Paula & Mike- Encore...

I just finished getting up your gallery... but just realized I had a few more pics ready for blogging- so why not share them with you! :)

Congrats again Mike and Paula!!!

Paula & Mike... Wed at last!

This was such a wonderful wedding to be involved in. Paula was once my roommate (best one ever!) and I've said for years she needs to be a party planner. Well, she even managed to exceed my high expectations and threw a wedding to remember! Rain poured in the morning and it was a very hard call for her to make... but after calling everyone she could think of for a weather forecast- she made the final decision to hold the wedding outdoors and just wish for the best... and the best was definitely what happened. It cleared up and was just a perfect sunset wedding!

From the McGuire's Bagpipe player(s) escorting the old Packard car (courtesy of Seville Quarter) down to the ceremony, to the beautiful flowers decorating the chairs and the graceful columns (done by the talented Fiore), to the lemonade stand with freshly squeezed lemonade, to the violinist, to the sailboat shooting off canons as Paula and Mike walked back to the car as man and wife- no detail was overlooked and all were beautiful.

Thank you so much for choosing Chyrel and I to document your wedding. We had a blast and we loved all the yummy details- it was like being in a candy store set up just for us :) I kind of overdid my "sneak peeks" this time... and plan on doing at least one more blog entry for you guys. But, I hope these preview images get you excited for your gallery of images. Thanks again- I love you guys!

Gonnie and Jen...

This cute couple met with me last week for a mini engagement shoot... and, as always, I couldn't quite grasp the concept of "mini" :) Well... I think I am going to be a bit beyond the 5-10 proofs I promised lol, I'll have them ready tomorrow night. I hope these will tide you over until then! I'll see you in one month! (man time flies lol)

Summer & Josh

As soon as Summer stepped out of the car I knew we were going to have a great shoot. She couldn't have worn a more perfect outfit for the spots I wanted to start off with! And Josh was adorable and totally in love with Summer- another great combination! I showed a few more than I normally do b/c I just couldn't narrow down my faves... but for the record, the first one is my pick for the newspaper announcement ;)


You'll be seeing quite a bit more of Summer and Josh in the near future- their wedding is only one month away! And after that, Summer is going to do a few more things with me (yay!!)... so this won't be the last you see of the gorgeous couple!

Thanks again for choosing me to document your wedding. I'm really excited to see what your day will bring (another beach wedding- my fave!) And I want to take a moment to thank Jill and Steve for recommending me to Summer & Josh- I truly appreciate it!

CJ... man I love Teen shoots!

It's no secret that I just LOVE doing teen sessions! As much as I enjoy the challenge of working with children and families or the thrill of shooting weddings... there is just something about seniors that makes it feel a lot less like work and more like a whole LOT of fun!

CJ is a typical male senior... not at ALL interested in having his picture taken! But he loosened up and I got some really great pictures with him. By the end of it I would have sworn he was a pro model! He took direction great and always had an easy smile (ok- so I had to tease him mericlessly for the smiles... but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!). Thankfully, his sister came along to keep him in line, and to help with the smile-evoking!

Here's the first looks at his session. CJ (and sis), I hope you find the end results worth your time!

A+A done E-style

I just realized I never Blogged the pictures from the utterly adorable Andrea and Aaron's engagement style session! I say 'style' b/c it was in fact their 1.5 year anniversary (some of you may remember their wedding pics, which I had on my website for quite some time :)). They never did Engagament pictures, and before starting their family, they really wanted to document how much in love they are/were. I have to admit, I never thought an old married couple could be as affectionate and fun as my newly engaged couples who are just starting out in life together... but they are definitely still enjoying each other as much or more than before! I wish them a long marriage filled with as much joy as they had on the day I spent with them. Thank you A and A for allowing me to once again document your love for each other!