inspiration feature!!!

we had an image from one of our wonderful couples... will & nicole... featured on an wedding inspiration blog. not gonna lie, will and nicole's wedding was pretty darned amazing. check out wedding and events by michelle hickey design for all kinds of amazing wedding inspiration. if you're needing a give your wedding inspiration a swift kick in the hinny... she's your woman! thanks michelle!

danna & jt's lavender field engagement...

you be my sugar, baby

i'll be your sweet iced tea

you be my honeysuckle

i'll be your honey bee 

- blake shelton

hello world... meet hannah!

i can feel it.

feel too much of me.

the mirrors that all reflect

me back.

the boundaries of myself;

to tightly kept.

if only a key to 

my land; locked

a key to open,

release.

free me to the ocean edge.

the edge where it stops

being me and begins being

the wild open expanse of

everything; nothing,

freedom.

the misty salt breeze of tears

released.

and wind that whips hair 

and hold my breath.

until finally, finally,

the locked door of myself is

opened to the feeling of 

being a part of again.

-hannah stone, landlocked version2

word are something that i struggle with. it's one of the main reasons i struggle blogging. i want perfection, and can rewrite two sentences for hours... it's seriously pathetic!... enter hannah. she's a former bride and dear friend. she has been a source of encouragement through my joys and struggles with motherhood. she is a word master. at one point we had discussed some collaboration projects, but sadly life got in the way. so it was exciting one day when i open up my email to see a sweet message from her, and a poem she thought would be appropriate for one of my couples. that got me thinking. when the perfect images are married with the perfect words... magic happens. so i asked if she would mind if i published some of her works with my weddings.... and she said yes! so over this wedding season you will be treated to beautifully composed words. i hope you enjoy!

about hannah, as told by hannah...

i've always loved to write. i love how simple word are, black and white on a page. and yet they can take you so many places, make you feel so many things. i don't ever set out to write a poem. they just sort of happen. there is always a word or an image, thought or idea, that gets stuck in my head rattles around and won't stop until i write it out. writing is the only way i know how to understand what i am thinking and feeling inside myself. and sometimes when i stop and put down my pen, read what i just wrote, i'm surprised by what i read. the honestly look inside. it's like therapy! read more from and about hannah on her blog at writethelight.com. 

jenna & luke's ellensburg engagement session...

luke and jenna met at a wedding, and he put a ring on her finger that very day... ok, so not like you're thinking, but it did happen and she still wears the ring! jenna's big blue eyes and luke's quiet strength are the perfect combo! those eyes were also the inspiration for a song luke wrote... we seriously have the most amazing couples! we can't wait for your wedding!!! here is a little sample of his lyrical genius...

Peaceful right by your side 

I haven't looked for this I've been too afraid 

But easily we sit here and glide 

Tearing down stones from the wall that I made 

And I can't help to think 

Why finish second in a one man race 

Walking that line on the brink 

Between not living just let it fall into place 

And swing swing tear it all down 

Stardust and moonlight come flood my heart 

And swing swing a stone at a time 

Those blue eyes are tearing it down

-Blue Eyes and The Stone Wall, Luke Bissonette (the groom)

slag and hilary's gorge amphitheater engagement...

slag proposed to hilary on the stage at the gorge amphitheater, so it seem only natural to return there for their engagement pictures. slag is extremely passionate about three things in life... music, guitars and hilary! combine all those elements and you have perfection, or at least in slag's world ;) we thought they were pretty darned cute, and were excited about the change of scenery! thanks hilary and slag for a wonderful afternoon... wishing you all the best and many blessings! huge hugs!!!!

play me a love song tonight 

the love song of us

played by our hands in 4/4ever time

-hannah stone

josh & kendra ...

kendra and josh compliment each other in so many ways. one of my favorite things was their ability to laugh together. i adored how josh was constantly goofing off to get kendra to smile... in my opinion laughter and faith are the two "glue's" in life. thank you so much for sending a chilly afternoon with me! i wish you a lifetime of happiness... god bless! hugs!

out-takes... :) sorry josh i had too! hahahah!