Micah & Megan... The Slide Show...

I am so excited to have gotten the slide show together for this session of Megan and Micah. I played around with some fun actions that are often subtle, but added a little twist on some of the images.. I certainly hope you like my perspective... Enjoy! ~S.

Kris & Ken... The Slide Show...

Jeff + Andrea = Wedding Bliss!

First comes love, then comes the White Trash Wedding Bash then comes together a fabulous group of people to celebrate Jeff and Andrea's wedding day! They were married surrounded by such wonderful friends and family at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. They celebrated long after we left last night and again opened their hearts and home to me this afternoon for a cook out with... you guessed it friends and family.

My journey with them began earlier this year and I have to say that they have been so awesome to work with. It isn't so often that you are afforded the opportunity to spend time really getting to know everyone on such a personal note as I have with them and their friends. And even though I was hired as their photographer I really feel like we have become friends along the way. It has been an honor and I certainly hope that you enjoy your images as much as I have enjoyed getting to know you both. Before I sign off I have to say thank you, thank you, thank you to Wes for all of his expertise and help with the wedding. Ben Johnson said "True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value". We are certainly blessed.
Enjoy! ~S.

Cari & Andy are Married!

First, let me say that I would love to sit up all night editing these images. When I started going through everything I decided to choose my favorite few to start with as a teaser before the slide show... However, because I have so many favorites it is not possible to do in a night...

But what a beautiful wedding. I was so honored to have shared this day with Cari and Andy. They are just so adorable together and if you ever had a doubt if true love existed- check this post on a regular basis. It is worth every minute of editing when you can feel how much couples mean to each other.

My heartfelt thanks to Ron Wilson for shooting with me. You were such a compliment to the evening and I thoroughly enjoyed working with you. Keep an eye out for the slide show... Have fun on your honeymoon and I will see you when you get back! ~S.

Hannah & Sam

Having children of my own, I am not surprised by much- usually. But I have to say that I just couldn't get over how much Hannah and Sam have grown this year. I know it is so cliche, but really just since a little less than a year ago they have gone from babies not quite walking to running all over and clearly speaking... They really do grow up just too quickly. It seems like if you blink you'll miss it so that is why I love being able to get fun candid shots of children being themselves. These are the moments to truly cherish and I am so blessed to be a part of that. Thanks so much Sarah and Reggie for allowing me to have spent the time with your beautiful family. ~S.

David and Tracy Family & After Session

(I am hoping that by mid February I will be caught up enough to take a day off... :o) God is really blessing me with work and I am happy to keep pressing on. I have many more things in the works so stay tuned.)

I am so glad Tracy and David were open to doing an after session and some family photos. Of course looking back you always think of a thousand ideas of things that you should have done- "after" you leave.... But any excuse for Mom's good cookin (and homemade Starbucks- and I will bring the thermos with me so I can "reuse" it.) is a good one for me... I miss you guys and can't wait to come up and see your new house... Much love. ~S.

A Chapter Closing....

I have put off thinking about Friday for as long as I could. But the time has officially come for our goodbyes... and honestly, as I write this my eyes are blurred with tears and I don't know how I am going to get through the actual farewell to Lily & Amber.

Anyone who has read more than one of my posts knows that Lily and Ayden are best friends and have been together since they were 3 months old. We joke all the time that they act like a little old married couple the way they fight and make up on a daily basis. We know the kids will be fine and will quickly slip back into their routines- it is the adults I am worried about. Hardly a day goes by that Amber and I don't talk, e-mail or meet up at the same time to get the kids and end up in the parking lot still talking well after everyone else has locked up and gone home for the day.

Ayden and I have talked about them moving and when asked if he realizes he won't see Lily everyday he thinks for a minute and says, "Hum, welll... we'll just have to get a new house." He has it all figured out. And fortunately for them, so do we. We are prearranging their marriage so that all the guess work will be taken out of whether we'll like the people they date... and more importantly, will we like the in-laws. So rather than be sad about this chapter of our life as it closes, I will rejoice in the new journey Lily and her family is about to embark upon... Love you guys and Amber you have to watch this by yourself- I cried trying to set up the music... ~S.

Kris & Ken Continued....

I have been home from San Diego for 3 weeks now from getting to spend time with my very dear friend Kristina and already I am very ready to go back. Kris and I met 5 years ago when I moved to Florida. I didn't know it when she hired me to work with her that we would have been through so much life together, but God knows I would do every bit of it again just so we could be friends. She is one of those very rare people in life who are exactly as they seem to be. For a long time I kept waiting for things to change... You know what I mean. You are friends with someone and for a while it is great and then it just isn't anymore because of one circumstance or another- And as many times as I have moved in my life- the one thing I can promise you is that you know who your true friends are if after a move they stay in touch with you. We have. Not as often as we would like being on different coasts, but isn't that the way all great relationships go?

Fast forward and enter Ken... I knew from the moment I heard the excitement in Kris' voice that I would adore Ken. He is warm, so friendly and he just loves Kris as much and more than any one person can. I am just so excited to be able to celebrate life with them now and next year when they are married. For now, I have a few favorites to share with you. Love you guys much. ~S.