Karissa + Rylan: Sneak Peek

Karissa and Rylan had a beautiful wedding at Goshen College last Saturday. We've just started editing, but these two we have to share:





The rest coming soon!

Alyssa

Although we don't normally do many senior sessions, they're always lots of fun, and a nice change of pace and format from weddings. Alyssa's session was no exception. She was so natural in front of the camera, and we both really enjoyed spending an afternoon with her!



Alyssa has such clear, distinct eyes.










A little different framing, but I like it.






A favorite:


Leandra's view (another favorite!):


And my view.




Coming soon: another senior session, Karissa and Rylan's wedding, a few engagement sessions, and an upcoming trip to Vegas!

Beth + Ben: Wedding

Beth and Ben's wedding day was a bright and sunny--but freezing--day, but Beth expected as much for a January 3rd wedding and planned to have everything at one location, so we all stayed warm inside the entire day!





Beth had ordered a bouquet of white tulips, but this is what arrived that morning. No saturation or vibrancy adjustments to this picture, I promise! The tulips were a beautiful buttery yellow... but not white.


Someone left the church on a mission for a white bouquet and came back with these beautiful white roses. Much better.


Leandra loves capturing the quiet details like these next three.






Both the garter and the toss bouquet were the same ones caught by Beth and Ben at a wedding they attended together a few months prior to the wedding!




Tux with white bow-tie: check. Dashing countenance: check. Pool skills: check.
And Grant did move his camera (and face) before Ben actually took the shot.






The sunlight streaming in the big stained-glass window above the altar that afternoon was perfect!


Beautiful.


Beth and her mom...


...Beth and her dad, waiting for the ceremony to start...


...and Ben, waiting to see Beth!


We smile every time we see this picture!








Our favorite portrait of the day.










One of the things we really appreciated about Beth and Ben's wedding day was how it truly centered around them and their love for one another. We feel like that love is really captured in this last image.


Beth and Ben, we hope you stayed warm and had a wonderful time in your cabin getaway! We really enjoyed the time we were able to spend with you.

Beth + Ben: Sneak Peek

Just two from Beth and Ben's wedding--two black and white pictures that caught our eyes. We can't wait to get through the rest of their pictures and share them with you!

Caley + Josh: Engagement

We met with Caley and Josh just after the holidays for their engagement session. They love dogs--especially the ones they own--so naturally, we started out with including their dogs for a few...




It was windy and cold in this little stand of trees, but Caley and Josh were good at staying close and keeping each other warm for the few mintues we were there. We think it paid off... we really like how these next few turned out.












Another favorite...




There was really wonderful end-of-day light here, at the beautiful house of a family Caley knows.




For the last few, we raced the sun down to a small church south of town for the last moments of the day. Caley and Josh mentioned they love "tree pictures," and we won't ever complain about that!


It was a pleasure spending time with Caley and Josh, talking about books, dogs, mutual friends, and everything in between. That's one of the reasons we enjoy engagement sessions so much: we get to spend a good stretch of non-wedding-day time getting to know our couples more before we share in and document the intricacies of their wedding day.

Caley and Josh are planning a outdoor evening wedding in June that will surely be beautiful (and about 50 degrees warmer than their engagement session!), so look for their wedding pictures coming up in a few months!

We'll have Beth and Ben's wedding posts coming up soon!