My second shooter was the super amazing Erika Renae . She has been a really good friend of mine for quite some time and it was a blast having her with me for the day!!

Enjoy and please leave them some congrats in the comment section!!!

Here’s a fun slideshow I made for Chris and Laura. They received their images months ago, but I wanted to share with all of you!!!

I hope you enjoy!

Their wedding is in May and I’m the lucky gal who gets to document their big day!! We did their engagement session at their property where the wedding will be held. They’ve been renovating this old barn in preparation for the big day. It’s just perfect and I love how they incorporated it into their engagement session. SO MUCH FUN!!!

Thanks so much Amanda and Matt for letting me do your photos. You are awesome and it’s been so nice getting to know you!!

HEEELLLLOOO beautiful people.

Love everything about this series!!

this needs to be big on your wall.

Seriously. FAVORITE!

okay wait, no maybe this one. I LOOOVVVEEE this one.

I did their engagement session a few weeks ago and we had an absolute blast. They’re totally in love and a GORGEOUS couple. I can’t wait for the wedding this next weekend. My good friend Leya is coming down from Seattle to be my second shooter. She’s absolutely amazing and helped me on quite a few

Here’s some of my favorites from their engagement session….

my absolute FAVORITE set!!!!

aren’t they perfect??!!!!

I love every single thing about this one.

my last shot of the photo session.  We were “done” and I just had to get a pic of them in their matching boots.

LOVE IT!!

Katie you are BEAUTIFUL!!!

I was beyond thrilled when they asked me to be their wedding photographer for their 10/10/2010 wedding (cool date, huh?!!)

We had a blast doing their engagement photos and I created this collage for them. I love it so much I’m printing a sample for my studio.

They totally get my style and I love it when sessions work out so perfectly!

In the midst of my “I don’t get any sleep cuz I’m up late editing late every night” busy season, I figured since there’s NO possible way I’d catch up on blog posts that I’d post a whole bunch of favorites in one long post. So here’s a high school senior, a family session,  and two engagement sessions all in one post!

Exciting, right??!!!!!

I keep saying that “once things slow down I’ll post more” but so far it hasn’t happened yet. I feel soooooo incredibly blessed that people keep calling and keep booking. I figured they’d get to know my crazy silly self and eventually people would stop calling. But NOOOOOOO, God is amazing and has kept my business growing and thriving. He is amazing and I don’t even deserve it. Though busy, my life is perfect.

anyhoo…..

Happy Wednesday!!

Totally awesome engagement session!!!! They’re the sweetest couple and I’m photographing their wedding in October!!!

(and hellooooo awesome location)

love these!!

aren’t they perfect??!!!!

I seriously LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOVVVEEEE these.

“fantastic” doesn’t even cover it.

Gorgeous high school senior gal!!!

okay not fair to be this beautiful!!!!

I’m not being biased because I’m not related, but seriously, she’s amazingly gorgeous.

Don’t you think so???

Another October wedding couple!!!

These two are absolutely amazing. I adore them!!!

It was supposed to rain that day, but someone was watching out for us and gave us a BEAUTIFUL day!!!

dunno why, but these are my favorite!

I LOVE these!!

(like seriously big puffy heart love these)

okay no really, could he be cuter???

nope, didn’t think so.

cutest.kid.ever

WAY cute.

it’s not fair to be this well coordinated and such a cute family.

LOVE their clothes.

and them for that matter,

they’re just cool people.

again, too perfect.

I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved this couple, their daughter, and this session. When they first called me to book, I was over the moon excited!!!

Okay, I’ll warn you now. I will use many, many, many exclamation points from here on out. Cuz this was a ROCKIN session!!!!!!!!!

perfect.

HUGE canvas on their wall.

Yes, they should.

the one on the right makes me smile.

doesn’t get much better than this.

LOVE these two and their sense of humor!!!

charlee, you are beyond beautiful.

hello cutest little baby girl!!!!!!

It’s almost a sure thing that babies will give me a crazy look!!

LOVE that face!!!

okay, honestly, she is ADORABLE!!!!

STUNNING!

LOVE

perfect.

love these moments

Angie is the younger sister of my very good friend, BriAnne. I’ve known Angie since we were all little kids. She has grown to be an amazingly beautiful woman with a solid head on her shoulders. I was overjoyed when she asked me to photograph her big day. I got to meet the groom a few years ago when BriAnne got married. To make things interesting, BriAnne’s husband is the brother to the groom. So when Angie and Trevor married, it was a set of brothers marrying a set of sisters. How cool is that?!!!  When it came to the family portraits, we laughed pretty hard since both sides included a lot of the same people.

The ceremony and reception were held at the Bride’s parents house. Flowers by Geranium Lake Flowers.

