meet zach & tanner

our friends eb & tim have two adorable little boys. eb was one of the awesome donors to the mda walk that we did several months ago & she just barely missed being the highest bidder so, i wanted to thank her by doing a special shoot for her & her family!

we ended up hanging out at their house- which is beautiful, with several perfect spots for pictures!

here are a few of my favorites!


isn't this one great with tanner watching!
zach is adorable!


cute!
tanner is such a good kid -he loves his brother, is very polite & such a cutie!

thanks for letting me come play :) you guys were so much fun!

courtney & erik

are getting married later in the year! they, unfortunately, already have a photographer :( but i was lucky enough to shoot their engagement session! poor courtney was such a trooper... i made her climb huge platforms & hike in her sweet heels through some prickly-mean-dead grass... but their pictures are awesome if i do say so myself!

here's the favs:

strikingly beautiful.

these two were so cute together. i love erik's grin in this one.

courtney is quite the shoe collector so she wanted a detail of the platforms!
this might very well be my favorite.
but this one is pretty sweet too.









congratulations you two!!!

shari & jim eshoot.

shari & jim play ultimate frisbee with us. shari's team beat us by one point in the championship this past league... i may or may not have threatened the quality of her wedding photos on her personal play... just kidding. i would never do that. but on the other hand... maybe i should have! muahhaah. seriously- she is becoming a kick butt player and we lost by only one point!

enough about ultimate let's talk about these two love birds... they're pretty adorable together.

we met up at papago park's disc golf course, which is where they had their first date. very appropriate & very fun!

here are a few of my favorites!




i had just watched great expectations & had this vision stuck in my head. they were nice enough to oblige :)

love this one.



& these next two show how fun they are!


& then back to the romance.



their wedding pictures are next! & i am having so much fun editing & toning them!

mary & bryan

are married!

my first wedding of the year & they did not disappoint :) fabulous day, weather, family & friends. the whole kit & kaboodle was fantastic!

mary went to grade school with my brother... she was always so cute & tiny! now, many years later on her wedding day she was simply stunning. bryan was very handsome & is by far one of the sweetest guys i've ever met.

please enjoy a few of my favorite images from their day.


mary likes pink. loves pink. her room is pink. lots of pink, everywhere... so when i was looking for places to take the detail shots i got so excited! this may be my new favorite ring shot. but i mean check out that ring!
having fun in her dress!
-see stunning!

they were married at st.louis bertrand church, which is such a beautiful place.
last time i was at a wedding here i was a reader- so the one up front with wobbly knees!
bryan's stepdad... such a sweet moment.
bryan's nephew. so stinken cute.
the boys.

the wedding party having fun pre-reception in the trolley!
we were able to squeeze a few portraits in before the reception on the golf course at Audubon.
aw.
father daughter dance :)

i don't really remember what was going on here, but i laugh everytime i look at this photo! get em' mary!
i love it when guys aren't embarrassed to get down on the dance floor. bryan was an awesome dancer.
must be where his nephew got it from!
what a great party!

thank you mary & bryan for letting me be there!!!! such a beautiful day.