Carter- 4 months

This little cutie was born in March.  I know his Auntie and I am so

 thankful that now I know him as well.  I love meeting family members of 

people I already know!  It just feels like family of family.   

That is one of my favorite things about being a photographer.  

I feel like I have a huge, yet close-knit LiLo family.

 His little eyes are so expressive.

Baby's First Year clients are my favorite.  I love it because I get to do

 4 sessions in one year.  Meaning I get to see them every 4 months. 

 I get to see each new stage in their little life.  I get to see them start drooling, 

then sitting up, crawling and finally walking.  It is such a blessing! 

I loved that when we were talking about setting up our session 

that Susan asked for some sibling shots.  She specifically asked for this shot.

I love when clients see my work and are familiar with it 

enough to ask for a specific shot.  

The sibling blanket shot is one of my favorites.  

And these did not disappoint!

This little guy is so lucky to have a big sister that dotes 

on him and is obviously enamored with him. 

This one is my favorite.  It just makes me smile.

Isn't he the cutest?

The green grass here in Colorado is amazing.  

Thank you God for all of the rain and the cool weather.  

It has made for a wonderful summer!

These last pictures were taken on a blanket that his Grandma made.  

I love when the pictures include sentimental items that you want to remember forever!  

 All of the blues in this picture make me happy

I can't wait to see Carter again in a few months for the sitting up and drooling phase!

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100 Years

It was my recent honor to be able to document the great accomplishment of 2 couples.  

These two couples are each celebrating 50 years of marriage.  

What a wonderful legacy to pass on to your children and your grandchildren.  

Not only are each of these couples celebrating 50 years, they are family!  

Ron and Karen are brother and sister.  How fun that they were married the same year

 and that now they are able to celebrate this milestone together.  

They also told me that this would have been their mother's 100th birthday.  

So they did 200 years worth of celebrating that day!

Meet Ron and Mary.  Aren't they so cute?

Here they are with their sons.

 And then the significant others were included.

Then add in the rest of the clan.  

They are such a fun group full of love and laughter!  

I loved laughing and spending time with them.

 They are lucky enough to have three beautiful grand-daughters.  

You can tell they adore each other.

Here are more pictures from our time together.  

I love doing big family sessions and getting tons of 

different combinations and seeing the love as they interact.

 And now on to our next happy couple.  Bob and Karen.  

Again....so. much. fun.  This was the first picture I took of them.

Now for a "real" picture.

 They were also blessed with two sons.

And two daughter-in-laws.

And a gaggle of grandkids.  

Unfortunately, 2 of the grand kids were unable to make it.  

But they were there in spirit!

Here is the whole clan!

They were so fun and easy to pose.  Even the little kids.  

They rocked it!  6 of the 8 grand kids together.  

They were fun to watch! 

And now for more individual family pictures.

Take a look at this.  

So fun to incorporate timeless photos into present pictures.

Congratulations Ron and Mary and Bob and Karen.  

You four have created a wonderful family 

and given your kids and grandkids a lasting and

 beautiful picture of marriage.

Here's to 50 more, right?

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David and Cheyenne

 Weddings.  I love them.  I can't photograph a wedding without thinking of my own.  

Inevitably during the ceremony I have the overwhelming urge 

to text or call my husband and tell him how much I love him.  

I love the promises being exchanged.  I love the hope that clings to the air.  

I love the way the couple gazes at each other 

and for that moment their love is all that matters.

This wedding was special.  Not only could you feel the love, hope and promise in the air....

but you could feel the presence of God.  These are the best weddings.  

The weddings that are bigger than two people.  This wedding was WAY bigger than two people.  

You can tell by the size of their wedding party.

From the moment I met Cheyenne, I loved her.  

She was so full of life and knew just what she wanted.  I couldn't wait to work with her.  

I loved our engagement session and she and David are so photogenic

 and wanted the pictures to be a priority.  I LOVE that!  

It makes my job so much easier.

 They were more than happy to just gaze into each others eyes all day 

and pretend that I wasn't even there.  I LOVED it!

In anticipation of this lengthy blog post, I emailed David and Cheyenne 

a few days ago so that they could help me with this blog post.  

Here are their answers to the questions I asked.

How did you meet?

We technically met when we were 12 through my Aunt and Uncle. 

They were in a small group/bible study with David's parents. 

But it wasn't until 2010 that we started talking to each other and started a friendship. 

We went on camping trips with my Aunt and Unlce’s small group every summer since then. 

We officially started dating July 9, 2012.

How did he propose?

My family has always gone camping at Dowdy Lake 

in Red Feather, CO (where we went camping with my Aunt and Uncle’s small group) 

every Labor Day weekend. The past 2 years, David has joined us on that trip. 

We took a walk around Dowdy Lake at sunset and when we got back to

 where we started our walk, he looked down at the ground and said 

“What is that?” He kneeled down to pick it up and it was a handmade wooden ring box! 

He had made it and put the ring in it and my brother planted the 

box under a tree while we were on the walk. 

Then both of our families hid behind this pile of rocks 

and took pictures of the whole proposal!

What is your favorite memory of your wedding day?

Cheyenne: Our first dance, because it felt like we were the only people there. 

It was such a special moment because it was the first thing 

we really did as husband and wife.

David: The first look because I got to have a private moment with my bride 

and see her in her dress and give her the necklace I got for her to wear on our wedding day.

 It made the rest of the day so much better because we got to do everything together as a team. (Thank you David.  I am going to quote you to other grooms-to-be.  So often they don't want to do the first look!)

Describe your husband in 5 words:   

Genuine, Charming, Funny, Handsome, Strong

Describe your wife in 5 words:  

Adorable, Capable, Funny, Beautiful, Princess

 Any other funny or touching stories from your wedding day?

Funny - the cake catastrophe. The cake basically fell apart

 and my Aunt and cousins saved the day and made it look great. 

It wasn't really funny at the time but looking back on it, it was funny 

and something I never even had to worry about because it was taken care of. 

 You can't even tell!  I thought it was amazing.

 During the ceremony I kept hearing David’s stomach growling, so that was pretty funny!

 He does look hungry.

 I heard that the kids walking down the aisle was pretty cute and funny

Personally, I thought these reception photos were pretty funny.

Cheyenne: The Father/Daughter dance was really special to me because 

my dad is not a very emotional guy and to see him tear up 

and dance with me was emotional and special for me. 

And the mother-son dance always brings a tear to my eye.  

Probably because I have 3 boys and I know when they get married

 I am going to be a mess during this dance.

 Seriously.  Are you as in love with this couple and this wedding as I am?  

Not convinced yet?  Here are some more photos to help convince you.  

Sorry for the overload, I just can't help it.

 The details.  Ahhmazing. 

 The combo of burlap and flowers.  I swoon.

The reception venue up in Conifer was breathtaking.  

The green grass brought on by all of the recent rain, in combination 

with the beautiful sunshine....you couldn't ask for more.

One of my favorite pictures of the night was the very last one I took.  

Not sure who this couple was, but I just loved capturing the moment.  

It just made me think about David and Cheyenne 40 or 50 years 

from now and how they might look just like this couple.

So, thanks for letting me be a part of your special day.  It was a true honor for me.

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