July is my favorite! Mostly because its my birthday month but it also means that half the year is over. Which would be a depressing thought, normally, but I like to think of it as a good reflection point. What have I accomplished this year so far? What do I have left to accomplish? Are there new goals to set and achieve by the end of the year? By this time, wedding season is well underway and I'm pouring over gorgeous dresses and shoes and flowers and venues on a weekly basis and being blown away by the creativity and uniqueness of my clients and the people I meet and shoot.

With that in mind, I have a couple engagements on the way to show you and first up is Christy and Steve! This darling Kentucky import was bringing the gorgeous in 102 degrees and she's my hero for it. I was a hot mess (quite literally) by the end and both of these guys were awesome to shoot and up for anything no matter the proximity or mercury count. Here's hoping your wedding this fall is a smidge more temperate. :)

So funny. I don't think I've laughed that much at an engagement shoot in a while. Christine and Kyle have my kinda humor, so it works. And they manage to keep each other laughing, too. All the way down the aisle. :) See you guys in October.

If you've been following me on Twitter or Facebook lately, its pretty obvious that my trip to WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) Conference in Vegas this year was nothing short of awesome. I met some incredible photographers from all over the country, heard some insightful and inspiring talks and classes and got to peruse a trade show FULL of the best the industry has to offer. A lucky girl, I am. I'll go into more details about all that along with some fun pictures later.

For now, more pressing (and way more lovely) matters are at hand! Namely, Kristin and Zac. The beautiful Kristin and I only ever chatted on the phone because she happens to live in LA. We were trying to schedule some engagements for when they'd be in STL over Memorial Day weekend when (only about a third joking) I mentioned that I would be in Las Vegas THAT WEEKEND and we could do them there. 'Yeah that sounds good!', she says. (blink blink) YAY!!! I forget that LA and Vegas are within driving distance so a few hastily made plans and  a couple more phone calls and texts and we're shooting in Sin City. Now, I know that I'm not the first outta-towner to shoot there and when there's 3000 other photographers in town, I'm sure NOT the last. But I gotta say that for my first time even BEING in Vegas, we had the best time and got some beautifulness from the strip. I'm down.

So happy these guys picked me to shoot their wedding and even more happy for spontaneity. Oh and that FABULOUS jacket and hat that Zac brought to wear. Swoon!  I know Kristin is jumping out of her skin to see these so here you go!

Jessica and Cale are so clever! She's a thinker, that one, and found a cozy indoor locale for us to shoot their super cute engagements. Cale plays baseball, see, so their season doesn't really allow for lovely spring/summer/fall photo sessions. Winter it is! And since their wedding reception is going to be at Windows on Washington in December this year, they were nice enough to let us use the space for their pictures. Score. We did venture outside for a few but the wind was not very comfy that day. Although it did make for some beautiful dramatic hair-blowing and snuggling. :) Good luck in the baseball season, Cale! See you guys... uh, next winter! Yay!

I'm ready for this whole winter business to be over. Ok, maybe you're sick of hearing about the weather lately, but indulge me for a moment. I was born in July, mKay? This chick was not MADE to be in the cold. And besides, summer is so much better for being outside with the birds chirping and the trees green and the flowers in colorful bloom... I digress. Not that November through March don't have their own checkmarks in the 'Good to have' category. Layne and Terry's engagements were good to have in February. It wasn't terribly cold (for once) and it made the 'get closer' requests that much more welcome. I'm proud of these and according to Terry - I made them 'look good'. Ohnomyfriend. That was alllllllll you guys. See you in June for your SUMMER WEDDING!