Vintage family shoot- part two!

Nick, Vanessa and handsome Carson are back! This time i'm focusing more on Carson. how can you not!? have you seen this adorable face?

i'm so thankful to have photographed this family with danette and dominque too! I hope we can all do something like this again soon. Vanessa, you did perfect at planning this whole shoot!

I only have hundreds more photos of this family, but i guess i'll stop for now! ;)

Vintage family shoot!

whoo hoo! Vanessa, Nick, and adorable Carson! After picking out some of my favorites from the day, i decided, this is going to have to be a two-parter. So here's part one! 

Something i absolutely loved about this shoot is how excited and organized vanessa was! She got her hair and makeup done, had been working on fabulous outfits, and looking for perfect locations. she did such an amazing job! 

As soon as we got to the museum, i asked Nick if he was excited, and in his honesty he said "not really." i'm only sharing this, because when we were done, Vanessa told me he thought it went so fast! This is encouragement for your spouse too! He'll get to hug and kiss on you a lot, and time will go fast! 

Carson is such a good little boy, so cute- and Vanessa was prepared, she prepared danette, dominique and i with smarties for bribing. When it works, it works! She's a fantastic photographer, and always told me if you need candy, to use these, they're small enough, and don't stain clothes, and mouths! So if you're looking for something great, use these. Plus i learned these are great for horses too (well the wrapper anyway) , since the sound of crinkling will get his/her attention and it'll raise its ears too! perfect. 

So here's a few photos from around the museum, and excited to share more soon! 

 

 This family is beautiful, and if you're thinking of doing a family photoshoot, let's think of something fun to do! 

Thank you for letting me photograph you all! There are tons more, and i can't wait to show you! 

My sister and brother in law

I have two wonderful sisters that i've always looked up to, even if it was watching them put on makeup in the bathroom with each visit; secretly thinking, "I can't wait til i have an Esprit bag." While in Minnesota i was so blessed to be pretty close to my beautiful sister Tara and her family! Getting to see her boys grow a little too! Crissie and i haven't lived in the same state since i was little, so when i moved to Las Vegas and she was here, i was so thrilled to be able to grow even closer to her. Though they made a huge decision to move back to Arizona a while ago, it was such a perfect time to be with the two of them. I could go to her to hang out, talk for hours, go to for advice, swim, be girly, and double date with her husband Eric, and Brandon. Boy i think he's absolutely perfect for Crissie. He's in the Air Force like my husband so there always was this bond i felt. That Crissie and I could get along and the boys could too. 

It was such a great time when i moved from Minnesota and family was here, and see how happy Crissie is with Eric. Their love for one another truly is inspiring. They appreciate each other more than most couples i've ever seen, are constantly uplifting one another, encouraging and believing in their dreams. i think is just completely God-given is that their dreams align at the perfect time so that they work perfectly together. Timing is perfect with these two. I miss them like crazy now that they're gone, but even in the short time i learned so much about their relationship and through them, mine as well. There's another relationship i get to see and learn from, my mom and if you want to see her wedding photos, click here. 

Crissie and Eric got married in February and surprised everyone! But.. if you two are reading this, i still have big plans for fun photos including some awesome aircraft. be prepared. While they were here, we ventured out to a park and just took a few photos, including Eric's full of personality and excitement, daughter Anna. It was an absolute blast. Thank you two for teaching me so much, i'm so thankful for the time we had living so close. 

 

Crissie and Eric just naturally fit and love on one another. It made my job easy, and so much fun! Anna is a complete ham too, loving the camera and most of the time with absolutely no direction, she has fun and includes herself in the photos. It's a beautiful family. I love how Eric kisses and pulls Crissie in and you can see their love for each other. 

I plan on visiting these two when i get the chance, and seeing their huge fantastic home, and of course photographing them more! 

Do you have some family favorites you want to share? Or even fun new edits you've learned, i recently re-edited some of  these and giving credit to Danette who showed me light leaks i'm definitely hooked. 

Happy Tuesday! 

Girl time and looking gorgeous!

Floyd Lamb Park. 

Going to this park, i always go to the VERY back. Here's a fact: i hate geese. they chase me and scare me, and i don't want to deal with the embarrassment that is me against animals, but i'm working on it! 

Tonya is a dear friend here in Las Vegas, she's one of those friends that our schedules are sometimes opposite and we don't always get a lot of time together, but when we do it's so much fun. She has two fantastic children and a husband who my husband is friends with. Her house was the first house i got to visit when i moved here, Thanksgiving 2010... and 2011

We went out on a little photoshoot time after we spent lots of time looking through old photos, just had some fun photographing this beautiful woman. (MAN mike, lucky guy.) I have tons of favorites and if you want to see more head over to my facebook page and check out this album, click here. If you do, become a fan, leave me some love! Also if you don't remember, i had the opportunity to photograph their Christmas pictures, check THOSE out here. 

two of my faves. above and below. I think her lips look absolutely perfect here! my gorgeous friend. 

Tonya, Beautiful friend.. i think it's time for new photos, a girls day followed by coffee and a double date. My place, and hopefully some pool time soon! 

Are you looking for some fun photos? Maybe family, maternity, or just some updated portraits... anyone up for new profile pics!? What a great way to update those photos, and go out and get some coffee and just hang out. 

It's rough being beautiful.

What better way to spend the day than to photograph beautiful friends, and do that with other photographers! You've seen Alyssa in the last post, and she's absolutely stunning so i thought i'd show you more! I revisited these photos, and did some newer edits, the first is still my absolutely favorite! 

 

Hoping when it warms up a bit we can head out and do more shoots with coworkers! Oh and here's something fantastic, Alyssa is a photographer where i work, BUT she also modeled in this months magazine Spectacular Bride! Multi-talented.

Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!