Jessi and Eric

On January 2, Jessi and Eric were married at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Wichita. Despite the frigid temperature and snow, their families and friends all turned out to celebrate the happy day. Their reception was held at the hall there at the church, where guests enjoyed a delicious lunch and some heartfelt toasts by the best man and maid of honor.

Congratulations to Jessi and Eric!

Kelli and Bryan's New Year's Eve Wedding

Kelli and Bryan planned a memorable start to 2010 for their family and friends by getting married on New Year's Eve. Their wedding and reception were held at the Civic Center in El Dorado. Great food and a rockin' DJ kicked off their wedding celebration and the start of 2010. Congratulations, Kelli and Bryan!

Holiday time!

Ok, I admit it. I have been busy and haven't updated my blog in a while. Family get-togethers for Thanksgiving, then we are picking out a special tree at Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm, then ...it's all a blur! I have a lot of blessings to count!

Got back from a family weekend in Kansas City with just enough time to head to Peabody to photograph the Mellott family. On Christmas Eve day, my 4 wheel drive got me through the snowstorm to Amanda's grandmother's house to photograph her family while they were all together. The day after Christmas, I headed north to photograph the Cooper family. It is truly an honor to photograph such terrific families--thank you!

May 30, 2010

Prairie Rose is the location and May 30 is the date for the wedding of Christy and Scott. They will have a large wedding party, with six attendants on each side. Since they both enjoy horses, following the ceremony they will take a buggy ride to have some "new husband and wife" time, as well as get some fun pictures with them and their horses on the grounds of the Prairie Rose.

Their wedding plans are coming along well, with Totally Legal Sound and Lighting as the DJ entertainment for the reception.

In addition to their busy jobs in the sheriff's department, Christy and Scott run a charity to benefit children and families. I was very impressed with this selfless couple and can't wait to photograph their wedding!

Michelle's senior portraits

With all of the awful October weather this year: cold rain, drizzling rain, misting rain and lots of wind, I was keeping my fingers crossed that October 24 would be a nice day...happily, it was BEAUTIFUL!

Michelle had a fantastic day for her senior portrait session. We started with traditional portraits at her home, including several shots of just her flute and band uniform to make a unique collage later.

Next we headed to Oak Park in Riverside. Working between the disc golfers, we got some great photos! (Michelle, I had no idea someone could hike in high heels like you did!)

After graduation next spring, Michelle will start college at WSU, with plans to go into International Business. Congratulations, Michelle-have a fantastic senior year!

Email from Erin

"OOOOOOOOOOh I am so excited,

I just wanted to say thank you again for everything, we truly appreciate everything you have done for us, and you have truly been such a blessing to work with. I cannot express how I excited I am to have these pictures, I have not had one complaint about anything. You do such an amazing job, and I am so excited to have the photos for forever! Thank you again for everything!"

Just got this day-brightening email from Erin. (I photographed her wedding on July 24th. ) She was a beautiful bride!

Horse Shows!

Whew! September was a blur of horses, horse shows and more horses! I had a great time photographing the Five Star Futurity in Lincoln, Nebraska, then the 11 days of horse shows at the Kansas State Fair.

Congratulations to all of the exhibitors-the weather was mild and the horse shows went smoothly.

This weekend I will be photographing the Hope in the Heartland Quarter Horse Show in Wichita. Good luck to those exhibitors!