Thank you to all my faithful readers for being patient with me while I am working on the website and branding updates! I have much to share, and will soon be resuming the 'Daily Shot of Inspiration' on an actual daily basis.   

This upcoming weekend I will be at a wedding that is particularly special to me.  After many years of bachelorhood, my little brother is marrying my high school best friend. I introduced them over 20 years ago (could it really be that long ago?!?) and now I have the honor of being the officiant at their wedding! I've never been on the altar side of the camera aside from my own wedding and a few bridesmaid cameos, so I'm excited and nervous all at once. I can't wait to see all my friends and family, and I hope that you are also able to share the Memorial Day weekend with those you love.  :)

As always, thank you for taking the time to visit our little corner of cyber-space ... our blog has been receiving an unprecedented amount of traffic lately, and I know it is from all of our great clients sharing it with their friends and family.  In case I haven't said it lately, Ken and I are appreciative beyond words, and are looking forward to an amazing year.

This is such a classic engagment photograph, I had to share it - the warm spring sun, the city in the background, and Emily and Trevor looking absolutely fabulous.  I'm excited for their wedding already!

Another unscripted moment that made me smile ... I love the contrast between the formality of the buttoned-up concierge and the playfulness of Julia & Brandon's ear-to-ear grins.

In case you missed the amazing details from the Voila! Wedding Show at the Woodmark Hotel, I'll be posting some of my favorites over the next few weeks.  We had a booth in the "Summer" section this year, and our little group went all-out to create a look that made me crave an outdoor wedding in the sunshine. 

I adore the warmth in this image, both from the sunlight streaming in and the gentle kiss planted lovingly on Christina's forehead.  So sweet!

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This was a completely unscripted moment, and I don't think Christina and Will even realized we were snapping away behind them as they headed to the dock for sunset photographs.  The spontaneity of the twirl was just so darn fabulous, and I loved that we were there to capture it!

When Andrea and Ken were married several years ago, their circumstances prevented them from having any photographs at the time.  It was always something that she wished she had, and so when I suggested that we celebrate their anniversary with wedding photographs, she couldn't have been more excited.  This is one of my favorite images from our session; it captures all I adore about Andrea - her sweetness, her unfettered love for her husband, and her gentle kindness that blesses everyone around her. 

I L-O-V-E this photograph!

This was our first wedding in Green Lake, and I was blown away by how beautiful it was.  It has an old-style European feeling, and the tree-lined Rue de Green Lake was the perfect touch of elegance.