Hilary & Taylor: An October Proposal

I could not be more honored to be apart of Hilary and Taylor's beyond cute proposal!  Hilary had already scheduled her annual "Christmas Card" photo session with me when Taylor called and told me that he wanted to propose to Hilary during our session.  Hilary kept making things complicated by changing the date of the photos more than once, but Taylor thought of everything -- having their puppy be apart of it, the sign and the cute saying on the sign, the plot to get Hilary away for a minute so that he could put the sign around Oly's neck, everything.  All I did was help make the sign (with the help of a friend ... thanks Molly!) and showed up to capture the moment.  After we took a couple of photos like normal, I asked Hilary if it would be alright I took a couple of "head shots" of her because "I've recently had an inquiry for business head shots and I don't have very many to show this potential client".  Of course she agreed so I pulled Hilary away to take her business picture (I've included it below).  Taylor and Brandon pretended to be playing with Oly when really they were getting out the sign, making sure the ring was ready to go, etc.  After a couple of minutes, Hilary and I walked around the tree to see Taylor and Oly standing there waiting for her.  Needless to say, what came next was magical.  I was so unbelievably blessed to be apart of this.  Wishing Hilary and Taylor all the best as they enjoy their engagement (they are celebrating in Thailand right now!) and while they plan their wedding.  What a special time in their lives! photocrati gallery

 

Kayla & Cameron - Denver Engagement

You might remember when my sister got engaged last December ... If you don't, you can read about and see her engagement here. Well, we got around to taking their engagement photos in June, and since we FINALLY got their Save the Dates sent out this week, I can finally post their gorgeous pictures!  Their pictures turned out just darling, but I am a little bias. :)

Here are some of my favorites from that beautiful June day!

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Even though we didn't end up using these for the Save the Dates, we took a handful of "Save-the-Date" pictures that I thought turned out cute so I just had to share!

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Here is Kayla and Cameron with their cute pups.

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Isn't my nephew so dang cute?

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Holiday Mini Sessions!

About a month ago I spent the day taking Holiday photos!  I always wait to post about my holiday sessions until all Christmas cards have been sent out so that everyone can enjoy the cards without having already seen the pictures.  So, here you go!  Previews from my Holiday Minis that were oh so fun!  

Up first, the O'Donnell family!  I have been watching these girls since the oldest, Anna, was 3, and Emily, the middle one, was just a baby.  And now the youngest, Caroline, is already 4!  I can not believe it!  I like to think that I'm part of the family :)  This 30 minute session was filled with lots of goofiness and laughs ... oh how I love them!

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Up next, the beautiful Lang family!  I met Angela about a year ago when I started observing in classrooms for my Masters degree, and now I'm going to be student teaching with Angela come January!  Not only is she a fabulous teacher who I'm so blessed to get to learn and grow from but she's an amazing woman who always brightens everyones' day!  Thank you for letting me take your family photos ... aren't her kiddos, Sydney and Cayden, so sweet?

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And last but not least, the Yovich family!  I grew up doing gymnastics with Elizabeth, and we have stayed good friends through all these years!  I was so happy that they came to me to take their family photos!  I think they turned out great!

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The White Girls - DeKoevend Park

Such a cute Fall sister portrait shoot ... could these girls be any more adorable?  Thanks to their Momma who is one of my absolute best clients!  It is always a joy to photograph your beautiful girls :)  

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The Heifferon Family

I have known Brittany for a very long time now, and she is one of my dearest friends so, of course, I was thrilled when she asked me if I could take family pictures of them.  This entire family is so fantastic with two beautiful ladies and three handsome men!  This family photo shoot was one of the easiest shoots I have ever done in my entire life.  They were so willing to do whatever I asked of them even though they probably felt really cheesy, and Ryan even fell into the stream to try to help me get across it.  All five of them contributed to an extremely fun and outgoing shoot.  I'm sorry to Phil who broke his phone while jumping through the trees, and I'm sorry to Ryan who had to have been hurt after that fall, but I really appreciate your guys' enthusiasm and willingness to help make this a fun and exciting shoot!  The yellow leaves and beautiful Fall colors made this shoot beyond exceptional, and I couldn't have asked for a better family to get to know and photograph.  Thank you all for such a great time! photocrati gallery

 

 

The Cirelli Family

On Sunday I photographed the Cirelli family.  It was so nice to meet this wonderful family, and I was honored that they asked me to take their family pictures.  This beautiful family of four recently welcomed Liam into the world so congratulations to all of them!  These two brothers couldn't be any more cute.  The two year old, Owen, is so photogenic and fun!  He loved getting to run around the park while Liam was so content and happy the entire time... I think he may have even enjoyed getting his picture taken. photocrati gallery