Featured on How He Asked

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I’m so excited to share with you that Makoto & Joel’s engagement photos and story have been featured on HowHeAsked.com !! I Love their site so much; what self respecting romantic could not love their site?! If you’re looking to propose it’s a great way to spark some ideas, and if you’re just a sap like me it’s a great place to be reminded that sweet love stories do exist!

Check out the How He Asked page and Makoto & Joel’s feature!

Thanks so much to Stacy of How He Asked for featuring one of my favorite couples and one of my favorite shoots of all time! They’re also running a fun survey to see what the best way to propose is! Take a minute to contribute your thoughts here!

Buddy

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Buddy, often lovingly referred to by me as “Nubs”, was just the sweetest dog a girl could ever ask to share a house with! He belonged to my housemate Vicky, and I loved him from the very start. He was just such a lovebug, and his little nubbin of a tail would go nuts when we was really happy. He just brought so much love and happiness into my life and was such a great companion on a rough day, poor guy probably got sick of me wrapping my arms around his neck!

For the past few months his health was declining, and Vicky finally had to make the toughest decision any animal lover ever has to make. We were a house full of broken-hearted girls, and saying goodbye to Buddy was incredibly difficult, but we all knew he was in pain and it was the best decision for his quality of life.

I offered to shoot a few photos of our sweet Buddy on his last day, while he was still in good spirits. We brought out his favorite toy, a tiny stuffed squirrel that originally belonged to my mom’s chihuahua, and shared a few sweet and hilarious moments playing in the driveway.

This guy will always have a sweet spot in my heart and memories.

Karley {Just Because Portraits}

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I remember when my cousin Karley was just a baby and I was so excited to someday have her stay the weekend and my house and we would go shopping and paint our nails and watch movies… I couldn’t wait to be the cool older cousin! We’re 12 years apart, so in her eyes I think I always was the cool older cousin (and she was always my sweet baby cousin!), but my “cool older cousin” dreams finally came true a couple of weekends ago!

We had so much fun together, the ultimate girly cousin weekend! We spent our 2 days together catching up about life, going out to eat, shopping for good deals, painting our nails… we may have even talked about boys (shhhh!). Maybe ;) And we ended our weekend of fun with a little Just Because photoshoot of Karley. We planned her outfits, did her hair and makeup and set out for this spot I couldn’t wait to shoot at. I would say we had a total blast! Karley went from my adorable little baby cousin to a beautiful young lady in the pas 15 years, and I was pretty much in awe the entire time. I’m sure I said a few sappy comments about her growing up, and how time flies…but it’s the truth!

{ Karley, you are absoultely stunning and so precious to me! I hope you know both of those things!!! I’m so excited to have more Cousin Weekends, and to watch you continue to grow up. Thanks for spending the weekend at my house and fulfilling my “Cool older cousin” dreams. haha. I love you, sweet thang. And I hope you love these fun photos we captured. You sure were a natural! }

We started out with a more casual, natural look, which she totally rocked! Then we switched it up, added some more color and spunk and Karley turned into a sassy model! I loved working with her and seeing her beauty shine!

Kristina- Bitty Baby Bands

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I love what a small world it can be sometimes! I met Kristina through one friend, and then found out she knew another friend of mine…and now I’m glad to call her my friend!

Kristina is starting an adorable business making the cutest headbands for your littlest fashionista. We borrowed baby Charlotte as our model (you all saw photos of her while she was still only represented by a baby bump) because she is just one of the prettiest baby girls on the planet. Charlotte was such a cooperative and happy model, not one ounce of diva in that little lady…okay, she may have had one small diva moment, but hey, she’s a baby so she can get away with it ;)

I had so much fun getting to know Kristina better, and photographing both her and baby Charlotte. Talk about pretty ladies! Geesh!

So if you’re looking for something fun for your new addition to wear, I highly recommend Bitty Baby Bands! The bands themselves are made of super soft, but still sturdy, nylon that stretches easily making it a breeze to get on a wiggly noggin ;) and Kristina is using such fun color combos, so whether you’ve got a sparkle-lovin’ princess or a T-shirt wearin’ tomboy, she’s got you covered!

Head on over to the Bitty Baby Bands Facebook page and give it a “like” and spread the word! But first, have a looksy at the sweet photos we shot!