Breanne {class of 2010}

Breanne has spent many summers in Yankton, SD with her family and wanted her senior pictures there as well….and we were game! Eric and I have never stepped foot in Yankton before, but we sure made some tracks during this session!

We hiked to the top of a hill and found this little gem of a place!


It wasn't long before we we found the beach and what better place to be with a perfect little white dress and cowgirl hat?!?! I can't decide which of the next two are my favorite....so you get to see both! :)



‘Tis the season for boating….we went out on a boat again for more photo fun! Yankton has the coolest bluffs along the river so we took the boat up to the cliff! Bre’s dad was a rockstar and got out in the river to hold the boat in place so we would be in perfect position to capture Bre on the bluff! Cool stuff huh?!!?

There are so many more stories I could tell from the time on the cliff, but I won't go into details here. Trust me, there were plenty of laughs!

To top the session off, we were coming off the river around sunset and came upon a family in a pontoon that broke down. We hooked them up to our boat and off we went with a pontoon in tow! It took every ounce of restraint I had to not take a picture of the adventure. But I figured they may not appreciate me documenting their sorry little story! Serious amounts of good times we had out on the river!

Bre, Sherri, Brian and Austin – What a day!! I have to admit, I was laughing when we made it home…this is the first session where curfew may have been broken getting home just before midnight! Thanks for showing us all around Yankton, Austin thanks for not losing us on the way up there and Bre we wish you ALL the best as you begin your senior year! Live it up girl!!

Egli family

Meeting this family has been a long time coming! They were first in touch with us last fall and we were so excited that we finally got to meet them! A face meets the cement incident a couple weeks ago and the rain last week almost kept us apart, but quick healing skin and parting stormy skies made for the perfect session!


Braden wasn’t so sure about us in the beginning. He wasn’t so sure about my high 5’s so he had to first give one to his mom and then his mom could pass it on to me. I’m happy to say that by the end he was happy as a clam to share a high 5 with me...and he thought about sharing in a water fight too!


Little Samantha came wearing the coolest squeeking sandals! But I have to be honest, they sounded just like our dog toys at home! They said their dog pays no attention to them. But I know for a fact that our dog Maddoxx may lose her mind if we had those shoes around our house!


I couldn't resist sharing this animated series....soooooo cute!


This session was at the train depot and boy oh boy was it ever an active depot!! The trains run a plenty! Braden could hear a train coming from FAR away! The instant he heard the noise, his ear muff’s went on and Samantha grabbed her dad and put on the sweetest scared/pouty face you have EVER seen!!

See, I told you!

Egli’s - What fun it was to finally meet you! I have never run away from so many trains in my life, thanks for sharing the adventure with us! Be prepared...there are sooo many more pictures coming your way!! :)

Nick and Kendra: part 2

Not only did we start their engagement session on a boat in the middle of the lake, we had a 2 day session with them! Yep, that's right, they woke back up in the morning to hang out with us some more!

And boy did we have fun!

This one I call my paparazzi shot....This was me....


and this is what I saw through my lens....pretty cool huh??!?!


Eric later told me that I was sitting next to a hole in a dead tree trunk, he said, "you know there was something living in there." Uh...I guess I go to all lengths to get what I want! :)

OK, back to the cuteness of Kendra and Nick...


They are both die hard baseball fans....they just don't cheer for the same team!

Wonder why they are sitting so far apart? The number on the seat between them is "10" and the two seats next to Kendra are numbered "1" and "7". Their wedding is October 17! Awesome!

Kendra and Nick - Thank you for spending so much time with us and letting us capture your love! You two are adorable together and we are sooooo excited for your wedding !

Connor

Oh my I am not quite sure where to start with Connor! We were all over the place with him and he was completely oblivious to the fact that we were actually taking pictures of him!

Seriously, he definitely had better things to do at the park than take pictures! After awhile we made it to the playground and you should have seen his eyes light up when he saw the slide!! I could have sworn we were in a candy store....yeah, his eyes twinkled THAT much!


I am loving the old school vintage feel to this one!


Connor gave up his bear for a football not too long ago....and his mom says he hasn't looked back since!


