Clint & Jennifer, Engaged

He had it all perfectly planned out.

Secretly fly home to ask Jennifer's dad for permission to marry her...check.

Order the ring...check.

Dinner reservations at an awesome restaurant...check.

Book the room at a fabulous hotel...check.

So Jennifer arrives in Denver (where Clint was living at the time). They check into the hotel and head off to dinner. And Jennifer is thinking "this is it, he's going to pop the question!" She waits, and waits...and then... PSYCHE! No ring, no proposal! So she's thinking ok, maybe he's NOT going to ask me. As it turns out the ring was late. But happily it arrived the next day and Clint was able to seal the deal, after a very relaxing couples massage at the spa. Jennifer, you are one lucky girl! And Clint, I have to say you're lucky too!

Clint, who is now living in Utah, came into town last weekend so we were able to get together for an engagement shoot at Tech. Here are a few of my faves from the day.

We started off the shoot with their super-cute daughter, McKenna.





Jenn's mom whisked McKenna away for some grandma time. Couple time for us!





I kinda love this wall...



This is Jenn's favorite tree :)





Yummy light!



Clint & Jennifer, your engagement session was so much fun! I really enjoyed hanging out with you and hearing your funny stories. You guys are awesome and I can't wait to photograph your wedding in May! K :)

P.S. Jennifer & Clint tell their story in a beautiful way so if you've got a minute pop over to their wedding web site here, and get to know them a little better.

Halloween!

***Update! Our winner is #7, Pretty Kitty. Congratulations!!***

Warning!! This blog post is full of extreme costume cuteness! Enter at your own risk!!

Yesterday I hosted a costume contest for all of the trick-or-treaters in the neighbourhood. The turn-out was good and the costumes were awesome! Here are the top ten...PLEASE VOTE for your favorite by leaving a comment at the bottom of the post. The winner gets a free family photo shoot.


Ok here we go...

1. Wife of Dracula



2. Football Star



3. Well aren't you a cute Little Devil!



4. Pirate with Personality, aaarrrgh!



5. Somehow this Jailbird escaped from monster prison...



6. Uh,oh...the Grim Reaper!



7. Aaawww, Pretty Kitty...



8. A Very Scary Vampire!



9. A real live Stormtrooper!



10. Woodland Fairy



Thanks for voting! I will announce the winner next Sunday :)

Hope you all had a safe, fun, wonderful, scary Halloween!!

6 Photogs + 4 Models = Awesome Group Shoot

I participated in a group shoot Sunday in Slaton, hosted by Kent Sparkman. It was a great opportunity to try some new things, play off of some great photographers (and play with their equipment!) get some gorgeous people in front of my camera, and basically have a fabulous time, which is exactly what we did! SO MUCH FUN! And everybody got some great shots. Here's a big shoutout to our hot models who braved the freezing weather and were willing to do pretty much anything we told them to! You guys rock! Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Morgan...



I love how her scarf just sets these off...





Meagan...



love everything about this one...





Monique...



and this is the best use of an old green bathtub ever...





Pierre...





hello handsome...



Meagan and Pierre posed as a couple for us...aka the Jon and Kate shoot ;)



love the attitude in this one...



and that nose wrinkle...priceless!



Thank you so much Kent for hosting the shoot and for letting us rearrange your basement and play with all your lights, and for the hot chocolate, too! Can't wait to do it again!!

Lauren is Two

I spent yesterday morning chasing this little princess around the studio and the park, and wondering where two year olds get so much energy! Lauren is my good friend Andrea's baby girl and she is just precious. I've been photographing her since she was born and it's been so much fun (and exhausting!) for me and her mom. Here's a few of my faves from the shoot.





Lauren is quite the dancer, I'm pretty sure she gets that from her mommy ;)









Thanks Lauren & Andrea!

Kat and Bruce...Married

First let me say that August has been a crazy month for me! Two weddings, a birthday bash and two weeks of family reunion/vacation = not much time for blogging. Sorry about the lack of posts!

Kat and Bruce's wedding was my first catholic ceremony and it was a little different than what I'm used to! I found all the ritual involved to be quite beautiful, and the small chapel at St. Elizabeth's was just lovely with it's tall stained glass windows letting in all that yummy light.



Kat's dress was simple and elegant, and complimented perfectly by her red cowboy boots!



Opening a gift from Bruce... (it was a lovely pair of diamond earrings)



Kats dad was quite a character, love this shot of him getting his boutonniere pinned on...



All set, taking a quick break with one of the flower girls...



Down the aisle...



exchanging vows...





mass...



the flower girls had their boots on too!



the rings...





communion...





the blessing...



and the kiss!



A few of the group shots...









a BIG family shot!



love this silhouette of Bruce and Kat leaving the church, that's Bruces truck in the background :)



The reception was held at the ultra cool McPherson Cellars. If your looking for a reception venue check them out, they are awesome!





Kat is not a big fan of cake, so they had cupcakes instead.





So everyone did this big dance called the grand march, which I had never seen before. It was a blast! Kind of like a conga line, the cotton-eyed joe and a cake-walk all rolled in to one. Next time I'm participating!



The official first dance...



and, of course, a shot of the rings...



happy couple!



Bruce and Kat, thank you so much for letting me share in your wonderful wedding day. I had a blast! Enjoy your trips to Ruidoso and Italy next year! I wish you all the best :) K