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Jenn & Thom: Engagement Sneak Peek!

Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:40am

I am so thankful to have the friends that I do. Two of the people that are in my life are these 2 cats right here. Thom and I have been friends since 2nd grade, living a block or so away from each other, there are many memories I have of hanging out at Thom’s house, spending our high school years in the same group and now, as we hit about 20 years of friendship, I get the privelage of doing his engagement photos! Now, who is he marrying? Oh, she just happens to be one of my best friends. She is one of my bridesmaids. We were rooomates. She was with me the night I met Simeon. She was with me through the time apart from Sim. I lived in Denver, her in Boulder. Many of my days and nights when Simeon was in Iraq, you could find me tucked under her arm, as if her love and support always protected me and made the time go by quicker. Thom has been a good friend as well through it all. Oh, and did I tell you, I was having brunch with Thom and Jenn & another couple-Sarah & Steve-when I got engaged! Yup….then 3 weeks later, Thom popped the question to Jenn! And, even better? 3 weeks after I marry the man of my dreams, Jenn will marry hers. In Santa Barbara. I can’t wait to be there. Now, here’s a quick sneak peek at the fun we had yesterday here in Boulder. I will post the full session soon!!! I love you both, Thom and Jenn!!!

I forgot to mention…Thom is a drummer in an kick a$$ band called “Interstate Stash Express”…and yes, this is his van….could this be more perfect?

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Their friend, Mike Cronin let us hang at his property called “The Flying Sea Ranch”. One word: UNBELIEVABLE!!!

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HELLO!!! Seriously, Could it get any better than this? Oh, just wait, the full post will involve Husker shirts and football!

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i heart faces…

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 5:08pm

This photo just captures the essence of the whole day. Laughter and Love!

I decided I must submit this for the i heart faces contest this week. Here’s one of my besties and her new hubby!

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For Eric, Katie & Morgan…

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:54pm

I was debating on what to write all day, and I have finally just decided to go with my heart. I heard some heartbreaking news over the weekend. The sweet, adorable baby, Morgan Jane (MJ) has gone to be with God. I would like to share more about her and a good way to start is for you to read about her the first time I wrote about her and her family here. I am so sad for her family, her parents who have been the strongest 2 human beings throughout all of this. Each time I would get an update through their website for MJ, I felt comfort knowing that her family loved her so much every single minute she was here. There was never any doubt how much Morgan was and will always be loved by her amazing family and friends. There is also an article that our paper did on Eric, Katie & Morgan about a month ago. What an amazing article about this family and about their daughter, Morgan aka MJ, aka Chubby Bubby. Click to read the article.

There is a Benefit coming up next month, “The Chubby Bubby Benefit”. I am so honored to be able to contribute to this not only for such a wonderful family, but a cause that I only learned about a short 7 months ago through Katie & Eric. I know that it will be a celebration of Morgan’s life. Her smiles and those cheeks. I decided to post some of my favorite photos of MJ that I took. She was the most antimated little 4 month old. Using her face, her smiles to communicate. I know that she touched so many people’s lives through her short time on earth, but I also know that her parents, through their strong faith, courage and love for their child, have also touched many people too. Morgan will always live on through them and I know, for me, I will remember these chubby cheeks and the contagious smile. All my love to the families of Katie, Eric and Morgan Jane.

To find out more about The Chubby Bubby Benefit and how you can be a part of it, please visit: www.caringbridge.org/visit/morgansitzman

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Cicily…

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 6:41am

Simeon and I headed out to Ben & Amy’s house on Saturday, not just to photograph Cicily, but have dinner with them! Ben and Simeon have known each other for quite some time, in fact they were stationed at Ft. Carson in Col. Springs together, and now here we all are! Their adorable daughter, Cicily is 20 months old and is such a doll. Simeon and I both had an absolute blast with her. We also had such a great time catching up w/ Ben & Amy, who are expecting baby #2 soon! I had a hard time choosing which ones to put on the blog, so I just put all of my favorites. Cicily has so much personality and she is an absolute gem. I’m pretty sure not only did I make a new friend, but Simeon did too. =)

Ben & Amy…Thank You so much for the amazing hospitality, dinner and great conversation! I think we need to do this again! Cicily is so adorable, and I had so much fun capturing her in all of her glory! =)

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My nephew is 1!!!!

Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:19am

Gavin, my little nephew turned one on the 10th of June. I snapped some photos in between the crazy schedule I had while in Lincoln. Luckily I have a patient sister who waits for these. =) I can’t believe he is a year old! It flies by….I couldn’t help but post a couple pics I took when Gavin was 3 months old…..Oh, how I love his ears! He’s growing into himself, and has such a personality….a LOUD personality! But who wouldn’t when you have 4 big sisters to speak over. =) Even though I only get to see him every couple months, he remembers his Auntie Lee…..and my favorite times with him are cuddling up, getting him ready for his nap. He is such a good little cuddler. Onto the photos……but FIRST….

I can’t help but mention this time in the News. It is a weird, unreal time…I grew up listening, dancing and idolizing Michael Jackson’s famous moves. I can distinctly remember when I first watched, Thriller (And, literally as I type this Thriller video is on tv)….anyhow, while I was watching Thriller for the first time as a small girl, I sat in front of the television, scared like no other, but so moved by the beat, the music and the dance moves. I remember biting my nails through the whole thing, biting so much that I got my first hangnail…..it was very painful my friends. As dumb as that sounds, I will always remember this. Throughout the years, I jammed with my friends as young teenagers to the latest MJ album. I watched in delight as Macauley Culkin made his video premier on the song: Black and White, and even as I am 29 years old, 2 nights ago, I was listening on my ipod at the gym to none other than the King of Pop. There is nothing like a little BAD to get you motivated. One of my all time faves? “The way you make me feel”….that one gets me dancin, along with about a million others. And, my wedding this October? Oh, you can be sure that I will be playing some MJ. (even if he wasn’t gone, it was still in the cards). My good friend and I have a little ditty we do to one of his songs…well, its more like a “dance off”. This shall be fun with me in my wedding dress! Ha ha! I also have been influenced by him in my own “wannabe dance moves”. That shoulder move? Oh, thank you Michael! I still do it to this day. So, as I reminisce about the fabulous talent of Michael Jackson, I will listen to his hits and bop my shoulders and celebrate his life.

Now, on with the show…

Gavin at 3 months…

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Gavin on his actual bday…..he LOVED his cake!

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Such a big boy now!!!

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There he is…I can hear his laughter in this one…

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Cassie & Scott get Married!!!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 7:49am

Cassie & Scott were married on June 6th in Louisville. After living here for about 6 months, it was my first “Kentucky wedding”. I was able to second shoot with an awesome photographer here, Amy Campbell. Amy works with Angela Anderson Photography who actually took Simeon and I’s engagement photos. I love Angela!! She’s not only an amazing photographer, but she is fun to just chat with. Amy and I had so much fun photographing Cassie & Scott’s wedding, it was so personal, so relaxed. The ceremony was one of the most amazing, tear jerker’s ceremonies I’ve seen. I had just met the two of them, and I was even in tears as they spoke their own vows to each other. It went on to a dance packed reception held at the awesome Glassworks in downtown Louisville. I was even more surprised and even more teary eyed when their first dance song came on…..The Luckiest, by Ben Folds. Seriously? Too good to be true. This happens to be one of my favorite all time songs!! Ok, on to the photos….it was such a beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple. Here is the full post…..settle in for this one. =)

Thanks to Amy and Angela! I can’t wait to second shoot again next month!

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Amber & Cameron: Engaged!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:36am

I had so much fun w/ Amber & Cam! I can’t wait for their wedding next month! They are absolutely so cute together and let me tell ya, I love a man that’s tall! Cameron is one of my tallest grooms! They both really loosened up and we had such a good time walking around taking pics. And, Cameron even taught me a thing or two about starting a car. <wink, wink>

Can’t wait for the wedding you two! Here are some of my faves!

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The Fahleson Family!

Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:35am

I had so much fun taking pics of this family! The girls were a blast!!! We ended up realizing that Sara (mom) and I both grew up going to the Knolls as youngsters and how much fun we had in the summers spent there. Mark had bought a session back in December for Sara at Christmas. I am so glad that we waited until summertime to do the photo session! Sara picked out the perfect wardrobe for the family! I was very impressed. We walked around, did some photos, giggled, laughed and then decided it was time for ice cream! So, off we went to Ivanna Cone where we all had some treats! I am so glad that we got a chance to hang out and get to know each other! I can’t wait to see what photos they pick! So, here it goes…..I don’t know how many blog posts I’ve done since Monday, but it is for sure a record for me!

Mark, Sara and the girls: Enjoy this sneak peek….they turned out awesome and I am loving the ones when the girls’ personalities are totally shown! Thanks so much for making my Sunday that much “sweeter”!

One of my faves…

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Giggles….

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And, yes, they brought the sass!

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Family Time!!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8:28pm

I think last week was the week for families! Such a fun time with all of them! For this family…I have known since the twins were just born. I remember we were scrunched in the kitchen by the windows with these 2 little bitty babies. Me, with my Nikon 35mm camera (shooting only in b/w of course) and Jen & Matt holding Emma & Jack. Now, the twins are 8 years old! Yet another way to make me feel just that much more of a “true adult”. Oh, who am I kidding? I’m always going to be a kid. Anyways, later on they welcomed Kate to the family. It’s been about 3 years or so since we’ve done photos, so it was time. And, I’m glad we had company! Matt’s parents, sister and brother in law joined us for a big family cuddle!

Jen & Matt: Thanks so much for dealing with my tiredness (I had their photo shoot at 10 am, the day after the fabulous wedding of Karla & Jared: see below). You and your family are always such a joy to be around…and Jen, I think you and Matt make such a beautiful couple! I think we should do a shoot with just the two of you. I just know you would love that!!! <wink wink>

The whole fam!!!

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Handsome Jack

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And adorable Kate.

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Such an awesome looking family!

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The grandkids!!!

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Wait…….wait for it………………….

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GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Karla & Jared: The Wedding

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:45am

It was a perfect day. The sun was shining, no rain in site. I have been looking forward to Karla & Jared’s wedding for over a year. And the day was here! A couple like these two are few and far between. They are best friends…and you can see…no feel the love between them. It’s like the have been together for 50 years. I did their engagement photos a while back, you can see them here and I knew we were going to be fast friends. This remained true. Through the texting, emailing, phone calls and even them getting noticed at Target by my mom, I can now officially say we are pals. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Not at all!! Funny story about Target. My mom is a lot like me….or I’m a lot like her…whatever. She was shopping at Target shortly after I had done K & J’s engagement pics when she recognized this couple shopping. So, my mom being the outgoing self she is….she walked right up to them and said “you guys look so familiar”. I’m sure they were looking at here like a crazy person, but as my mom realilzed how she knew them, she quickly explained that “Well, I’m Leah’s mom!” Too cute.

Last Saturday was their wedding. It was such an amazing wedding mass held at Saint Peter’s in Lincoln and the reception took place downtown at The Train Station. It was GORGEOUS! Karla looked absolutely stunning and Jared was looking so handsome! We had such a great time taking tons of photos before the ceremony, and we even had a bundle of time after. We hopped in the huge 50 passenger bus and off we went! It was a photographer’s dream. Although, with my total applause and agreement, we did have to make a pit stop at The Bar to please everyone! =) That was fun and I even got everyone together for a large group shot!! Now, on to the images….settle in for a long post as you see the gorgeous Mr. & Mrs. Wagner!

I also had an awesome weekend with Nicole….aka the fabulous other photographer! She rocks and actually just took pics of Sim and I. I did some of the post editing, but she rocked it! Also, be sure to check out her blog for more pics of Karla & Jared!

Karla & Jared: I can’t express how much fun I had with you two. From the amazing ceremony to the awesome glow sticks….it was absolutely unforgettable! I can’t wait to meet soon and go over the photos for your album! I hope you are enjoying your honeymoon and once again….CONGRATS GUYS!!!

GORGEOUS!

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