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Calling all Desert Lovers.....
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The desert mountains are gorgeous in the late afternoon. I was excited to recruit a couple of my girlfriends kids to meet me at San Tan Mountain for a late afternoon shoot. As we got closer to our shooting destination the clouds were looking ominous in various directions...however; even with a bit of lighting hovering around we were able to get quite a few AWESOME shots in!!! Amy and Alexa are the lovely daughters of my childhood friend, Donna. Todd is Amy's husband of nearly two years. We spent just an hour or so and it all worked out quite well.
While we waited on Alexa to arrive, we did couple shots with Amy and Todd. They are adorable together..... |
| Happily together. Todd could do a straight face very well....Amy, you could learn from him:) |
| Favorites of the day.....1, 2 and 3. |
| Hello Amy....Abercrombie is calling! |
| Help me out here.....what actress does she remind me of??? |
| Look people of Indiana and New Jersey....those are cacti in the background!!!! |
| Meet Alexa. She is a dancer. This morning she will travel to NYC to perform at the New World Stage. Before she left she rocked this short photo shoot! |
| Alexa's hair was on fire from the beautiful Arizona afternoon sun...... |
| An image any momma would love of her girls....next time we need your sister Kate! Thank you girls for helping me start building a presence in Arizona. You were wonderful to work with and I look forward to seeing more of all of you as we spend more time out here. |
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Haley + Matt:: Laugh until it hurts :)
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I think I lost a couple of pounds yesterday....from the heat and humidity and the belly laughs!! Haley and Matt are destined for a lifetime of fun. Both the Bourke and the Mulligan families know how to party and take ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in stride. If you live in the mid-west you know that we are experiencing insane heat and humidity with temperatures soaring above 100°. That might put a damper (no humidity pun intended) on a wedding day. Haley and Matt took it all in stride and enjoyed every possible second of their day. They chose the Hawthorns Country Club in Fishers for their wedding and reception. But the fun didn't start there.....everyone was in on the act.
Haley's mom started off the day telling her that she had forgotten the bride's shoes at home....NOT! |
| As she dressed in the very "cool" ladies locker room (my locker room in high school did not look like this), Haley took it all in...I'd love to show you how her bridesmaids adjusted her dress, but this is a family blog:) |
| The couple chose to see one another before the wedding so that we could get all formals out of the way so as not to interrupt their party plans....fabulous idea! |
| Did I mention that it was so friggin' hot!!! |
| When I suggested a few shots inside the lobby, there was a mad dash for the door:) |
| It was so hot outside everyone had a towel to wipe off the sweat in between shots....and you know....kids will be kids!!! |
| The toasts were very sweet and filled with memories. But the reactions to the toasts were wonderful....lots of smiles and laughter. And the laughter and dancing went all night long. |
| Haley and her dad had quite a bit of fun with their Father/Daughter dance. |
| And then the dancing began....and went all night long. Poor Matt......it was a hot one! |
| The momma's enjoying a dance together. |
| One of my favorite images of the night.......LOW!!! |
| Haley and her girlfriends from grade school/high school practicing their passing technique...what else do basketball players do??? |
| First I thought it was Michael Jackson, but we know that wasn't possible....then I thought USHER???? He's giving me the signal...all these photos won't be free:) |
| Alrighty Melissa...here it is!!! Your dance partner looks concerned:) |
| Matt and Haley...I know you had an unbelievable day. Congratulations!! |
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Here's the story, of a dog named Cody....
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Indianapolis Family Photography(Sung to the theme of the Brady Bunch)
Here's the story, of a dog named Cody,
Who was living with Kristen and Josh.
Everything was going great, in the family,
Until they brought him home......
Actually...the sad little face on Cody is from a torn ACL...not the arrival of Gavin:)
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| He's just taking it all in....and looking quite adorable in the process. |
| This is how the shoot began. Gavin was in deep slumber. Then I tried it without the blanket....that woke him up! |
| He was all eyes....and arms....and legs.... |
| Kristen and Josh, you have a beautiful family. |
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My husband's most favorite place to be in the world is our kitchen table. He loves to be sitting there, with both of our boys at home, listening to them talk about their day. With our oldest, Jeffrey, out in Arizona at school.....and our youngest always on the go with tennis, it's not often anymore that those times occur. But when they do...my husband is in heaven. Last night we sat at the table for a couple of hours listening to them, and Jeffrey's friend Caroline, talk about everything under the sun. I like having everyone home.
This afternoon Jeffrey fueled my photography/learning passion as he helped me practicing off-camera lighting which I'm really starting to DIG!!! It was so hot and humid this afternoon that my cameras took a few minutes to stop fogging up after going from the air-conditioned house to muggy-world outside!! We have more practicing to do...and I'm hoping some friends out in Arizona will be ready for a fun shoot in the desert with off-camera lighting next week!!
This isn't off-camera lighting extreme but I just love my Jeffrey in this image:) |
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeesies........
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Zionsville Family PhotographyMy friend Michelle is like a younger sister to me. She is sweet and kind and is very much a girly girl.....you know the kind....the one who always looks put together:) I'm not like that, but I like that about her!!!
I met Michelle, her husband Ben, and their adorable children on Main Street this evening to do a short shoot. The weather was perfect, the kids were happy and we had a lovely time strolling along:) Like this.....
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| Claire...their oldest...... is a good hugger:) |
| Zach....their youngest...is a smiler:) Don't you just want to eat those cheeks?? |
| After Main Street we had a quick clothing change and headed off to the playground where I had to RUN to keep up with them!! Claire is practicing "working it" for the camera. I think she is doing a FABULOUS job! |
| As we finished up we tried for one last image with the whole family in a big hug...Zach had other ideas. He was busy playing and did not have time for that! Thank you Weesies....you have a wonderful family and I loved spending time with all of you;) |
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