this is heaven to no one else but me.

Wow, I loved this session.  The light, the couple, the yellow.  When Janelle contacted me she explained about how they had eloped {totally romantic} and how she missed not having engagement photos.  So we envisioned a non-engagement engagement shoot.  Janelle picked the location--I always love it when clients take me to their favorite places because the photos are just a little bit more personal, and I get to discover the thrill of creativity from shooting someplace unfamiliar.   

Pretty good way to spend an evening.  And Janelle and Tim were so fun to talk to that I kept forgetting to stop laughing and take pictures! {During the course of the conversation, I learned that this scenery is how she pictures heaven....fields and fields of tall yellow grasses}

Something amazing about Janelle....she is a potter and makes really beautiful pots.  You can check out her work at Potluck Pots.  

chris & alysa {engaged}

Do you remember the part in Sleepless in Seattle when Annie is telling her mom about how she met Walter?  And her mom says, "You make a million little decisions.  And a sandwich changes your life."

Sometimes it's not a sandwich.  It's an air show.  One little decision and Chris and Alysa found each other when they didn't even know they were looking.    

Congratulations on your engagement, and here's to a lifetime of significant little decisions!

danny + mel {engaged}

I think this was my favorite shoot to date.  Great locations, great lighting (right before sunset one day and then early, early morning the next), great outfits (nice job, Melanie!), and beautiful faces.  We did these mostly on Sunday evening and I couldn't believe how empty the streets were!  It felt like we had the whole downtown to ourselves, which meant I wasn't afraid of getting run over while I stood in the middle of the road.

Did I mention that this is my brother?  I'm so excited to have a new sister in the family!  Congratulations you two (oh, and it's about TIME!....did I just write that out loud?).  Love you guys!

in love

How much do you love this?  {we passed this wall and couldn't resist the cheese} I'm not even kidding when I say that I love EVERY SINGLE ONE of the shots from this engagement session.  Mel has been waiting so patiently; they're coming soon, I promise!