July 27, 2013Comments are off for this post.

LAUREN + SHAWN / PART 2

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You may just remember these two from their earlier engagement photo session in February. This one beats it hands down. Not only was the weather more than 70 degrees warmer, but I felt markedly more confident behind the camera as I imagine Lauren and Shawn did in front of it the second time around. We walked along the Lake Mendota shoreline to some of their favorite spots. We stopped. We had a little fun. And at the end of it all, we gulped down cool, frosty beers at the Union Terrace.

These are my kind of people.

I can't wait for their wedding in October up at a gorgeous lakefront resort in Northern Wisconsin. It will be the first wedding I'll ever attend as the photographer and to say that I am nervous would be a gross understatement. But lucky for me, these two are so laid-back, hilarious and in love, I have a feeling everything is going to work out just fine.

July 10, 2013Comments are off for this post.

LIFE LATELY / 2

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Summer seems to be flying by in a dizzying whirl of weddings, bachelorette parties, baby showers and work. I guess that's what happens when you're 28. But seriously, it's July 9th and the relaxing three days I spent over the 4th of July in St. Louis seem so far away already. Totally not fair.

But it was a good fourth! Filled with kiddos, pool time, cannonball competitions, food hot off the grill, margaritas, bomb pops (!!!), SPF and catching up my belovedly trashy US Weekly magazine. Plus, I devoted myself to carrying around my camera and practicing shooting the holiday, because I'm still working on my photography. The weekend ended with an epic wedding where I got myself entangled in a dance-off and hanging out with one of my best friends in town from California.

You might say the holiday didn't last nearly long enough.

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June 11, 2013Comments are off for this post.

LIFE LATELY

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Since I got my new camera, I haven't practiced with it as much as I would like to. That is why I've been making an effort to shoot more and practice harder to become a better photographer. Family get-togethers...working weekends...boudoir sessions...leisurely breakfasts...weddings...dinner dates. It's all been happening lately, and I've been trying to document it all through the lens.

P.S. It is of the utmost importance to note that French toast was perhaps the best of my entire life. As a total French toast snob, I was blown away by the grilled-to-perfection apple bread topped with gingered apples + spiced Wisconsin heavy cream. Gah, gimme more right now.