Love Shoot Mega Post- Carissa and Mark

So what's your opinion on word-stealing? I recently read the word "radtastic" in a blog and I have to admit, after editing these sample pics from Mark and Carissa's engagement shoot, "RADTASTIC" is all I can say. (So forgive me for hijacking the word, but being that I am a child of the eighties, I am diggin' it!)

I recently made the decision to blog less pictures on each post and arrive at a more 'normal' amount for a photography blog. Well, I spent the morning bickering with myself about which of these gems to let go and let's just say that I chose peace. I quit cutting. Soooo, get comfy and enjoy the MEGA-RAD-TASTIC-NESS!!! (Now THAT happy word IS original! Feel free to hijack it at will.)

(Note: My monitor is calibrated for my lab which adds a bit of warm yellow tone to images, so if your monitor is set to stark white, you will notice some of these images look a little white-washed. Go ahead and turn down the brightness on your monitor to help a bit.)

Starting off with a bang- I love this image so much I could marry it. And YES! That is some bonafide beautiful sunshine feathering out at the top there. Sigh.

The cross ended up being a theme for this engagement shoot. We found this sweet gate with a cross and Mark brought a couple of cross shirts for the shoot. Perfect! These two love Jesus Christ and want Him to be the foundation of their marriage.










These two were so fun to work with! This little sequence was inspired as I had them sit down and put their hands on their knees like kids. They made kissy faces at each other partway through me shooting and I love how the sequence turned out!

GOR-GEOUS!!!! I adore this one!

And a little bit of fun . . .

Carissa, you are so funny!!! They came up with this little diddy all on their own. I love it!

I was doing cartwheels inside as we wrapped up their session with a little sunset yumminess!

Mark and Carissa, I had so much fun on your shoot! Happy engagement! I can't wait to shoot your wedding in November! It's going to be gorgeous!

Leigh and Dan- 2nd set

Leigh and Dan, you are gorgeous- the both of ya! I'm having a lot of fun working with your pictures! Enjoy!

Don't they look like they are outside some European villa? What a great find this fountain was!


We also found the most amazing door at a church. I love the detail work and it made a great backdrop!

I love the lines of staircases and this one rocks! Leigh and Dan look like supermodels here! LOVE this photo!

Ahhh! Perfection! You guys look amazing!

Leigh and Dan's Engagement Pics

I met Leigh and Dan through my best friend and wedding planner extraordinaire, Monica McQueen with Tres Chic Events. This sweet couple is high-class, so it is fitting that we headed downtown for a glamazon-photo shoot. (Okay- my term, not theirs - but you'll see what I mean by the pictures.)

They exude style and glamour and it was just fun to hang out with them and get to know them more before the wedding in October. . . which by the way, will surely be the pinnacle of style and glamour. I'm on pins and needles waiting to see what Leigh and Monica come up with for the wedding details at the Wrigley Mansion.

This sweet wind kicked up and I was eating it up! So glam!

Doesn't she remind you of Anne Hathoway in Devil Wears Prada below . . .

I adore this one. Ahhh, the sweetness.

There's an inside joke here with the shoe repair boutique and it's significance, but I'll let Leigh tell you about that one . . .

Some yummy sunlight effect below. I love it!!

Sometimes, some of the best shots come when the subjects are walking away from the shoot location. I love, love, love this one . . . her sweet glance up at him as they walk on to our next location.

So, uh . . . when did they start running the meters downtown on the weekends????? Bummer. We came back to a little parking ticket, but . . . it was worth it!

Note to self: always bring change downtown, even on Saturdays and Sundays. Grrrrr.

There'll be another post because we have a whole other set of pics in their casual outfits . . .