Personal-Mom

That's my Mom on the left...Carol. Her cousin, Teeny, on the right. Both have passed away now. But memories live on. I have my Mom's high school yearbook. This page is clipped from the book. I used to STUDY this book when I was a kid. I had Mom tell me stories about all the people in the book. I loved to look at the pictures over and over again......pictures of people I had never met, but felt like I knew them just as well as my Mom knew them.



This was a play that Mom was in called Harvey....



I always loved this picture..




Little did I know that staring at those pictures would be a big part of my love of photography. It is the memories.................. sometimes that is all we have left.

Personal-Trees

So there's not much color this time of year but I loved this abstract morning view this past weekend.

Family

It means so much to me when couples come back to have their new bundles of joy photographed. Last year, this couple took us with them to document their wedding in beautiful Charleston, S. Carolina. Just this week, they came back to Ohio to visit and gave me the privilege of seeing them along with their new little blessing, Zoey.


And as they don't stay little for long, these 2 shots are so important to remember.

Personal-Party

Let me explain. It all started when I was a kid. I would visit my aunt Holly and we would have fashion shows and all different kinds of themed parties. For no reason other than she loved me and we had the bestest of times together. And, of course, there were always pictures. There began my love of photography and silly but 'oh so memorable' parties. Sure my daughter and nephews may think I am a little off my rocker, but I hope someday this tradition will leave them with the same kind of heart warming memories that my dear aunt gave to me.



This was our Hawaiian Party last week. My aunt Holly left me with bags of fun stuff for just this kind of occasion.






And what Hawaiian party wouldn't be complete without a Bakugan cake :)


Little do they know that I am stocking up on Hoops and YoYo stuff for our next party. And for those who don't know about Hoops and YoYo, I strongly suggest you check them out at Hallmark!

Personal- TOES

Ok....so they may not be the prettiest toes in the world. But they are my toes and I am thankful for them. A couple weeks ago, while on a photo shoot in the cold weather, 2 of my toes turned yellow......not sunshine pretty yellow, but the other kind of yellow. I was a little scared. But after 20 minutes the color started coming back. For a few minutes, I thought I may lose my toes! So for today, I will say how thankful I am that I could put my toes in the first real snow of the year.

P.S.........my toes would rather be in the sand on a beach in Fiji !!!!!!

Dance-Fred Astaire Dance Studio Party

Last week, we photographed the annual dance party for Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Lanacaster. The dance was held at the Elks. Everyone that knows me well, knows that I LOVE to dance. So maybe I am not a pro, but I know how to have fun. I love that dance does that for people of all ages.

Chris Cloud, the owner, and his younger dancers.......




This beautiful lady was in her 90's......and still kicking up her heels!







Micah and Peggy.....





Dance and a hot pink dress.....how fun!

Kids

Today I had a shoot with these 2 little cuties. There are lots of sweet smile shots, but these pictures below just spoke to me this week!

Family

I have known this family for a few years now and had the privilege of photographing one wedding, 2 senior sessions, and now the entire family. I love this shot of mom and dad :)



My kind of family picture...a little 'vogueness' goin' on .....




3 generations....



and real laughter...




This is one SWEEET pose :)


Mom and daughter... makes me have tears of happiness...




and yes...the ever famous O-H-I-O. Notice the cute little red dot over the I :)

Senior Pictures

I say it all the time.......I love what I do. Senior pictures are no exception. This time of year, weddings come farther between, but we are hard at work with families and senior pictures. I just wanted to post a few fav's from the last few months.









and last but not least.....

she may not be a senior yet, but my baby will be that age all too soon! In the meantime, we have mini-sessions :) I love these shots from our day in Columbus.

Commercial-Buckeye Honda

Photography takes us many places. This time I had the privilege to shoot some "not-so-ordinary" business portraits for Buckeye Honda in Lancaster. Jerry Spires, owner of Buckeye Honda, came into my studio a couple months ago with a vision. He wanted to show the story of Buckeye Honda in photographs. They are a close knit company of family and friends. He wants his clients to see and feel that from the moment they walk in the door.

I think we achieved that together!




Jazmin took these pictures below of the photographs on the wall at Buckeye Honda.

Our New Ad Display

This is goofy me by our new wall at the River Valley Mall in Lancaster. My husband, Max, and I worked on the collages together and he got the pictures on the wall for me Friday night. The design was aimed at senior pictures but we just had to make a collage with wedding, engagements, and family pictures too. The one on the right is a mix of everything. We are on the wall in the food court next to Mark Pi's.

My daughter, Jazmin, took this picture.

Look how happy I am :)

Wedding-Jay & Ashley

Jay and Ashley's wedding day was full of rich colors. The weather gave us sunshine, rain, wind, and clouds...all to make the perfect fall day.



The invitations were uniquely designed and made by Ashley & Jay.







Look at the size of that diamond :)




I fell in love with this picture. So maybe I love shoes AND perfume bottles :)




Can you believe the burst of colors on their wedding day ?!


Ashley's red rose bouquet...simply classic! And with a mix of wheat bouquets for the bridesmaids, everything came together beautifully.



I love to see how couples use our engagement photos. Jay and Ashley made a personal guestbook with their pictures.




This picture makes me smile inside......


The stained glass window gave us color and contrast all in one.




The whole party....



The wind in Ashley's hair....oh so perfect!


The reception was at The Barn at the Backwoods. I love this field of green and the stormy sky.




I feel happy just to look at Ashley here. Who doesn't want to spin in a field in their wedding dress!



ok.....there is a story here with the shot below. Max ( my husband) has always wanted to take this picture. Jay and Ashley are great sports! Max calls this picture "The Harvest".




The Dances....





Some more lovely details...the bouquet at the head table and the flowers on the cake. Each table was named after a famous movie. I don't know if the Titanic sign was supposed to be upside down, but that's how I found it.........


Can anyone say "YAY" louder than me when you see candied/caramel apples with homemade pies all in the same place? SOOOO YUMMY!



The sign says it all...........CONGRATS!! Jay and Ashley------you were so fun!! Thanks for everything!