Brandon & Diana :: Engagements

Who doesn't love a good fireman?

I know I sure do. I grew up with both my aunt and uncle being fire fighters, and we would have so much fun going to visit their fire station. We would do the usual, try on the boots, jacket, hat... so fun! The best part, by far, was sliding down the pole. What a rush! I wonder if that's how the actual fire fighters feel whenever they go for a run. I should really ask my father-in-law, since he was a fireman for years down in Highland Park.

But I find now a days, I don't come across many fire fighters. I guess I don't know very many who are still in that profession or just don't run around in that crowd. Well... until just recently, when I met up with Brandon and Diana for a fun engagement session.

Brandon is actually a fireman down in Ohio and he's so young! You don't find many firemen out there, let alone so young... what a brave soul he is and what sweet souls both Diana & Brandon have. Both of them were so calm, laid back, and SO down to earth. They were extremely kind hearted and EXTREMELY loving towards each other! That's the best! You can just tell how head over heels they are for one another. Makes me love my job even more. I had so much fun chatting with them and getting to know them as they are so fun to be around. I'm so excited for their wedding here in a few months. What a fun day it is going to be and if it's anything like this weather, by then it might be 60 degrees. Wooo!

So excited... Congrads you two!

Check out a few of my favorites from our session...

Umm... cutest couple alert!!!



Mmm... LOVE!



Adorable...



LOVE this one...



So fun...



This is their special blanket that they love... I'm so glad they brought it, it totally brightened up their photos...



Precious....



They are so cute together...



This is where they first fell in love... What a special place!

Matt & Caitlin :: Engagements

I love a good love story...

I guess that's why I love weddings so much. I mean LOVE weddings... with CAPS LOCK on! Ha!

LOVE makes me smile and laugh and get butterflies all in my tummy... LOVE could seriously make this world such a better place!

I guess posting fun LOVE sessions, as I should call them, is doing my part by making this world a better place... maybe?! I'll go ahead and tell myself that.

Two of those people that are truly in love and is so evident is Matt & Caitlen!

I tell you what... When I started taking photos of them, the way they looked at each other gave me those smiles, laughs, and butterflies. They have SO much fun together and you can tell that even after sooooo many years being together, they are still head over heels in LOVE! I couldn't tell you how much fun it was to hang out with this couple.

Congratulations and we are SOOO stinkin' excited for your wedding here in just a few months!

Check out a few of my favorites from their session...

Mmm... Such a beautiful couple!!!!



HOT STUFF...



Gorg...



I'm telling you... they LOVE to laugh!!!



Ha...



This shot took some coaxing from Matt... but boy was it worth it!



LOVE it!!!

Dave & Charlene :: Engagements

Haven't you always wondered what it would be like to fly a plane?

I remember when I was little my dad, who used to take flying lessons, took me to this small airport in Kokomo and a guy he knew out there let me go for a ride. I don't remember all the exact details of how exactly I was able to go up in a small plane with just this "strange" man, but I was. It was pretty neat! This "guy" even let me take the wheel for a few seconds. I thought I was so cool! Haha!

Two people who do this every day for FedEx that actually are really cool are Dave & Charlene.

Dave is an engineer for the planes and Charlene is a pilot. A-Mazing! Not only are they extremely smart, but both of them are extremely fun and beautiful people. I thought it was really neat how I did their session on a Monday early afternoon because of their flexible schedules, and mine, and we had a great time exploring the Henry Ford Museum, where they will be married this coming September. What a great couple they are and I had such a great time getting to know them much better, sharing some laughs, and catching their sweet personalities towards each other... so beautiful!

Congratulations you two... we are so excited for the BIG day!!!

Here are just a few of my favorites from our session...

Lovely Couple, eh?!!



So much in LOVE!



Mmm... so great...



XOXO!





Love those cars in the background... too bad you can't get closer!



Charlene saw a ring similar to this and Dave decided to design one like it for her... such a good listener ;)



LOVE THIS...

Matt & Angela :: Engagements

Where did this heat wave come from?

I'm not quite sure, but what a nice surprise! I'm sure it'll be snowing next week, but today, I'll take it.

I have to say that the month of November was kind of like today outside... we had some great weather days, and I was able to really take advantage of those days with some pretty sweet couples.

One of those sweet couples were Matt & Angela...

Talk about a super cute couple together. They make each other laugh and smile so much, and sure do look quite nice together.

I am looking forward to their wedding this SUMMER... oh, how I dream of summer right now!

Congratulations you two...

Angela... what a beauty! I'm pretty sure Matt agrees...



Mmm... so sweet!



Nice bling!



LOVE this one!



MMM... ADORABLE!



Happy Friday!!!

Vacation is OVER...

All good things must come to an end at some point right?

I'm so happy that it's a new year! It was fun to enjoy some holiday music, holiday shows, a few snow flurries, lots of laughs, lots of smiles, no workouts, and all-in-all a great end to one of the BEST years of our lives. But I was ready for the new year to be here, so we can get closer to SUMMER!!! Woo!!!

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm craving some warm sun on my face...

