Photos by Mary

Kristine is a friend of some past bride's of mine and contacted me for maternity pictures. We took most of them at Tyler and Kristine's house and then ventured out into the cold. Yes, it was cold here in AZ last week. Kristine wears pregnancy beautifully wouldn't you say. Did you notice their wedding rings on her belly, that was Tyler's idea!! While being pregnant Kristine said she found a new appreciation for bubble gum, cute. Thank you Tyler and Kristine, I enjoyed shooting your maternity pictures.

I have meet with Staci several times to discuss the details of her wedding to Alfonso. In that time that I have gotten to know Staci I've discovered she is a total sweetheart. Alfonso had been out of town due to work during this time. One thing that caught my attention about Staci was how excited she was for me to finally meet Alfonso for their engagement session. Staci is very proud to be Alfonso's fiance. Staci met Alfonso one night while hanging at the Rusty Spur Saloon, so we took some pictures at this location. There were a lot of what one might call outtakes, Alfonso could just look at Staci a certain way and she would bust up laughing. Which had Misti and I laughing along with them. What a fun way to spend the morning taking pictures of a beautiful couple. We do need to say thank you to Saba's Western Wear for letting Staci and Alfonso do their outfit changes in their tiny bathroom. Since it was black Friday they were open early. Wouldn't you say that Alfonso is...

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 ...