The Hagen Family

It has been quite a while since my last blog post, and I must apologize for that.  After a very busy summer and fall I took a small break to spend some much needed time with my very special little man who is now 2 1/2.  

With the days starting to get longer I have started to get spring fever and have been thinking more and more about what will hopefully be a very exciting summer photography season for me!

With this in mind I am going to take a couple of weeks to reflect back at my last few sessions from the fall.  I was very fortunate to have a full schedule at the end of last year and had some amazing clients.  To jump start 2013 I am going to take a peek at the wonderful Hagen family.  I had such a great time playing in the leaves with these three little ones.  They are all naturals in front of a camera.

No more rambling from me...here are The Hagens!

Thank you Hagen Family!  

Elissa & Kelly, Friends Session

It has always been a dream of mine to have my little guy grow up with our friends' children and become friends themselves.  That is one of the many reasons why this session was so much fun.  Elissa and Kelly have been friends since they were in school and now their girls are growing up together.  This was a gorgeous session, the light was beautiful, the color of the trees were amazing, and of course all of those girls!

I am in love with this picture of the younger girls!  

Thought I would end with a little bit of fun!

I was so wonderful to be able to photograph such amazing friends.  Thanks for letting me hang out with you for a little bit, I had a great time!

Ali, 2013 Senior Pictures!

I am so excited to bring you Ali's senior pictures!  Not only is she super cute, but she is such an amazing person and so fun to be around.  She has a great personality and her smile is absolutely infectious.  I had a great time taking Ali's pictures, it actually brought me back to my high school days with all of the sports that she is involved with but still being able to have a girly side. 

Enjoy!

I loved this green door that we found!

Thank you so much Ali!  I hope you have a great senior year!

Jamie & Megan, Engaged!

Jamie and Megan's engagement session was so much fun to shoot, they kept me laughing the entire time and were open to trying anything (including climbing on hay bails).  They are an amazing couple and I cannot help but smile when looking at these pictures of two people so much in love.

I will start with my favorite candid moment of the evening.  I just love how natural Megan is in this shot.

 

Megan wanted to take some pictures by her grandfather's old barn before it got torn down and of course I loved this idea.  Not only do old barns make great pictures, but I love it when a location means something to the people I am photographing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am so honored to have been able to take Jamie and Megan's engagement photos, and lucky to be able to work with Megan every day.  Thank you!

Mathias & Ellie, Married!

Another great opportunity came my way when I got to assist the wonderful Dani Stephenson in shooting a gorgeous wedding!  I loved everything about Mathias and Ellie's wedding including the amazing barn venue, The Enchanted Barn.  The wedding was so beautiful I am just going to jump right into the picutres.

Here is our first look as Mathias and Ellie share their "first look."  The anxious groom...

...and his beautiful bride...

...make a happy couple!

I love this very cute family moment with Mathias, Ellie and their precious little girl.

The ceremony took place within the barn and was absolutely gorgeous. 

After the ceremony everyone gathered outside and downstairs for the coctail hour as the upstairs was being transformed for the reception.  Ellie had simple yet beautiful rustic details which truly complimented the barn atmosphere.  I loved it!

Ellie's flowers were stunning!

What a beautiful Mother/Daughter memory.

Thank you Mathias and Ellie for letting me share in your special day and thank you to Dani for bringing me along, it was truly a gorgeous day!