Monday, March 28, 2011

They got engaged while we were there...

While on our trip to Hawaii, friends of ours got engaged.  They were giddy with excitement and asked if I'd go take pictures of them where it happened.  Having been disappointed with what Waikiki Beach was like (I won't go into it, but Oahu, is not my favorite island and NOT worth a 7.5 hour plane ride, especially when you're pregnant), I was definitely up for a photo shoot.  They had rented a car and said we could just drive 5 minutes up the road to get to the spot.  I was under the impression that it was on the beach.  That being said, I wanted to do some romantic shots of their location, just before and at sunset.  Well, our drive was more like 15 minutes and it was not on the beach.  It was a cliff we would have had to jump off of to get down there, but there was a cute lighthouse nearby.  I was running out of time, it was getting dark and the fact that we were up away from the sunset on the water, made it even darker.  Luckily my ever so hilarious husband was there to get them to smile bigger and ease my stress of the situation.  It turned out great and they're adorable!  (And don't judge me for the lack of sunset, we really were in Hawaii.  Aren't they known for their amazing sunsets?  Not while I was there.  I do remember sunsets and rainbows on Maui so I was completely disappointed)

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Married and back from their honeymoon...

and tonight is their reception.  I think EVERYONE should do it this way!!!  Makes for a much more enjoyable wedding day if you ask me.  They got married late morning, had lunch and were off.  Now they're back from a nice refreshing vacation and ready to celebrate with friends and family.  While I'm getting through their wedding day pictures, I thought I'd share one for now.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Family

So, because I like to copy the best (my friend Suzanne) I have decided to take on a project this year.  I'm putting together a scrapbook for my mother in law for Christmas.  It will include pictures of each of her kids and their spouse, and all the grandkids along with a note from them.  That's 36 pictures to take.  The hardest part is that two of the families live out of state.  I'm crossing my fingers I can pull this off.  I know my mother in law will love this in the end.  One of the families came up to go skiing in Park City.  Before they left town, I rushed over to meet them an hour before leaving to fly home to snap a few pictures for the book.