Casey and Matt are Married! Butler Wedding Photography

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Congratulations to Casey and Matt! You two have been such a sweet and fun couple to work with and your wedding day was no different. This wedding is bittersweet for me because it is the last wedding of the season. And with the close of this season, I’ll be shifting my focus to newborn and children’s portraiture. So while it’s been a thrilling 6 years of photographing weddings, I couldn’t think of a better way to go out with a bang! And the super-talented Melanie Grady was with me and we had a wonderful day shooting this beautiful wedding. So if you’re reading this and looking for a wedding photographer, Melanie would be a great one to call.

Ok, on to the good stuff. We started with Casey getting ready in her room at the hotel, Days Inn Butler.

bride getting ready

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Get Your Holiday Mini Session On!

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I’m so excited to be offering holiday mini sessions (for the first time ever!) at Reilly’s Summer Seat Farm on November 23rd and 24th! We’ll be shooting by the Christmas trees and I’ll have some fun props to add some color. The sessions are 30 minutes long and include 25 custom-designed, flat holiday cards (5×7, 5×5, or snowflake-shaped 3×3 inserts (great if you already have your cards, and they make awesome ornaments!) You’ll be emailed an online proofing gallery on November 25th, which will remain active for one month. If you make your image selections for your holiday card by the 26th, we’ll have your cards ready for you by the first week of December! The session fee is $150. Sessions are limited!

McKenzie Turns One! Lifestyle Session at South Park

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There were several times during the editing process for this recent lifestyle session where I thought my heart would burst out of my chest. I am not kidding. I’m talking about joy that made it hard to keep my butt in my desk chair. I should also mention that I had a McLatte on my way home from dropping my son off at our sitter’s house so I could get some work done. But this family just oozes cuteness…and they are celebrating little McKenzie’s first birthday with a lifestyle session at South Park.

children/family portraits

And I know that the way I’m writing this might sound a little braggadocios, but let me stop you right there. I can’t take credit for this gorgeous family or the lovely surrounds, and I won’t take credit for the skills God has given me to capture these sweet moments. I just feel blessed getting to be a part of all of this loveliness and want to say, thank you, Jesus!

Ok, thanks for sticking with me. I just felt like I really had to say that. Here are some more photos…

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Baby Lucas – Pittsburgh Newborn Portraits

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I’m so blessed by this latest newborn session. I got to meet Lyndsey and Stev’s little bundle and he was such a good baby! I can’t believe how cooperative he was with our shenanigans. Take the first image as an example, he even made sweet baby faces for us. What a blessing!

baby in a laundry basket

This was just one of those sessions that I couldn’t have imagined going better, but I have to share a funny story. And it will give you a little glimpse into what actually happens behind the scenes of these sweet, naked baby photos. Baby Lucas did #1 and #2 (who doesn’t?). But he did his business during the family portrait, in his daddy’s arms and it got all over his white shirt…meanwhile Lyndsey and I burst into laughter and Stev was just mortified (even though we did talk about this as a possibility beforehand). We’re friends from church, so I feel like I can tease them a bit. So we were laughing hysterically as we ran for the wipes and paper towel and Stev must have thought we were pretty insensitive, until a few minutes later when little Lucas got his mama too. Then he thought it was really funny! But that is just part of newborn shoots. It just comes with the territory and it’s no big deal, and sometimes it can make for a good laugh. And minutes later, we’re once again captivated with what a special time this is in the life of this precious family.

mom, dad, and baby

After a while, little Lucas got very sleepy and even took a nap for us in this suitcase…

baby in suitcase

…and wash tub. And we couldn’t have asked for more!

baby in a wash tub

Congrats to Lyndsey and Stev on the birth of their sweet baby boy! Baby boys are such a blessing and I know he will be blessed to have such wonderful parents! Also, if you’d like to see some images from their maternity session done by my friend and talented fellow photographer, check them out at Third Floor Orchard.

A Cake Smash, Ballerina, and Circus Cousins

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Just wanted to share a little hodgepodge of photos from a recent visit with our family. We started with a cake smash for my Little B. I wanted to have one before the big party that I wrote about in my last post and it’s a good thing we did because he is a slow starter when it comes to cake.

cake smash

And then it was his cousin’s turn, I think I’ll call her Little K to keep this simple. We dressed her up in a leotard and tights. I’ve been so excited about photographing her as a little ballerina and am so glad to have found some time to make it happen.

children's photographer

And then we had to put the two of them together in their outfits for Little B’s big party!

toddler photo

It cracks me up to see them looking at one another so intensely!

children's portrait

Ok, you two, stop being so cute! As you can tell, I’m having fun photographing my little one and his cousin. This site is in the middle of a transition, so you’ll be seeing more and more little ones shortly. But I’ll tell you more about that later. Thanks for taking a look!