But the holiday was nice!

I can't tell you how great it was to just relax a bit with family and friends, and of course, our little love muffin. Jackson's first Christmas & New Year's holiday was a success! I think any year compared to last year would be a success though. I still have not been able to a eat veggie omelet since then... YUK!

But we started off our holiday by visiting my family in Indiana. Jackson and I spent a couple extra days before Todd was able to come down to share in on the fun. We had lots of fun times with these little ones...

Miss Emmie...



And Izzy B...



Yes, they both LOVE each other so much!!!



It kind of reminds me of when my sister and I were little... Haha... Fun times!



But Jackson got lots of love from the whole family, especially Izzy, she LOVES him so much... here are a few I took with my phone... along with a little video... (Sorry they are all dark, I hate using flash in their faces)





Tummy time for TWO...



Best babysitter EVER...



She had fun tickling him...



I snuck away for a little while to take some photographs of an awesome family that I have not seen since high school... those are to come soon enough. But what a BLAST that was... let's just say there were LOTS of laughs and LOTS of smiles!

After all the fun times down in Indiana, we then travelled back home to Michigan to enjoy some of our own little family time. We even formed some of our own traditions, including making these on Christmas morning...



Yes, they were as good as they look... YUM!!!

We then enjoyed some family time sharing our gifts for each other





And some fun with Todd's family... I actually forgot my camera later in the day so the rest of Christmas was undocumented, but you have my word that it was a great time! Ha!

The rest of last week was spent AWAY from the computer and enjoying baby laughs, smiles, cries (Yes, he's turned into quite the mama's boy), and snuggle sessions from both my boy's. Only one of those boy's will let me take photos of them though... haha! I did take some time to get some shots of him since he turned 4 months old... he's turning into such a fun little guy! Oh I just love him more and more each and every day...

Happy 4 months big guy!



He usually has both his fists in his mouth at the same time... haha!



I'm trying to teach him a thing or two about the camera... I think he's a natural...





I hope everyone else had a Happy Holiday and get ready for lots of posts this month as I'm catching up on the end of last year and all the fun sessions we finished it off with.

Happy 2012!!!!

Holiday Break

Forgive me for my absence on here...

We are enjoying some much needed family time, but I will be back with lots of posts after the new year. We don't have many days left with Todd here at home.

Best Holiday Season thus far... it's been wonderful to share it with this handsome gem...



I hope everyone has been enjoying theirs as much as we have...

We are looking forward to what 2012 has in store!

XOXOXO!

Adam & Melissa :: Wedding

How in the world did it get to be less than a week before Christmas????

I'm still in shock as I have not quite finished my shopping, but it's a bit too late, so I'll just have to wing it.

Life sure is busy, especially this time of year, with all the traveling to visit family and friends and more family and more friends...

Speaking of traveling, I'm currently hanging out with these peeps down in Indiana. (My heart is melting looking at this... I snuck it from my phone!)



We are having a BLAST, with lots of excitement and all of them are keeping us quite entertained, especially the little three year old charmer, who seriously loves all over Jackson. It's the cutest thing you've ever seen! Love it!!!

You know what else I love????

A PERFECT couple! LOVE it... and speaking of a PERFECT couple, I'm pretty sure Adam & Melissa fit just that.

A few months back, we had our first post-baby wedding, and what an amazing couple to start back up with...

Adam & Melissa are not only two of the sweetest people you've ever met, but they also have some of the sweetest friends and family you've ever met. It felt like we were just attending their wedding since everyone was so nice, outgoing, and down to earth. Their wedding was over at the Henry Ford Museum, which if anyone has not made a trip there, you MUST! It has so much interesting stuff there to check out, including trains, cars, planes, antiques, the Oscar Meijer Wiener bus, and tons more! It was absolutely beautiful!

We even had a first for us, where during the reception one of the guests had a surprise for the couple. It was a log cutting ceremony. A log cutting ceremony? Yes, exactly that! It is a Norwegian tradition where the bride and groom cut off a piece of a log to represent the "giving" and "taking" in a relationship. It was so neat!

It was the perfect wedding to start back up with... Todd and I had an absolute blast, and there were even quite a few familiar faces to hang out with!

Congratulations you guys and wish you nothing but the best in your marriage!!!!

Check out a few of my favorites and a slideshow from their wedding...

Venue: Henry Ford Museum
Flowers: TBA
Cake: TBA
DJ: TBA
Video: TBA


Melissa... all I have to say is STUNNING!



All the girls there were A-mazing... and you might even recognize one of those pretty girls from a few years back...



Adam was so handsome... and how fun it was to have lots of cool things in the background...



And all the guys were SO fun... you might even recognize another one of those groomsmen from the same wedding before... LOVE IT!!!



It's like the perfect combination... like peanut butter and jelly...



So sweet...



They can totally pull this off... Gorgeous!!!



Love them...



This was a first... a Norwegian tradition: cutting a log at the wedding representing "giving and taking" in a marrige... LOVE it!



Teammates for LIFE...




Check out a slideshow with more of their beautiful day...