Sara & Brian's Wedding Preview

We're working on Sara & Brian's wedding and wanted to share a few since Sara has been so patiently waiting for them! Here are some of our favorites with 600 more coming soon to an online gallery near you! =) **EDITED: The gallery is now ONLINE! Check out all 831 images here!



Brian and his mother share a moment together as he seats her to start off the ceremony.


Beautiful day for a wedding in front of a waterfall, no? =)






It was apparent all day how much these two were into each other. I love capturing moments like these!


And this one...






The chances of capturing the exact moment the adorable flower girl's camera flash went off: probably about 1 in 50,000.




Besides the flower girl, I had some tough competition with this little guy, too. I love how serious he is! First a landscape shot...


...and then mixing it up with a portrait-oriented shot!


These two little girls were dancing like pros!


Sara's dad with his granddaughter, if I'm not mistaken. Nobody could resist her smile!









A very enthusiastic "grand departure!"



Thanks for stopping by! Time to run out to 2 meetings... Is there a backpack rack for mounting a Mac Pro and two 24" monitors? =)

Megan & Chadley :: Engaged!

Seriously? June is here and almost gone already? Wow... On one hand, it's gone so quickly that it's hard to believe, yet on the other hand we're slammed and behind like we always are at the end of June so I can't help but believe it!

This is a special "Thank you!" to our brides and customers waiting for pictures so patiently! We are working as fast as we can to catch up and we should be caught up completely in another couple of weeks. Yesterday was a great day and we got SO much done!! If I could just have 5 of those days in a row, I think we'd be all caught up!

Here are a few faves from a Megan & Chadley's engagement portraits...







If you know Megan's last name, you can view the entire gallery of proofs here.

Thanks so much for keeping in touch!

Jamie & Todd's Wedding Preview

Congratulations on a beautiful wedding, Jamie & Todd! We're working on your wedding pictures and thought we'd post a few favorites just as a little preview for you! Hope to have the rest up in just a couple more days...





Time for date night and then back to work later once the kiddos are asleep and the house is quiet again. =)

Thanks so much for checking in to see the latest! We have so much more to blog about, but we've just been too busy to do it all, so the blogging gets axed since it's a lower priority than other deadlines. We'll try to catch up once the weather gets really hot and we slow down some more.

Kristen's Bridal Portraits and Some Recent Happenings

We're still alive! =) Just wanted to confirm that, despite our lapse in blogging for the last couple of weeks. I'll give you an update below, but first...

Here are some favorites from the bridal session we did for Kristen back in March up at the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Guthrie. Now that Kristen is married, we can finally share them!







It's definitely the busy season! Editing is piling up and the warm weather is settling in! Despite everything that we had going on, we just got back from taking almost a week off to visit with family -- particularly my grandfather who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He lives in the Caribbean and was flying up to visit family in Iowa, so we made an impromptu road trip in order to see him and the rest of the family.

My uncle recently moved to Iowa with his wife and eight children (yes, 8!) and lives in a massive (former) bed and breakfast, so amazingly, all 30 of us actually stayed with him without any trouble or inconvenience at all! Now, you have to understand that my family is just a little bit loud, especially when they're all together, so it was really amazing that we were all able to stay in one home and not lift the roof. =)

Anyway, the visit was SO enjoyable! It was really restful and therapeutic to see everyone and to visit for a few days. Grandpa's Alzheimer's has started to affect his memory, mainly short-term, but the joy of being able to see him and enjoy his company far outweighed the sadness. I couldn't help but think that this may be the last time we visit with him as he is right now... That maybe next time he wouldn't remember us... Or that maybe there wouldn't be a next time. Life is so short and these things definitely help us to keep our priorities straight.

Driving back from Iowa, we actually stopped in Tulsa to attend the memorial service for a friend, and amazing pianist, composer and conductor Larry Dalton, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack two weeks ago. I was shocked to find out that Larry was actually 63 years old. In my mind, he was in his 40's... he was so energetic, such a fun, interesting person to be around, and quite the prankster I might add. The music at the memorial service was just amazing and there was no end to the stories people had to share about him. Larry's ability to relate to and converse with anyone was really outstanding. I've heard that the essence of a gentleman is being able to put those around you at ease, and Larry was so good at making those near him comfortable. Today, we're listening to some of our favorite arrangements he did, including one that we used at our own wedding for Holly to walk down the aisle to. We were really honored to even have Larry play piano at our wedding... so many great memories.

Between Grandpa's diagnosis and Larry's recent passing, I am reminded of a quote that says it's better to be in the house of mourning than of feasting for a few reasons...

1. It reminds us that ultimately that's where we're all headed
2. It gives us a more healthy view of and appreciation for life
3. It's foolish to seek only fun and merriment all the time

And so, after this week's experiences, I find myself a little more contemplative than usual. I hope you don't mind.