Beauty and the Bride

Meet Jen. She's one of my best friends from high school. We did everything together, from going to class, playing volleyball and basketball. She's one of those cool friends where you can get a call after months and months of not hearing from her, but yet pick up right where you left off and catch up in a heart beat. Jen's getting married the first of November. She had her bridal shower this weekend which worked out well with me coming for my uncle's wedding. Since I was in town, she asked me to take her bridal portraits since the wedding photographer is in Virginia. I was honored. I took the pictures, went to the shower, got home, took a nap and then got straight to work. That's my favorite part... Here's the finished products. Enjoy!

Jen, thanks so much for asking me to do these for you. I'm ecstatic that you asked me and I had so much fun!

My Godson

August Blooms

My brother-in-law's and sister-in-law's neighbors have beautiful flowers in their backyard. My macro lens was in its glory. So was I. They also seemed to attract quite a few characters.

Michigan Bound.

Shrooms.

On my run today I spotted this patch of mushrooms that seemed to have just sprouted up over night. I didn't see them two days ago, so these suckers really did just bust a move! They're so weird looking and to be honest, mushrooms have always freaked me out. They're just so strange I wouldn't even want to touch them, besides I can never tell if they're poisonous or not. They do have some what of a cute shape to them. I just can't help but think of druggies and the Smurfs every time I spot one.

Gone Fishin'

School starts soon. I'd rather be doing this:

Fairwell Jason

Meet my good friends: Jason and Lauren. Jason works for the Air Force and is being deployed overseas in a couple of weeks. Lauren hired me to take a few family portraits of them before Jason has to leave. I met them at the Air Force Base and it was actually a nice place to take pictures. I had a lot of fun capturing these moments with my friends and I can't express how honored I was that they asked me to do this for them. I got over sixty really good pictures, but here's a sneak peek at a few of my favorites.

We'll be praying for you Jason while you're gone. Thanks so much for serving our country. You'll be missed. And don't worry, we'll take care of your girls while you're gone.