A Late Summer Wedding

From the first time I met with Kayla and Andrew back in 2012, I KNEW we were on the path of several amazingly fun days! Kayla knew exactly what she wanted out of her wedding (as many girls do!), and I was fortunate enough to be on the sidelines as every tiny detail fell perfectly into place. 

We began with a snowy engagement session this past winter. Engagement sessions might just be one of my favorite things to shoot. Not only do they help me get to know my bride and groom, but you can see SO much passion in a newly engaged couple's eyes. 

I then did an awesome session with Kayla and a few of her closest friends. SO much laughter and encouragement the entire time. Truly an inspiring group of young women. Oh, and one of these fabulous ladies is on the MHP Wedding calendar for 2014!!! 

Having watched all of these pieces of the puzzle come together, I couldn't hardly wait to see it all play out. 

Breathtaking.

 

 I was busy getting a few shots of the father of the bride when I turned around and saw this: All the groomsmen huddled around an iPhone watching a YouTube tutorial on "How to tie a tie"!

Kayla and Andrew chose to have a "First Glance" set up so that we could do the majority of the pictures before the ceremony. SO happy we did this! I've never seen a more nervous groom on his wedding day, and I think this was EXACTLY what he needed!! 

 

 

And then it was time to get married :)

 

Congratulations Kayla and Andrew! 

Thank you so much for asking me to be a part of your day!

** For information on booking your 2014-2015 wedding, please contact MHP directly.

Happy Monday, World.

It's Monday morning. This is usually everyone's blah day. Every once in a while it's a rough start for me, but usually it's my day of rejuvenation. I feel refreshed and clean. I purged all of the laziness over the weekend and I am coming in strong. So strong today that, before 8:30am, my dishes were finished, the laundry was folded (and started again), everyone was fed and presentable, and we had time for extra Monday morning hugs before school. And now? Now it's 9:15am and I'm sitting at my computer, coffee in hand, working on a blog post. HELLO Monday morning. You're not really all that bad.

As promised, I will attempt to blog all of my 2013 sessions. Although this one was actually in the last days of '12, I want to get that head start. Just like my Monday mornings. Coming in strong.

 This Momma said there was no way she was going to be in a picture. She hadn't planned on it ahead of time, so all she could do was refuse. Well, that's just not acceptable ;) Be ready. Makeup or not. Clean clothes or not. You will be appearing in one way or another. And I'm SO glad that she did!

 Happy Monday, World.