My brother is getting married.. i was happy to capture this relationship in photographs. We did an engagement shoot at Ryland Heights country club. My brother has known Melissa since Jr. High School.. in fact, the first guy that Melissa ever held hands with was my brother. Awwww :) Their wedding is coming up in about a week!!! They just kinda knew once they were reunited that this was it.. so now their engaged and preparing to say I do.. forever. Here are some photos from the Ryland Engagement photography session.

my brother is so happy .. he did a little dance :) it’s ok to put this up because he is my brother!! so excited for your wedding!!!

Look who’s engaged. Amy contacted me about a month ago to do her wedding and engagement photos. She is getting married in one month!!!! Soo.. we hurried and got her scheduled ASAP!! Had such a great day all around Louisville. The weather was a little crazy – rain then sunshine then rain again.. haha. That’s the Louisville River valley for you :). Yet, we were able to get a great photographs despite the Louisville weather. Looking forward to her wedding which is coming up so soon!! Here are some of my favorite engagement photos. favorite!! i saved the laying down ones til last… wet grass.. Amy and Brett were great!! Looking forward to your wedding!!

One of the best parts of being a wedding photographer is taking engagement photos. The engagement photo session allows the photographer to get to know the bride and groom and get a feel for who they are before the wedding. I also find that engagement sessions helps the bride and groom become more comfortable with their wedding photographer so that you end up with some amazing shots. That’s what happened with Emily and Luke as they began to be comfortable with me and get creative and make suggestions by their end of their shoot. So enjoyed getting to know them. And i am looking forward to their Louisville WEDDING in just a few weeks!!!

We spent the day in Louisville and had so much fun. Luke really surprised me when he showed up with his uniform on.. it totally changed the game plan for the day! And we went to Old Louisville and St. James Park to match what he was wearing with the best background. Here are some of my favorites.

I love Emily’s sass!! Her personality is so bubbly and fun.. she is adorable. I like how Luke is keeping his composure.. “like he has been trained”… but i think he may have a soft spot for some little cutey!!

And since they were dressed for the part.. we just had to try and redo a classic shot. Pretty close.. We did pretty good from memory!!
i loved the shoes!!
Can’t wait for your WEDDING in a few weeks!!!

Happy Birthday Liam!! I took his baby photos just about 4 mo’s ago. So, it was fun to see how he has grown. Here is a sneak peek of his baby photography session.

Amanda is the bride that has got everything together.. she booked me as her wedding photographer about 16 months in advance! Her Louisville wedding is coming this October and I just know it will be fabulous!!! We had an amazing engagement photography session at Yew Dell Gardens, just outside of Louisville. The flowers and barn style buildings at Yew Dell made for great photographs. Here are some of my favorites:
I just love their interactions with each other.. so cute. So, brett made fun of me for having them lay in this hallway :) but they are some of my favorite photos. Look at them rocking it out!! hello hotties
Gorgeous!!

So excited to be their Wedding Photographer in October. Thanks for a great day!!

Here’s a Louisville engagement photography session that i am finishing right now, but i couldn’t help but share this super cute picture of emily and luke. Emily knew how to work the camera… adorable!!

Let me introduce you to a little precious girl… Ellie. i was just thinking how i hadn’t done any baby pictures in a while when i got a call from the King family and walla.. i had the wonderful gift of celebrating a newborn :)!! Here are some of my favorites from the family photography shoot we did last week in Louisville.

her big brother had to get in the mix too!!
These next pictures began with this statement. Me (hesistantly).. ‘well. i have an idea but i’m not sure about it… ‘ (I was kinda scared to even suggest it. ) She said, oh what is it? Me… “well. i would love to have to her above the family sign but that may be too scary.” Mom. “She barely moves- she will be fine. That is a great idea.” I was pretty excited.. and mom was completely right she didn’t even move.. except to cry eventually from being on a hard surface. And they are some of my favorite pictures.

It was actually more fearsome for baby brother to hold her.. haha. he tried to hold her nicely tho.. he just wasn’t sure what to do with her :)

More faves….

Thanks King family.. i enjoyed getting to know you and celebrating your new little girl!!! long day.. wasn’t it ellie? :)

Had so much fun being the wedding photographer for this Louisville couple. We started off at Duncan Memorial in Oldham County and from there went to Kavanaugh Retreat Center for the Reception. A wonderful wedding.. i cried a couple of times. I wasn’t the only one.. :) Just simple and beautiful.. that is how i would describe this Louisville wedding.
Toe freckles..you will have to ask them about this. Here you go guys :)

favorite photo alert…
Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your wedding day!!

Went out to Fox Hollow right outside of Louisville to photograph an awesome couple on their wedding day. I absolutely LOVE this couple and I had so much fun being their engagement and wedding photographer. They are adorable. I told Claudia that is just plain wrong that one bride can be that cute in every picture. And Fox Hollow was perfect for their Wedding Day – it started off raining but cleared up just in time for photographs. YAY!! Here are some of the fun photos for their day!

I couldn’t decide which dress picture i liked better Ari couldn’t stop talking about how when he first saw Claudia walk in wearing her wedding dress.. that she looked so beautiful like an angel. It was so sweet to hear him go on and on. I love LOVE!! On most of these pictures, i just couldn’t decide so i just included all of them – haha.
Claudia makes cakes and cupcakes -she’s amazing. Look how colorful and cute these cupcakes are…. Remember what i said about her being adorable… she is so much fun :) Let the dancing begin…..
Congratulations Claudia and Ari on a wonderful wedding.. here’s to an even better marriage!! Loved being your photographer :)

just spent two weeks in Kenya with LIA working with street kids and local churches. AH-Mazing…. here is a preview of my time in Africa