Blogging Better | Q&A

Good morning all! I've been thinking about the blog lately, and how I have not been very consistent - my posts are irregular and tend to come in big spurts with long intervals of nothing in between, depending on my flow of work at the moment and how busy life is. I would like to try to be more regular with blogging, and attempt (a little scared to say it), at least for a trial period, consistently putting up 2 posts a week.

I will probably be doing some more posts geared toward photographers, as well as some more personal snippets instead of exclusively using the blog as a portfolio.

My current plan is to put up new work on Mondays, and a miscellaneous post of some sort on Fridays. Previews will either be in with Friday posts or just whenever (do you all even like previews? Should I keep doing them?). So... to kick off "break out of just posting work" - I'm opening it up for questions! If you have a question about photography, weddings, my cat, or what I order at Dairy Queen, drop it in the comments below and I will do my best to answer it next Friday! :-)

I'll leave you with a sneak peek of Aaron & Megan's anniversary session! I was starting to think we had exhausted our location options when we stumbled on this little vine covered old building. More coming soon!

Gretel | Senior Portraits

Today I'm sharing some of my very favorite pictures I've ever taken. :-) I've been looking forward to shooting Gretel's senior portraits ever since we first talked about it months ago, because I knew two things: 1. Gretel is lovely (duh), and 2. there would be ballet involved. Recipe for success! And it didn't disappoint. After considerable scoping out of locations online, we set out for a morning of portraits and I am thrilled with the results! Ballerinas just might be my new favorite. Enjoy!

I love her laugh!

I also need to bring her mom along to all my sessions. ;-)

Jonathan & Allison | Wedding

Jonathan & Allison's wedding day was absolutely the perfect kind of day to get married. Warm, but not hot, sunny and a light breeze. I arrived at Allison's house where the girls were getting ready and it was the most relaxed prep time I've encountered! The girls were getting their hair done, and sitting around and chatting. Allison's sister Jessica created a peaceful atmosphere with lovely piano music (and at one point she and Allison pulled out some old duets they hadn't played in years - so fun!). Once we got to the church, while we waited in the nursery for some family members to arrive, they found a magna doodle and proceeded to play pictionary. :-) I hope I am that relaxed when it's my wedding day!

It was pretty funny when I headed over to the church to do the portraits of the guys... they were pretty much the opposite. Not that they were stressed, but they were just crazy happy! One of them informed me that they had stayed up till an unearthly hour and that contributed to the "general loopiness." :-) They were a hilarious bunch to photograph!

It was obvious throughout the day that Jonathan & Allison are the perfect pair and very loved by their friends and family. It was a simply beautiful, God-honoring day and I was honored to be the one preserving it in photos! Enjoy!

Many thanks to Laura for her second shooting skills! Several of these are hers!

I really appreciate Laura's eye for seeing something candidly beautiful!

They called this their "album cover." :-)

Favorite! Beautiful ladies!

The lace on her gown was so gorgeous!

They are awesome swing dancers!!

Recognize them? It was so great to see Kate & Wes again!

One of my favorite shots of the whole day. :-)

 

The car was decorated with a Princess Bride theme. Ha!

Laura gets full credit for this classic shot!

Credits:
Wedding Dress: Wolsfeldt's Bridal
Bridesmaid Dresses: David's Bridal
Hair: Maria Ledesma
Florals: Mary Ozhourk
Ceremony Venue: Poplar Creek Church
Reception Venue: Garden Terrace Banquets
Coordinator: Becki Beers
DJ: Sean Rubin
Desserts: Kim Morhardt