{josh and rose} E-session

Recently, I posted a few "teaser" photos from Josh and Rose's engagement session.  I couldn't help but add a few more tonight...

 

 The sun was in the perfect place for this shot. 

 One of their favorite activities to do together is to walk while holding hands.  Adorable.

 Isn't Rose GORGEOUS?!

 Loving this series of photos...they are incredibly cute!

{spencer} toddler session

| They're two they're four they're six they're eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew

All with different roles to play
Round Tidmouth sheds or far away,
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends

Thomas he's the cheeky one
James is vain but lots of fun
Percy pulls the mail on time
Gordon thunders down the line
Emily really knows her stuff
Henry toots and huffs and puffs
Edward wants to help and share
Toby, well let's say, he's square |

Spencer loves loves loves trains, so it was fitting that his mom and dad chose the Indiana Transportation Museum for his 3rd Birthday photo session.  It was a bit of a trek for them to come to Noblesville from Avon, but well worth the drive!  Spencer was a photographer's dream child and I had a hard time narrowing down the photos to post on my blog (hence, the large "teaser" collection). :)  This may be the last solo photo session little Spencer gets for a long time due to the soon-to-be title of "big brother" to a "little sister" in September.  Spencer, Miss Jackie had a lot of fun as you showed me around the train yard and discovered new hiding places with me!  You are more than welcome to come up and play with me anytime you want!!

{Josh and Rose} E-Session Teaser...

Josh and Rose are getting married this September in Indianapolis, Indiana.  I love love love when I am able to shoot an engagement session with my wedding clients...It gives me a chance to get to know them and it gives them a chance to get to know me a bit.   Josh and Rose were VERY FUN to photograph!  With Rose's quirky comments and Josh's funny faces, both could not stop smiling during this session.  :)  Today was a big day for the two of them as well.  Rose currently lives and works in Alabama and was here visiting for a few days and working on some wedding tasks, so it was very important we squeezed in this session.  Also, today was Josh's 30th birthday!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOSH!!!  You both looked amazing today despite the 97 degree temperature outside.  I cannot wait to photograph you again on your wedding day!  Here are just a few photos from today.  More photos will be posted at a later date.  Enjoy!

Olivia {newborn}

"I know someday that'll all work out...promise you kid, I'll give more than I get...I just haven't met you yet."

I am pleased to announce Baby Olivia's Grand Debut!  Well, actually, her mom and dad did that on May 11, 2011 on her birthday so we can just call this her "Second Grand Debut."  Getting the opportunity to photograph this little princess holds a special place in my heart because she belongs to a couple of my dear friends.  I am completely honored and blessed to have been asked to capture her first days on camera.  Josh and Stephanie, you have spent months (or even longer) praying, hoping, dreaming, and waiting for this blessing to arrive into your beautiful marriage and I could not be more happy and excited for you.   Please enjoy these photos as much (and MORE) as I enjoyed taking them! 

“We prayed for this child and the Lord has granted us what we asked of Him.”  – I Samuel 1:27

{Fadely's} family photography

|The family.  We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.  ~Erma Bombeck|

One thing that I love about photographing this family is that they are hilarious!   Seriously, I want to be a fly on the wall at Thanksgiving dinner sometime.  :)  You may remember some of these faces from a previous session I posted last fall.   This time, I was able to spend time with the WHOLE family....sister, mom, dad, cousins, etc.   Everyone looked great and the weather cooperated beautifully.  We were able to spend some time at a park in Anderson, Indiana where I have never been before.  I am excited to have a new location to use for future sessions!   Here are a few photos from our session.   Mr. and Mrs. Fadely, thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your family!! 

{Leonard-Griggs} E-Session

| "I found the one my heart loves."  Song of Solomon 3:4 |

I know Amy from my day job in therapy.  I no longer work for the same company as her and I was completely honored that she still thought of me and contacted me to photograph her upcoming wedding!

Amy and Ryan are getting married this July in New Castle, Indiana.  They have known each other since they were teenagers and are the type of couple that make you think back to your high school "love" and wonder, "What if?"  Since their high school dating days, they have each gone their separate ways, but have always found their way back to one another (now say, "awwwww!").  I am very excited to be photographing their outdoor wedding at Memorial Park in New Castle next month.  Thank you so much for sticking out the heat and mosquitoes during your engagement session!  If you weren't impressed with my "hilarious" jokes, I know the bugs were because they could not keep their mouths off of me!  :)