Love Story: Austin & Hailey - Couer d'Alene, ID

Oh, I just love these two so much. I went to college with Austin down in Tulsa, OK. Last year we had the privilege of going out to Couer d'Alene, ID to see he and his beautiful bride, Hailey, get married in a meadow... it was perfect. I actually did some film photos of the wedding, if you'd like to see some {click here}.

Anyways, our last stop on our road trip was to stay with them in CDA. We had an absolute blast. One great thing is that Hailey is a photographer too! You can see her facebook page {here}. We decided it'd be fun to run out and get some photos taken of them, and she then took some photos of Joel and me! It was so much fun! 

They just got a puppy a few weeks ago and it was so fun having him in these photos. He is such a rambunctious little bug who keeps me very entertained! 

Love Story: David & Steffani - Tulsa, OK

Our third session of our trip was also in Tulsa, OK, and it was so much fun. I went to church with Steffani back when I lived in Tulsa from 2006-2008 and it is always so fun to see her! When she contacted me to do an anniversary session for her and her hubster, David I was SO excited!

We met at Turkey Mountain Park and just wandered in the beautiful evening sun... and this is what we came up with!

Box Set: The L. Family - Washington D.C. Family

As you may know, Joel and I are on a 'Round the US' road trip right now! To see our photos from the trip on instagram look up #juniroadtrip2013 or {click here}

Anyways, we are doing photo sessions along the way! Its been a LOT of fun and we have gotten to see so many people!

Our first stop was in Washington D.C. I had the privilege of photographing this sweet family, who happens to be a distance relative on my mom's side! It was great getting to talk to them a bit and go out for dinner after our session. This family is just so much fun, and the kids are so precious!

Nursery Rhyme: Addison {One Year!}

I was able to shoot Addison's newborn photos almost a year ago now, and was so excited when they contacted me to do her one year photos.

We were planning on doing this outside... but considering how MN was acting this spring we ended up doing an indoor session, which I think turned out just fine. Have a look at how adorable little Addison is as she is just turning one!!

Proposal: Lewis & Lexy

I got to be a part of one of the most exciting things yesterday... photograph a PROPOSAL!!!

This post will be a little different than others, as I'm going to tell the story and post photos as I tell it. Just to warn you... there is a lot of story! So here goes:

Lexy and I went to high school together, and we have always had a bit of a connection. We were never super close, but after about 7 years of us saying "When I come home from college let's get together!" and "Now that we live 45 minutes away from each other we have no excuse!" we FINALLY got together about a month ago and had such a wonderful time! We just connected. Lexy is one of the sweetest and most kind-hearted woman you could possibly meet.

Anyways, back to the story: Lexy and I had talked about how we'd like to get together before Joel and I head out on our big road trip in the end of the month. So, when Lewis contacted me to see if I could help him get this together and then photograph it, I knew it'd be a simple set up. Between lots of texts and ideas, we finally got a plan set in motion.

So, I contacted Lexy and we set up our girl's day for yesterday (Saturday). I picked her up from her apartment and told her I had a weird ritual where I get my nails done before I go on a trip - which is actually true! - and she just went along with it. So we got our nails done!

After we left the mall I told her that I needed to scope out a spot for a photo shoot for a client. I took her to the spot that Lewis had sent me on Google Maps (this was after going to the WRONG place and Lewis saying I was no where near him... oops). And when we arrived Lexy said "Oh! Lewis and I have gone fishing here and we like to go on walks and stuff, its so beautiful here!"

I then proceeded to take some "test shots" using Lexy as my model, and this is how it all went from there...

(Isn't she gorgeous?!) 

Lexy thought that this man who was on a bike that had passed us had come back... so she was thinking he was just standing there awkwardly and decided to ignore him... until he touched her... then she realized it was her Lew.

I cannot express how truly happy I am for these two. They are perfect for each other. They are so in love! I hope you can see that in these photos! I cannot help but smile the entire time I look at these!