Last week I flew up to Alaska to photograph their candlelit, intimate, very romantic wedding. It had snowed 6 inches the day I flew into Anchorage, so you can imagine the ambiance of the warm & cozy wedding they were planning. Wowzers, it was beautiful….but, more of that for later.
Before the big day, we hung out just the 3 of us. We met for their engagement shoot at one of their favorite spots, Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria. These are some of the first images of the day. This is just the beginning of many more posts to come, I just want to share a couple for now.
This is the day I met Lori, the day before she gave birth to their 2 little girls. The excitement on her face was priceless and I could see that her smile spoke volumes. It was almost too good to be true. Their story is powerful, it will make you melt.
The day after I met Lori, I was in the hospital. In scrubs. I was there, documenting the birth of their twin girls. It was amazing, beyond amazing. I am at a loss for words that can even describe that day.
LIFE, is beautiful.
This little gang is another family I photographed for Portraits for Haiti. This is Amber and her 2 little peas Travis and Olive. I love how vastly different these children are, crazy how boys and girls can be so opposite sometimes. Travis was all about getting dirty on the beach and Olive was all about smiling and getting cuddles from her mom. I love how Amber just let them be, naturally them, so I could capture their perfect selves.
I love this picture, Travis not so into holding hands with his sister, and Olive just giving the cutest little grin.
Thank you again for helping us raise money for Haiti survivors.
I met this sweet 2-year old, Baylee when we did Portraits for Haiti last week. It was her 2nd birthday the very next day, so this shoot was all about celebrating her life — her bubbly, happy life. And, my goodness did I have my work cut out for me, Baylee is one busy gal! She’s definitely an explorer, wants to go in her own direction and do it all on her own. I love that about 2 year olds. They’re full of energy, not afraid of anything and full of expression.
I loved catching all her smiles. It really was a happy day, perfectly sunny and bright.
Thank you again for helping us raise money for Haiti survivors.
Flash back to when we were young, so young I can’t remember how old we were, until now…
I had been over at Cristen’s house for sometime at this point, talking about wardrobe selection, about her husband, her child, about all the amazing photographs of Greece they have hanging on their walls. It didn’t hit me until we were in the middle of shooting Cristen’s bump when she ran back upstairs for a quick change (while I snuck into the kitchen for a glass of water). That’s when I saw their engagement picture. Something about her in that image just clicked. And, I got goosebumps! I knew her, had to know her from somewhere…
Later we realized that our father’s were friends when we were really young, we went to church together, we were childhood friends…..and soon, all these memories came floating back. We still can’t get over it!
I’m totally amazed by how small our world is, how time flies, how photographs help us remember our past.
Meet Cristen, her husband Tony, their child Kostas and baby on the way.
by kimcharie
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