Skylair & Miranda

This is the fabulous looking couple that I wrapped up 2009 with and cheered in 2010!!!

Miranda is a wonderful friend from high school and it was such a joy to watch her go down the aisle and to celebrate with all the families on their uniting in marriage! 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

It was a brisk cold day on New Year's Eve but these two were very tough and we went out in the cold for a few minutes to grab some photos and see if Miranda could not fall in her stilettos. I really will have to load a photo of the cute shoes she wore!!! They were pretty adorable!

Thanks for the wonderful memories! It was great to see all of the friends from back home and to laugh at all the stories from back then.

Cheers to you two!

New Year's Eve Wedding

Tomorrow I get to bring in the New Year with a celebration of Miranda and Skylair's wedding!  It will be a reunion for our class as well as for the many of those with whom went to college with the bride and groom. I'm anxiously awaiting tomorrow and will have many stories to share for the start of the 2010 year.

Thank YOU to all of you who have trusted me to be a part of your BIG day this year!  I have many fond memories and laughs with each of you. 

SO HERE'S to you all and may your new year be full of JOY, prosperity, HeAlth and may you live each day as if it were your last!  

CHEERS!!!

Gunnar & Jessica

It was a warm winter day on Saturday. The snow was still covering the ground and in spots it was slowly melting away. I arrived at the church to set up for the day and was excited when I saw the dress that Jessica had picked out! It was absolutely fun and topped off with the bright red heals, made for the perfect attire for a winter wedding.

Here are a few of Jessica that we took before Gunnar showed up....

Darin & Katie...

Here's a few from Darin and Katie's wedding!!!

October 17...

Ken & Effie

What a beautiful day we had for their wedding in the park! They sharp colors and glowing smiles were contagious. Thanks for asking me to capture your uniting. You two bring the sparkle out in each others eyes! Congrats!

...to NE and Back...

Wow!!! It's been over a week since I have had a moment of time to actually set down and send out a message of what all I've been up to! It's great not having time to keep up with my blog cause that means I am really busy! Yippie!

The other good news with being busy are the portraits I will be sharing with you in a flood of images!!!

I will try to start from the last of it all.... Well maybe I will play a little catch up then get into more detail...

After Barry and Lacey's couples session for their one year I packed up the next day and watched as Trevin and Catrina exchanged wedding vows before their family and friends and then drove off in the coolest old car!  They topped off their night out at the Old Governor's Mansion with a great dance reception provided by Marek DJ Service's here in Rapid City. CONGRATS!  ... photos to come!

On Sunday the 30th of August I met Jay and Corinne at a beautiful flower garden for some time with the two of them before their amazing families showed up for photos. Yes, I do mean that your families were "amazing." It was a fun night with some dancing to top it all off! Corinne you were absolutely astonishing! 

Then....  I had a fun packed week that led up to Ken & Effie's wedding at the park on Friday morning at 10am. I was thrilled when Effie called me to see if I would be interested in a small wedding out at the park with just the two of them and a couple that stood beside them.  It was probably more romantic and personal then they even know!  What a group! I enjoyed our laughs and will have to find out what you were doing to keep the laughs coming!  I hope your weekend away was relaxing.

And finally it was... Nebraska HERE I COME!!!  

When I arrived in Chadron, I went to meet Catja and Senna for Catja's senior session. "Cat" as everyone calls her is the foreign exchange student from Denmark. She was an absolutely joy to work with! Thanks for calling Senna to set the session up!

It's always very special for me to go back "home" to NE and stop by and see my grandparents... so that's just exactly what I did!  I enjoyed a fresh dinner from my grandparents garden on Friday night and great conversation!  Love, LOVE, LoVe you two!  Thanks for always being so supportive and encouraging!  To finish off a very productive, exciting, two state day I went home to my dad's house and crashed.

Saturday, September 5th.... Wade and Megan were united in marriage with beautiful weather and amazing colors. I spent the entire day with Megan, as she finished up her hair, applied mascara, slipped into her dress and danced with her husband for the first time! Congrats and Cheers to the two of you! Thanks for having me be a part of your day!

.... yep... if you guessed...  I loaded up on Saturday night and went back to SD to get ready for the celebration of Bud and Irene's 60th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday! Their family and friends from all over came to celebrate the milestone Bud and Irene have reached.  I asked Irene how the last 60 years went and she said that, "Life isn't easy, and sometimes you have to fight for what you want, but it's wonderful in the end!"  Thanks for the privilege to document your milestone together!

I believe that is the best place for me to end.  The joy of photographing a couples announcement as husband and wife to the celebration of 60 years of marriage, I believe that is the specialist times in two peoples lives and I LOVE being there for that!

WEW....

That was an OUTSTANDING List of memorable events and celebrations. Thank you to all of you for your trust, joy and relationships as clients.  

Brock & Kalene Tie the Knot!!!

Soft mint green dresses with warm brown fabric accents... hand made to boot!!!

Flowers designed by her grandmother...

Brock and Kalene had a complete family wedding with every little detail planned out so perfectly.  The weather was very cool and cloudy for the day but the rain held off so we were able to capture some amazing photographs at the wedding site.  Everyone that attended the wedding seemed to be anticipating this day for many years and made the celebration complete.

Thanks for your smiling faces, patience out in the chilly air and for the opportunity to be a part of your wedding day!