Xander

When I got back from Mexico last Sunday, I had lots and lots of text messages waiting for me. I had to keep deleting so I could receive the next batch. Lots of them were for Christmas and Holiday wishes. Thank you so much everyone. I am sorry I haven't gotten back to you, I promise I will. Soon! And one of the texts was from Kat wanting to do a photoshoot with her son and her parents. I called her back and thankfully her parents were still in town! I am so glad we did this. I had a really great time and capture some awesome moments of this family together.

You might recognize Xander, as we did a shoot earlier in the year. Just him and Kat. It's amazing how much he has grown in such a short period of time.

Kat's parents were here all the way from Canada:

Xander is so much fun!

I think they have the same smile:

Kat is expecting again. Not really looking very pregnant yet, but we did a "belly shot" anyways:

Such a beautiful family:

Thanks, Kat. It's always a pleasure spending time with you and Xander and I absolutely adored your parents. I hope you enjoy these! Happy New Year :)

Amelia Strauss

If you have read my blog before you will probably remember Amelia. We met in Ireland while attending the Zero-60 Workshop. We stayed in the same house while in Ireland and became friends really fast. There were countless amazing experiences during that time, but in my opinion what sealed our friendship was our love for chocolate brownies and Irish milk at 3 am!

This past week Amelia came to visit me. She was really excited to come visit the Valley of the Sun and get some super cool desert shots. However, it rained the entire time she was here. Sorry, Amelia! We braved the rain anyways and I got these shots of her. 

The rain slowed down for a minute:

Thank you so much for coming to visit! See you soon at WPPI :)

Haas Family

You might recognize Abbey from my website. We got together for portraits during the summer and had so much fun! I was excited when Christy called me again, this time for some family photos. It was fun to meet the other half that helped create all the cuteness :)

Look at her eyes! Absolutely no photoshop, this is really how gorgeous her eyes are:

Love this one:

Thanks, guys! I hope you had fun on the Polar Express!

Second Shooting for the Sloans

Last Saturday I had the absolute pleasure of second shooting (actually 3rd shooting) for Matt and Angie Sloan. I've admired their work for the longest time so I couldn't be happier when Matt asked me to come along with them to Andrea and David's wedding. 

So on to the good stuff...

Here's Andrea getting ready:

It took quite a few tries but the girls got the knots just right:

Loved their bouquets:

David getting ready:

Their first look:

Gorgeous bouquet:

The boys:

Their ceremony was so beautiful:

Married (!):

The reception:

LOVE this one:
Thank you so much Angie and Matt! I had a great time :) Andrea & David, it was such a pleasure being a part of your beautiful day. Thank you and I hope you had a blast on your honeymoon!

P.S. If any of you are on facebook, I'll be posting some fun "behind the scenes" on there soon :)