1. 2 people in love
2. a campfire
3. a cute doggie
4. lots of snuggling
5. some guitar playing
6. the woods. we saw a HUGE snake (actually, it was tiny, but every snake is HUGE to me)
7. matching tattoos
8. have I mentioned LOVE yet?

Hair/Makeup: Katie from Mink Artistry (she always does such a beautiful job)

Macy really didn’t like my camera very much…but I think she’s adorable

Love this one!

The only thing better than great light? 2 beautiful people in great light.

Loved the tattoos they got together.

Then it was campfire time.

and more awesomer and awesomer (I don’t care if that’s a word or not, I like it)

My favorite.

Dancing by the fire is a great way to end any session.

For this session, we met in Lawrence on the Kansas campus. It holds a lot of memories for mom & dad. They both went to school there, it’s where dad proposed to mom, plus it’s a fun place to shoot. And, when we heard they had KU cheerleading outfits for the girls…let’s just say, we smiled

Jenny’s favorite.

My favorite.

Another favorite. Can you tell we’ve been enjoying the grass shots lately?

working on her modeling portfolio

here’s where the proposal happened

KU cheerleading outfits + mommy & daddy’s textbooks = MAJOR CUTENESS

We will tramp, tramp, tramp around the columns
With a cheer for old Mizzou!

oh, wait, wrong cheer

Rock, Chalk Jayhawk!

Happy kiddos make me smile!

I just love these last 4 shots. They are so cute in their little cheer unis!

Love, top hats, laughter, canes, tears of joy, crazy dancing, a firetruck, oh, and eye patches (even with all that, I’m sure I’m leaving something out). Our wedding on International Talk Like a Pirate Day had it all. Most importantly, though, Kim & Marc got married. And…they had TONS of fun doing it…classy pirates, anyone?

Marc & Kim’s fun loving, free spirit attitudes were on display all day.

I feel refreshed after looking at this picture.

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The bridal party….RULED.

Marc had to defend his honor at one point…

then got smacked for fighting on his wedding day.

This picture cracks me up

So does this one. Footsies, anyone?

A huge thanks to the KCFD for letting us play on the firetruck!

The classiest pirates I’ve ever seen!

Bella Design Studio, as expected, did an awesome job on the flowers/details.

Pre-wedding warmup?

Waiting…

waiting…

happily married!

I was always good at math, but these 2 equations stumped me.

Party time!!

Congrats, you 2 little lovebirds!

Is there any better way to spend your life than with the one you love the most? I don’t think so, and neither do April & Joe. In fact, they have been together since 7th grade. Yep, you read that right, 7th grade (they even have Jenny & I beat by a couple of years). They were all smiles (HUGE smiles) on their wedding day, I can only imagine how happy they are going to be 5, 10, 20, 50 years down the road. Thanks for the reminder of how powerful love is, April & Joe, my love for Jenny is stronger because of both of you.

And this smile too

My mind is racing trying to figure out what was said to get both of these reactions at the same time

Father. Son.

A very exciting & touching first moment.

Note to self…if you can get the bridesmaids to shout penis really loud, the bride will laugh

You 2 and the love you have for each other is beautiful. These next 4 pictures prove it.

Grandma

Grandpa

Kids

Yep, I’m bout to get married.

Love this one.

Some might say this is cheesy, or stupid, and to those of you that say that, I say…you’re wrong. It’s funny

April’s sisters sang their own version of the Garth Brooks classic “I Got Friends in Low Places”. Wait, Jenny says it’s a classic, I say, do Garth Brooks and classic ever go together? That being said, their song was sweet, touching, and amazing.

How cute is this little girl? She was dancing her tai
l off all night!

It’s Dancey-dance time!

Max: “Daddy, when I get older, and Zoey gets older, I want to marry her.”
Ava: “Me too.”
Max: “No, Ava, I’m going to marry Zoey, you can marry Lia.”
Ava: “Yeah. I can marry Lia.”

And, here are a couple of shots of Max and Zoey taken yesterday morning. Aren’t they just so cute?

Kristin & Shawn have a wonderful relationship. In just the short time we spent together shooting their e-pics, I learned that they just love to have fun together, and that’s what life is all about, right? Their sense of humor (and they both have good ones) was on display all throughout the shoot, and that’s just the way I love it!

Kristin would go from this….

to this in a split second

My favorite (I think)

Get it, they are getting married on the 24th

Shawn LOVES to dance, and what better place to practice than a parking garage

Ok, this one’s tied for my favorite. There is just something mysterious about this image, but you sure can see how much Kristin loves Shawn just by looking at that smile.

During this session, we got a GREAT tour of the city, we hit up a few of their favorite spots and re-lived some of their greatest memories. Again, New York is straight up chaotic, but Jenny and I had so much fun hanging out in a place that means so much to them.

Our 2nd stop happened to be the stoop where they first met. Laci was sitting on the stoop outside where she lived, Ryan walked by with a bunch of guys on a bachelor party. The rest is history.

Then we headed to Central Park. By the way, I love this shot of them under the bridge

They LOVE to dance

The sun poked out for a VERY brief second, so I grabbed these

Rockefeller Center. 70 stories up. These are some of my favorite images I’ve ever taken.

You can’t really tell how big Central Park is until you see it from above. Wow!

It wouldn’t be a NYC shoot without some subway shots, right?