Conceptual portraits

Here's a quick peek of last weekend's wedding up in Iowa!  I absolutely love the Midwest in the summer time and even though they've been having a HOT summer, it was a beautiful 83 degrees on Stacy and Matt's wedding day.  More of this wedding soon, but for now here are a few images we took at the Hoover Prairie before the reception.... Congratulations Stacy and Matt!!! :)


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I've been dying to get these photos up here!  A couple weeks ago we photographed a surprise engagement proposal on Naples beach.  Geoff had called me months ago to let me know he and his girlfriend would be flying into town and he would be popping the question on the beach.  He was amazing with all the details and covered his tracks so well!  I had my doubts, I thought for sure Sarah would have some idea, but as you can see from the first photo, she was shocked!  My husband and I stood at a distance from them while Geoff got down on one knee and asked her the question.  All we could hear...


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I love seeing how much this little pumpkin grows in between shoots, it also amazes me how fast time keeps flying!  As always, this angel hangs in there while we change, primp, fuss, and change some more.  And now onto planning her one year shoot. :) And...Happy Easter!!!


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I'm back!  I'm emerging from my cave of editing, scheduling,  and planning long enough to blog.  I had to post these photos...oh how I love the beach this time of year.  And to add to that love, I get lucky with this cute munchkin!  This little princess is at the age where she is copying everything you say...so fun!  And then when I saw her a week later, she remembered me...then pointed to my husband and asked "who's dat?"  Too cute!  To start out with her photos is one of my favs...


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Whoa...it's Friday again!  Another crazy week but I have to get this hot couples engagement photos up here!  I met with Sarah and Brandon the very day they got engaged, talk about on the ball, haha!  They are such a sweet couple and was glad to hear they had a good time on the engagement shoot.  It is always good prep for the wedding day!  And I just have to say, I love Sarah's smile, its beautiful and she uses it all the time!  Congratulations Sarah and Brandon, I can't wait for your wedding day!!!


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I can't believe it is already Friday afternoon!  It has been another crazy week of editing, shoots and album design...and none of my projects are quite blog ready.  So before I start packing up my equipment for the weekend, I felt the need to put something up here!   I think I will introduce you to my little helper.  She's technically my husband's dog, Baylie, but ever since we started dating, Baylie prefers me :)  She follows me around everywhere, sits smack dab next to me (even while my husband is on the other end of the couch begging her to come sit by him!) and gives kisses away a bit too freely...


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Here's Rachel and Willie...or should I say Barbie and Ken? Such a beautiful couple, we had so much fun in downtown Fort Myers capturing these images. I loved the props Rachel brought too...since her husband is a baseball player it seemed appropriate to include some baseball gloves and ball.  And the frame with there special dates...I love this idea whether you include it in a photo or not!  She told me she saw the idea on Pinterest. Mind you I have been holding out for a long time on not joining Pinterest only because everyone tells me that they spend hours on there...I don't have hours to do that! ...


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Today is mass editing day!  Trying to get to quite a bit of editing that is piling up, but...in between editing, just wanted to throw a few photos up here from some of my latest shoots.  These two sisters are such adorable subjects!  While the little one was having a bit of a rough day, the older hammed it up!  Seriously so cute! Yes...towards the end of the shoot, it was getting pretty tragic for someone!  Such huge crocodile tears!


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Here's to a week all about LOVE! All of my photoshoots this week have been couples - ranging from boyfriend/girlfriend, engaged, married for 8+ years and married for 50 years (awesome!).  I thought it was fitting that they all happened to have their sittings the week of Valentine's Day.  And in between shoots, I finished up this gorgeous couples print order and once again realized I haven't posted any from their sitting (not surprising, right?! Haha, I'm trying to blog more!). Anyway...here they are! Such an awesome couple, and I'm totally jealous of her super-sweet southern accent (would it be weird...


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I have to post a few of these!  My niece, who should be the easiest subject for me to photograph, always makes me work the hardest!  When she was here for her last visit I begged her to let me take a few photos in her owl hat she got for Christmas.  I also bought her the fur vest, but she politely declined the gift! Haha...I guess we don't have the exact same taste!  At least I got her to wear it for a few photos (and yes, I did try to squeeze myself into the vest because I LOVE IT, it didn't work though...).  She's also been losing her teeth, so we naturally had to capture a few toothless...


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