Tuesday, October 23, 2012

A Day-After Session...

Because sometimes there are not enough hours in the day when you are in the wedding, your family is in the wedding and you are also photographing the wedding.

It was fun to spend some time with my brother and his wife after all the dust had settled and celebrate their love...























 

Friday, October 19, 2012

R.I.P. Big Red Barns

After much consideration, I am very sad to say that I am putting sessions with big red barns to rest.  And may they rest in peace.  

It breaks my heart, and I am very sad about this, but our love affair has gone on for 6 years now, and it is time to move on to bigger and better things.  

Now, I can not guarantee I will not use white barns, blue barns, or old, rustic, brown barns, but for now, red is out.  I feel like I should play TAPS with a bugle.  

My love for barns goes back to when I was a little girl spending lots of time up in Door County at relatives farms.  They always have, and always will, hold a special place in my heart.  But I think it is time to shake it up.

So this is it...one of my last sessions with a red barn in it.  Can you spot it?







This was a really fun session on a warm fall evening.  We were able to walk to this location from Staci & Chad's house.  How lucky are they to be surrounded by this beauty when they walk out their front door?


We were also celebrating Ryker turning 9 months.




And we can't forget big brother, Payson.  He's a quick one, but I was able to keep up with him for a few.








One hot mama...thank you Tami Burgess and Sara Vodden for Staci's amazing hair and makeup.


Staci and I have been friends since 5th grade.  One thing I love about her is her laugh.  It has never changed.



Love the Superman bow tie.


The boys.


So there you have it.  My last post with a red barn in it.  I'm not saying I won't make any exceptions, but it's time to spice it up a bit and challenge myself to do something fresh ;)  Stay tuned to see how that pans out...

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

I love Love.

She has followed my blog for years and fell in love with a location where I shot one of my first weddings...she was ready for her engagement session, she just needed him to pop the question.  

Well, he did.  And the rest will be history... 











We then took a drive to Jenna's grandparents' farm for some more smiles...














...and then we painted their barn...



















Congrats Jenna & "Spence" (inside joke ;)  If your wedding is half as much fun as your engagement session, then it is sure to be a blast.  Thanks for letting me be a part of it.