Special thanks to my Second (and third) photographers, Leya and Jason. You guys did an amazing job!!

To save all of you from my bad grammar and typos, I will just get to the point!

Enjoy a few highlights from the Coates/Skreen wedding….

oh how I love beautiful details…

funny how guys get ready versus how girls get ready!

okay seriously, these folks are just gorgeous!

my fav.

this just makes me laugh hysterically

favorite group shot to date!

Angie wanted something unique for her family photos. I think this is THE coolest photo of the bride/groom and their parents I’ve ever seen. Normally it’s just the ‘stand in line, take a shot’ sort of deal.

Coolness.

LOVE these

helllooooo beautiful couple

Mr. and Mrs. Coates’ first portrait as a married couple.

how cool are their reception details??!!!

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Coates. I was so blessed to be a part of your day.

Thank you a million times over for choosing me to be your photographer!

So many details. So many stories, laughter, and tears.

Trevor and Angie’s wedding was perfect. I was truly blessed to be a part of their big day.

I hope you enjoy! More to come later!

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Craig couldn’t have picked a better girl to marry. Nicole is an absolute gem. Not only is she beautiful, she’s smart, creative, funny, and incredibly nice. I’m lucky to have two really awesome sister-in-laws!!

I only have time to post a couple today, as we’re off to another family event (birthday party!). Our weekends are incredibly full when you’re a Lemmons.

and of course I couldn’t resist posting a picture of this. I bought this for Nicole and figured she’s just put it on the side of the table. Craig begged her to use it for their actual cake topper and it was hilarious!

They are an absolutely stunning couple and it turned out to be a perfect morning. I have many more I will share later, but this one caught my eye right away.

Thanks so much for having me photograph your big day. I hope you enjoy your preview!!

how girls get ready…

how guys get ready…

I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun I had with these folks. As my regular blog readers know, I don’t like traditional group photos. I’m always looking for fun and creative ways to photograph large groups. These guys totally made my job easy and fun!!

Paul and Rachel didn’t see each other before the wedding, so we had some extra time to get nice portraits of them by themselves.

Mr. and Mrs. Strickland!

Congrats on your marriage, Paul and Rachel!!!

They got married at the Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland, WA. The staff was amazing. They even drove us in golf carts out to a pond to get some great shots of Troy and Kaylyn. This was my very first wedding at the golf course and I was more than impressed.

Kaylyn has such a sense of style and it showed throughout her whole wedding. The flowers and decorations were gorgeous. A lot of her friends and family pitched in to help. It was amazing to see how many people loved and supported Troy and Kaylyn. They are so blessed to have so many wonderful people in their lives.

Here’s a quick preview of the wedding. Click HERE to view the wedding slideshow to see many more images from the wedding.

I worked on the slideshow for the past week. It has over 180 images in it. I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to put it all together. Kudos to all the folks that do these all the time.

Whew!!!

I really wanted to make it special for them. I hope you enjoy it!

To view the wedding slideshow click HERE

This is the very first photo that caught my eye from Troy and Kaylyn’s wedding this past Sunday. I have hundreds of images, but this one just moved me. It’s always nerve wracking posing previews, wondering what people think of the photo. Will everyone love it as much as I do?  So I’m throwing caution to the wind and posting what I love.

Congrats Troy and Kaylyn. I had a blast photographing your wedding. I will be posting your full preview this next week. Thank you for trusting me with your big day.

The wedding took place at The Loft in the Cannery Pier Hotel. You can see the website here. It’s a beautiful location. Anne and Jimmy had every little detail perfectly planned out. I am totally in love with the blue shoes she wore.

her bridesmaids and her mom helping her get ready…

seeing each other for the first time. Jimmy was in awe…

a couple of formal photos of the beautiful couple..

his four groomsmen (on the right) are all brothers including a set of twins. Check out the face on the far right… love it!!

Anne chose timeless black for her bridesmaids dresses.

Simply perfect.

They are a perfect fit.

Some quiet time together before the ceremony.

the details were stunning.

The toast was one of the most entertaining I’ve seen. All the guests were in stitches. One of these days I need to add audio to my photos.

These singles were extremely ready to get hitched. Check out this action!

The Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, Oregon.

Simply breathtaking.

Congrats Anne and Jimmy. Thank you for having me be a part of your day. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I do!!

To friends and family of the beautiful couple;

Please leave comments below with your well wishes!!

Here’s a preview of my latest work with the Lovely Miss L.

These were taken here in Longview at Lake Sacajawea in the Asian Gardens (one of my favorite locations).

It was a blast and if you or anyone you know is interested in doing one of these, please call me!!!

I’m offering discounted session fees for those who want their own “trash the dress” session.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think….