Expecting: Hollie & Matt

Hollie opened the door to her home and she is just glowing. I know that is so cliche to say about a pregnant woman but it just happens to be so true for expecting women. Hollie has this cute little belly and her and Matt are super anxious to meet their little girl.

It's so cool when a couple decides to have a maternity session. What child wouldn't want to see photos of their parents together and in total joy as they await their birth?! Meet Hollie and Matt and we'll soon meet their baby girl!

I love these two shots of Hollie. Her daughter will be playing on these steps one day.

Hollie you are gorgeous.

Love this photo of the expecting parents!

Snuggling in.

We had to take some photos with the Christmas trees.

Hollie and Matt, I can't wait to meet your daughter!

The Dance

When you have a child everyone tells you the first three months are the worst. The adjustment, the crying, the late nights and the adjustment to the new you as parents. Somehow everyone leaves out potty training. Maybe it's because some kids take to it and it's done in a few days, I hear this rumor. Maybe it's because girls take to it easier than boys or maybe it's because our son has Pat and I's combination of stubbornness that's making this so difficult.

We're working through it and we've had some completely successful days and some complete failures. I'd just really love some more successful consecutive days in a row. It'll happen eventually I know, in the meantime, we'll be constantly asking him if he has to the use the restroom and checking him. I can't compare him to what other kids have done or expect him to get this over night. We can just cheer with him and do the potty dance when he has a success. Yep, we have a dance and hopefully we'll be doing it more often. 

Colette & Ian

Colette and her son Ian are so funny together. Ian has a shy, yet hilarious, personality. You can tell he loves spending time with his mom but isn't quick to admit it. I guess that's typical for any kid his age! He still managed to have a good time during our shoot and wanted to see if we could cross the creek and climb all over fallen trees. Boys are just too fun and adventurous. I love it!

Check out the beauty of this family. I think Ian and Colette will make you smile.

Ian being very GQ.

Favvvvvv photo!

Ian, you know you love hugging your mom!

There's just something about this photo that I love.

The "cool" pose.

And the not so cool pose. Ian's face is priceless!

Engaged: Emily & Ed

It's Emily's 21st birthday, she's surrounded by friends celebrating with her when a guy she's never met before walks up the stairs. Their eyes meet and instantly there's a connection between them. Now they're getting ready for a wedding, laughing with each other, have two dogs and are completely in love.

We had a blast with Emily and Ed and somehow got super lucky having a somewhat warm November day. Have I mentioned before that we love couples that laugh together? These two laugh so easily that it had us cracking up! We can't wait for May!

Meet Emily and Ed...standing in front of their wedding date.

Can't you just tell that they're into each other?

Smooching.

Emily looks at Ed and just smiles. It's adorable.

Ed fake giggling which sent us all into laughter!

Love, love, love this moment.

Hello hot kiss!

Thanks for a super fun afternoon you two!

New Orleans

In November I went to New Orleans for PartnerCon, a conference for photographers. It was so much fun to be back in New Orleans and I loooove the food there! If I lived there I think I'd be eating out all of the time. I roomed with two other Indy area photographers, Megan and Kiera, and we a had blast. It's always fun to have a bit of girl time.

At the last minute I had the chance to join in Joe Buissink's workshop. He's one of those down-to-earth photographers that is so willing to share his knowledge with others. It was refreshing and an awesome reminder of how we're capturing moments with our cameras. Being on the streets of New Orleans was just as inspiring in itself. Here are some of the photos I grabbed during our walk with Joe and our beautiful model.

Joe making everyone laugh.

For all my brides who always say they are nervous for their photos, imagine this many photographers!