Little Happy Harper

Harper is one month young and ever so adorable.

I met Harper's mommy (Melissa) in March of 2009 while working for Dining by Design. I am so happy to have gained a great friend; Melissa and her family (love them!) have definitely made me feel welcomed, here in MO!

Harper was embraced and welcomed into her family by Chris (daddy), Brimmer (BIG brother) and Melissa (mommy), on July 31st, weighing in at 6 lbs. 14 oz. The four of them definitely make quite a little happy family (with some very big personalities)!

Congratulations Teague fam!

Fantastic Mr. Fox {has arrived}

Mama Brooke is one of my dear friends. I remember the morning she told me she was pregnant; it was quite an emotional time. On Sunday August 15th, 2010 Brooke insisted her husband call me in the middle of the night to tell me baby boy was coming {soon}!
Wyatt James Fox was born in the wee hours of the morning {2:40 am} in the middle of a thunderstorm. He's quite the precious little bundle :)

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{Flower Child}

One of my beloved Brides, Mrs. Watrous, came to proof her wedding album and we decided to have a spontaneous photo shoot. We had to beat a storm (duh, it's Missouri), so this is what we achieved in 15 minutes...

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Jymette & Bryant {Married}

This wedding was soooo special. It was probably the most emotional wedding I've ever photographed and been apart of. The whole Bonnivier side of the family was there, as well as many people traveling far to make it to Austin, TX for the glorious occasion. Thank you Jymette, Bryant, Aunt Bonnie & Uncle Mike for choosing me to document such a wonderful day.

I'm gonna be an Aunt again!

Just thought I'd share my excitement with the world...
My sister-in-law is pregnant and due at the end of this month. Gabe & Ava (my niece and nephew) are going to have another baby sister OR brother (we're are all going to be surprised)!

Steph's Bridal Session {teaser}

...A wonderful girl and such a fabulous friend. I had the privilege of taking some photographs of the soon-to-be Mrs. Hadden before her BIG day! It was the first day of Spring and ironically it was freezing rain and in the thirties. Yuck! What a great sport; she sure made the best of it!

Home is Wherever I'm With You {Southwest Trip Part IV}

HOME BOUND! We left on 2 day journey home on Thursday 1/21/10. A storm was chasing us east, so in order to avoid snow and rain, we didn't have much of a choice. I don't know if you recall but that week California (which is only 2.5 hours away from Phoenix) had major flash flooding, thunderstorms and even a tornado in Orange County. Crazy! (Check out this link for videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwUP_NZ_9rI&feature=related )It had been drizzling in AZ but it was only a matter of time before it really got hit. (Arizona ended up having the worst flash flooding and rainfall in 17 years). We had to take the "southern route" (mind you, way out of way) because directly east of Phoenix the mountains in "Rim Country" were getting feet of snow.
Below are some images of southern New Mexico. We were majorly out of our way on route 54 (one lane each direction). We were so far south we actually went through border patrol. They have places on the highway were you have to pull off in order for them to verify whether or not you are an American citizen. I thought that was cool!
We eventually got back on track (on I-40) and hr. from Tucumcari, NM. We stopped there for the night. The next day I did most of the driving, therefore there are no images.