bethany & caleb's pottery engagement...

bethany and caleb met in college, became friends... and then became "more than friends." now this perfect little couple is tying the knot in early june. i'm beyond excited to be a part of their wedding and adore both of them! while visiting during christmas, we braved the cold and windy weather for a few pictures. after fighting the wind and rain, i suggested we try something a little different... paint pottery. of course caleb gave me the "oh great face," and i'm pretty sure bethany was thinking the same thing... BUT it was soooo fun! we ventured to the artgarden and put caleb's graphic design background to work! the final was awesome!!!! 

as a side note... i've grown fond of sessions where our couples forget the camera's in their face, and relax. you get to see personalities come out, and it's so fun to get to know our couples in this new light.... thank you bethany and caleb for freezing your buns off, throwing some paint around and laughing the whole time! huge hugs and excited for the big day!

 caleb said choosing their mug colors was their first big "married decision"... 

it definately took some discussion! haha! ;)

a perfect couple...they have the same concentration face!

 i had the genius idea to have bethany kiss the cup so it was her actual lip prints.... we (i) didn't factor in that the cup was rounded... needless to say it didn't work so well, but it got a good laugh! :)

caleb's graphic design degree was put to good use... and he saved our lips :)

heather & elisha yellow canoe engagement session...

this was one of our all time favorite engagement sessions... it incorporated a yellow canoe, snow and tons of personality! heather and elisha were made for each other... she's a fabulous photographer (click here) and he's a avid outdoors man. we decided to bring those fun elements together, and froze their buns off in the process... as you can tell it was for an excellent cause! shortly after these images they eloped... such a smart thing to do ;) thank you heather and elisha for letting us capture these images... you guys were rock stars putting up with our crazy suggestions! hope the feeling in your toes come back ;) hugs to all and enjoy!

merry christmas...

'tis the season to be jolly...faw-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. thats right folks it's christmas time, time to enjoy our families, sip peppermint coffee by the crackin' fire, and eat cookies!  we hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and we will see ya next year!  but alas we couldn't leave you with out a little christmas cheer photoshoot... yep, it's our one and only miss staci and her cutie husband brian striking a pose for their christmas card pictures... oh, and this shoot can also be found on one of our favorite wedding blogs over at green wedding shoes! go check it out! hugs and god bless!

tell all tuesday...

q: what is your dream car?
j: an 1956 ford pickup truck. not a custom job, but a classic renovation. i have a crush on old things :)
s: do cars and trucks fit in the same category? ok let's break it down... dream truck is a 1938 restored chevy truck, bright red. my dream car is in two catagories... one i would love to drive on a daily basis is a red landrover and my dream "sunday drive"care would be a bright red circa 1960 corvette with white wall tires... is anyone sensing a theme? red!

q: when you have a day off, what do you do?
j: i love to read or bake. my husband says one of the main reasons he married me was because he loved my cookies... and he's a serious cookie snob! my recent favorite read has to be the hunger game series... i love strong female characters!
s: WORK... hahaha! good one right, too bad it's true. actually i like to bake on my moments off.

for my vanity sake please note that i was pregnant in the below pic :) 

and when your not tall enough... improvise!

boom boom pow...

what a weekend! we had so much fun meeting all the lovely brides from the columbia basin and surrounding areas... some of our favorite moments were were a bride that was secretly engaged, meeting "the" kindergarten teacher, talking shop with a fellow photog and daydreaming about a 2012 wedding taking place in a castle.... sigh.... dream big or go home ;) ... anyways thanks for everyones support! wishing to see you in 2010 and 2011... hugs to all!

our booth featuring staci j invitations .... www.stacijdesignsandimages.blogspot.com

a little booth decoration...

the fabulous team of jonda spurbeck photographers... whoop whoop...

ps... for those wondering we have drawn a winner for the styled portrait session and will post all the fun details about the shoot soon... was thinking of a vintage mafia shoot ... hummm

Miss Staci...

Often in my posts the name Staci will come up... That's because this super crazy lady shares a passion of mine, photography, and over the last year we have challenged each other to try new things and to grow as photographers and individuals. It's been quite an adventure, and one I've felt blessed to share with Staci. So, it was exciting to finally get her and her husband in front of the camera. We did a little photo session swap and here are some of my favs... Isn't she a hottie... oh and Brian you pretty handsome yourself. Hugs!