Henry!

In February I photographed Louis. And a few weeks ago, Louis returned to me with his entire family in tow! Big brother Henry just turned 5 so special pictures were in order and why not a family portrait too!

We started out a little shy….

Not Louis though…

Seriously, how cute are these boys? They could get anything out of me with these faces…

See what happens when I let parents take a break!

This is a very ‘Henry’ look. He’s very (very) smart. When I see this I wonder what kind of complex issue could he be analyzing?

And then, sometimes he’s just a cute, sweet little boy.

What a good looking family! Well done Tricia!

And Henry is a great big brother.

He may have started out shy, but we certainly didn’t warp the session that way!

Tricia, thank you so much for letting me photograph your family. The boys are beautiful! Best! Beckie

Andrea & Mark – engaged!

The moment SO many people have been waiting for – Andrea & Mark are (finally) engaged! And I say finally because, well, they’ve been dating for 14 years. Good Lord! I was in college when they started dating! They had been together so long that they thought the idea of engagement photos sounded silly — and then they revealed to me that they’d never had professional photos taken of the two of them! Such craziness! So with that knowledge; we discussed the benefits and quickly (very quickly) decided to do an engagement session on The Hill! So let’s get to them!

Ok, opening with an image like below, you may think Mark is shy – but you’d be (very) wrong. Trust me, Mark is anything but shy. He’s in a band (guitar) and almost (but not quite) as chatty as me. I don’t think he’s ever met a stranger.

And I have to say, these two were troopers. Seriously, we started the session getting beaten by the wind because a storm was coming in. (It reminded me of Sofie’s session.) But Andrea & Mark were good sports. Mark even wore that great jacket despite the fact that it was MEGA hot. Way to be a slave to fashion Mark!

And Andrea, are you kidding me – how adorable is she? I just love how she’s looking at Mark in that (above) photo. Andrea is my sister Jenny’s best friend. So I’ve grown up with her, never (in a million years) thought I would shoot her wedding! And I love, love, love this next photo…..

The wind did eventually calm down. We wrapped the shoot at Andrea’s grandma’s house, a special place for Andrea. I recommend going to meaningful places for both engagement and wedding day photos. Don’t worry about whether or not you think the place is “picturesque” – leave it to the photographer to find a good angle, that’s why we’re professionals!

Beautiful light….. (sigh)

On the way to grab a bite to eat, we passed a store that had lace curtains in their front window. It was beautiful! I had to get a few frames! Mark says this store changes their window display all the time and assures me these curtains will be gone in weeks. Major sad face.

Andrea & Mark – thank you so much for hiring me to document this time in your lives! I am absolutely thrilled and can not wait for August! Best, ie