*Cody and Kelsey Wedding*

 This wedding was amazing! It finished Kevin and my 2 week road trip as we move from Portland to Austin. The wedding was a combination of Coloradans and Texans.. and with me being from Texas/moving to Texas and my Ala Mater in Colorado, this was my perfect blend! I spent most of my day with Kelsey and the girls which was just so much fun. Kelsey was flawless! There are a ton of photos of her in this post because there were just too many good ones that I did not want to deprive your eyes from seeing. I had the blessing of having Rachel Robichaux as my second shooter. She did a great job spending the day with the boys. The reception was a blast! I have never been to a wedding with a live band nor have I been to a wedding where so many people were dancing!!! The dance floor was packed and even outside of the dance floor people were getting down. Families, guests, and the couple were fun, sweet, and easy going. What more could a photographer ask for? Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed the day! Many blessings to Cody and Kelsey!

Like I said... Flawless!

Cody did real well on the ring :)

A definite favorite.. she looks perfect.

Beautiful bridesmaids

Too Cute!!

Up the aisle with a dad... down the aisle with a husband

Candid moment right after the ceremony... I just love how he is looking at her :)

Cody hates the kissing pictures.. but I love this one!

And then the party began....

Cody and Kelsey... I wish you a life of happiness in your new adventure! Thanks to you and your family for the opportunity and for the hospitality on your special day.

*Carlee Senior Portraits*

I got the rare opportunity to shoot Keira Knightley... Not really. Keira Knightley wishes she was a pretty as this girl! World, I know have the honor of introducing you to Carlee. She is a GORGEOUS, fun, awesome girl that was born in Africa and now lives in Korea. We got to meet up in "the photographers dreamland".. Bozeman, Montana. I had so much fun going around with Carlee because all the fun places to shoot and what a natural she was at it. I'm pretty convinced she was born to model. I have to stop talking about how beautiful she is and let all the pictures do the talking, or screaming really... Enjoy!   

Love this one...

Carlee's parents got married under this same tree... it looks a little different now and is in a parking lot instead of the field that was there when they got married. As Carlee's mom said, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." :)

breath taking...

So cute!

The one on the right... WOW!

Like I said, Bozeman is a photographers dream place... check out that door!! So fun

Essence on Montana!

Carlee you are stunning. Thank you for the opportunity to do your senior portraits. Hope you love them! Just remember me when you get famous :)

*Adrienne Senior Portraits*

This shoot was exceptionally fun. There were places all around Vancouver, WA I had been dying to take pictures at and was just waiting for the opportunity. Well, the opportunity turned out the be the beautiful Adrienne for her senior photos. Adrienne is such a fun person to be around! She is an awesome soccer player, smart, and wants to go to college to be an architect. She is looking into going to Colorado University, which is the arch enemy of my alma-mater but I wont hold that against her :) (GO RAMS!)
Anyway, as I look through the photos all I have to say is "one at a time boys, one at a time" What a beauty!

Found this wall in a parking lot perfectly numbered for her graduation year..

The one on the right is not posed... that just Adrienne in her natural, lovely state.

Love the lighting in this one..

We both sacrificed out bodies to mosquitoes for this shot but definitely worth it!

Love the sweetness in these pictures and of course the lighting..

Stunning!!!

Adrienne, I wish you the best of luck! You have a bright future ahead of you and I know you'll succeed at everything you do! ....even if you go to CU :)

Ryan Greenen Graduation

What some of you don't know about me is that I not only am a photographer but I am also a personal trainer. I love both jobs and this post is a kind of a merge of both. 

Ryan is my favorite client by far. He is a determined, funny, accomplishing 18 yr old that inspires me and so many around him. Ryan grew up as a semi normal kid (I say semi because he a very successful in academics, having track records, and other sports). About 3 1/2 years ago Ryan was sledding with his friends and was traumatically run over by a mini van. Ryan knocked on deaths door many times in the first few months. He suffered severe brain damage that affected his motor skills. Ryan came to me in October just learning to walk with a walker. His goal was to walk across his high school graduation stage. After a many days in the gym working with me and another trainer, multiple days a week with physical therapist, and message therapist,  Ryan was able to walk on his own. However, walking in the gym with us is very different from walking across a stage with thousands of eyes on you. With Ryan's determination he was able to do it.. while everyone else wiped their eyes and gave him a huge standing ovation. 

Ryan definitely has a special place in my heart and I can't wait to see him walk, run, and jump on his own one day. Here are some photos from his graduation. I hope that as you look at them that you can be as inspired by Ryan as much as everyone else who knows him is.

Ryan and I :)