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! ;)

Five things

Happy Thursday! Few good things, finally rented a lens that should be here sometime tomorrow so no more worries while shooting! i've got lots of goodies for you today! 

Looking to add a special touch to your bouquet? At the chapel, i've seen some beautiful details added to their flowers, whether it's a broach, special jewelry from grandmothers, something blue, or photos of family that couldn't be there on your day.  it's a personal touch that's easy to do, and always adds something special to your day, and photos too! 

Do you want something a little more funky? Found this cute 50's centerpiece, if you're having a vintage style wedding something like this might be fun! looking at it now, it looks like sand, if you're having a sand ceremony, this is how you could decorate for your reception too! 

Speaking of sand ceremonies, it's another way to have a keepsake/ art piece for your new home together. instead of a unity candle, it's been popular for a while to pour two colors of sand together, representing your two lives becoming one. What's great about these is if you have two families coming together, or kids they can pour another color in, representing the family coming together. Also another way to incorporate your wedding colors! 

I can't believe i haven't talked about this next delicious product before! I actually hadn't even heard of them until about last year, i saw them on a blog and decided to make them! they were actually a big hit at work, even though they were my first batch and weren't perfect. If you're thinking of having a snack table, or cake but want to display it different, cake pops might be perfect for you! They're less messy, don't necessarily need a plate, and can be decorated so adorably! If you're a starbucks fan, they also sell some there to test them out with out a big price tag. 

You can use your wedding colors, have them decorated any way you want, or even have grooms and brides for pops! The cake table doesn't have to just display one cake anymore, you can have a table that's designed with these cute pops all over! Or if it's just a part of a snack table it's easy to get the amount of pops you're looking for.

If you're thinking health wise for kids or adults, it's a small portion but still absolutely delicious! 

Switching gears, Brandon and i went on a date adventure today, mostly getting errands done! It was such a fun day though, planning on adding to our wonderful backyard that my in-laws helped SO much with while they were here last summer. Anyway, one of stops was R.E.I to pick up those organic energy chews! If you haven't read that post, follow it here. I found some new Jelly Belly type energy chews, less calories, and i thought we should try some other kinds! I tried the lemon-lime kind, sour but absolutely delicious! If you want to try some, i say go for it! Sports Beans. 

Today's five things was still mostly about weddings, but it doesn't have to be strictly for weddings. If you're having a party, cake pops, and simple cute center pieces still can be used! hmm, think i'm going to have to make cake pops again soon.. 

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! 

One of my favorite spots.

Red Wing, Minnesota.

If you've snooped around, you'll know that i'm originally from Minnesota. I grew up there, lived there til i was 22. After moving, i've grown even more appreciative of how beautiful it is. (in my opinion though, the snowy winter is not so tempting and i'm thankful to be away from that aspect.) I was searching through some photos from last September when i visited. I went up to one of my favorite spots in Red Wing. Thought of these pictures after a friend of mine, Danielle mentioned this place again to me. (i actually photographed her engagement photos!.. check them out here.) This spot is about 15 minutes from where i grew up, and is always a favorite place for a little adventure.

The Mississippi River, cross the bridge and you're in Wisconsin, and such a gorgeous view. What i love about this place is you can see the most of the city, and yet, you turn around walk and this is another view you'll get shortly.

It's always such a good adventure spot when i'm with Rachelle. If you haven't followed my posts long, you might have missed that Rachelle and her boyfriend recently visited me here in las vegas! what a great time to see her again! Rachelle let me photograph her and michael too! If you want to see those, click here! Super cute.

I constantly talk about Minnesota, and wanted to show just a glimpse into one of my favorite places. When i get to go back, i'll make sure to get photos of my other favorite places!

Not only is this a great place just for fun, but a beautiful area for photos, I've seen a few friends get some wedding photos up here too, so always consider a beautiful place like this!

Anyone have any guesses to another place i love to go? I'm thinking eventually i should have a giveaway, but one a little more fair... not based on my fave places.. so be ready for that! If there is a fun prize, does someone have one they'd like to see given away!?

Featured!- IDOJOUR

January of this year, i had a few photos from the Trash the Dress shoot published on I Do Jour. I wanted to share the post that included some of the cake fight of! To see the rest of this shoot i posted click HERE. 

 This was such a fun shoot, Chelsea Nicole gathered vendors around Las Vegas to help out and it turned out great! If any of you are looking for a reason to put that wedding dress back on, let's think of something fantastic and fun to do!