emily + ben - to be

Meet Emily and Ben. Emily was a classmate of mine so when she asked me to do her wedding, I was honored. We went to the amazing Cox's Metro Park and traveled the trails. Lucky for me, I was wearing some comfy old flip-flops. Poor Emily's feet weren't so lucky. However, Ben was a great guide and showed us to some amazing spots.

One of the more important places has to do with this first image... As the story goes, Ben must have taken Emily to this tree(minus the swing) on one of their dates... long story short, Emily ended up falling out of the tree(They were trying to take a photo in the tree.) and breaking her arm. Ben, being the sweet guy he is, then built that amazing swing for her. What a great guy!

Anyways, I had a great Thursday night and see you soon at the wedding! Thanks!

lisa + corey - to be

Lisa & Corey are such a sweet couple and I think it showed in your photos! I was a little nervous meeting them for the first time but all is good now. I think that our personalities match great and can't wait to meet them for their wedding. I am totally love how this first photo turned out. Its very flirty. There are so many great ones just like it too!! Thanks again for a wonderful engagement session. Enjoy!

drew

What a little farmer though he might be a bigger heartbreaker! All that red hair and that cute melt-your-heart smile! awwwww...

Drew gave us a wonderful session. He tired out all the toys and oh, gave us all those expressions! I just loved how Drew worked those bibs... Why did I ever throw mine away? hehe.

I am so excited to share this session. Thanks Shari and you should be SO proud! Drew 's a great kid!

keni thomas

A day with Keni Thomas..... It was an honor! Enjoy!

Keni playing for the choir and history students.

Speaking to the public.

Keni signed more shoes and socks.... oh and shirts!

Meeting the vets!

Thanks!

samuel-newborn

Well, today was the day! After having such busy weeks since he was born, we finally had a few mintues to try out newborn photos on baby Samuel. At one month, Samuel was a trooper as we posed and moved him around. He was a little unsure of the whole process as were we. :) We wanted to try out all our ideas. Even though we had little time between guests and feedings, they turned out great before Samuel let us know enough was enough.

I can't wait for the next newborn. I think that the peace and pure innonce of a newborn is something that every parent wants to remember. The sad thingis that these few weeks go by in a blur and then you can't get them back. So, I am supper happy that we able to still capture Samuel at this precious age. Enjoy!

So cute!

The little hand by the face.....

This is his natural sleeping position but we SO wanted to see that beauitful face of his.

I am loving the natural colors.. and pure sleeping baby!

The little peek-a-boo foot!

sarah + kyle- i dos

Wow, it was very hard to pick with photos to post. There were so many great images, even of just the bride and groom. I could have had a post just of Sarah and Kyle but Iwanted to include the other party members and their cool attire too. Thanks for including me in your wedding day. It was a great way to start the wedding season.

Congrats! Sarah and Kyle, you are great a great couple and I wish you the best!

the staugler clan

Wow, for the way the weather was of this shoot(50s and raining), these girls did an amazing job! I had a super hard time narrowing down the photos to these five. There are so many great ones. Everyone rocked it! Plus, everything just came together for our 15 minute session. Thanks for being great sports!

Loving the pose and background!!

This little guy was great for it being SO cold!

Aunt Abby rocked it with her nephews!

Great ExpressionS!

Awe... so cool. It could be a movie poster! PS. You wouldn't know it but it was officially raining at this point.

samuel charles gerlach-3.24.10

At 7lbs 15oz, baby g finally arrived. He's known now as Samuel Charles. I was blessed enough to be one of the eight people to hold him on his official first day.

The new mommy and daddy are doing great but tired. They are super happy to brag about how 'advance' their little guy is.

The new Grandpa and Grandma Wenning were all smiles and laughter holding Samuel, as was I.

Its amazing how tiny and light Sam is. All those blankets are quite deceiving. Plus he never actually woke while I was there. Now, that's sound sleeper! That's not to say that he didn't keep his parents awake all night though.

Well, I want to wish Laura and Adam the best in parenthood. Have fun!!

andy, anna, and joy

Thanks guys for coming out on Saturday and I hope you had fun. It always harder to get photos done with sibling s as we get older and I am sure that your mom will loves these.

These are my top 5 favs......thanks!

Hunters smiling!

I like this look...

Great poses guys!

Super cool shot and by far my favorite. Thanks for rocking it out!

Awe... a brother and sister getting along... just kidding! :P

kylee-2 years old

It just seemed like yesterday that I took Kylee's 18mth photos. As always, Kylee did great. I think that she made us work more for these photos but for a two year old, I couldn't have asked for anything better. Plus, I got to use my awesome new backdrop! Thanks for all the expressions and don't grown up too fast, Kylee! You're too cute for two!

Awe... the prim and proper. I think every shoot calls for this shot. It really captures what Kylee looked like at 2. All the way down to her shoes! :P

Love this expression. She's knows that she has us eating out of the palm of her hand!

The model shot. I LOVE those eyes!

I thought all the elements worked here too. I love the warm, rich browns with the blues.

I had to throw this shot in the bunch. She's so cute when she pouts!