Brianna

is getting married tomorrow! She is a beautiful bride and I can't wait to see the look on Brent's face when he sees her for the first time.

Brianna's Bridals

By far my favorite moment of the day was when Bri stopped in the middle of the bridal shoot and said in awe, "I'm getting married!" She was as excited as a child on christmas morning. It was so sweet to see such joy in knowing she gets her sweetheart as her husband. I love moments like these. There are so many pictures of this shoot to come, but I couldn't resist sharing this one.

Pups sneak peek :]

My mother-in-law has the most adorable dogs ever. They are not only beautiful, but they are the most well-behaved and extremely sweet. We house-sit for them when they go on fun vacations (which happens to be pretty often, luckily for us), and we love playing with the dogs. Milo loves loves loves the doggies.
Here is a sneak peek of some cute shots I got of them while house-sitting this past weekend.

Bri & Brent's Engagements!

Congratulations to my beautiful sis and her wonderful hubby-to-be! These two are so in love, all I had to do was sit back and capture all the sweet moments. You two are so cute together! :)

My First Newborn Shoot! :]

I made a new friend. She has a gorgeous baby. And she gave me my first experience with a newborn photo shoot :)
Thanks Amberlee you are the best!
Here's why everyone loves babies, especially brand new ones!

Baby Harrison

My new friend Amberlee and I had an adventure today trying to control our babies!
Let's just say we were both covered with baby body fluids at one point or another..
Gotta love being a mom! :)
It was worth it, because we got some precious shots of her little man.
Here's a sneak peek!

What should I wear?

There is no right answer for everyone as to what to wear for a photo shoot. There are many factors that go into what to wear, but here are some tips I found that I will tell anyone that asks me what they should wear:


1. For family or couples pics the key is blend but DO NOT match.

2. For family photos, pick a color pallet of 3-5 colors and tell everyone to stick with those colors. It’s amazing how things come together.

3. Dont do all solids OR all patterns but mix and match it up.

4. Patterns do not necessarily have to match. Get creative

5. This is a BIG one. Accessorize!!! Boots. Hats. Jewelry. Etc.

6. Go to your favorite clothing store. For example Anthopologie. Look at their magazines. Look at their models. Pay special attention to how they group clothing together. These companies pay their stylists BIG money to put these clothes together the way they do and you wont go wrong by being inspired by that. For kids go into the Gap Kids store and look on their walls. Notice the way they layer the clothes. It might not be what you would do on a normal basis but for photos IT WORKS!!!

7. Go a little bit out there. Meaning, if you play it safe on your first clothing choice and you have the option to change wardrobe (which of course you always do with me) get crazy. Wear somthing slightly costume-y. Just be sure to have a clear theme and make sure that I am in on it so I can bring the appropriate props and take you to the appropriate locations to make the outfits work and not look goofy.

Todd & Christie

My cousin and his wife have the cutest puppies! (Ok they aren't really puppies anymore)
I took these guys' pictures forever ago and realized they make great portfolio material!
So this goes out to all the pet lovers out there <3