{Salina Engagement Portraits} Brittany + Cole

From the first moment I met Brittany and Cole, the excitement these two exude about their wedding is palpable. Brittany is truly one of the most excited brides I've met - and her wedding is a year away!

While they live in Salina, Bennington is home for her, so we opted to meet at the Prairie Lavender Farm for their engagement portraits. :) The scent of lavender permeated everything! The smell was amazing, and the light was even more beautiful.

A few fun facts about Brittany and Cole: 1) 13 is "their" lucky number. They met on the 13th, had their first date on the 13th and got engaged on the 13th. Can you guess the date of their wedding? ;) and 2) Brittany is nuts for Batman. I don't know a lot of girls who are gaga for Batman, but I can dig it!

Thanks for taking the time to make some memorable engagement portraits, Brittany and Cole! We're excited for your 2015 wedding!

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{Anniversary} Bailey + Michael

Happy 1st Anniversray, Bailey & Michael! :)

{KU Engagement Portraits} Meghan + Brock

Because they met in Lawrence, Meghan and Brock wanted to take their engagement pictures on KU's campus. Despite the rainy days preceding their session, it was beautiful when we met at the Campanile to start their session.

Even though they said they tend to be "a little nervous" in front of the camera, these two are just so comfortable and relaxed with each other .... it's perfection.

A little love by the lake. :)

Just some quiet moments. Love.

We concluded our session with some completely delicious sunlight ... the day could not have been more perfect! We're looking forward to a stunning fall wedding!

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{Kansas Engagement Portraits} Rebecca + Chris

Chris will tell you that he and Rebecca have been dating since 6th grade. She'll give him "that look" and shake her head. No. At least, not according to her.

These two did know one another through middle and high school, but went their separate ways. She to raise a daughter and he to the Middle East. The two reunited when he was in physical therapy/rehab for an injury sustained during his service. He saw her in the hall, went up to her and said "You're Rebecca, but I bet you don't know who I am." She knew his first and last name without hesitation.

Eventually, Chris began spending extra time at the rehab center. "My normal nurse would see me and tell me I wasn't scheduled for an appointment that day," Chris says. "But I had special lunch plans." Eventually, he won her heart and these two will be married this weekend .... it's going to be a special day and we can't wait to witness/document it!

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{Wichita Engagement Portraits} Shae + Cameron

"What if it rains during our session?" Shae asked me. "Let's just give it a try," I answered. When I met up with Shae and Cameron last week, it was lightly drizzling, and continued to do so off and on for the bulk of our session. The rain, however, meant we had the campus of Wichita State to ourselves (or maybe that's because classes were over and graduation was going on? ;) ). Regardless, these two didn't let a few sprinkles ruin their session. Pretty much an amazing attitude to have toward life. :) 

Cameron can be sweet, but these two are also playful, too!

How could we not shoot at the "LOVE" sculpture? (if you look closely at the right image, you can see some raindrops!)

Their dog Clyde is part of the family, so he had to make an appearance for some of the pictures. Although truth be told, Clyde hung with us for the entire session and was a good sport about everything .... even his bow tie. ;)

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{Announcements} Blog has been OVERHAULED!

Oh friends, I admit to having a love/hate relationship with all things DIY. Yes, I tore out a wall in my house. It then took ummm ... 2-ish years to "finish" the opening so it looked nice. And then another 6 months to decide on flooring and have that installed. In my book, DIY = it will take FOREVER and probably look like you did it yourself (i.e. not done all that well). 

Since its inception, the blog has been DIY in its design. I know just enough html coding to be dangerous. And to make a few tweaks on the template design. But not nearly enough to make it look cool, amazing and flashy. Some weddings/parties are DIY and done very well, but it takes oh so long to do DIY well. I have neither time nor mental energy to do so. I just want to take beautiful wedding and family photos, not spend hours fighting with code or templates. 

After years of looking at it, tweaking backgrounds and the like, I said ENOUGH! We were getting a professionally designed blog this year (I looked at some templates and toyed around with the idea of "doing it myself" but I knew it'd take mooooooonths and wouldn't look as good as I wanted). 

So a few months ago, I contacted Stephanie from How Sweet Designs and said "JUST DO IT." I'm tired of looking/thinking/procrastinating over this. Just make it happen. And happen it did! :)

You'll notice a beautiful new banner at the top. You'll also notice buttons at the bottom of each post where you can check us out on social media and even subscribe to our newsletter. Good times are ahead, friends! 

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{Salina Family Portraits} Jones Family

This was such a sweet session with Miss J & Miss H. These little ladies are 1-year-old twins, which made for a FUN session. :)

How adorable are these two. Seriously?

Of course, big sis is CRAZY about the girls!

Of course, daddy is, too. :) :)