DJ

DJ is the son Dena, who used to work for my dad. They invited me out to their property to take DJ's senior pictures. We had a great time - I loved meeting all their animals! Here are a few from the day:

Perkins Family

Lawrence & Jaque Perkins are long-time friends of my family. Their kids, Kristin and Casey, grew up with my sister and I. At the time of this shoot, Casey had recently gotten married to Angie. I was excited to take some family pics for them. It was a cold and windy day, but the Perkins were troopers! I think we got a few good ones in the midst of teeth chattering!

Josh & Erin

Erin and I have a fun history. Our parents were in lamaze together! We were born 3 days apart, just a few doors down from each other in the hospital. We've been friends ever since! We grew up together, even sharing some birthday parties. I was SOOO excited when Erin & Josh got together! Both were and are such dear friends. I was almost just as thrilled when they asked me to take their engagement pictures. We had a great time - I saw true love in action when Erin killed a spider for Josh so he would get in place for a picture! Here are some of my favorites.

Tyson

I was so excited when my dear friend Kristy asked me to do this shoot. Kristy has been a long-time friend, and she was pregnant with her first child when she was a bridesmaid in my wedding. Now that precious baby was turning ONE - so she asked me to take some pics of her son, Tyson. We had a blast - and Tyson did wonderful! He even took a little tumble while trying to get a shot - and still gave me toothy smiles! Here are a few of my favorites:

Schiffner Family

When Joe and I first got married, we moved into a cute little 2-bedroom apartment. Little did we know that we were living right above another couple (married 2 weeks after us) that would become great friends of ours! Sam & Nikia are still dear friends of ours and now we both have kiddos - their son Isaiah is 2 months older than Avery. :)

Anywho, back in the day Nikia's family came into town and I had the privilege of capturing some of their visit. Thanks, Nikia - your family was a joy to work with!

Aaron & Cassy

My first "professional" photo shoot just happened to be of my best friend (oh yeah - and sister :)) Cassy, and her fiance (now husband) Aaron.

They graciously allowed me to use them as guinea pigs as I explored my love and hobby. We headed downtown and had a blast! They were so fun to shoot - they were up for anything, even laying on the cold brick!

It was a joy watching them interact - their deep love for each other was beyond evident.

Thanks, Cassy and Aaron, for letting me capture your love in pictures. I love you both!

Photo Blog

So...

I'm going to attempt to use this blog as my "website" until I can afford to maintain a full one. Hope it works! Let me know if you have any suggestions. :)