Remember these two? They got MARRIED!

So this was actually more of a reception than an actual "wedding". These lucky dogs actually had their ceremony in Aruba!!! HELLO!! I can't think of two better people to have that experience though.

We have loved every minute of working with these two. Jerry and Adrienne are such genuine, fun people that this has hardly felt like work at all! The reception was beautiful. I loved how they had it decorated. It was very much my style! =) As I looked through these pictures for the first time, I started noticing there were several of Adrienne's back - I just loved the back of her dress. It was so simple but SO classy. Perfect for a beach wedding I do believe! Ooh, ooh, and I loved her hair too!! Oh, and her shoes! =)

Adrienne and Jerry decided to do some bride/groom pictures downtown before the ceremony. It was great getting to spend some time with them and capture just the two of them together, by themselves, for a while. To me, that's when you get the best expression at a wedding. All that love and happiness just comes beaming out! If only it hadn't been so hot and sunny. We were all about melted by the end of it.

Here's just a few of our favorites from the day:



Congrats guys!!

Sorry we've been MIA for so long but WOW, what a week....or year, rather. You'll probably remember, it all started when my cousin Ryan passed away on April 10. He had been battling Pancreatic Cancer off an on for around 3 years. My cousins and I are very close so this was a hard blow. A BIG TIME hard blow. I spent a few days in Minnesota for the memorial service and when I got back... I believe it was like a day and a half later... I found out my grandpa Carl (same side of the family as Ryan) was diagnosed with stage IV Colon Cancer. Ouch. Are you kidding me? This had to be a joke!! Unfortunately, it wasn't. He had surgery to remove a large tumor from his colon but of course it had already spread. Things progressed quickly after that. He had a blood transfusion last Thursday and decided not to attempt Chemo, so on Friday, they called in Hospice. Dac and I headed down there Sunday. I am so happy I was able to see him, give him a hug, and tell him I loved him, but am devastated that it meant seeing him in his final days. He passed away just a few minutes after we left Tuesday morning. My dad and I headed back to Louisianna Wednesday morning. The grandkids planned and put together the memorial service. That was such a rough job but I think he'd be pleased. Dad and I headed home Friday after the service. To say I'm completely exhausted would be a total understatement. I don't think I've ever been so tired and so drained as I am right now. Quite frankly, I think we've just had to endure a bit too much in such a short time. Thankfully though, I know God is with us and through this he has and will continue to do great things. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, patience, and understanding during this tough time!

Now then, on to less depressing things!! =) About a month ago, we photographed Joey and Samantha's wedding. You might remember them from this post. I loved their wedding. It was super laid back but yet very glam! Sammi was gorgeous and the decor was very reminiscent of a Tiffany's box! It doesn't get much more glam than that! The bridesmaids even got the sweetest little Tiffany's necklaces they wore for the wedding. Like I said, the wedding and reception were laid back, and so were the happy couple. Both seemed so at ease and so in love! Here are a few of our favorites from the day:



More wedding posts coming soon!

You might remember me talking about having to reschedule an engagement session several times in the past couple months. Well, that couple was Jory and Kristin. The first time is when it snowed like crazy in March. Then, it rained and poured the next time, and the time after that I had to go to Minnesota for Ryan's funeral. SO - we called it quits and decided we'd just do a family session after the big day! =) Still, even though we hadn't met these two, we'd e-mailed back and forth a ton and when we showed up that day, it was kind of like we'd been friends for years! They and their families are just as sweet and fun as can be and welcomed us right in.

The wedding was beautiful - a simple outdoor ceremony with their adorable little girl making herself right at home in front of everyone. =) Kristin was stunning, which you'll see in a minute. And the reception was, as expected, a real good time.

So enough talkin', let's get to the good stuff!

I lived down the street from Brooke when I was little! It was good to see her again. We had a blast taking pictures of her and her family last weekend. They are such a cool family! She and Kyle are awesome parents and it's obvious they LOVE their adorable, ornery boys! =) I bet their days are never boring and that they make everything they do fun!! Here's a few of our favorites from our day at the park!

Dac and I had such a great time with these too! They're getting married early next month so we had their engagement session scheduled for Spring Break. However, as was typical this year, weather got in the way so we rescheduled. I'm glad we did. Other than it being a bit chilly and a tad windy, it was perfect!! There was even a pretty sunset at the end! =)

We shot at a couple new locations and that's always fun. Plus, Kari and Drew are so incredibly in love (it's cute) that it would be hard not to get a good, happy picture of them! We're even more excited for the wedding now!

Check them out!