Zac & Andrea // Homestead. Fort Wayne, IN

November generally brings to the table the question "What am I thankful for?" One of my answers would be...my clients. This is the third year I have been lucky enough to photograph this couple and their dog Ellie has been in the last two sessions. Our sessions are always a lot of fun, plus it's a rad feeling to pull up to a location and see all the possibilities to make photographs and generally have a good time.

The location Andrea chose was a wooded location on the property of her alma mater, Homestead High School in Fort Wayne. The location provided some awe inspiring fall landscapes, wooded trails and paths. We joked that we needed an axe and more flannel to go with that giant wood pile. Some of these images will also go for their 2013 Christmas cards which I told them that it is always exciting to me as a photographer to see my work in print so send me one! Once again, thank you goes out to my daughter Heaven for the assistance with lugging my equipment and holding the dog leach. I'm thinking that all of this work is just paving the way for a future photographer though right? ...well maybe. Thank you Zac and Andrea and thank YOU for reading.



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Kelsey & Daniel // Fort Wayne, IN

Kelsey is family and I have had a somewhat close relationship with her since she was born. I used to baby sit her when I was in high school, which may be revealing my age a bit but I volunteered to do shoot their wedding knowing what they wanted from a photographer. Memories and photographs have always seems to play a big roll in their family so I wanted to create something beautiful for everyone involved. Daniel seems to be a good fit for Kelsey and I really wish them much happiness in their days to come.

The ceremony location was a church that the family has been familiar with for years. The sanctuary has an awesome array of lights, so from a photographer stand point was much appreciated but also I couldn't help but not try to utilize the wooden ceiling. The reception location was at Southwest Conservation Club Fort Wayne which provided awesome and woodsy outdoor flare. Once I looked over the grounds my head was full of ideas, plus the weather was amazing. It was a bit on the hot side but I was in no way complaining. They brough a lot of their own ideas to the table too, like super hero t-shirts and recreating the 'Bridgesmaids' movie cover. All in all it was a fun wedding to shoot and I'm glad I could give them what they were looking for and make people smile. Too many reasons why I love what I do. Thank you for reading and enjoy.

Dereka & Marve' // Lafayette, IN

What's to not say about this couple? Dereka and Marve' were set on the date 12/12/12 for their wedding. The more I thought about it, this date will be the last repeating date of my lifetime, theirs and yours which really puts more emphasis on the date being pretty incredible. I worked with Dereka & Marve' in October for their engagement session, in which was a great time within itself. Dereka & Marve'// Lafayette, IN Engagement Session

The day of their wedding was a clear day, however both families are from the South, so it was really pretty brisk for them. Indiana winters have become mild in the last few years but either way they pushed through. The venue was the Lafayette-City Centre Holiday Inn, which had a very large elaborate staircase that I was pretty excited about, awesome chandeliers and a pretty relaxed atmosphere for hosting such events. Finding subtle accents and said things to incorporate into some shots were pretty easy here.

This wedding was a lot of fun, and working with fun people who seem to love to laugh makes it all the better. I wish these two and their families the best of luck in the future. Thank you and enjoy.