:: Off to Chicago land!!! ::

This past weekend Jamie and I were off to the very cold land of the North. After two days up there, I am GLAD to live in the slightly warmer South!!! Brrrrrr!!!

Friday night my brother and sister in-law hosted a dinner/"Tree trimming party". It was a load of fun!! Megan made a scrumptious meal, and I am always impressed by her great ideas and presentation for the food.


And of course, we took time for a few family shots of Chris, Megan and the adorable baby Sterling. I am biased, but I do think that Sterling is the most well behaved baby I have ever seen in my entire life.


Back home for a few days, editing like crazy, then off to Connecticut for the last wedding of the year! After Connecticut, Jamie and I head to Cali for Christmas!! Hooray for 10 day vacations!

:: Baby Sydney ::

This past weekend, Jamie and I went to meet Baby Sydney! She is quite adorable, and an active three month old. I had fun photographing her and her parents, and Jamie was sweet to keep all my gear in order.
Thanks for the fun Laura, Hans and Baby Sydney!

:: Aaron and Carlee ::

Jamie's good friends from college, Aaron and Carlee stopped in on Sunday. The agenda for the day was an engagement session downtown Raleigh, and fondue for dinner back at our place!

It was fun getting to know both of them better, and of course photographing them! I look forward to spending more time with them in the future...more fun dinners together and probably a few more photo shoots along the way!
Their wedding is next July, and Aaron asked Jamie to be a groomsman. I hear that one of my perks for photographing their wedding, is that I get to take as many pictures of Jamie as I want :) Don't worry Carlee, I will get some of you too!!! Seriously though, I am looking forward to the BIG DAY!!

:: Carrie and Jordan ::

The Fall days kept getting better and better in Chicago last weekend! Sunday we met up with Carrie and Jordan for their engagement shoot. The Arboretum was in full Fall color, and the sky was a perfect blue, with the most amazing clouds. All things combined, it was a great recipes for a fun photo shoot!
I am excited about photographing Carrie and Jordan's wedding next Spring!! Congrats you two!

:: Joani and Kevin's Wedding ::

I love brisk Fall days...golden colors...blue skies...and weddings!!! This past weekend was full of those things. Joani and Kevin celebrated their wedding day with gorgeous Fall weather.

It was a busy day, but full of little details that Joani has been working on for months. Everything turned out beautiful, and I am so happy for these two! As both of them are airline pilots, I wish them the best as they fly the friendly skies :)

:: Waite's ::

Jennifer, Sara, Matt and Luke are long time family friends, and I love to photograph them whenever I get the chance. Every time we head out for a shoot, I am always impressed with their attention to detail, and style in their outfits. In my opinion, they could be models!!

A benefit for me in photographing them is that they are always game for whatever crazy ideas that I come up with...This years shoot started off with a vague plan to go somewhere downtown Chicago. As soon as we made it downtown, we discovered that the Susan G. Komen Race for Breast Cancer was taking place all over the city (instead of the lake front like we had thought). So, we wandered around on the South side for a little while, coming up with fun locations that I had never seen before. It was great!!!

Jern, Sara, Matt and Luke - it was fun to catch up, fun to photograph you once again and most of all great to go on another adventure together!!! They seem to be few and far between these days...

:: Baby Myles ::

I photographed the Islas family last Summer, and then photographed a surprise birthday for a member of their family! It has been fun getting to know them, and seeing their family grow.

They added a new member to their family in September! Baby Myles! He is adorable, and was quite laid back. I guess third born babies have to be, everyone else is so busy around them!

Welcome Baby Myles! You have a very loving family, and I look forward to capturing moments of you growing up!