Lauren and I were privileged to spend the day with Josh and Ellie (and their AWESOME families!) on their special day. Josh and Ellie are long gone on their way to tropical Jamaica for their honeymoon, so I hope that their families enjoys their preview for them 
*warning, lots of pictures ahead, Lauren and I just liked too many!
Parting shot, following the bride and groom to the reception.
When Lauren and I left to meet Erica and her mom in Dayton, the sun was shining, a perfect mixture of sun and clouds for Erica’s senior session. Upon arriving in Dayton, the sprinkles started, followed by some pretty steady rain and about 15 seconds of snow? Ok, it was kind of slushly, but it could have been snow? Maybe? 
Anyway, we managed to keep Erica dry with a little help from her mom and by the end of the session the rain was just a distant memory.
The story
This is my daughter. She loves horses, loves dressing up and actually does play the violin (lessons for about a year now) She doesn’t play the guitar, that actually belonged to my grandfather Merle . I like incorporating the guitar into my shots, he would have liked that. I am certain he never had a lesson, but besides playing guitar, he also spoke fluent Spanish that he learned from his fellow co-workers at the Pittsburgh Cut Flower back in the 60’s and 70’s. I have many memories of visiting him and my grandma at their company home at the Cut Flower (You have to be from Pittsburgh to even know that this place existed) feeding their horses, eating candy from grandma’s candy dish, and watching and listening to grandpap sit at the bottom of the opening to their cellar and play his guitar. Good times, sweet memories of a slower paced life.
The Style
Dresses and outfits- Elder Beerman, Ruche, JCPenney , Wet Seal and Marla’s Closet
Hair and make-up- Mom
Lauren and I loved shooting Hannah after having to reschedule her from the week before due to the weather. Hannah is a high energy, talented and ambitious young lady. We loved working with her on her very custom senior session
Fall is a great time for family portraits, and I loved spending time with this family and their extended family this past weekend. Can’t wait to meet the new little one as well
The weather has been CRAZY here of late! After cancelling about a week ago, Lauren and I were finally able to meet up with Haley for her senior session. We have known Haley for about 12 years, so it was fun to photograph her for her senior pictures, as we remembered her as a much younger girl as well, wow, how time flies! :)
Meet Jay, Lisa and the boys who traveled all the way from Michigan to have me photograph them. Jay and Lisa are old friends that I haven’t seen for almost 20 years! When I left Michigan, Jay and Lisa were newly married and had no children, how fun to meet up with them after all these years and see how we have all changed (ahem, Jay used to have a full head of hair! ) , and meet their four boys.
Parting shot
One day I looked at Lauren and said, “We need a mini horse, wouldn’t it be neat to get a child and a mini horse?“ Well, Lauren put a call out on her Facebook page for a mini horse and within a hour she had a response! If that wasn’t exciting enough, Lauren was showing me pictures of the mini horse on the owners Facebook page when I caught glimpse of the cutest little girl (the owners daughter) and I said, “Do you think we can get the little girl too?!”
How was I to know just how adorable our little model would be? She was off the charts CUTE! At one time I turned to her mom and I said, “You know, I have only said this to one other mom (actually, it was a grandmother), but your child is not normal” ;) Not all 3 year olds are as compliant and willing to do most anything Lauren and I ask, but she was. (it should be noted, that she is the exception, most 3 year olds really give us a run for the money;))
So, here is a rather large share from her session. These sessions will be offered in the coming year for all our clients and are designed to portray children playing and using thier imaginations. More information will be coming in the future.
Meet Huck the mini horse :) (the crown was our little subjects idea, and Huck didn’t seem to mind)
parting shot
