So this post is so surreal for me. My little brother is getting married!! He may be over 30, but I still sometimes think of him as 12. Isn’t that the way big sisters are?

I was so honored that they asked me to come take their engagement photos! A few weekends ago I flew down to Los Angeles, enjoyed the warmth and sun, and spent the weekend with these 2. Now I thought this session would be awkward (ewww, you are kissing my brother!!), but in fact it was SO easy. These two are so in love and it shows. They were natural and all I had to do was observe and shoot. It was so much fun! Doesn’t hurt that I love my future sister in law too, she is pretty awesome. Oh and how gorgeous??  I mean the camera loves these two and so do I!!

Thanks to Jeff and Sara for trusting me. I can’t wait to celebrate with you in September!!

xoxo

Part 2 of the super fun tree farm mini sessions.

Welcome to month 2 of the Blog Circle project. This month’s theme is Anticipation, and even though I had a month to prepare, I just kept trying to decide on what I wanted to do. I had a few ideas, but this one just stood out to me. My kids love ice cream (who doesn’t?) and I always love that excitement and anticipation that comes when they know they are getting ice cream, or any treat really. So a few days ago, I surprised the kids with a trip to a new ice cream shop that opened locally. Needless to say, they were so excited!! It turned out to be extra awesome because this particular ice cream joint does something a little out of the ordinary. No ice cream scooping here, no sir. They start with liquid cream, add flavors and mix-ins, then give it a deep freeze right there in front of you! It was so cool and made the whole anticipation thing that much better since it took a little longer to actually get your bowl of ice cream. I let the kids pick whatever they wanted and Audrey chose strawberry with M&Ms. Gavin shared my white chocolate with Butterfinger. Yes, mommy had a treat too.

While these pictures aren’t perfect, we had so much fun doing them and I really think there are some great looks of anticipation, especially on Audrey’s face as she watched her ice cream freeze. 🙂 Of course I also included pictures of them enjoying their ice cream and the sad empty bowl at the end.

Be sure to follow the circle and see how my friend Erin of Erin Farrell Photography chose to interpret the theme.

Enjoy!