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A dog, vintage hat, and a summer sunset: Philip + Rachel + Remy

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:40 +0000

My husband and I met Philip one mid-summers evening as we were walking Cinna, our Barbet (French Water Dog). Philip and Rachel own Remy a water dog mix and he had to know what Cinna was. Well after we chatted dogs a bit we got into photography and they said he would like to get their engagement photos done with Remy. Low and behold a week later we had our session. We had to rush as Rachel was a summer intern at Cummins and the three were heading to grad school in a couple weeks. Philip plays the saxophone so naturally we had to incorporate that, his vintage hat Rachel got him in Austin, Texas, as well as the ever adorable Remy. I LOVE when couples include their pets and hobbies in their sessions. In fact, I strive in each session to bring out their personalities as who wants boring photos when you can have some like these:

Yup Remy is that cute!

Rachel already had Philip’s engagement ring… if you look closely you may be able to figure out it’s code. By far the most intricate and coolest men’s ring I’ve ever seen.

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Seymour Indiana Wedding Photography: Amy + Mike get married

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:33:55 +0000

What a beautiful late summer wedding Amy and Mike had. Between the forest decorated cake, diy table decorations, the thumb print guest tree, colored straws, and vibrant bouquets this wedding was a joy for me to photograph. I loved all of the memorable photo locations such as the fire tower and the sunset shots in the vineyards of Chateau De Pique. As always, I had a wonderful time working with the couple and their families.

Being these two work in the state parks, it was only appropriate we go to a small park near Brownsburg to climb the fire tower. I love when couples have creative ideas all their own!

Amazing cake made by Mike’s Aunt. The bases, both fathers of the couple cut down stumps and then Amy covered the bases with moss. Very appropriate cake for two foresters.

Slightly obsessed with the table decorations. They were small flowers made of twigs and colorful paper. So many great DIY ideas from this wedding!!

Grandma was taking photos with an an adorable old camera and the flower girl was precious. She picked up all the roses down the aisle after the wedding.

Mike and Amy had a thumbprint tree for their guest book.

Juice box toast

We snuck away for some sunset portraits…

First dance as man and wife

Thank you Amy and Mike in having me your photographer. I was honored to be there and capture your special day.

Wedding Reception: Chateau De Pique
Caterer: Lemly’s Catering
Dress: Nordstrom
Flowers: Flowers of the Woods
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal

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Higuey, Dominican Republic Trash the Dress: Tourist Market

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:36:21 +0000

I broke up the “trash the dress” session posts as we did a 3 part series. Our last stop in Higuey was to a typical tourist market. They had all sorts of pottery, carved mahogany, and colorful Caribbean style paintings. I had so much fun photographing the bride and groom perusing for various souvenirs. At one point, the shop owners brought out a purple alcohol and gave the couple a shot.

I asked the bride, Dana, about her thoughts on Trash the Dress Photography:

The best part of the trash the dress photos was just getting out of the traditional poses and backgrounds to really get a feel of the location we were in. It felt so much more intimate and meaningful to explore the local places and take pictures our wedding attire. Being at the local basilica, knowing how important it is to the Dominicans, was a great feeling, and we had an amazing time taking pictures there and at the other locations. On your wedding day, everything goes by so fast that it is hard to just ENJOY it all. Doing the trash the dress pictures was so much more laid back, that I felt so much more connected to the area and to Matt, and I think that it shows in the pictures

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Our version of the Julie and Julia project

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:30:51 +0000

My husband and I have been commissioned to cook 100 recipes and photograph them in less then a month!!! Unlike the aforementioned title, we are not keeping up like Julia in daily blogging as we are averaging 8 recipes a day. We’re hoping to keep up the pace as the deadline is days away. Most of the food is comfort and soul food with lots of casseroles, pies, and biscuits. Today we made apple pie with crumble topping, Kentucky pie, brisket, cheesy chicken casserole, cheesecake, and a potato salad. Tomorrow will be cinnamon roles, chocolate skillet pie, coconut cake, layered German chocolate cake, coconut pudding, Texas rice casserole, and several others.

Needless to say I’m way behind in blogging some of the other sessions (a nature engagement session, cowboy boot wedding, film wedding feature, experimenting with Polaroids, and so forth). Once I whip up my last comfort confection I’ll be hitting my blog hard with updates.

Until then feast your eyes on some pie. Oh, and if you are in the Columbus, Indiana area come by and take some leftovers home with you. No joking around here.

Biscuits and gravy.. thanks to Alexa for helping make gravy

My favorite thus far…who doesn’t love a summer time cherry pie?

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Indianapolis Family Photographer: Chad + Cheryl

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:29:21 +0000

I love to phtoograph Chad and Cheryl as they are so nice not to mention a gorgeous couple. Last February I captured their engagement session in the bitter cold snow yet they were all smiles which you can see those pics here. Then a few weeks later was their intimate wedding which had some of the most adorable and hilarious children in attendance. You can check out their soiree here.

Months later they contacted me again for a casual family session. We met downtown Indianapolis at the Canal and the four made my job easy.

New favorite photo spot.. who doesn’t love endless blocks of color?

The perfect light for the perfect family!

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Columbus Indiana Senior Photography: Jade 2011 East High School Graduate

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:51:27 +0000

Jade is a California girl with great style transplanted to Indiana which I completely empathize with. Jade’s mom works for the Columbus Indiana Art Council which came in handy on a impromptu chalk idea we wanted to try. In addition to creating chalk art, Jade’s senior photography session was full of leaps, and beautiful smiles, a California flag. This gorgeous girl was too easy to photograph and it was very hard to pick a few favorites to share.

What a gorgeous girl!!!

Jade and her sister… it was fun to have her sister and mom at the session to help Jade laugh and lend posing ideas.

I had Katy Perry’s “California Girl” song stuck in my head as I edited these… we had a quasi-California sunset which was a perfect addition to her Cali flag.

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Cake Smash, baby tutus, and Olivia turns 1

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:56:25 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I photographed this beautiful little girl right before she turned 1. Her mom had the most adorable outfits from Etsy as well as a teeny tiny birthday cake and pink party hat. We photographed at the baby’s grandmothers home which was a stunning backdrop as there were hasta gardens and plenty of black eyed susan flowers. It was Olivia’s mom’s idea to partake in a cake smash which was so funny to watch and photograph. Great idea for a baby photo session!

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