This was krazy fun!

This was sooo much fun for all of us! Scott and Monika came over from Dayton Ohio to shoot their E Session in downtown Indy. I had referred them to FocusRight Productions for videography and they went ahead and booked them for their E session as well! So, we had 2 HD video camera's following us around to help capture some beautiful moments for us.

I've known these guys for quite a while now... The quality and creativity they continue to produce is at the top of their industry. Brandon Wiseman (co-owner) put this trailer together for me to show couples how a typical E Session works.

A lot of time, people can be intimidated by the camera and going on a "photo shoot" especially if they haven't done it before. I wanted to make this trailer to show my clients and future clients that we have an incredible time hanging out and capturing amazing images together. It's about developing a relationship (which is my favorite part) to help everyone be comfortable together and capture real moments as a couple. Personality is everything in my business - and I hope this trailer shows how much fun I try to make every shoot.

And, thanks again to Brandon Wiseman over at FocusRight Productions for creating this video series for me!

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Shelley & Greg

Looking back on my Blog I don't think I ever got around to posting this wonderful couple's E Session - which is oh so sad - so, had to post a few to start with... Shelley & Greg are such beautiful people. They are such caring individuals and obviously have a very strong connection. They were married a few weeks back on a GORGEOUS August Saturday at East 91st street Church.

Shelley and her girls met me at Flirt Salon in Fishers. It was a perfect place to shoot. Many of the salon's I've shot in b4 are quite tight and they hardly ever sit everyone together. So, if you're planning to use multiple stylist's definitely suggest everyone sitting together. This makes for great images of everyone getting beautified! :)

The Bridal Party got ready at E 91 and we started with the Greg and his guys - then finished up with Shelley and her girls b4 the ceremony. The bubble line out of the church was so fun! Bubbles are super clean and create krazy fun images. The Oak Hill Mansion was the site of their reception, so we were able to shoot around the property for a few minutes before they were introduced.

One of my favorites from the day is the stairway shot. We captured this just a few seconds b4 they walked in... Such a cool moment in time.

Whew... Hope you all enjoy the images!

Thank you both again for choosing me to capture your Wedding Day~

Let's start with a few from their E Session...















And on to the Wedding Day~


The infamous cloud of hair spray!















Luv, luv this 2 image series... so much personality. Workin' It~




The vibrance of the cloud reflection in the windows was a pleasant surprise...







This wooden Church was built by this gentlemen (Shelley's Grandfather). I think they told me it had been used in 14+ Weddings so far. It's a beautifully detailed gift/card holder.



Thanks Brian! Brian has worked with me on many Weddings. It's always great having someone I can trust to shoot along side me and one I don't have worry about... Having 2 photogs is great on many occasions where we MUST shoot fast and we need lots of images in a short amount of time. And the creative angles are a must have. :)



Now this is what I call yummy lighting...



I absolutely luv how everyone laughs

The Beautiful Baker Family

I have the privilege of shooting with the Baker Family twice a year and every time it is sooo much fun for all of us. They obviously have good genes running through them which makes photographing that much easier to do!~

Most of the (adult) kids now live all over the US, so it's very special for me that they ask every year to help capture their family at each stage in life. 3 of their 4 kids are single, but brought their dogs (kids) to get some images as well. Most of us start out with dogs to make sure we can keep things alive before having kids of our own~!

Enjoy~