Posted in Weddings

One of my favorite things in the world is seeing my couples work hard to make sure their wedding reflects their personalities. This summer, I got to shoot Devin and Aaron’s wedding, and it was a total reflection of them as a couple. The whole day was so relaxed and such a sweet time where the bride & groom were able to enjoy each other along with the company of their closest family and friends. Also, I’ve shot a lot of weddings, and I have to say that, in general, wedding food is just terrible. This is such a tragedy since wedding food is NOT cheap. I’m learning so much now that I’m planning my own wedding. But Devin & Aaron’s wedding food? Oh my gosh… DELISH. Sonny’s BBQ catered the best wedding food I’ve ever had, and there’s a very good chance that me & my fiance will be stealing their idea. Thanks ya’ll! :) Did I seriously just rant for 5 sentences about wedding food? That’s embarrassing…

My favorite moment of Devin & Aaron’s wedding day was during introductions at the reception. It was explained that when they had first gotten engaged, they had both agreed that they didn’t want to get married in the summer, and they wanted to honeymoon somewhere that wasn’t blazing hot. This was ironic because they ended up getting married outside, in Florida, in the middle of July, and they were honeymooning in Mexico. While we all laughed at this, I just smiled cause it was a great reminder that a wedding isn’t about the temperature outside or the honeymoon location. Its about the marriage.

Here are some of my favorites from their day… :)

I love hairspray shots, but I always freak out about my lens getting sprayed while snapping away. Good news, no lenses were harmed in the making of this awesome shot. :)

Hey there, beautiful Dec 31st bride! :) Seriously, who looks this cute with a toothbrush in their mouth?

I LOVE Steve Madden. I LOVE wedges. These shoes = from the Lord.

To say that Devin & Aaron love the Red Sox would be an understatement.

Beautiful bride. :)

Love this shot of Devin’s mom…

Two things about this are awesome: #1 – The beautiful detailing on the dress. #2 – Devin’s awesome back. Seriously, you make all the girls in the world mad. Teach me your ways. Is that weird?

Devin & Aaron opted to see each other before the ceremony to allow more time for pictures and be able to truly enjoy the day together.

So precious. :)

One of my faves.

Obviously, I’m a bit biased, but aren’t her freckles the best ever? :)

FAVE!

I loved everything about this cupcake display. I think I took approximately 300 pictures of it… No joke. :)

Truth.

The most epic first kiss I have ever witnessed…

And just like that, they were husband and wife. :)

See how the Red Sox keep popping up in this wedding? They even got hats embroidered with their wedding date.

The introductions of the bridal party to the reception were seriously the funniest ones I’ve ever heard. Props to whoever wrote them, and are you available for hire? :)

Oh, hey look! It’s Phil & Kristin! :)

Please note Devin’s mother’s face (to the right in the blue dress) in this picture. AWESOME.

Congratulations ya’ll! :)

Posted in Seniors

One of the great downfalls of living in Florida is figuring out how to do shoots in the dead of summer. Let’s be honest… Nobody likes to be outside, trying to look all fabulous, for 2 hours when it is over 100 degrees with HORRIBLE humidity. I am naturally a sweaty person… Something I thought maybe I would grow out of after entering my 20’s. Now that I write that, that thought doesn’t make much sense… Too bad there’s not a fairy to take away sweatiness. :\ Anywayssss… Its a good thing that beautiful Madison does not have the same problem that I have cause it was HOT when we shot her senior pictures. Thankfully, looking thorough them, you never really would know it was so hot. Good thing no one took a picture of me cause I was looking not so fabulous.

I am so thankful for the last couple of years that I’ve had the opportunity to work with the high school students at my church. I’ve gotten to know so many amazing students, like Madison. She has such an awesome heart for the Lord, missions, and is so much fun to be around. Oh, and she can work the camera. :)

Stunna, stunna…

Oh, and she’s hilarious. As I was setting up a shot, she turns to me and says, “You dropped your name tag.” :)

One of my favorites. :) Who knew that sitting on a parking bump and smiling at the ground could look so good? :)

For real, Madison… You are GORGEOUSSSS.

Her boyfriend, Erik joined us towards the end of our session, and they are pretty darn cute together. :)

See? Adorbs.

I love this one. The shoes totally make the picture.

Happy Thursday! :)

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  • September 24, 2011 - 11:25 pm

    Shelly Kissel - Kelsey did such an awesome job with the pictures!! It was really hard to pick a favorite, I have more than one but picked one of them!! I have to agree I think Madison is a BEAUTY inside as well as out!! Thanks for the wonderful pictures!ReplyCancel

Posted in Engagements

There’s nothing more exciting that seeing great friends so in love AND getting the chance to document that love. I’ve known Phil since middle school and Kristin for about 4 years now. They are such a fun couple who love Jesus so much. My kind of people right there. They’re getting married on New Years Eve this year, and I cannot wait to shoot the wedding. :)

Cause everyone likes to sit on top of the newspaper dispensers… Or whatever they’re called. :)

Kristin. You are so flippin’ beautiful and adorable.

And you have quite an iceberg on your finger! :)

Oh, and she has the most infectious laugh ever… I feel like you can hear it in this picture. :)

One of my faves. :)

Another favorite… How can you not love an awesome tree?

This next series makes my heart so thankful for love. :)

FAVORITE.

And thanks to the bird, who knew exactly when to fly by. :)

Happy Wednesday!

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