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Just a quick post to let everyone know that I will be out of the office until October 10th. I am finally getting to take a little time away with my sweetie (yay!!!) 🙂 Before I left though I wanted to post a quick sneak peak for a very special couple, my brother and now sister-in-law 🙂 I had the privilege of photographing their wedding in Cleveland, Ohio this past Saturday. More to come later 🙂
This session was so special to be a part of. The couple is my brother, Matt, and my future sister-in-law, Racheal. Over the July 4th weekend my hubby and I traveled back to Ohio for some time with family and friends. I am so thankful we were able to schedule this engagement session before their October wedding! I tell all my couples that an engagement session is so crucial to getting great wedding images and it is even more so when the photographer is your sister 🙂 An engagement session really allows you to get to know your photographer and their style and it allows the photographer to get to know you as a couple. They are meant to be casual and fun!
To start the session we actually brought the whole family to a local park and did a handful of family portraits before we headed out for just the engagement images. This was a great way to update their family images but to also get some great portraits of the couple! Grandmas are very helpful here 🙂
Matt & Racheal – Thank you for a great time! I can’t wait till your October wedding 🙂
Warning there are a TON of pictures! I couldn’t decide so you get to see more 🙂
Racheal & my niece to be, Abby 🙂
Daddy & daughter, Cailin…
The new puppy, Daisy……adorable!
Snuggggggllllleeee 🙂
The next few sets are probably some of my favorite of the day!
My favorite 🙂
This post is both a personal and a client post. When I was 1.5 years old I was adopted. I always knew I was adopted and knew that someday I might meet my birth mother and any other children she had. The summer before my Senior year of high school I was traveling back to Florida from Ohio (where we had just moved a year before) when my parents gave me permission to contact my birth mom. My birth mom is sisters with a really close family friend so contacting her was pretty easy (thanks for the address Aunt Barb 🙂 ). So, that summer the puzzle of my life came together a little more. I was able to meet my birth mom and her two sons. Over the years we have seen each other a handful of times and have kept in touch via email and now Facebook. I am thankful to be able to say that it has been a positive experience meeting my birth family. So many others do not have that same experience. Every time I am headed to Florida I try to meet up with everyone for at least a few hours. This most recent trip I was able to do a mini-family session for one of my half- brothers. He lives in Georgia with his cute family and was down for some family time. It was so much fun to be able to photograph them 🙂
JJ & Christinia – Thank you for a great morning of Florida sunshine & breakfast! Enjoy your images!
My favorite family image 🙂
Fun shot of Matthew trying to “kiss” his Mom 🙂
Hey all! Just a quick note to let you know that I will be out the office from 5/10 thru 5/18. I will be in Florida for work and getting some family time in (that is where I was raised 🙂 ). I will have access to email sporadically and will try and return emails when I get a moment. Otherwise I will return the email when I get back. Thanks and have a great week!!
Oh, and because all posts are better with a picture (or three 🙂 ) take a look at this adorable 3 week old Shiloh! Her birth story will be coming soon 🙂
Wow, has it really been almost 3 weeks since I have blogged??? Time is seriously flying this year! The past few weeks have been busy with networking events, head shots, and so much more. A couple weeks ago I was feeling pretty buried and had been staring at the computer screen for a verrrrry long time so I decided to take a break and go to the dog park with my puppy (they are always puppies to me 🙂 ). It has been quite awhile since I took any pictures of her so I decided to take my “big” camera (instead of just the iPhone camera). It was really to see the faces of the other dog owners who did not realize that I am a photographer. They just kept saying, “wow that is a real camera!” 🙂 The weather was gorgeous and Bella came home tired – a successful trip in my book!