Engaged | Danny & Janelle (Preview)

I love, love, LOVED shooting Danny & Janelle's engagement photos last week in Manassas, VA. Danny is a photographer, himself, so it's not only an honor to be chosen by a fellow photographer, but a ton of fun to shoot people who really appreciate and understand being on both sides of the camera. They were pretty nearly the easiest couple to photograph, ever. I don't think Janelle made a single expression that didn't look fabulous!

With that said, I just wanted to post a little sneak peek, because I'm super excited about how they turned out (which, of course, made it terribly hard to pick just a few for a preview). A fuller post will come in the future, but for now, enjoy these few. :)

Personal | Marriage, A Move, & A Re-ignited Blog

So.

It's possible that I might be the world's worst blogger, as of now. Or maybe, I'm one of the world's most common bloggers - similar to many of you. One who knows a blog is a great idea, especially when it comes to the photography business, but who doesn't necessarily have the shiny blog they WANT, yet, so decides to put it off until that beautiful day arrives....

That was my reason, and it seemed so logical. Except that I've missed out on being able to write about and document SO many wonderful photoshoots and particularly meaningful moments in my life over these past many months because of the blogging neglect. And with the New Year coming up, and everyone beginning talk of their resolutions, I decided that if this is something I want to get better at starting January 1st, why wouldn't I just start now?

So, I am. Or, at least attempting. And what better way than with a quick rundown of my life in the months that are lacking on here?

June

• Got engaged to my amazingly handsome best friend
• Began wedding planning
• Shot my first wedding of the summer

July

• Had engagement photos taken by the kindredest of all photographers
• Did some more wedding planning
• Shot some more weddings

August

• Celebrated 1 year with my love!
• Planned our wedding some more
• Shot the wedding of a dear friend, the first without a 2nd shooter or assistant - and it went smashingly!

September

• Shot another wedding for dear friends on my sister's birthday
• More wedding planning
• Went to Ireland! with Aimee as our last sister hurray before I got married

October

• Did my first double-wedding weekend with the help of my amazing partner-in-crime
• Shot two more weddings the following two weekends (the one in Richmond being my first time to finally get to work with this fabulous curly girl)
• Went to my first ever Colts game!
• Survived the busiest, craziest month of my life
• Began to get very ill at the end, though...

November

• Stayed very ill until the day before my wedding
• Barely had any energy, but felt amazing ON my wedding day (praise the Lord!)
• Married my best friend on November 6th
• Went to Jamaica for a week!
• Moved to Midlothian, VA
• Went to Indiana to be with my family for Thanksgiving
• Where my husband broke my brother's finger (thanks, football)
• Finally getting really settled into my new home (and learning how excited one can get over curtains, pots & pans, place mats or towels)

December

• Missing snow, but enjoying life in Virgina and as a wife
• Loving being near dear friends of all kinds
• So happy to be inundated with Christmas music and holiday cheer
• Excited about all of the things I can do to make my business successful in a new state

And THAT has pretty much been my life. Very eventful, very amazing, remarkably blessed. I'm a lucky girl.

Here's to love: Kurt & Amy

I headed out to St. Joseph's college to meet up with Kurt & Amy on Saturday, May 2nd, and had a blast hanging out with these two fresh college graduates - celebrating not only their academic success, but, of course, their engagement and upcoming wedding. It was such fun to get to spend a little bit of time with them, and I definitely felt spoiled as a photographer because they were SO easy to shoot. Cannot wait to document their Big Day later this year, on October 9th!

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To see more of their engagement session head on over to my Facebook page!

Impromptu Shoots

....are so much fun!

Last Saturday I hung out with my good friends Steve & Miriam for about an hour to scope out some sweet spots where I'll be shooting for their wedding on March 13th. Time hasn't allowed for us to schedule an official engagement shoot before the wedding, so I thought if I took my camera along while we were walking around, maybe I could snap a few fun shots. And I did just that!

These two are SO happy, so in love, and so full of joy and laughter....which is a great combination for getting some fabulous images in a very short amount of time.

Cannot wait to shoot their full wedding day in just a couple weeks! :D

2009: A Recap in Engagements

I think engagement shoots are a blast. I mean, who doesn't love love? It never gets old to spend time hanging out with two people who are entirely smitten with each other while getting the privilege of documenting their love story in its own unique way. And it's especially fun when a couple happens to be made up of two very good friends.

Meet Paul & Lily, my amazing friends from Virginia. They were one of my favorite shoots from 2009 because it's so cool to see two awesome individuals fall in love and collectively become a really amazing couple.

[See more of their pictures, as well as some other engagement shots from last year here]

I'm definitely excited about the couples I'll be shooting in the upcoming weeks and months of 2010. Here's to love & marriage! :)