Happy Saturday!

Natalie | Indianapolis Model/Fashion Photographer

Natalie and I have been friends for....well....forever. Our moms were friends before we were born, so we grew up together. When we each graduated from college, we moved in opposite directions - me to Indiana and Natalie to California. After Natalie married last year, she and her husband moved to Arizona. And a few weeks ago, we were both back in Wisconsin visiting our parents at the same time. Since Natalie is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S and I was wanting some fashion shots for my portfolio, I asked if she would do some modeling for me. Having had a bit of experience with this before, I didn't have to twist her arm too hard to get her to comply. We hit the streets of Eau Claire and managed to squeeze in 6 outfits in under an hour. Natalie was fabulous!

Also, I must mention that Natalie and her husband Johnny are excellent musical performers! You should really check out their website or visit them on Facebook!

Kristen | Indianapolis Maternity Photographer

Kasey and Kristen were some of my very first clients when I started my business two years ago. I shot their engagement photos as well as their wedding in the summer and fall of 2008. So when I received an email from Kristen that they were expecting their first baby this summer, I was thrilled! It's been so neat to follow their journey thus far and I can't wait to meet Hudson when he arrives next month!

Kasey.....Happy 1st Father's Day!

Hunter | On-Location Child Photographer

As I was working on finishing up some client galleries yesterday, I came across a few more pictures that I absolutely love from this session I did while in Wisconsin. So I'm going to share them with you. :) Isn't this little man just the cutest?

Annie + Family | On-Location Family Photographer

As I sit here trying to write an intro to this post, my mind is coming up blank. I don't know how to adequately sum up what Matt and Brooke have meant to me over the years. Matt was the youth pastor at the church where I attended youth group in high school. As long as I've known him, he has always had a zeal for the Lord and a passion for people. And his wife was equally lovely and always welcoming to everyone who visited. Matt preached the truth in such humility that even if his talk was highly convicting, I never felt condemned. I knew from my first visit there that I would be back. And I was.

As the years passed and I joined in Bible studies with Matt and Brooke, their desire for the Lord grew and therefore caused my own desire to grow. They were nothing short of absolutely instrumental during my high school years. When I moved away after high school, I missed them terribly. And I still do. People like this don't just pop up everywhere you live.

After a long adoption process, Matt and Brooke were finally able to welcome Annie into their family this spring! Annie is an adorable little bundle who just turned one last week! I was so happy to be able to capture their first professional family photos as well as Annie's 1-year photos!

Annie, I hope you had a super fabulous 1st birthday here in the states with your mommy and daddy! It was a pleasure to meet you. Matt....Brooke....it was an honor to take your family photos. You will never know how crucial your support and guidance was to me during those crazy high school years, even if I never expressed my appreciation at the time. Thank you for allowing me this privilege.

So Sorry

To those of you who are waiting patiently for picture orders to come in, blogs to be posted, galleries to be uploaded, and emails to be returned....I really am catching up! We got into town late Thursday evening and I'm finally starting to feel back to (kind of) normal. I will be all caught up soon - I promise! 

Until then....so sorry for the delays and thank you for your patience!

Banker Family + Addison | On-Location Family Photographer

I met Travis and Tabitha way back in junior high at a summer youth camp. We kind of lost touch through the years, but once I joined Facebook last year, we reconnected. (Isn't Facebook great like that?) When I announced that I'd be in Wisconsin for a week, Tabitha jumped on getting some family pictures and asked if she could bring along her son's best friend. She said they might be moving soon and she wanted to get some pictures of the kids together.

When I arrived here in Wisconsin, I immediately noted the weather forecast for the weekend. After all, I'm only here for a few days and rescheduling a session is simply not an option. Sunday was a gorgeous day, but as we headed for Durand to meet them the sky began to darken and small drops began to fall. When we arrived, I was thrilled to see that the kids were wearing rain gear! I had always wanted to shoot a session like this!

Travis and Tabitha, thank you so much for making the drive out to meet me and for being way cool and bringing rain boots for the kiddos!