Willing/Pinuala Wedding

So, I am so amazingly encouraged that the Lord has provided another awesome bride whoe let me have the priveledge of taking her wedding photos. I have loved photography for so long... never thought I would like wedding photography ... to fast paced and too much drama ( I was thinking bridezillas) but to my pleasant surprise, I love it! Perhaps even more than session photography. I love that there is action ( well, you know you have all of the posed shots at first... but when the wedding gets rolling...) I mean people are jsut naturally smiling and hugging one another, and looking their best! It is very tiring but super fun to just follow two people who are so in love and get caught up in their special story. Each couple is so different and thankfully I have been surrounded by brides who are about as laid back as they come, talk about taking the stress off! Anyway, you get the point aout methe real reason for this post is to display some of the shots I got from this beautiful wedding... of one of the happiest couples I have ever seen. Thank you Hannah and Micheal for letting me be a part of your day! Everything was absolutely beautiful and you two were so great to work with! ( Micheal, thanks for making funny faces at the camera when things got a little slow....and Hannah, thanks for holding the chair so I didnt fall twice :).. yep I fell outta the chair... backwards too....and only by the grace of God did I land on my feet...... He knows how to keep me humble when I need it...and falling out of a chair at a wedding in teh middle of the garter toss is pretty humbling :) So I am thankful for His providence in so many ways. Now... on to the pictures already!

The groom was this happy and calm all day.... seriously, I was amazed!

I am convinced that one of the best blessings a girl can have is a lifelong friend....

Hannah is super lucky, she has two!

This was the brides idea... and I love it, and most definately plan to use it in the future!
Hannah requested that I get the grooms picture as she came down the isle, instead of the traditional photo of her and her dad. I think this is the epitome of what a groom should look like when he sees his bride... makes it all worth the wait!

And well, she looked pretty happy herself!

you know this makes you smile!

One of my favorites!

sweetness!

so maybe a little tad of me still loves taking pics of children :)

luckily there were lots of cute ones around!

This is always one of my favorite pictures... I think it is so romantic! Maybe I am just a little girly

The End!

ReCeNtLy

Do you see that?

Do you see those freckles on his nose and under his eyes?? Well I was a little excited about them for two reasons.... The first is a little silly so I will explain it first; An individual made the remark to me while I was pregnant that they hoped my son did not have my red hair and freckles ( this was followed by... because no one can pull that off like you) however, that remark stung and I know that this little child will be gorgeous red hair, freckles, or whatever else may come so I was a little spiteful over my joy in these freckle ( aha! Ill show you I thought)... see wasn't that silly, but there is a deeper reason for my love of those little brown spots.... When I was born I was adopted, which really is a beautiful thing, however, my whole life I have wondered who I look like. Everyone else looks like their family, but I was kinda alone in that area.. until this little booger came along and by the grace of God I saw the cutest little pug nose in that ultrasound picture and I thought, "there he is, a little piece of me.....finally someone who will look like me".... well the pug nose part at least :) and there are moments when I see a little flicker of red in his hair ( which may be in my head, I know) and then I saw these freckles and deep in my heart they are such a reminder of what a art of me he is and it makes my heart so happy!

BeAcH BumS!!!

So this little pic under here has a special meaning for me. This little boy of mine LoVes me! i know I know you already know that, but he really loves me, I mean can't get enough of me, wants to hold my hand 24-7 (literally) wants me right by him, with him, every minute of every day! And while it may be selfish, I kinda smile inside when he only wants Mommy to do things for him. Now, there are moments where I think please Lord, just a minute alone? But there are so many more amazing moments when I look at the positive little treasure of flattery that this child brings to me. In life, there is so much rejection... you know, the boy that didn't like you growing up, the girl that called you a name, the person who honked and flicked you off because you made an eensie little driving error :) and the list goes on of all of the hurt we pile up on our hearts... so I took this picture to help me remember to treasure every minute I get to treasure with this little angel of adoration who will one day too soon be running off too fast for me to get my kiss and then I will wish he wanted to hold my hand ( even if its while i use the potty). (So you see, I cant even take his picture with out him begging..please mommy, hold my hand! and instead of being sad that I might have missed some great shots, I will be happy that he wants to just hold my hand)

*pure sweetness*

ANd then there is this photo of my best friend.....which also makes me smile