KAREN & KEVIN - ENGAGED

I can't believe how fast September has come - only 2 more days of my official "maternity leave" =) Karen and Kevin are one of my September couples getting married and I couldn't be happier to be working with them. I wish I had a lot more photos to share but we lost our sun light pretty early because we were talking WAY too much. They are just an all around great couple and individually very cool, relaxed people. How do I always get so lucky? =)

SYDNEY & JEFF - JUNE 23

I was so excited to shoot this wedding. It was my first time shooting the wedding for a sibling of a previous bride AND it was down in Corvallis, OR on a Christmas Tree farm - in a barn - that they renovated for the wedding - and she wore her sister's wedding dress - and got married in the church her parents were married in - and had the same cake topper as her folks. Phew. That about sums it up! No really, I had a SUPER fun time and I absolutely love the 2 families and I was so honored to be there. It was a nice little trip before the baby came. I was so excited when Sydney called me and told me there was this gorgeous field of lavender that we could shoot in. We didn't realize that it was have literally thousands of bees...SO we shot for ohhhh about 2 minutes and we were outta there. That could have been real bad!! =) It was so beautiful, and so was their amazing day.

Hair & make-up = Lindsay Rodgers
Entertainment = 2 Buck Chuck

I can't promote a splash of color ENOUGH in the shoes! =)

















The church her parents were also married in - beautiful









I highly recommend this duo - they were so good!



The first throw back I have ever seen! Hilarious!







Sydney's sis, husband & beautiful daughter - married Sept. '05

I believe a beer run was made before I left for the night!

BRITTNEY & BLAKE - ENGAGEMENT

This is one of my all time favorite shoots, seriously, this couple is amazing. Brittney is so energetic and has such a bold, fun personality and Blake is laid back and cool w/ whatever. Not to mention they are total hotties! =) I love when couples take a chance and trust my suggestions even when they think I'm crazy. We got some amazing images together and had an absolute BLAST doing it. These are just a few out of over 100 to share.
We did this shoot a LONG time ago but I was saving it to share during my time off. They are actually getting married in a few weeks and are my first wedding back. I couldn't be more excited to have the pleasure of photographing their wedding - it is going to be quite the par-tay!

The hotties!


A new personal favorite




He IS actually jumping over her - this was hilarious to watch

First sight

It has been a tough decision for a lot of couples getting married - Do we want to see each other before the wedding for photos? Speaking from experience as a photographer and at my own wedding, I think that it's a great idea. I just wanted to share the first sight from a recent wedding to show that the moment can be just as special before she walks down the isle.

This is a really fun first sight - believe me...there have been some sobbers. =)

This is the fabulous Sydney & Jeff who were married in Corvalis, OR in June. I will be posting some of their wedding photos soon.













Happy as can be - straight into the "formal" shots

Ella & Hailey

Here are some updated pics of one of my good friends' 2 gorgeous little girls who grace my blog all the time. We were doing Hailey's 9 month pics. Ella is 2 and Hailey is now 10 months. Just TOO cute!!

Best buds!


Ella


Hailey