Brittney and Jace-Styling Your Shoot

Jace and I went to school together and even though Brittney and I haven't spent much time together I feel like we are old friends. I gave away a shoot a while back on my facebook page and boy am I glad these two won! :) they braved the cold and rocked out this session like no one else could! part of the reason their pictures turned out so well is because Brittney and I took the time to talk a little bit and plan, so Hannah and I could style the shoot. Brittney and Jace love being outside and reading so we incorporated that into the session. Jace even found us an awesome location.
Seriously, if you haven't thought about styling your sessions you really should. please please please people! do something that tells a story and makes your pictures personal.
now styling your shoot is not a necessity buuut if you do it you will get pictures like this

Mark and Megan E-Session

Um.. happy new year?? haha! I promise guys... my new years resolution is to get on top of this blog!! anyway... things have been getting busier for me and it's super exciting! My wonderful sister/best friend has kind of taken on the roll of my assistant and second shooter. back in November we had the chance to go to Madison and meet Megan and Mark for their engagement shoot. It was soo much fun! Megan and Mark are so funny and kept us laughing the whole time! We are totally stoked for their wedding this fall! here are some of the favorites from their shoot.

love Meg's bling

Chris and Gina

ok, so no.. this one isn't technically an engagement shoot... but like Hannah and Andy's shoot, from a while back, this is what a typical engagement shoot looks like... that is, if you are as fabulous as these two ;)
Chris recently joined the air force so his mother (hi susan!) thought it would be a good idea for him and his girlfriend Gina to get some photos before he left. and boy am I glad they did! I had so much fun hanging out with them! they are my favorite kind of couple- up for anything, always laughing, and totally, absolutely, crazy in love! Gina told me she was awkward in front of the camera.. but uhhh I am not seeing it! These two are beautiful inside and out! It was such a pleasure to work with them. I am already dreaming of another shoot (possibly an engagement? nudge nudge, Chris) with Chris in his uniform and Gina in pearls... ahhhh... but I am getting waaay ahead of myself.. let me show you the pictures I do have of them!

Gina- could you be any more fierce?



loooooove!

Jamie and Andy

I had the pleasure of shooting Jamie and Andy and their two boys on friday as an engagement/family session. I absolutely love them! They are sweet and adorable and felt like old friends. it was sooo much fun to say the least! Even if it was raining at first and my car did get stuck in the mud TWICE! ugghhh how embarrassing!
Jamie and Andy- it was so nice getting to know you guys! I am so excited for your wedding next year!








These last two are my favorites from the day!

Hannah and Rob

a 20 minute engagement session.. in the dark... with my 1 year old running around... it was tough... but hannah and rob pulled it off.

This is my gorgeous sister


And this is her fiance


they are perfect for each other


i love them!



we almost didn't even attempt to take pictures. but i'm so glad we did


i am so excited for their wedding i can hardly take it!!

Hannah + Andy = hearts 4evaaaa

hahaha creative title eh? i'm sure hannah will enjoy that one.
the other day i had the pleasure of taking pictures of my friend Hannah and her boyfriend Andy. they really did it as a favor to me because i was dyeing to do an engagement session so no. they aren't really engaged. but that is the category i'm putting this post under. and who knows... maybe someday.. in the future.. i'll be shooting their real life engagement photos :).. ok ok i'm done!!
they were sooo much fun to shoot! Andy was totally into it and had all of his own ideas which was awesome! i love that! and i love the way they interacted with each other. i could really tell how much they love one another. they are absolutely adorable together! ok that's enough rambling here's the pictures.


this next one if for Andy




Andy insisted Hannah climb on this rickety old fence.. it's ok though he was steadying the fence with his hands.. no big deal

i just loooooove this next series!!




Andy's horse... er i mean dog Boomer is probably the cutest thing ever!







thank you guys so much for being my little models and being awesome at it! :) i had a great time!