Valerie and Blake Get Married!

What a fun wedding this was to shoot and I have so many favorite images, I've decided to blog a bunch! Congratulations to Valerie and Blake and thank you for allowing me to be a part of your day! Enjoy!

Getting Ready

The Ceremony

The Getaway

Beautiful Couple

Reception Fun (and the BEST smelling cake EVER!)

The Downey's!

The Downey Twins and Family are back!

Callie and Rick are close friends and like part of family, and I love photographing them.

But, the feelings aren't always mutual! LOL Carson wasn't having any part of it, as you will see below....the twins are cute as ever....and I can't believe Emma can be as old as she is (well, I can, as 'my Emma' and 'Callie's Emma' are only 2 1/2 weeks apart--Callie and I were pregnant together and I remember it like it was yesterday--but time sure flies!!).

And, yes, this post is truly evidence of how far behind in blogging I am!!! :)

Cory Ann came to town!

A good photographer friend, Cory Ann Ellis, came to town to stay with me--I couldn't let her leave without getting an image of me with my girls!

This is the front of my Christmas card this year:

Young and In Love!

I'm looking forward to shooting this couple's wedding next year!

I will be hoping for an equally gorgeous wedding day as we had on this one!

I truly enjoy photographing engagement sessions--it gives me a chance to get to know the couple together and learn the best way to photograph them.

Back from Hawaii!

I am back from Hawaii!

The trip was dreamed up over 6 months ago when I decided to run the Honolulu Marathon for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The cause is important to me and very close to my heart--I run in memory of my Dad, who I lost to leukemia almost 7 years ago. I've spent months and months and months training and raising money for The Society--so much hard work and it finally paid off with the trip! This trip was more for me than just a trip--it was a symbol of surviving the last two years of my life, that have not been easy. What better way to celebrate survival than with raising money for a great cause in memory of my dad and running 26.2 miles with close friends? It was exactly the 'therapy' I needed to get my groove back and it worked like a charm.

Here are some images taken from the trip--forgive the quality on some....point and shoot stuff and not taken by me! :)
Malinda and I ready to run--looking gorgeous (LOL) at about 4am--in our Team in Training jerseys!
A night out after the race--Malinda, Julie, and I!
Myself, Julie, and Malinda--another night out
Surf boards that we took surfing lessons on!
Taken at Waimea Falls


A turtle on Turtle Beach
Almost sunset at Turtle Beach--one of the most beautiful places I've ever been

The Perkins Family

I have photographed this family several times and find each time more and more enjoyable! They are such a joy and always look so good!!

Six year old and gorgeous Fall leaves