Connor - Thank you for coming to play with us! Even though you beat all of us in the race we'd like to challenge you again! I'm going to start training and I think I can do it next time around! It was fun exploring the park with you and we can't wait to do it again!

Tony and Alicia’s family

How cute are our friends Tony and Alicia?!?!


They invited Alicia’s family from eastern Iowa to come to Ames so we could capture all of them! I was super excited to meet little Abby and Landon as I have heard so many cute stories about them.




I wanted to get a picture of just the adults so Eric was put on kid patrol. Well, the patrol lasted about as long as ….well…let’s just say it didn’t last. Before I could even get all the adults set up, this is what happened! I love happy accidents!! How perfect is this?!?! Abby with her shades on in between all the adults legs! Hilarious!


Landon was a busy little guy, and I love this capture! Such a perfect way to capture him at this age….he has MUCH better things to be doing than hanging with the family for a picture!


I can't leave this post without showing you this super sweet moment between Abby and her auntie Alicia...


Thank you all for making the road trip to Ames and letting us capture your family! Abby was hilarious, I still can’t get over how matter of fact she is when she talks! She is certainly wise beyond her years! Landon, Landon, Landon, I think we all need to take to your simple way of life in finding such joy in the small things in life. I may start knocking down chairs just to see if I start laughing as hard as you! What a hoot!

Kendra and Nick

are engaged! I am sooooo excited about the sunset session engagement session we had with them at Okoboji and I couldn't wait another second to share some of the images captured.

There will be more from our 2nd session during the day to share later. In the mean time enjoy a little 'boji sunset!!







This marked a first for us....an engagement session captured on a boat in the middle of the lake!! Fun!!

John and Sarah are married!!

I'm not quite sure where to start with this wedding. Each time I try to talk about it my mind moves faster than my mouth can talk and then I find myself creating words that make perfect sense to me...as for everyone else understanding me, well, that's another story!!

How about I just start with a picture....ok, deep breath, here we go!


Stunning!!! Alright, I got one word out, let's see if I can continue...

In case you were wondering about the common thread post below, this post is your answer. John and Sarah were married on the beautiful, stunning, amazing grounds also known as Rolling Green. Holy buckets, the location was simply amazing. Oh, I already used that word? Oh well, it was amazing and I don't care how many times I have to say it...don't dare me, because I'll say it again....amazingamazingamazing! I apologize to all there who had to witness my jaw dragging on the ground the majority of the time. I attempted to pull myself together from time to time, but for the most part I couldn't help myself from being totally in love with everything that day!

Here is the guest house on the ground...where Sarah and John stayed on their wedding night!


Oh and there were cows...

The capturing of this cow picture was quite possibly the funniest thing we have ever been a part of! I'm pretty sure I had tears in my eyes by the end. I don't even know what the head count was of people around for this picture, but there was ALOT! And everyone was making an animal noise of some sort to get the cows to look in the same general direction. When I say everyone....that included Eric too!! Later that day he told me he just couldn't help himself from joining in....I'm telling you, it was like peer pressure...everyone was doing it...and I was left crying! I am pretty sure I saw some video camera's around, there is footage to prove it!

I'm in a lotta like with this wedding party! Seriously, how much fun are they?!?! I would totally pull out the big "L" word to describe my affection towards them, but I feel like it may just be a bit too early in our relationship to bring in the big guns....ok, ok, ok....well maybe I'll just say it really fast and they will just go along with it....i'minalottalovewiththisweddingparty!


I'm loving this dip next to the 150 year old oak tree! We were told it is the oldest oak tree in the county!! Cool!


After all the fun of the morning and early afternoon, it was finally time for daddy to give his oldest daughter to the man she will spend the rest of her life with...


And I'm loving this un-prompted moment we captured right after the ceremony!


I'll leave you with one last sweet moment...


Sarah and John - we can't thank you enough for choosing us to capture your wedding day! We had soooo much fun with you and discovering Rolling Green! It served as the perfect backdrop for your beautiful day! I am so excited about all the images and can't wait to show you more!!