When I don’t blog…it’s a good thing! It means I am trying to get all of your weddings done!! I blogged this wedding previously, but here is Jut & Jill’s wedding slideshow….. **click here**

So, as I sit here at 6:30 in the morning on my couch, I feel the need the write…good thing I have a blog! I just returned from a session at the hospital. Although I shoot mostly good memories…births, new babies, and weddings…..sometimes I shoot moments that are deeply sadening. As most of you know, I coordinate a program called Whispers and we’re partnered with NILMDTS, for Spectrum Hospital. We have had so many calls lately, it breaks my heart. When traveling to and from the hospital for these sessions, so many thoughts race through my head. Usually of how grateful I am for my children, sadness for the family, and wanting to crawl back into bed. Today though…I had other thoughts. This morning, I watched a mother comforting her daughter over the loss of her firstborn daughter….

I began to wonder, how I could ever begin to comfort my daughter, if she lost a child. It’s one thing for me to experience a loss, but to watch my child, lose a child, how even more heartbreaking. As my children get older, I try to think about all the exciting things they will get to experince in their lives….but it’s also hard to cope with the fact that they will also have painful experiences, because I know they will. That is excruciating to think about…I can only pray that God will use those experiences to draw them closer to him. This brought tears to my eyes….

the song by Plumb “I am yours” played on the radio at the same time…. give it a listen.

Here are the lyrics…

your baby blues
so full of wonder
your curley cues
your contagious smile
and as i watch
you start to grow up
all I can do is hold you tight

knowing clouds will rage and
storms will race in
but you will be safe in my arms
rains will pour down
waves will crash all around
but you will be safe in my arms

story books are full of fairy tales
of kings and queens and the bluest skies
My heart is torn just in knowing
you’ll someday see the truth from lies

Castles, they might crumble
dreams may not come true
but you are never all alone
’cause I will always
always love you

Hug your kids ……value each day…

2nd post of the day!!! We did their e session at Sarah’s parents house….this is where their wedding will also be on Memorial day weekend. Here were a few of my favorites!

I have 4 sessions to blog about today…and hopefully my 2 other june weddings by the end of the week! All of my sessions last week, may have to wait a few. Here are two brothers that I photographed a few weeks ago. Aren’t they adorable! I love the casual photo of the two of them on the bed…i feel like that belongs in magazine ~ somewhere.

I ventured to Indianapolis to shoot this e~session…it was fun to see new spots! I really had fun with you guys! You did a great job and I really can’t wait to shoot your wedding….

After fully editing their wedding I found a few other -to die for - favorites…here is one of them. Here is a link to a mini slideshow of their day. The song it’s played to, was the song Sarah and her father danced to…it’s beautiful! enjoy the show.. **click here**

Playing catch up!! Here is an engagement session from 3 weeks ago….thanks for climbing on a roof for me!! Can’t wait till your wedding!

What a great couple…I really enjoyed documenting your day.  Their wedding was at St. Marks downtown, and their reception was at St. Cecilia’s,  SanChez catered….(nothing short of amazing!)  Karen had really wanted pics in fron of the vintage sign wall on Fulton DT…but just 3 days before the wedding they put 2 huge piles of dirt and temp fence up right in front of it!  Knowing that…I figured out a way to still get them in…right across from the police station!  It was worth it.  After their wedding we walked with them to the JW…where they were staying for the night, and took some fun pics along the way….enjoy your gigantic preview!