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Newborn Photography . Ellie

newborn
Dec. 15, 2011

Meet the newest addition to the Shirley Family. It has been almost five years since we have had a little baby to love so we are all beside ourselves to welcome my niece, Baby Ellie, into the world! Isn’t she simply to die for? Tell me those aren’t the sweetest little eyes you have ever seen???The dads usually prefer to keep their shirts on… however, because Ryan is my brother in law, he didn’t get a choice. Rene and I said. So it was. And my personal favorite. F’real Ya’ll… She is smiling. *sigh*

  • Christy Martin • Okay, usually I say 'Enough shirtless dads!" But, for this dude, I say, "Bring it on." Love these pictures!
  • Monica • LOVE these! So excited for Ryan and Rene :D Baby Ellie is precious!

Engagement . Garrett & Christine

engagements
Dec. 13, 2011

Meet Garrett and Christine. An adorable couple who’s wedding I will have the privilege of shooting this winter.  We shot this session at my in-law’s farm… I guess you can call it that – it has goats and an old barn! We had soooo very much fun. How stinkin’ cute are they!?

I thought, since these two were such a playful and fun couple, a friendly leaf fight was in order. Unbeknownst to me, Garrett is quite the competitor and knew not how to have a friendly leaf fight. Look at him trying to figure out how he can get the most leaves in his arm span… and poor Christine’s cute little handful… she doesn’t even know what is about to hit her. Notice the last image in this sequence, his thrust of leaves didn’t even clear the air for he was reaching for more! I haven’t laughed this hard during a shoot in a long time!

She forgave him for trying to kill her with leaves and they proceeded with the cuddling!

  • Karen Cheney • Love the pics. I agree with Brandelyn, y'all are too cute!
  • Ann Cheney • They are a precious couple. Of course I would think so - my grandsonand his lovely fiance. The pictures are beautiful!!

St John Neumann . Chateau Elan Wedding : Dylan & Rita

Weddings
Dec. 10, 2011

Dylan and Rita’s beautiful wedding ceremony was held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Their reception, at the Chateau Elan Resort and Winery. I would describe the day as peaceful.  The weather was absolutely perfect. Just enough clouds during the day to provide some yummy soft light. And just enough sun at sunset! A slight chill in the air but nothing like November could be. When I arrived, the girls were ahead of schedule and that set the pace for the rest of the day! Smooth sailing. Everyone was simply ecstatic for this amazing couple. Rita and Dylan were nothing short of perfection! Precious, precious, precious! They, along with their families and friends, were so kind and generous with their praise. They made my job very easy. Congratulations to an amazing couple, thank you so much for letting me be a part of it! I’ll let the pictures tell the rest!

the dress… LOVE!

 

Sister images… *sigh* … I just love them.

Beautiful Rita… in all her splendor. Her parents’ beautiful home made the perfect backdrop for her bridals!

Proud Daddy walking his baby girl down the aisle

I have to say, my man shot this image. As if he isn’t good enough at everything he does, he has to move in and be good at my thing! I am kidding… he made me proud.

At Chateau Elan, waiting for the shuttle

  • Mom & Dad Carroll • Beautiful pictures.
  • Aunt Bern • What a gorgeous bride! I love all the pictures! Beautiful pictures to remember a perfect day!
  • Liz • Gorgeous pictures!