First snow!

Yes, once again it is Monday!  We are starting this week off with lots of moisture that did indeed turn into a bit of snow last night. It's actually still raining on top of the small amount of ground coverage that we received of snow. Rain is probably one of the few things that does put a bit of a damper on outdoor photos. :(

Because of the crazy winds we had last week on Friday, the senior sessions were only able to take half of their sessions and complete the indoor part. Rachel and I had some fun working with the old windows in the studio's building and staying out of the wind and cold. I'm anxious to hear how her hunting experience went that day after her photos!!!

Saturday was a complete success for the outdoor photos planned for Adam and Sonja's wedding. It was a long day for the wedding party as they were up and getting hair done in the early hours of the morning and then by 9am we were all loading into the limo's to drive up into Spearfish's beautiful canyon!

The fall colors are in the perfect phase as the bright yellow leaves have traces of orange and some of the ground foliage is turning brilliant red.  The canyon had snow so we were also able to have the fall snow photos!  

The wedding party were troopers as they tried to bundle up into jackets between photos with temperatures down into the 50s or below. I guess I never really asked I just new it was really cold and fingers were a bit freezin!!!

The bridesmaids dresses were strapless and to the floor with a small train and deep wine red which set off beautifully to the fall leaves in our backgrounds. The black tuxes stood out really sharp with the soft warm yellow leaves and added the contrast needed.

When photos finished up in the canyon we loaded back into the limo's and went and enjoyed a very romantic wedding ceremony at the church. Sonja, I have to tell you picked out some beautiful wedding music! I really enjoyed it!

Everything turned out beautifully for their day and the weather couldn't have been anymore perfect for the first of October and rain and snow the next day!!!

I wish you two all the happiness life has!

I'll have some photos to share a bit later!

Happy Monday! Enjoy your week and thanks for checking out the blog and great clients stories!

...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.  

Friday...

Hello and Happy Friday everyone! 

Today is going to be a great day for many, many reasons! I got a great nights sleep, went for a run this morning and got all my thought organized, I am meeting with some great clients to help plan out their family portrait wall montages and for others to plan out their wedding day and all the special memories that I can capture for them!  Then later this afternoon I get the honor to capture Lacey and Barry's one year anniversary photos as they slip back into their wedding attire. I will have to write about that experience later!!!  To top my day off my twin sister is coming in to town to see a family friend of ours that is in the hospital and therefore I get to see her TOO!!!  

I hope you all enjoy your friday and have a wonderful weekend planned with your friends or family!

Jenni

The Band

Jonny Lunchmeat hit the stage at Dublin Square tonight and I got to snap a few photos of them.  Here are a few of the unedited ones to share with you!  If you are interested you can check out their myspace site.