I had the honor of taking my dear friends' engagement pictures with their adorable pups over at Turkeyfoot Lake. Holy cow was it a HOT night, but we can't complain too much because there was sun in Northeast OH amiright?

anyway, these two are adorable. here are some favorites :)











love you guys! many, many congratulations to you!!

Braxton is just the silliest, cutest little guy. We had a blast taking pictures and I love how each one reflects his little personality. Here are a few of my favorites:

My little girl is proof that the sweetest faces hide the most ornery personalities. For her second Halloween, I scored a SWEET last minute deal on a genuine Minnie Mouse costume for $6 (can't beat that!) and since she LOVES Minnie, I figured she would be super in to dressing up like her and walking around to get candy. Wrong. She threw a fit. Wrangling her into the costume, getting her into the wagon, coaxing her to keep the ears on for longer than two seconds so I could take pictures...drama. But whatever. I sometimes feel like the best pictures are the real ones, the ones that reflect all of the drama of having an 18 month old. I know some day I'll look back on these pictures and laugh :) Because seriously, she is just TOO CUTE.

I had the best time taking pictures of Todd and Mary. They were celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary, but act like they are still on their honeymoon (they are just absolutely the sweetest couple). Their love is contagious; I smiled during the entire session and then smiled again looking through their pictures. We are always told that marriage is the most perfect example we have of Christ's love for us, and it is just such a blessing and an inspiration to see how passionately and beautifully they are living out that example every day. I am so honored to know them! Anyway, enough rambling, here are some of my favorites from the night :)











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Crystal had the great idea to dress the girls up in her and her mom's wedding dresses for a photo shoot for Mother's Day. It was so fun seeing the girls react to being in wedding gowns, and the style of each dress fit each girl's personality perfectly. Little E is super glamorous, so mommy's silk beaded dress brought out her princess side, and little A is free spirited, so grandma's beautiful vintage lace gown fit well with her sunny disposition (I always forget how hard she is to capture, if I wait too long to press the shutter, she's off somewhere else singing or dancing haha).

Anyway, here are some of my favorites! I can't wait to do this with my little girl some day!!