i love the idea of shooting “mr. & mrs.” sessions…i think they’re quite fitting if you’ve been married for a little bit and haven’t had your photos updated in a while.  colleen and aaron were a blast to work with and their dog is so stinkin’ cute! and if you can’t tell these were taken in the fall. the light is just so sweet in the fall isn’t it?

get rid of tradition unless it **r e a l l y** means something to you! pretty please.

i think it’s a very common misconception that the only sacred time to see one another on your wedding day is the moments walking down the aisle. i beg to differ…b e g to differ. this tradition came from arranged marriages and was put in place to keep the bride and groom from running. i’m pretty sure you know who you’re marrying before the wedding day so no need to worry that your fiance` will high-tail it the moment you lay eyes on them-thank goodness right?! so why not start your own tradition? that first sight is what you both make of it and has the potential to be even more special if experienced with just the two of you…well, and me.

this does not at all mean that i don’t support the tradition of waiting. i just think there are a few of you out there that need the permission to break the traditional rules. haaavvvveee at it!

arden and paul chose to forgo even seeing one another for the first time on their wedding day, and instead chose a separate day before their wedding so that we could spend loads of creative energy and time on their romantics. i’m so glad we did because we got some epic photos out of it. it meant there was not nearly the same amount of pressure on the wedding day. i’d like to think they had more time to enjoy their reception and guests

arden, i love you and paul to pieces! i feel blessed to have you both as good friends. i’m so very happy for you, and honored that i got to be the one to photograph you two on your special day!

arden was the super gorgeous and talented lady who second shot the majority of my weddings with me last year. muah arden!!

they drove all the way from houston to have me photograph them for their engagement session. it just gets me all excited to know two super sweet amazing people are willing to drive hours just for little ol’ me

it’s rare that i’m able to really take the time to break a session down for you all (a goal to do so more!) but feel this is the perfect session to do so. i think that cindy and peter’s e-session possesses all that a couples session should. we have fun, we have love, we have “moody”…we have a story folks. a story of two people in love who will share these images with family forever. i can picture these photos hanging in their home for years and years to come with no need of replacing them because they are a story, not just a photograph. i picture these sweet images reminding them of the love they share when times are tough. these were not taken on a wedding day (where love is to be expected) the photos are just- them. so if you haven’t taken photos with your special someone, you should because you’ll cherish them forever, and your kids (or future kids) will be so glad to witness your love captured.

cindy and peter, you two are a special couple. thank you for allowing me to capture you

okay okay i’m done being lame..enjoy!

they were laying on a tree trunk in the photo below while i carefully balanced on the tip of the trunk to get this shot…i’m sure it looked interesting to those passing by

a classic
isn’t cindy stunning?!
love the peacefulness of this image below…











looovvee this last image, the bus passed us just in time!