversaries for me lately??  :)  What a pleasure it was to join these dear friends on the beach last Friday morning as they celebrated their anniversary by renewing their wedding vows.  Julie looked gorgeous in pink and I especially loved the orchid in her hair.  It was the perfect sunrise and the clouds in the sky were big, white, and puffy and reflected the soft, warm glowy light perfectly!  I was particularly touched at the look of heartfelt love on Alex's face as Julie read her vows to him... it made me really think.  After 10 years together... they have so much history and the love they have goes soooo much deeper than it did on their wedding day.  I guess I expected the morning to be like a wedding.. but it was much richer than any wedding I've photographed before... it was precious.

Thanks Julie and Alex for having me... here are some of my favorite shots... your gallery will be up shortly!  Hope the next 10 are full of God's favor, rich love for one another, and joy as you watch your three beautiful babies grow!

Calling All Couples & Former Brides....

So my brain's been going again and I have want to make a fun offer to a few willing love birds and former brides!!  I am looking for two groups of people:

1) Couples in love, whether married or not, that would like to do a mini Sweetheart session at the location of your choice (but make it a good one, somewhere interesting pleeease!?).  See blog post below!!

2) Any former brides out there that would like to get back into the wedding dress and glam it up,  go somewhere interesting, and take some urban or rural bridal shots... you can have fun with it... wear combat boots under your dress and stand in the middle of a busy street corner.... or wear flowers in your hair and frolich through a field of flowers (I'm serious).  This type of session is a blast and we can get as crazy as you'd like to!

This mini session will cost $125.00 and will include a disk of finished proofs for your printing, and will be extended to the first 3 takers for each group.  Call me and let's get it scheduled!

Kristie & Nick Celebrate 10 Years! - Part 1

Kristie & Nick Celebrate 10 Years! - Part 2

So I take fullll responsibility for this union of two beautiful people... because I set them up!!!!  This is my sister Kristie and her hubby Nick and we did this session in honor of their 10 year anniversary.  Like most of us married folks, these might be the first professional pictures they've had taken since the wedding!!!  It was a lot of fun.. mostly because I could goof around with them because let's face it, they're blood... and they can't fire me! :)  It was really rewarding to be able to give my sister some great shots of her and her man... she was giddy after seeing the finished images... and talking about the photo collage that she's going to create in their bedroom! Music to a photographer-sister's ears!  This session with them really inspired me to start encouraging couples to treat themselves to a "sweetheart" session because how often as husbands and wives to be get to have any special pictures like these?  Most of my special pictures are of my kids?!  So... my engagement gallery that is waiting for me to compile it will now be called the Sweetheart Gallery and it will be a mix of both!!  

Love ya "Frissy"... you too "N".... here's to another wonderful 10 years!!