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Melisa and James

You would have never known Melisa and James planned their wedding via emails and phone calls from Seattle!  Every detail was unique and beautiful.  The venue was perfect.  The flowers (by Bentley Designs) were gorgeous.  Lastly, the food was delicious!  It was obvious James and Melisa put a lot of time into making their wedding personal (ie: coffee beans in flower arrangement) and special.
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It was so important to Melisa that her grandmother be there for her wedding.  Before the ceremony, she gave Melisa the engagement ring that Melisa’s mom had worn.  It was very special.bdsc_0036bw
After the ceremony, Melisa, James and I took a walk around Piedmont Park.  We found many places for photographs- even a playground!bdsc_0401n

These disposable cameras were given to all of the kids to keep them busy.  It worked!  bdsc_0152bw

It was a little windy over the weekend, but I loved how Melisa’s veil kept blowing in the wind.  Her nephew seemed to like it too!bdsc_0264n

I already have two cute boys posted, but, give me a break!  How can you resist this face?   He’s just way too adorable!bdsc_0163n

Before my finger presses the shutter button, I usually already know if that particular image will be best in color or black and white.  This one was different.  I’m still not sure, so I posted both.  bdsc_0361sepia

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Thank you, Melisa and James for allowing me to share your day with you!

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James & Melisa (more details!)

I just heard about a great (and free) program called Shape Collage that imports your photos, creates a collage and saves the image as a single jpg. file.  This entire process was less than a minute.  It’s a great way to share a lot of images at once.  Since my favorite wedding shots are always the detailed shots, James and Melisa’s wedding was a perfect time to try it out.
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Ideally…

I miss blogging.  In my ideal world, I would spend the majority of the day photographing Ross and Rayna at some great, hidden locations around me.   Also, in my ideal world, they would both take a 2 hour nap each day (at the same exact time) and I could sit down and return emails and post a few new pictures each day.

Although I have a million new ideas, plans and great changes for my business, I’ve decided to take a deep breath and embrace this season of our lives.  The past several weeks have been all about unpacking boxes, cleaning and hanging pictures.  Continue to check back… I have SO many things I’m looking forward to photographing and sharing this year!

In the meantime, I will post a few pictures from this weekend.  I took Ross and Rayna to the park before shooting a wedding.  The weather was beautiful and I, as always, I was glad I had my camera with me to photograph them playing outside.

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Ross found a stick almost twice as big as him.  He carried it around the park.  Very cute.bdsc_0610n
This was a real and unstaged hug.  Ross wasn’t as into it as Rayna, but it was still sweet.bdsc_0732bw

 

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“Rayna Claire-Bear… Can Mama have a kiss?” 
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I confessed to Ross that I’m actually a little scared of geese.   This is Ross telling them to go home.  bdsc_0708bw

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Kenslee got her ears pierced!

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Kenslee got her ears pierced… very sad… very sweet… very cute.  I was tempted to get Rayna’s ears pierced with her cousin, but I’m thinking she would do better a little later.  (Isn’t Kenslee’s face so sad?!?)

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Congratulations!

I photographed last year’s New Way seniors while living in Arizona; so, I was really excited to get to know and photograph this year’s seniors during my trip back last month.  I’ve posted all of the senior group and headshots on my website.  (Email or call for password.)

Two special packages have been created just for New Way students and parents.  
Senior Packages valid until Monday, March 30th, so call or email today!


Senior Package #1:

20×10 or 12×12 Custom Story Board (up to four images of your choice)
(2)  8×10
(4) 5×7
(16) wallets
* Up to (5) Digital Mini Files when you spend $150 or more!  Perfect for online sharing (myspace, facebook, etc.), blogs or emails *
= $184

Senior Package #2:
(2) 8×10
(3) 5×7
(16) wallets
= $125

 

 

Prints & Enlargements
20×10 Story Board:     $75
12×12 Story Board:     $60
11×14:                        $44
8×10:                          $27
5×7:                            $15
4×6:                            $13
(8) wallets:                 $20
(5) Digital Mini Files:    FREE with any order over $150!

 

12×12 STORYBOARD EXAMPLES:

 

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20×10 STORYBOARD EXAMPLES:
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Baby Love

After unpacking boxes and putting together Ross and Rayna’s room, I took a break late last night to relax and finish some pictures.  (Yes, that’s why I’m so thankful to be doing what I love.  “Working” is actually relaxing.)

Kenslee, my niece, is already 4 months old.  She is one of the sweetest little babies I’ve ever seen.  Although she hardly ever cries, I have a feeling Friday will be different.  I’m very excited because she’s getting her ears pierced and I’m going with her to take pictures!  (I’m still trying to decide if I should get Rayna’s done then.)  

Here she is!  Check back in a few weeks… she will have some bling-bling for her 5-month session!

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Vote for Jason!

I have so much to blog about, but, things have been crazy lately…

Came back from Arizona….
Was sick over a week…
We closed on a house…
Started moving in (this weekend, in the rain)…
“Granny” (my great grandmother) had a stroke on Friday and spent a few nights in the hospital…

BUT… things are starting to settle down.  We don’t have internet at our house, so give me a few days to get back in the swing of things.

Meanwhile, Jason (my very talented brother-in-law) submited his artwork for a Christian t-shirt (Not of This World).  His shirt was approved!!!!

Now, he just needs OUR HELP!  Please take a minute to vote for his design!

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