Madi + Luke

We had so much fun with Madi and Luke's engagement session, I can't wait to photograph their wedding in August! We photographed most of this session on Madi's parents property in Sedalia - the same place they are getting married.

These two are such a great couple. Kind, funny, and very personable. During the session we decided to take one car to town, so they took out all these books out of their car - books they are taking on an upcoming trip to Kenya to donate. Luke had a hand in creating a non-profit called The Harambee Foundation. This foundation helps lift children in Kenya out of poverty by giving them what they need for an education. You can check out more of the foundation here www.pulltogetherforkenya.org

I have known Madi for my whole life. Our grandpa's were best friends (my grandpa passed when I was 5 year old) and our parents have remained great friends. Madi and I grew up seeing each other about once a year, always in October, for the pumpkin contest held between our families. 

I am so happy for these two. They are absolutely adorably perfect for one another. 

The Caddells

In February I went to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Seattle. They moved there a couple months after they got married in January 2015 to start their new life together with Nathan's new job as a youth pastor. It was so much fun to see them in their new city for a couple days! They showed me a handful of their favorite places in the few short days I was there. I can't wait to go back!!

I was so amazed at how green everything was in February in Washington in February! I went from sunny and brown in Denver to rainy and green in Seattle. They even had cherry blossoms in bloom in February!! Everything was green and covered in moss and absolutely GORGEOUS. 

I asked Emily to write a little bit about how their life has changed since getting married and moving across the country:

After months of searching and trying to determine where we belonged, we landed here, in Seattle. We have lived here for 494 days. 494 days of adventure, our own apartment, living away from family, and ministering together.

To us, Seattle is the place where our marriage and our ministry really began. Seattle has been the fresh start for us and it has provided us opportunities to grow our marriage. Being so far away from family has given us the challenge to rely on each other. It has given us the opportunity to find mentors, couples, and friends who have provided us with much needed relationship. It has pulled us closer together as we are trying to minister to others and grow our own faith in Jesus.

The life of a pastor’s wife can be one of isolation and fear of imperfection. Moving far away from a place that you have lived your entire life can also create these fears. We have been so blessed to be a part of a church community here that has washed away those feelings. They have welcomed us to their community with grace and love. This place has become our first married home and our first married ministry, and for that, we feel so blessed! 

Gina + Kevin

Kevin and Gina have been together for 5 years and I was so excited when they got engaged on the 4th of July. Kevin is my cousin and that means that soon Gina will be my cousin-in-law! I couldn't be happier for them.  
Gina's favorite flower is sunflowers so it was an obvious choice for us to do sunflower engagement pictures. When we pulled up to this location I was in awe, I don't think I've ever seen anywhere more beautiful! Miles and miles of sunflowers, I'm pretty sure that's what Heaven looks like. 

Megan + Scott

Scott and I met a few years ago when I was first starting my business (he's the lab manager at Denver Pro Photo), and we became good friends after realizing we had a lot of interests in common. I was overjoyed when he started dating Megan, this beautiful sweet girl from Kentucky, and the two of us clicked instantly. The four of us (my husband Reid included) always have a great time hanging out going to movies, bowling, dinner, etc. - they are a fantastic double-date couple :) 

For their session we played around in the RiNo arts district with some of the graffiti, and then drove wayyyy out East, past DIA, to try and find the sunflower fields. I knew it was a long shot, but we all had hoped they would be there. They weren't. I didn't want to go back empty handed so we played around in the grassy plains, in the road, and with the "sunflower" weeds.

I swear it's impossible to get a bad picture of these two! They just adore one another so much that no matter when I snapped the shutter, they were being insanely cute.

At first we were bummed about the lack of sunflowers, but I love these pictures just as much as if the sunflowers were in bloom. In a couple weeks I'll be heading back out this way for an engagement session and we will cross our fingers that the sunflowers will be in bloom then. 

Joey + Heather

I love these two! I seriously couldn't ask for a better brother, and his girlfriend has become one of my best friends (Heather was even in my wedding last month!). We decided to do a quick little couple shoot in Morrison, Colorado after I got back from my honeymoon, and these are a few of my favorites.