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tracy + shanaka {the wedding}

We were honored to be a part of the lovely wedding of Tracy and Shanaka.  You may remember me mentioning when we did their engagement session, that they don’t think they’re very good in front of the camera, but we have found it to be the exact opposite- they were very natural. Here are some...

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August 23, 2010 - 11:09 am

Gail - BEAUTIFUL images Jess. THey are a gorgeous couple. I think that purple wall shot with her purple accents is my favorite bridal shot you’ve ever taken!! :)

August 23, 2010 - 5:48 pm

Lisa B. - Fantastic photos, gorgeous couple, super-cool wedding!
The bride’s “matching wall” and “the handsome groom” photos are each my favorite individual shots of them.
I don’t know how you do it, but you make things look more “real” and “there” than they are in real life!

August 23, 2010 - 10:21 pm

Tracy - Thank you so much Jess & Brett! These pics are wonderful! We were able to be so calm & totally just enjoy the day for all that it was, knowing we had excellent photographers capturing all of the greatest moments of our wedding! THANK YOU for bringing us back to our big day & for helping us remember all of the sweet and touching moments. We were just so fortunate to have great vendors all across the board & beautiful weather to boot! And thanks to your blog followers for all their sweet comments :)

August 24, 2010 - 10:32 am

kaila - wow, wow, wow! I love the emotion in these images! I also LOVE all the special touches, what a blessing for years to come!

August 28, 2010 - 11:17 am

Jaimie Dee Photography - These made me teary eyed! LOVED THEM! :) Great work. Also love the HDR type look to some of the earlier indoor shots.

August 30, 2010 - 12:37 pm

Jess W. - These are great shots, you two! The mom pics are great, the pics of them on the P&G premises, the pic of Tracy looking at the camera w/ Shanaka facing her with his eyes closed, Tracy in front of the purple door…don’t know if I could pick a favorite. Tracy’s such a gorgeous bride. I’m sure they’re thrilled with what you captured.

September 4, 2010 - 2:41 pm

meg duerksen - this was so beautiful.
i love her colors. what an awesome spot to get married!

our snuggle buddy.

This week I have been a busy bee trying to play catch up on some work, prepping to blog a beautiful wedding, all while getting things in order for my kids school year which is just around the corner.  We home school, and we are making some big changes this year, and adding on some...

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August 18, 2010 - 10:23 am

Mr. Blonde - That last photo specifically is spectacular!

August 18, 2010 - 11:39 am

Alice - Such precious images! I hope everyone is feeling better soon.

August 18, 2010 - 9:59 pm

Jessica Lynn - awww he is precious!!!

August 19, 2010 - 12:07 am

lucy - i heart this post. i think he may even be cuter when he’s sick…didn’t know that was possible.

August 19, 2010 - 7:31 pm

Jess W. - Tell that squeezable Gabey-baby that “Jeshca” loves him!

August 20, 2010 - 6:17 pm

Maranda - How absolutely sweet and precious…. Such a great feel to these images, they really touched my heart :)

{a quick preview}

I will be blogging this beautiful wedding this week, but I just fell in love with this image and wanted to share it with you today. Hope your Monday is off to a great start!

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August 16, 2010 - 2:44 pm

Janica - Oh, perfect. :)

updated travel dates

Hello there! Sorry it has been over a week since my last post.  We are busy (or perhaps I should say, I AM BUSY) getting things in order for the new school year.  Since we home school, we are collecting books, making up daily and weekly schedules, and figuring out what exactly we will be...

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August 12, 2010 - 11:32 pm

Rachel - Y’all must be going to the Balloon Fiesta! My husband and I went a few years ago and what an awesome sight that was! I hope that y’all will get up really early for the mass ascention! And I can’t wait to see y’alls photos!

We stayed the night in an earthship in Taos. The one called “Angel’s Nest” is a really astoundingly big and beautiful one. There is a community of them a little past the bridge over the Rio Grande Gorge.

Oh, I am so excited for y’all to get to take a trip like that as a family! I literally wanted to move to NM after that trip. It is such a gorgeous land and the light is fab for photography.