Liz ... Coos Bay Oregon Senior Photographers

Tonight was a little slice of heaven for me! Liz and I have emailed a few times in planning her session and I was so excited about all of her ideas and all of the thought that she put into the shoot. I am a planner so working with someone like Liz made me so happy. That's not the only thing we have in common. Actually Liz felt like a kindred spirit to me in a lot of ways. Her dad is an anesthetist, which was my future career goal all through middle school and high school. Her mom's name is Linnae which is the same as my husband's aunt and I've never met another Linnae (both of them are awesome by the way :). Just talking to Liz reminded me of my final year in high school. All of the preparation, excitement, curiosity. I truly enjoyed spending time with Liz and her parents. It was a little slice of heaven!

Did I mention Liz is GORGEOUS!




Liz's signature red slippers :)








Liz brought all kinds of wonderful and very personal props. This camera and some of her favorite books worked out perfectly and really made for some memorable images!




Liz also loves fashion and brought a whole wardrobe!! This dress was SO beautiful and really captured the "Audrey Hepburn" feel that Liz wanted to bring out in these last pictures:

The .K. Kids

This is the third year I've done the K kiddos and my how fast kids grow! Every year they get so much bigger and now the older two are getting so much more mature. It makes me feel like I am getting old :) I do love these kids and they are so fun to hang out with. It's also so funny to see how accustomed the kids are to my style of photography. The minute Trey stepped out of the car he was in high speed and so excited! I think he knew I might have some fun things up my sleeves... and sure enough I did!







The true K Kids :)








And that trick up my sleeve? Soda and Licorice :)


Now that's a great way to end a kids shoot!

Casey & Nellie {Just Married!}

Over the weekend I had the privileged of photographing Casey & Nellie as they pledged "I do" forever. My cousin Kim joined me for what was a beautiful day spent with a beautiful family at a beautiful ranch for a beautiful event! Casey and Nellie are sweet, I mean so stinkin' sweet. The minute I heard Nellie's voice over the phone I knew it would be a fit for me. Casey and her are rancher's kids. They both lived on ranches and are hard working, quiet and genuine. There's just something about growing up in the country surrounded by open air and dirt roads that's good for raising kids and Nellie and Casey are proof of that. They are great people! Their wedding was definitely the talk of the town!

The day started out great with professional hair and make up from across the state. Oh I get so excited when I see professional artists working their skills in the hair and make up department! It seriously impacts the quality I am able to achieve in my photos.

Nellie looked so amazing!! She has such a beautiful classic look!


And Casey? Well he looked great too! The amazing boutonniere was made by a friend of Nellie's:
 Kim did amazing second shooting and being in charge of the guys and details:

Nellie's inspiration for the reception was anthropologie meets the ranch... AWESOME!!! Her brother Jake designed most of the pieces involved in the wedding and at the reception. He did and amazing job and seriously should start a wedding business!



Laying eyes on each other for the first time during the ceremony:






Again, the florals and details were outstanding! I love the unique flowers used in Nellie's bouquet. They tied into all of the other details so well:
And as a little surprise to the guests at the reception and ME,Nellie and Casey made a grand entrance to the reception via HELICOPTER!! DUDES I got to go in a helicopter!! Casey, Nellie, her brother Jake and I had an awesome ride!
My view of the venue!

The details were so cool and the reception was quite the party!

Okay, so the music. WOW! The reception featured three different musical groups. The first was an awesome "Jack Johnson" style soloist, Matthew Price. Etoufee was the AMAZING second act and they really got the party started. I am pretty sure camera shake kicked in because I was totally bouncing to the beat. They rocked. The night was finished off by an equally amazing country band, Sweet Town Little, that, in thanking Casey and Nellie, said they felt like they should have paid the bride and groom for being a part of such an exciting night.
First dance as Mr. and Mrs.:
These cowboys knew how to dance!!



What a day! Oh what a day! Congratulations Casey and Nellie. I wish you both the best and thanks for the helicopter ride :) You made my year!!