Cole and Cathryn are Married!!!

Its not often that I get to shoot a winter wedding. So when Cathryn contacted me about her December 12th wedding, I was ecstatic! We wondered for a while if we would have snow for the big day, with this being Indiana, that's unpredictable. Luckily, the night before into the day of the wedding, we got lots of it! I wish were would have been able to get more snow pictures, but the temperatures that day were so cold, and with the wet snow coming down and the bride's open toe shoes, we limited ourselves and got to the warm reception as soon as we could. None the less, the photos in the snow turned out so good!

As with any wedding, when Iam done editing, and I go through to choose my favorites to post on the blog, facebook, and myspace, I have such a hard time limiting it to just a few. My clients are the best, take such great photos, and are always such good sports to take that 'one last pose' for me, and I end up with a bazillion favorite shots. So forgive the MANY favorites I below :)

Congrats Cole and Cathryn!

My Black Friday Special Prices!

So I am planning on going out shopping this Black Friday, and as I am making my list and mapping out the stores I want to go to and what I am getting, a thought came to me. I want to try something new for this year do my own Black Friday Specials. If it goes well, I will make it an annual thing.


Book the Gold package:
*Take $100 off the package price
or
*Add a 8.5x11 custom designed photo wedding memory book
or
*Add up to 200 thank you photo cards


Book the Platinum Package:
*Take $200 off the package price
or
*Add a 8.5x11 custom designed photo wedding memory book
or
*Add up to 200 thank you photo cards


Book the Diamond Package:
*Take $300 off the package price


Now for the fine print:

To book a wedding date with the special pricing, you must pay your deposit and sign the contract no later than November 30, 2009.

A deposit of 50% of the package price (at the special pricing) and a signed contract are required to book your date.

Please check the calendar on the website to ensure that your date is available.


Contact me if you are interested in booking! Happy shopping!!

Aaron and Brittany are Engaged!

What fun I had shooting Aaron and Brittany. We started out at the Campus of Notre Dame where the fall colors were popping so beautifully. It wasn't a very cold day, but man was it sunny! And poor Aaron was such a sport as I wanted to call him Jason every time I posed them! I have no idea why, maybe he just looks like a Jason to me! Brittany has such style and personality, we got some super awesome shots. I think my favorite is the silhouette of them kissing near the Golden Dome and the deep blue sky behind them.

After Notre Dame, we headed to Downtown South Bend and shot at the Morris where I got some really good shadows!!

Dusitn and Nicole's Engagement

Dustin and Nicole chose to have their session shot in Nappanee. I am not familiar with the area, so it was nice that they showed me around to all the different spots they wanted photos at. And what unique fun places they were! My favorite was just outside of town. Two abandoned factories on each side of the road. Real rustic and old. Loved it. That paired with Nicole's never ending laughter, made for some super good shots. Here are some of my favorites

Jason and Jessica are married!!

When I got an email from Jessica inquiring about photography for her wedding in Illinois, I was beyond excited. I have shot weddings in Indiana and Michigan, but never Illinois. It was taking place in Willowbrook, about 30 min or so from Chicago, at the Holiday Inn. I was so thrilled to be shooting a wedding in another state, at a new location. I searched all over the web for some cool locations near the ceremony site, that I could whisk her and Jason off to and get some fun photos. Unfortunately, that October 9Th day, it was super cold and very rainy and wet. But we did our best using the hotel for photos, avoiding the tons of people there for other meetings/parties. It was a large hotel.

Here are just a handful of my favorites from the day.

Trash the Dress ~ Jessica and Jamie

A former bride of mine, Jessica, contacted me about doing a trash the dress session along with Jamie, who recently married into her family as well. I was ALL for it, and THRILLED to get her email! I try to get all my brides to consider a TTD session, but I think they cringe when they hear the word 'trash' and take it literally.

A Trash the Dress session, does not mean that you actually, 'trash' your dress. It just means that your going to get it a little dirty, maybe wet and muddy. But it is nothing that a good dry cleaning wont be able to take out. Of course as a photographer, the more trashed the better in my eyes! (anyone for a graffiti paint session, or frizzy hair, and a paint of scissors to attack that dress?!) But you are in control of how much you 'trash' your dress. Its a nice way to be able to wear that dress again, and get some unique photos of you in it, without the stress of the rushed wedding day, and obsessing over getting anything on it. Because you know there are no other appropriate occasions that you will be able to wear it to again.

We had alot of fun shooting this session. We actually lost track of time, and I could have went a couple hours more if I didn't have another shoot to get to. These girls braved the COLD waters and even climbed up onto a log over a waterfall as you will soon see.

Leave your comments and if your interested in doing a trash the dress session with me, let me know!

Abigail Jane

As a photographer and a mom, I am surprised at myself that I dont take more photos of my own kids. I guess that I get so wrapped up in my clients, trying to get the perfect exposure, and then the perfect edit, I forget about doing posed photos with my ever growing girls. I decided that atleast once a month I am going to try and do a shoot with each of them. Even if its just something simple with little effort on planning locations, photos, props and waiting on weather.

Abigail, my 2.5 year old, is first on the list. I bought this Tu Tu for her off of Esty.com from Hannahs TuTus. I loved it as soon as I seen it. She loves it as well. She feels like a princess, and argues that point when her big sister tells her she looks more like a fairy. I have been waiting for some warm sunny weather to take her out and get photos, but I finally got sick of waiting on something that will never come. Thats Indiana for you. Oh how I would love to live back in Hawaii! We met a guy there that said he has NEVER owned a coat! How nice would that be?!

Anyways, here are some of my favs. I of course am picky as most photographer moms are, and wish she would have cooperated more, better eye contact, smiled, posed better....but hey, you take what you can get with a toddler, and atleast I have some adorable pics for memories sake. After all, thats what these shoots are about.