I adored this wedding. Such gorgeous details!!!!! I hope you enjoy the preview. Congrats to Matthew and Renee!!!!

Thank you SOOOOO much Grace and Jason for an amazing day. I’m so incredibly happy to have been a part of it. And HUGE thanks to Amber who endured the super cold wind and snow right along side me to get these amazing photos.

I hope you enjoy a quick peek of their wedding….

It was an absolutely perfect day for their wedding!

They tied the knot under a tent at Lake Sacajawea and had their reception at the Monticello Hotel. The Monticello is one of my favorite places in Longview to photograph. It’s rich history makes for some amazing backdrops for photos.They are such a beautiful couple and I had a great time photographing their wedding. Thank you so much for trusting me with your big day.

I will post more later from your “day after session.”

Congrats on your marriage!!

Michelle’s details were absolutely beautiful.

It takes five hours less for guys to get ready than girls. Totally not fair!

Such a beautiful couple!

Kyle’s older brother performed the ceremony. It was a very special time for their family.

kickin it old school style!

these are my favorites from the day!

I LOVED the cake and their gorgeous rings. Check out the color and the bling!

so much in love..

this group of folks knew how to parrrtaayyyy!!

The group!

Enjoy sneak peak #2!!

she’s absolutely stunning..

WHEEEEEE!!!!!

and the formal photo… not as exciting, but important nonetheless…

every time I looked at  this one,  it made me smile. I hope it makes you smile too..

counting the cash from the money dance…

Nathan and Melody tied the knot on November 29th, 2009 in Longview, Washington at The Living Word church. Their reception was held at the expo center here in town.  Melody and I went to school together way back in the day at Kelso High School. Go class of 2000!! She and I were in choir together (along with my hubs, Derrick).

She made the most gorgeous bride. I’m so happy for the two of them to start their life together. Can’t wait till you have some kiddos. Of course that’s just me being selfish so I can have more playmates for my own kids

It was a perfect wedding with two people who are very obviously in love. Congrats to the happy couple!!

I’ll be posting more photos in about a week or so. Please stay tuned.

Make sure you make a comment to the couple wishing them a happy life together….

Congrats on your wedding!!

I hope you enjoy sneak peak #2.

To all their friends and family;

you can send them congrats wishes by writing in the comment box below!

We met up at one of my favorite locations – Lake Sacajawea here in Longview. It’s fitting since they’re the outdoorsy type of couple. They wanted their engagement session to reflect their style. They’re totally down to earth and quite in love. It was so sweet. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding in May. I know it’s going to be just perfect.

Thanks for letting me photograph you and I hope you enjoy your sneak peak…

We’ve had our ups and downs over the years. We’ve been through the Army life, separations, moving, kids, and every other thing a couple goes through in marriage. There were times we didn’t think we would make it together, but God’s grace got us through.

I can honestly say that I married the best man. I’m not normally a mushy person, but when it comes to my husband, the father of my beautiful children; I can’t help but be mushy. I love him very much…

On July 14th, 2001 we got married in Carmel, California in a small ceremony on the beach. We had thirty five of our closest friends and family with us.

We ended up spending six years moving around the country and living in various different places. We moved an average of every six months. It was hard, but quite an exciting life! We had our daughter in San Angelo, Texas, our son in Honolulu, Hawaii, and our newest baby was born here in town. I am glad we got to have such an adventure in our first few years together.

Now we’re settled down In longview, Washington. I never thought I’d move back home, but after having kids, there’s nowhere I’d rather be than at home near our family.

So here’s to many more years of marriage!!!

I love you, Derrick.

Here’s us on our wedding day… (we look SO young… course we WERE young…)

Here’s a family pic when it was just us and our daughter…

Here’s when we added our first son to the family…

We haven’t done a family picture since the baby was born, but here’s a pic of the three kiddos recently….

This was the very first wedding that took place in the church so it was a very special day for many reasons. I used to attend Longview First Baptist when I was in Junior High and High School. Seeing Pastor Kevin White brought back so many memories. It’s so nice to see them grow as a church family. Even though I now attend Grace Bible Fellowship in Kelso, I still miss a lot of the folks I used to go to church with there. Jennilee and Aaron have decided to make Longview First Baptist their home church.

I’ve been friends with Jennilee since we were little kids so it was natural for Jennilee to pick Lemon Drops Photography as her wedding photographer. We played softball together for years. I remember having slumber parties with the team. Two of my other good friends were bridesmaids. I felt like I was at a reunion. I think I had as much fun as they did, if not more.

The Kelso senior high school classmates now reside in longview with their two dogs. I personally am hoping they decide to expand their family soon with kids, but that’s purely for selfish reasons. I can’t wait until we get baby Dunlaps!!!

They are such a wonderful couple. I was honored to photograph their special day.

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