::Melissa:: Trash the dress

Melissa contacted me this winter to do a “Trash the Dress” session–without getting the dress dirty. We were both very excited about the session. It finally happened yesterday and we had SO much fun!!! My Friend Michelle, who works at  Panopoulos salon here in Holland, did an awesome job on Melissa’s hair. Melissa, I had so much fun and your hubby was great too!!!

::Adoption:: Mommy, Daddy, and Ava

Oh my! SO, I have a hard time putting into words how I feel about adoption. I have wanted to adopt a child since…really, for as long as I could remember. And we still are thinking about it. Whenever I get the chance to photograph a new family and newly adopted child, it does something to me. It’s weird. I can almost feel the love pouring out of them. The expression on their faces are so real and show so much joy! If I really was thinking while I was “shooting” I am pretty sure I would cry happy tears.

This family was AWESOME! So NICE, and so joyful, thankful, sweet, loving…need I go on?!?! They were awesome, and I could feel it. They are so in love with their little girl. I felt so honored to take their first family picture together.

::Jeff+Lee Ann:: Anytime session

Lee Ann got my name from Karla (from the session before), and contacted me about an “anytime” session. Just the two of them. I LOVE that!! I wish sometimes that my husband and I would have done that more, before we had out beautiful girls.

They were awesome! SO much fun, and Lee Ann was so excited–that makes me so happy!! Thanks for the session Lee Ann and Jeff. I had a great time with you both.

::Chad+Karla::e-session

Well hello there, blog world! I am back again. I didn’t forget about this poor blog,  a little busy. And to be completely honest, it’s so much easier to upload pictures to my Facebook Fan page. So, I am going to do a little “catch up” here.

This is Chad and Karla. They are such a cute couple and so nice!! It was FREEZING the day we had taken these pictures….no, like, freeezing! At one point during the session poor Karla had goosebumps and was shaking. What a trooper they both were. And they don’t even look cold. Here are some photos from the shoot.