I had intentions of posting all of Kemp and Katies wedding last week, but only got 2 parts of it up…Here is the final post of their wedding (I guess 2 out of three posts last week wasn’t too bad, huh? )

A few parents/grandparents shots we got….

This little boy was ‘beating Kemp up’ for taking his Katie! Katie has babysat for Brandt since he was just a baby, and he had big plans of marrying her one day

Katie with some close friends…

Kemp and his niece Sienna…

Katie made the birds on top of the cake, aren’t they adorable?

Now for the get-away! I am posting several of these because I just couldn’t leave any more out. I love this part of the wedding, your ‘big day’ is coming to an end, friends and family line up to throw bird seed at you (and it hurts!) but it feels good too. It is a giddy feeling. I love the fun, happy rush these next few pictures portray…

Whew. There you go. Kemp and Katies wedding in 3 parts! And at this moment when they pulled out is when I realized I was so hungry. So I put my camera down and feasted on the leftover food. (I did have several people offer to fix me a plate, but I just was not hungry till it was all over!)

Kemp and Katie, Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for asking me to capture your day. I wish you both a lifetime of love and happiness. XoXo

Hello! We have been busy and the blog has been neglected.

But we’ve had beaters to lick….

and snuggling to do….

We’ll get back to posting soon

Hope your Memorial Day has been wonderful!

Today, I am posting pictures of just the bride and groom. Enjoy

(If you missed yesterdays post of Kemp and Katies wedding, you can click here….or just scroll down!)

More to come!

Kemp and Katies big day started out rainy, then progressed to torrential downpours, storms and a few tornadoes that touched down nearby. But all of  it cleared up just in time for the outdoor ceremony and reception. It was sunny and beautiful. And windy, I might add!

I do not typically shoot weddings. And I’ll just be honest, was so nervous! But, I am happy that I did this. Kemp and Katie are both my cousins (don’t worry, it is not as it sounds! Kemp is my cousin on my Dad’s side and Katie is my cousin on my Mom’s side of the family) so it was hard to say “No” when Katie asked me   And, I am glad I did not say No I might add… now that it is over! (haha!)

Going through these images to blog, I feel like they bring back the feelings of that day. The energy, the excitement, the emotion. And I love that. I love feeling that I captured all that. So why must I be so afraid of it?! Many of the things I love about a wedding, ironically, are the same things that I am afraid of. I love how a wedding just happens, and we – as photographers – just stay back and capture it. But that also scares me because it is not something that I am in control of. I am not able to say “Move over here, where the light is better…” I just have to work like crazy capturing the moment, letting my fingers fly as I change settings, re-compose, get the right angle, focus, and shot. All in the time it takes for a first kiss, a walk down the aisle, a quick glance at each other, a special smile, a hug from friends and family, laughter, tears, etc. 

I’ll be blogging this wedding in at least two blog posts. Because I have a lot I want to blog, since I don’t normally shoot weddings I might as well blog a lot from the few I do shoot! And, since this is family I’ll be blogging extra for our family

Julie did her hair…

I love the ‘getting ready’ process…the anticipation, the buzz of excitement as close family members pop in to see how things are coming and smile with pride and happiness as they see the bride…

Just before walking out to get married…

I love how she peeked around to get a first look at Kemp…

They got married on the front porch of mysisters house…

These last three are shots of what Katie had planned on using on the tables as center pieces…but due to the high winds, they didn’t put any of it out.

More to come!

I have talked about Monica here on the blog before, but since I just picked up some adorable hair flowers from her over the weekend, I am going to talk about her again!  (not sure that hair flowers is the correct name for these, but that’s what we’ll call them!) Anyway, Monica does such an awesome job, and I love these latest ones we got

Kennedy modeling one for me:

And, I even have a shot of the talented McGeeMommy herself! This was taken at Kemp and Katies wedding… I plan to blog more of that this week

She does other things as well… diaper bags, burp cloths, pillows, etc. So if you are in need of something unique and special, get up with Monica, she is wonderful!

We also had some good ‘ol summer fun outside this weekend….we pulled out the kiddie pools at a playdate with friends on Friday :) 

Ohhhh, yes…love those sweet baby rolls in a bathing suit!

Happy Monday

Love these kids! I met them for the first time when we did this shoot, we just hung out in their backyard, in the house for a few shots and then drove over to the playground at their school for a few more. Kassidy is such a sweetheart, Colton is all boy and so funny, and baby Cayson is just precious

Stephanie, Thanks again for asking me to take these for you

Meet precious little Jesse Ray.

Congrats Emily and Stacy… I know you waited awhile on this little bundle of joy, but I am sure he was well worth the wait

Cleaning out and organizing the girls closet last week (I finally got around to doing it after putting it off for far to long…) we found a play camera of Kennedy’s. She has since taken up photography in her world of pretend. And I love it and encourage it every chance I get! (of course!) One of her favorite subjects is Bristol; at one point I heard her say “Say ‘cheese’ Bistol!” I glanced up and saw Bristol take off across the room yelling “Cheese!” the whole time. It was hilarious! And the best part? Kennedy chased after her firing off pictures the whole time! I loved it! No since in making her sit still…just chase her and get the ‘real’ shots..thats my girl!

She also loves to say “Momma, dance!” then she fires off a few frames while I dance around. Yeah, we are cool like that

She even had to sleep with her camera at one point….

Happy Monday!

I am bad about calling people by the wrong name as I shoot… I just don’t pay attention and often get lauged at because I’ll be going on and on, running my mouth, and the whole time…. using the wrong name! Well, I did it especially bad on this shoot. I called Susan ”Lisa” so much that I was annoyed with myself! Sigh… I am sorry Lisa Susan! (heehee, you know I just had to do that!)

I met Todd and Susan and their 3 kids downtown Monroe one weeknight and we just wondered around taking pictures. These are some of my fav’s:   

I could not get enough of this little guy..he is so cute and funny!

Thank you guys for asking me to take your pictures – and for a fun night

He has been in front of my camera many times now, but each time he starts out a little shy. He gives me this look that I just love, and so I capture it. (because his Momma loves it too!)

But he comes around, and is soon offering me flowers

This was his Easter shoot, so his Mom had some Easter-ish props…

Love this!