I can’t believe Neve is three years old! She had her third birthday this past weekend and we celebrated with chocolate cake (which she did not eat - she’s a picky eater!) She did, however, eat the strawberries that were on top of it. She allowed me to take a few pictures of her in our front yard. Spring is my absolute favorite part of the year and Neve’s birthday makes this season even sweeter.

This girl! What can I say? She’s the best.

Addie has been my second shooter for weddings for over two years and she puts up with a lot from me! Haha. She is patient, kind, and often makes up for my shortcomings. We are opposite in many ways and I think that helps us when it comes to taking pictures at wedding. When I’m rushing around, she is calm and methodical. I could not ask for a better employee and friend.

I am so excited and proud to have Brenna and Landon's Santa Fe Wedding published on Rocky Mountain Bride this week! The beauty of the sunset on their day had me absolutely giddy. It was one of my favorite weddings from last year for so many reasons and I'm happy that more people get to see it!

People who are searching for a photographer - for whatever reason (weddings, family pictures, etc.) - have a lot of choices. It’s a saturated market so I fully believe that clients should choose a photographer by looking at all of the factors: price, quality of work, style, past reviews, print options, among others. Another factor to consider is the photographer’s personality, especially if it’s for a wedding day. If you’re going to be spending an extended amount of time with someone, you will want to actually like them! 

So Mason had just proposed to me in the stacks of Hale Library at Kansas State University after only 2 1/2 months of dating. We went to dinner at Coco Bolo's, the place of our first date, afterwards to celebrate. We were, of course, ecstatic.

I forgot to mention in the last blog that one of reasons that Mason decided to propose so quickly was due to something that happened to him before he ever talked to me while I was in Alaska. In June, he was over at his friend's house in Kansas. Together, they were praying and Mason told God that he was ready to meet his wife. He told God that he was tired of the endless string of girls that he would talk to for a couple of weeks and then the relationship would fizzle out as quick as it had began. He wanted to get married...and soon.