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Sentimental Sunday

Meet Susan (center) and family. Mom, Lilly on her right and dear daughter, Monica, to Susan's left.

Sunday was a special day since it's been a little while since the whole family has had a chance to get together.

Lilly and her sister, Betty.

Okay, yeah and Molly, Susan's precious dog. Well she is part of the family, come on now!

Enter "H". She's Lilly's grandchild and Susan's niece.

You see "H" is from out of town visiting this week with her Mom. Sunday was a special day to spend time with the whole family and get some nice portraits from me, the photog.

Hmm, not gonna happen exactly how we all thought.

"H" had an entirely different photo shoot in mind this day. I think she's been watching Amereica's Funniest Home Videos in her spare time and was determined to to do the equivalent for still photos. Did I mention she's 3 years old??

So...plan B was to start working on the cooperative members of the family. Hee hee.


Meet "H's" mom, Brandy.


Aww, Molly (come on, say it with me: Awwwww Molleeeee).

Of course Susan and hubby, Roy, were ready for their close ups.

With the clock running down, we resorted to relaxing with a little art therapy.

By this time they were having so much fun I was ready to put my camera down and join them.

But I'm nothing if not persistent and I was able to get a few of that beautiful face close up.

Update 05-23-09! Brandy and "H" were able to come into the studio for a few more shots. We had a great time!

"H" had more fun looking for my cats than getting serious about posing, but she came through for me!

The Best Birthday Party Ever!

Oh how I love event shooting. Here we have another birthday party thrown by the queen of theme birthday party ideas, Tonya R.

Okay, so yeah, it seems like the typical 10 year old's party now....but just wait. You haven't seen anything yet.

Knowing how to look good just comes naturally to this little group.

If you haven't already guessed, this is a glamor shots theme party.

And who better to style hair and put on make-up than our own Miss Tonya?

Miss E was not to be out done even though her idea of a prom type dress was basically just her every day attire. (Although loading herself down with bangles and bobbles went a long way in maximizing her chic-ness).

Some of the younger set decided that accessorizing (with restraint) was the only way to go.

Stunning!

Absolutely amazing!

Cover girls for sure!

And I'll leave you with the birthday girl herself.

Farmer's Market Wedding OKC

Farmer's Market is an amazing building in down town Oklahoma City that has been around for 80 years. It just happens to be the venue for this weeks wedding!

Ashley made a stunning bride!

Of course Jake is no slouch himself.

In fact all the guys were happy to accommodate me for photos!

As you can see, even the little ones were gearing up for a serious shooting session. Yeah, I was their new best friend and they could not do enough for me. Hee hee.

Guys, they make these events long just so I can get the all the photos.

Are their rings not fabulous?!

Aww, first dance.

Father/daughter dance.

Toasting the happy couple!

It's official! (Doesn't the minister look like a young Robert Goulet?!)

Okay, we're going to jump to the end here. (Psst, sparklers and muggy weather don't mix....just in case ya didn't know.)

Holy smokes! Finally!

Making the exit.

I Heart the Details!

It all starts with the youngest at the wedding. These two lovely ladies were the flower girls.

This girl was the "veteran" with something like 3 or 4 other nuptials under her flower studded belt.

The groom's details.

He was a bit camera shy, so I moved on to one of my other favorite things....(macro)

These rings were GORGEOUS!

My two favorite kids of the day.

Ceremony begins...

This girl was one of the happiest brides I've seen in a long time. Made my job super easy!

Of course not everyone was listening to the preacher!

Her bouquet was very unique. Blue hydrangeas and other assorted spring flowers.

Of course they were too beautiful to pass up shooting again here with one of the bride's maids.

Have you tried cake balls yet? They are highly addictive! (But in a good way).

Father and daughter dance.

The lovely couple had a beautiful reception! I can't wait to know what they think of their photos!

04-10-09 Good Friday Was Great!

Meet Shannon and Josh. This is a fun couple I've known for a few years. They tied the knot about a month ago and asked me to shoot their big reception.

Preparations at the salon. Shannon did her flower girl's hair.

"A" is gorgeous and was very into her look!

"L" was okay with things for a while.

A bit of cajoling, a lollipop....

and a good magazine and she was back on board.

Girls, didn't you know, the magazines are the best part of the salon?

All these ladies looked fabulous.

Her maid of honor, Ashley, is ready for her close up.

Moore and Company's hair and make up artist is the best.

Their rings.

The cake.

My favorite flowers...the gerbera daisy.

Thank goodness the weather cooperated and friends and family came from all over for this happy get together!

The lucky recipient of the bouquet toss!

April Senior 2009

"J" is the first senior guy for 2009 for Sky Photography. We started out in the studio.

Some dressy.

But some casual too.

Did I mention he's on the track team? But he's no slouch when it comes to school work (check out the academic emblem).

So yeah, this guy has everything: good looks, brains and a lot of charm.

Not to mention a lot of patience to put up with my silly banter while we were shooting!

I could hardly contain my excitement when we happened upon this open (and empty) train car and probably reminded him a dozen times about "what a photographer's coup" this was. Yeah, I'm a nerd.