Wrapping up the senior season...

It has flown by this year, I'm kind of sad to have it come to an end.  But that just means that I will be even more ready to greet the next class.  This lovely young lady has grown up right in front of me.  She attends the same church as my family.  She carries herself with a poise that has always seemed so mature and gracious and good natured to me.  It was such a pleasure to get to know her on a more personal level and I found that she is just as good natured and gracious as she seems.

I had such a great time!  Hope you did too.

And Baby Makes 3

One of the best things about my job are the relationships that I get to build with my clients.  I first met Amber and Matt when they were planning their wedding.  They chose me to photograph their engagement and wedding day a couple of years ago {and we had a ton of fun doing both!}  Recently, they came back in to capture their pre-baby joy.  They still remembered all the posing rules, followed my crazy hand signals and again we fell right into our easy conversation (I think we talked after the session for longer than we actually made photos).  I am so blessed to have shared all these special moments with them and I cannot wait to share even more as their family grows!

Sweet Senior...

I first met this lovely young lady when I photographed her brother's wedding.  I had so much fun with that family on that day so I was more than thrilled to hear from her about photographing her for her senior portraits.  She has become even more lovely, sweet and more fun over the last couple years!  Spending my afternoon with her was the perfect way to spend a chilly fall day.

Busy little man...

This little guy was in the studio last week and then we braved the heat in Marion Square Park.  It took him a bit to get back in the mood to be in front of the camera but once we started climbing around and jumping off things he was all about it.  Needless to say the images we got were a little more impromptu than what I had envisioned in the planning stage but I love them just the same because of the fun we had creating them.

So in love!

I love doing engagement sessions for my brides and grooms and I can't tell you how special and valuable this time with them is to me!  I get to see them interact together, who they are and what their comfort zone is before the big day- which makes the wedding day portraits so much easier for all of us.  These love birds are no exception.  I had so much fun with them and their little man.  I really enjoyed seeing them as a family and how completely in love this groom-to-be is with his bride-to-be.  I'm SO excited for their wedding and can't wait to make more portraits for them.

I should also note that this is the same location as the last engagement that I posted.  It is amazing how I can go to Main Amana so many times and get so many different looks based on where we decide to pose, the time of day and the weather (sun light or lack of).  These were taken closer to sunset and by the time we finished the rain was starting- again.