Give Thanks!

Oh, Thanksgiving. It's a time when we gather with friends, celebrate with family and spend time with those we love.

I like to take a few moments to reflect upon what we're grateful for, because indeed, our lives are rich.


• On the ball brides. This sounds silly, but our brides this year are just on fire! Usually, I'll give a bride 6 or so months to revel in being a "Mrs." before I start to prod her in the direction of making decisions about a wedding album. Our brides this summer, though, selected albums and album photos in record time! I think 2 brides had their photos selected within SIX WEEKS of their wedding. I am supremely thankful for that and give these brides massive thumbs up for being so on task. Kisses to you all!


• Our truly awesome couples. I feel like I say this every year, but every year it's TRUE! Our couples rock! They are so welcoming, warm and just plain fun to be around. They also come up with beautiful details for us to capture. And we can't resist a little eye candy. :)


• Becoming an auntie. Yes, I'm a dork. And yes, my little Nephew is the most adorable child in the universe (besides Mike's kiddos, of course).


• Wedding clients transitioning into family portrait clients. It's an honor to document a couple's wedding, and when they ask us back for family portraits, well, it's just plain special.


• Clients who are 100% willing to go anywhere for portraits. I admit, some of the senior portrait and engagement session locations don't exactly look fabulous when you just walk by, but get our subjects in there and they work some magic!


• Mike's willingness to take my family's extended family portraits. It's been 2+ years since we've had a big family event (ahem, wedding), and a lot has changed. My sister and her husband welcomed a baby boy into the fold, and my brother is getting ready to graduate from college. So we wrangled a time together to make a family portrait ... and I'm really thankful to have it.

And just because I'm feeling snarky, I'm also thankful for elastic-waisted pants on Thanksgiving (I know you're all thinking it, but just not willing to say it .... so what the hey?) ;)~