no trespassing

The bride and I were ALL talk and NO walk.

You see, this bride had been dreaming of her engagements in a wide open field for as long as she could remember. And I, being a photographer who aims to please, was willing to make that happen.

But, as we started driving along the country roads, we noticed that EVERY SINGLE field or wide open space was fenced off with signs warning "TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN BY LAW." blah-bitty-blah-blah-blah.

For a moment we were willing to do anything for "the shot". We pumped each other up with chants like, "hop the fence, hop the fence." However, each time we parked to carry out our rebellious daydreams, we just couldn't do it. We were chickens (and probably law-abiding citizens, too).

Enter Nick, the fiance. He stepped up to save the day like any knight in shining armor would. He bravely offered to stop at a nearby farmhouse and ask the owners if we could take pictures in their fields. awkward. But guess what...IT WORKED!

And really, it was all worth it.

Meet Lauren and Nick, my new favorite lovebirds.

under the apple tree

I love when clients (in this case, some of my best friends) come to me with a concept in mind for their photoshoot.

Amy had a vision of her family gathered in their backyard, sitting on a blanket, under their apple tree.

It was convenient, low-stress and personal. These pictures will be meaningful to them for years because it was their HOME.

When you schedule a photoshoot with me, be sure to share YOUR vision for our session together.

And please remind me to stop making friends with such attractive people. I'm starting to get a complex!

sunny bubbles

Sometimes magical things happen in front of my camera.

On this night, with this family, MAGIC happened.

Wouldn't you agree?

rose & co.

This gorgeous mama and the other gorgeous mama in the blog post prior are sisters.

So I don't need to state the obvious and say that CLEARLY

beauty runs in the family!

I'm hoping that just being in their presence made me just a tinge more gorgeous myself.

Here's to hoping!

At any rate, these kids are lucky to have such fantastic genes.