Leavin' on a jet plane...

Actually, I already left.

I am writing from Lake Geneva, WI where I am shooting a wedding this weekend. Currently, I'm sipping a glass of wine with the bride & bridesmaids at our hotel. I love my job.

Anyways, here's a quick shot from the rehearsal tonight. This little girl stole my heart with her adorableness (is that a word?!)

PS - Just an FYI, this is my "crazy" month.. I'm in WI this week, MA next week & MI the week after that - all for weddings. So forgive me now if I'm delayed in responding to emails or phone calls. :)

Christopher - Senior Session

Life has been so busy with weddings, that I haven't shot near as many senior sessions as I'd like to. Seniors are always fun to shoot because they're up for anything & don't mind that I'm crazy. :) ...or if they do mind, at least they don't tell me & just do as I say. :)

Anyways, this last weekend I drove out to southeast Indiana to Christopher's home to photograph his senior photos. His family lives on over 130 acres and has an amazing view. It was SO gorgeous with so many great places to shoot!

Christopher graduated from the same high school that I graduated from "coughninecough" years ago.

Christopher's mom, Pat, asked if I could take a few family shots while I was there too..... I love this one because Pat has no idea she's part of it.... I love her in the distance just looking at her babies. :)

By the way, does the blond bombshell above look familiar? That's Lindsay, who's wedding I photographed last year... Christopher is her little brother! (To see Lindsay & Andy's wedding blog click HERE)

These next couple shots are some of my favorites..... Pat knew of an old cabin nearby and asked the owner (who is restoring it) if we could shoot some there. I'm SO glad she asked... and I'm SO glad it was unlocked because the inside was even more amazing than the out! :)

Congrats on your graduation, Christopher!

Dog Photographer?

That I am not. I think that folks who specialize in pet photography have the patience of a saint. Followed by child photographers. :)

Anyways, I had a senior session in Indiana yesterday & couldn't help but grab a quick shot of these two adorable puppies.... Meet Hampton & Penelope...



Check back within the next few days for a sneak peek of Christopher's awesome, outdoor, rugged senior session!

Five on Friday

I've been a total slacker with my Five on Friday "random things" posts, so I'm getting ahead of the game & posting this at 11pm on Thursday night.

So... instead of another 5 random things about yours-truly tonight, I'm going to share 5 photos. Let's face it, you'd rather see those anyways. :)

If you've been keeping up with my blog, then you know I was on vacation last week. My little family met up with some of our most favorite people in the world, Asheley & Judah. We spent a lovely few days together on the beach & of course, my camera had to make an appearance at some point. So for now, I'll leave you with 5 of my favorite photos from my 10-minute photo session with Asheley & Judah, before the skies opened up and rained us out.

Have I mentioned that I am available for destination weddings? :) Really, I love to travel & will be living on airplanes this month as I have 3 back to back weddings in other states starting next week. Oh, how I'd love to shoot a wedding on the beach! Holla!

I love getting comments.... so please leave a comment to tell me which of these is your favorite! Don't be shy! :)

Heather & Bobby - Engagement Session

Hello blog readers! We returned home last night from our vacation with our friends and had a great time! I've been spending this morning getting caught up on emails & phone calls... and wanted to also post Heather & Bobby's sneak peek! Before we went out of town, I got together with them for their engagement session, and we did a little walk down memory lane.... If you've done an engagement session with me before, then you know that I like to make it a little more personal than just some cute shots, so when I heard where Heather & Bobby met & then were engaged, I knew we had to shoot there!

They met while with friends one evening inside of this bar at Newport on the levee.....

...and the night that Bobby proposed to Heather, they were in a horse drawn carriage passing by the Cincinnati skyline...

Here's a few more shots from their session....

Gimmie' a "V".....

Vacation! What a fantastic word! :) Hopefully my neighbors can't hear my daily cheers & countdown to vacation. Noah doesn't have a clue what the beach actually is, but he wakes up every morning talking about it & making "ocean" sounds.... This household is ready for swim suits, flip flops, seafood & sundresses! Okay, so maybe I'm the only one ready for the dresses. :)

Anyways, starting tomorrow I will be taking a much needed vacation. We'll be heading to Alabama to see some of our best friends and then heading on to Florida. I will of course have my cell & laptop with me, and will still be returning emails & such, just know that it will take a little longer than the few hour time frame that I usually try to respond within. :)

This will be a fun but crazy month for me! After returning from our family trip, I'll be heading off to Wisconsin to shoot a wedding... the weekend after that, I'll be in Boston for another wedding, and the next weekend in Michigan... You guessed it... for a wedding. :) Whew! I'm stocking up on books to read during all of my flights!

I hope everyone has a great 4th holiday weekend.... Check back next week for some beach photos!