SOL, NICCI & JUNIE // MINI FAMILY SESSION

Ya'll, this is going to be a huge post. Hope you're ready! I've said this before, I rarely do family sessions.

However. When Nicci emailed me and said "Hey, let's do some shots of the inside of my FREAKING AMAZING house and also maybe some shots of my ADORABLE family".. .I couldn't say no. (Disclaimer: she didn't actually say that, but she might as well have!) They have recently redone their kitchen and wanted to get some pictures of it's huge transformation (which I would totally suggest you seeing by clicking on the blog link down below!)

Nicci and Sol are those kinds of people that I can easily explain as the salt of the earth. They are quiet and humble and so immensely creative. They love their little Junie James and have an amazing home that just feels so cozy and full of love.

If I'm going to shoot family portraits, this couldn't have been a better introduction. They invited me into their home, made some sticky buns and we just hung out and talked while I snapped some pictures every now and then.

I hope you guys enjoy these!

Sol & Nicci, thanks so much for sharing your morning with me! Oh and hey! You should definitely check out their stuff.

Bunch Collective  ::  Bunch Collective Tumblr :: Icci Design Blog :: Bunch Store

(The above shot is one of my favorites of this entire session.)

So much goodness.

Ya'll. I have so much left to blog that it isn't even funny. Here are a couple sneaks of what's coming up!

// The rest of Meagan & Kevin's wedding //

// Caitlin & Charlie's wedding // 

// The Horner Family portraits // 

// Breanna's maternity session // 

// Marissa // 

// Christina's maternity session // 

// LUCKY MAG //

I was stumbling the internet, googling myself (yes, I admitted to doing so..) and I found this! Apparently Bethany is a contributor to Lucky Mag and from what I can tell, they have essentially re-blogged her post with some of my photos.. pretty cool!  Also found: an engagement session I took back in January that was featured on a Portuguese blog without my consent & knowledge.. not so cool. 

JOHN & SARA // MINI SESSION

This session is very, very near and dear to my heart. Meet my incredible brother John, and his beautiful wife Sara.

Sara had been pestering me for awhile (she'll deny it) about doing pictures and our schedules just never aligned, until my birthday weekend. We were blessed with beautiful light and amazing company (you'll see Lauren & Kyle's pictures next!) that day in early November.

So, as you can tell, they're a beautiful couple. But their beauty extends way further than how cute they are together. I have never seen a couple more in love with both each other and actively pursuing a relationship with God. As John's sister, I've seen it all- their love & their fights. I've seen their laughter and their tears, and when Sara thinks John is being an ass (excuse my language) and when John thinks Sara's being the most stubborn person, ever. But I also see the random flowers that John will send to Sara on any given day, or the care that Sara puts into their home to make it a safe haven to come back to at the end of a long work day. You can see it too, in they way they look at each other. They've been together for close to eight years and are still wildly in love with each other. And I am so proud of them for who they've allowed the Lord to let them become and where they are in life. I look up to both of them in such different ways. Sara is the most selfless person I've ever met and she has such a tender, loving heart. And John.. well. There aren't enough words in the english language to express how much I respect and admire him for the man he is. If I can meet a guy who is half the man my brother is, I'll be content.

We are the three musketeers. I wouldn't trade anything in the world for these two. (AND MADDEN! My favorite pup, ever. She's the best, seriously.)

“You don’t love somebody because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song nobody but you can understand.”

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