Ashley & Jonathan {engaged}

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How cute are they?

This beautiful girl is my cousin.  She and her fiance are getting married this coming November.  They're wedding is going to be awesome.  The location is fabulous!  I cannot wait to see how it all comes together.  We have had so much rain here in central Ohio, I was nervous the week before their session that we were going to have to change the date....THEN we had a few awesome days.  Saturday was GREAT.  A little warm; but I'll take it.  It's so much better than rain.  We headed to the Short North and just walked until we found some things that caught our eyes! 

I hope you love them guys! 

Chancey & Katelyn

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I love this couple!  They are friends of my husband and I's, from my husbands hometown.  They aren't engaged...aren't married...just in love...and wanted some images of the two of them.  We've been trying to get together to do these photos for awhile, and have had to reschedule a few times...but we finally got it together and made them work!  We had a great day, met downtown and I got some great images of them.

I hope you guys enjoy these.  I cannot wait to shoot your wedding someday! xoxox

This next one is my favorite.......

{Not your average} Prom Session!

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Oh Sarah!  It's hard for me to think of this "little" girl as a JUNIOR in High school.  I've known her since she was just out of diapers.  Our mom's have been friends for that long!  We've been planning on doing this session since like last winter.  We had fun...Sarah especially.  She always does!  And I got posion Ivy.  But I'd do it again :)  I hope you love them, Sarah!  xoxox

This next one was my LAST shot before they got in the car for dinner...and it's my favorite!  I love it :)

This girl....

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Meet Kendra!  She is a dear friend of one of my friends (and neighbors)...I've met her and got to know her a few times at parties and such.  Several months back she asked me to do some photos of her, when she gets her braces off...."SURE, I'd LOVE to"  I told her.  She said she hadn't had photos done of herself since probably her high school Senior photos, and it was time to take some!  She said she'd let me know when it was time.  A few weeks ago, I get an email from Kendra....one that I was NOT expecting at ALL.  She asked if we could go ahead and set up a time to do her photos in the next few weeks...she went on to explain that she has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.  I was speechless.  I offered to do Kendra's session for her, at no charge.  My way of giving something special to her.  We did her session on a Saturday, she cut her hair the following Thursday.  THIS Thursday she's having surgery. 
Kendra is SO full of life.  She laughed and smiled the entire time we did her photos.  You would have never been able to tell that she was just given such crazy life altering news. 
Kendra, I hope you enjoy your photos....you will be in my thoughts and prayers during your journey! 

Workshops!

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I consider workshops an investment.  I've "invested" in three different workshops that are/were being held between April 1-mid May! 

April 1st was the Sandy Puc and Jerry Ghionis semiar.  It was AMAZING.  I got a flier in the mail back in February for it...Sarah (a photographer friend of mine) and I talked about it, but where nervous about signing up becuase we had never heard of it.  The week before the seminar we found out some other friends of ours were going, and they said it was supposed to be amazing.  So, last minute, we signed up...and it was.  Awesome!  I walked away with a ton of ideas in my brain.  (And the nigh out with the girls was pretty eventful too)

Saturday, I went to Photo Camp Ohio.  It was pretty good.  This was the first year of it being held in ohio...so they have some bugs to work out.  But I did learn some things :)

In May, I'm going to Cincinnati for a 4 day workshop.  It's supposed to be awesome.  It's LONG hours, so I'll probably so tired when I come home...but hopefully it will be worth it :)  I'm excited for it!!