He Asked, She Said Yes! Randy and Gail

So last weekend, I had the opportunity to shoot a wedding, my second one ever, for friends of ours. As always, I'm nervous going into any shoot, whether I know the people or not, and this time was no exception. Anyway, things turned out so much better than I was hoping or had even imagined. And the bride is quite pleased which of course, is the most important thing of all. Here's a couple detail shots. Thanks Randy and Gail for letting me capture the moments of your special day!

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Nature - My Best Friend

I love to take nature shots even though I am usually limited to my front/back yard. One of my reasons is that flowers can't run away from me, unlike 20 month olds :) But I also appreciate the beauty in the creation around us. Most days, even the simplest things, leave me breathless. I find that most days, when I'm feeling down about my photography, I can run outside, take a couple of shots of a dandelion and come back in and feel so happy looking at the shot. I've been on a lilac kick lately. I don't like the smell of lilac on anything other than the tree. Isn't that funny? We have one in front of our house and one in the back and they're just so beautiful when they flower. I discovered a couple weeks ago that I've also got a bleeding heart in the backyard too. It's gone now and I never thought of doing it at the time, but next year, I'm going to pull up the weeds around so it can have some air. We've got rhubarb too and I keep telling Josh that we need to pick it but we never do. If I don't do it soon, I imagine that it's going to rot. Such a shame, I love rhubarb. Anyway, I'm including in this post, lilacs and rhubarb flowers.

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My Beauty

So last week, Miss E came home from school and asked me if I wanted to take some pictures. Can I say that my heart skipped a beat?! It gets really frustrating for me because I want to be practicing everyday, but I've only got my two girls and well, the littlest runs away as soon as I bring the camera out. Most of my shots are of her from behind! Anyway needless to say, I was beyond thrilled when she asked me that, so I ran in the house right away to get the camera before she had time to change her mind. 5 1/2 year olds are fickle. I fired off maybe my first shot and then she tells me "Only one more". I take what I can get. I did manage to con her into several more and she LOVES to pose which is good in a way, but sometimes she contorts herself in the most awkward ways and looks sooo funny. Here are a couple of my favorites.

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