Stunning Engagement Shoot at DC Ranch


 
Do you know this year many of my friends children will be getting married. Does that make me older or wiser!  I prefer wiser and lets ad more experienced.  I have been photographing weddings for a very long time, long time, ha!  I will say honestly, I mean with all honestly I still love it, if not more then when I started.  Still growing, experimenting, learning.  This lovely couple is Ashley and Keafer.  Ashley was about 5 when I first met her.  Her parents were my first neighbors when I moved to Arizona in 1992.  We became fast friends, Ashley's parents Don and Martie and I instantly.  I loved living next door to them.  Ashley use to babysit my boys too.  I remember feeling so honored to photograph Ashley's senior pictures, man she is a beauty!  Now I get to photograph her wedding in December.  I really enjoyed getting to know Keafer while photographing their engagement pictures.  They seem to complement each other perfectly. 
 I would like to share with you Ashley and Keafer's love story! They met through Keafers mom a little over 4 years ago. Keafer was living in Florida serving in the Navy, and came home on leave for Thanksgiving. Ashley met up with Keafer the night before he was supposed to go back to Florida. They hit it off from the start, but with the lomg distance thing they just stayed friends. Ashley and Keafer kept in touch via Facebook for 2 years and when he would come home on leave, they would meet up for lunch with his family. After serving his 6 years, Keafer came home to pursue his degree in Exercise Science. Ashley had asked Keafer to train her at the gym, and after 2 months their  friendship turned into dating. They just celebrated their 2 year anniversary in Oct 2017.  Keafer proposed to Ashley on Aug 18, 2017 in Las Vegas, one week before her 30th Birthday! 😎





































Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

~George and Catherine~

Image
I met Catherine just about a month before her wedding and truly liked her instantly. When we met she came alone and was so calm about her wedding and what she was looking for. I was pleased she booked me and looked forward to working with her and meeting George. When I got to Catherine's house she was again very calm and taking her time getting ready. That is when I met George for the first time, he to was very calm taking his time getting ready. The wedding was very simple, two people in love getting married. Once the I do's were said the rest of the afternoon looked like the next few images. Giddy, smile's, more smiles of joy. I loved watching them and would get caught up in the moment. Had to remind myself to take pictures:-) Catherine looked so beautiful, very classy and George so handsome, movie star couple status I would say. Again, more smiles, giggles and glances. It was so special to watch, I mean to take pictures of.;-) To look over the pictures one would not noti
Read more

Jessica Claire Workshop Feb 2010

Image
This past Tuesday the 23rd I went to Jessica Claire's workshop in Orange County California. Jessica is a brilliant photographer and one of my favorites. I want to say thank you to Jessica for offering such a great workshop and to all that were involved in making everything so perfect. Workshop: Jessica Claire, http://www.jessicaclaire.net/ Stylist: Duet Weddings, http://www.duet-weddings.com/ Flowers: Kate Holt of Flowerwild http://flowerwild.com/ Models: Braedon & Lindsay Flynn, http://www.braedonsblog.com/ Cake: Erica O'brien, http://www.ericaobrien.com/ Linen & pillows: La Tavola http://www.latavolalinen.com/ Rentals: Classic Party Rentals (flatware and cake table) http://classicpartyrentals.com/ Rentals: Badia Design (Spanish door, iron screen, Moroccan poufs) http://badiadesign.com/index.jsp Plates/glassware: Anthropologie http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp Invitation: CEVD http://cevd.com/ One of the first things we did in the workshop was introduce our
Read more

Ahh Stella

Image
When you get an email from the sister of a past pride asking if you could take pictures of her 6 month old baby girl, you say sure! When she ask you if you can meet at her sister-in-laws house to take the picture because she has a "fun house" you reply yes. Then you show up and see this beautiful baby girl and this incredibly decorated shabby chic house, you burst with excitement inside.. That is just what happened. Elaine emailed me to see if I could take pictures of Stella and asked if we could meet at her sister-in-laws house. Well, you can see for yourself that Stella is beautiful and the house was a photographer's dream. Elaine had all her own idea's for Miss Stella. We had so much fun and Stella was a trooper to say the least. I loved how Stella would smile at her mommy over and over again. She is truly a happy baby. This shoot inspired me to convert some of my office into a studio. I called my friend Nancy after the shoot and was blabbing away on how much fun
Read more