will & sarah

I had such a great time with Sarah and Will at their wedding! It was a perfect night for a party! Their reception was packed full of friends and family, and TONS of adorable kids! Here are some of my fave shots from the night. Sarah and Will, I wish you guys the best!

is she gorgeous or what!?

she wanted in on the dancing too! ...aww i love itsoo many cute kids! just look at that hair :o)the kids pretty much took over the dance floor...it was hilarious!a little behind-the-scenes shot for ya... ;o)

neat-o!

So, one of my daily rituals happens to be checking out all of my favorite photographers' blogs/websites. (I'm a photo NERD) I just love to see what other photographers are up to! Well, one of my new faves... Bobbi, of Bobbi+Mike had a photo of ME on her blog! Its from our most recent PUG meeting (Pictage User Group...It's basically a group of local photogs who get together and talk camera stuff! And i LOVE it!)
Haha, needless to say I was pretty pumped. So here it is below. And check out her blog...she's pretty much AMAZING! :o)

guinea pig...

So, usually when I want to try something new out I 'force' my friend Jena to help me out. She's been my model for many photo shoots and she does a great job...despite what she thinks! Today we went out to try out a few new things and here are my fave shots from the day. Thanks for being a good sport Jen! Make sure you click on them to see them larger! :o)

my fave of the day...gorgeous lighting!these are some photos from previous shoots...

basically, the indy 500 rocks

So, I recently had the opportunity to photograph some of the Indy 500 qualifications, and let me tell you...the whole race thing is pretty cool. A few buddies from the AJ Foyt Race team hooked me and my good friend, Jena, up with some super VIP passes for the day (haha Jena...) We had a blast! Here are some of my fave shots from the day... On a side note, I just love how photography can take you anywhere from photographing concerts and weddings, to triathlons and racing events! I love the versatility of it...I love, love, love photography! :o)

I loved the green Patron car (above and below right)...it looks stinkin awesome!

driver with a cool helmet! & the legend...mr. foyt himself

a couple of the back-up ABC Supply carsOur buddies, Merritt, Chops, Randy, and Wade working awayme & jena, indycar's newest fans... :o)

hanging out in the garage with the team :o)

flower power...

So, I was going through some of my many photo folders on my Macbook and I realized I have TONS of flower photos!! Many I've never even enlarged to check out... So I thought it'd be fun to post a few of my faves that I've discovered. One of my two computers is currently under the weather, and sadly it has most of my flower images on it :o( So I may just have to update this blog down the road. Anyways, hope you like them! I think some could make for a great desktop...click to view them in their full glory! :o)

shout out to my mama...her favorite flowers are irises :o)

road trip no. 1!

So, as we all know, summer is basically meant for road trips with your best friends.....so this past week me and two of my closest girlfriends took a little road trip up to the amazing city of Chicago! And might I suggest, if you live in the Indianapolis area...DRIVE to Chicago! Don't take a train! It takes forever!! I'd say we spent half of our time on trains getting around town! BUT anyways, once we FINALLY reached Chicago we met up with another friend and settled into our hotel...the amazing Wyndham, right on the Magnificent Mile! Now the real reason we made the trip north was to see a favorite band of ours...Hillsong United. This group is an absolutely amazing Christian worship group out of Sydney, Australia. Their music is powerful and moving...and we rocked out all night! They tour the entire world, and typically make it to just a couple cities in the United States...and when I saw they were making it to Chicago, there was no question...I was going to this concert :o) So anyways, I thought I'd add some of my favorite photos from the trip. We spent plenty of hours on trains...so I'm happy I had my camera with me to capture some great memories!! All in all, it was a stressful roadtrip..but I still love Chicago..But, I'm very happy to be back in my city, Indianapolis. :o)

Hillsong!!!so to preface these photos...our concert was located an hour out of downtown, so we took a train out and managed to miss our train back. so after a $100 cab ride we finally made it back around 2 am. These are a few photos from somewhere at O'Hare Airport...i think? haha we were all over the city that night!!

mini photo shoot while we waited for a cab!just passin' time......

Jonathan and Janell... and Janell is going to kill me for posting this...but I did anyways :o)

Me, Janell, & Jena

my big brother is married!!

So my big brother, Josh got married today! He and Rachel enjoyed a wonderful, laid-back ceremony at Garfield Park in Indianapolis. The weather was beautiful...a very warm day, with a perfect blue sky and a few puffy clouds. Our closest friends and family beat the heat with plenty of iced tea and yummy wedding cake. After their wedding the two will be heading to Austin, Texas where Josh will be starting an awesome new job. Josh, I'm so happy for you brother, and I hope and pray for God's best for you and Rachel! Have a great time in Texas! Here are a few of my favorites from the day...click to view them larger! ;o)

me and my brudder, then and now all grown up! :o)

this ones probably my fave :o)

Rachel looks so pretty!

the wedding/reception site

these are Josh's best friends...such a fun picture!Congrats you two!! ;o)