roy and sueanne

found me on wpja. i love that organization! one of my goals this year was to shoot
a wedding in vermont & the lovely roy & sue anne are getting married in stowe
vermont!!! thanks for helping me check that one off! i can't wait for their wedding
in october- it's going to be so elegant.

sueanne got in touch with me & we talked a few times through email & over the
phone & from the first email i knew i wanted their wedding. i could tell she was so
sweet & fun from the first paragraph. & she surpassed my expectations this
past weekend. both of them are sincere, very attractive & in love. the perfect combination
for some beautiful pictures.

another perfect ingredient for this relationship is that they live in washington d.c.
i knew bryan & i would be visiting d.c. sometime this summer to see our friends
theresa & jeff off before they left for their year around the world trip, so we decided
to do an engagement session then & there!

so this past friday we met at the haupt gardens & had ourselves a great time exploring.

here are a few of my favorites:

as i came out of the metro i saw this scene & knew i'd need to bring them back.
so graphic & fun.


it was soooo green & beautiful. they picked some beautiful spots.


a lil' bling!


cute moment.




i loved this door!


these two met while playing flag football & were friends for quite awhile before
realizing there was more, much more there. they plan to have a flag football game
the day before the wedding & i can't wait! that should be so much fun to watch!


one of my favorites.


and then we headed over to the tudor place which was beautiful as well.


they are very kind & gentle with each other.




another favorite!


all smiles.










it was a pleasure to meet both of you & i can't wait for your wedding ;)

aw. yeah.

i've been away on vacation for the past week which was wonderful- more on that later!
but while i was gone wpja announced their q4 contest awards & i placed!

*now, little disclaimer here*

this award is special because it's nice to know your images are speaking to people, but i understand that it's the opinion of a few so its' not going to my head :) promise.

that being said here's the little winner!


mike & tami were so much fun to photograph. i set them up in this dark hallway
but they surprised me with this little public display of affection! they had a very
intimate wedding with 14 of their closest friends & family. they are now expecting
triplets:) so they are lucky, lucky charms.

memorial day...

sunday morning we headed to the narrows near payson with several frisbee friends
to celebrate the holiday! we brought the dogs & they did such a great job with
scrambling & swimming, even skye! she got in a couple times voluntarily :)

hannah & tom laying in the recliner.










emily jumped the cliff!


dinner time! i made the same fabulous dish that ashley prepared for us in colorado.
gado gado:
pasta, soy sauce, oil & vinegar, brown sugar, almond butter, red & green peppers,
onions, garlic & sunflower seeds (i left those out). soooo good.


emily & russ. emily is sortof a dog person- can you tell?


josiah brought a lantern that replaced the good ol campfire- since we live in a desert
& it's the start of wild fire season.




lil. ms. tess.


the professional model, skye.




ah. there is nothing like camping & being away from traffic & smog & sha-tons of
people. the water was chilly but that didn't stop most of us :)

on saturday

i was able to second shoot with jen schleichler at the villa siena this past saturday. i've shot there once before with lysa & jason's wedding & it's very beautiful :)

ms. heather getting pretty.


a lil detail.


they hired a bus service to take the wedding party from the buttes to villa siena.


the beautiful entrance.




heather & her mom caught in a sweet moment.




mr. tony fixin his suit.


ceremony.


tony's daughters & their boyfriends/husbands.


yeah! married!






practicing their dance before being introduced.


the reception hall was beautiful.




the first dance was awesome!


congratulations you two! & thanks jen for letting me shoot with you :)

cheryl.

cheryl & her two beautiful daughters met me this past sunday for
a lil family session. they wanted the pictures to be very laid back & natural.
i was in heaven.

they are the sweetest family!




there was a dog playing in the lake & he decided he needed to do his shake shake right
in front of them! tehee.


they wanted some with their lil pup peanut. he wasn't very into posing this day so
he mainly ran around entertaining us.


aren't they beautiful? i love how sincere their smiles are.


some toesies.


leanna & nicole.


i loooooooove this one.


could cheryl be any prouder?


a lil pinch & giggle action.


and then i have to do it. the symbolic walking away beautiful shot. i can't resist it.


i had such a great time getting to know you ladies. thank you!