The Olson's

In July, I had the extreme pleasure of photographing my (little... still can't believe she's married!) cousin, M'Leigh's, wedding. It was so much fun! She married Drew Olson. Ironically enough, Drew and I went to college together at CUNE. He was a basketball player and I was a cheerleader. When she told me that she was dating him (10 years later than when I'd known him) I was really surprised!

After the ceremony, the 3 of us went to The Sunken Gardens in Lincoln Nebraska. It's a wonderful location for photography. 

 This fountain and pavestone walkway was one of the locations that I photographed M'Leigh for her senior portraits in 2005... 6 years later, here we are again!

 This spinning bride pictures is kind of one of my signature shots. I did it on a whim once, digitally painted it, and we hung it up on display immediately. Almost every bride since has requested it!

 Such a beautiful and fun couple!

Congratulations M'Leigh and Drew! Love you both!

Kallee and Lilly

 Kallee and Lilly are two of my favorite little sisters to photograph. I first photographed Kallee when she was 18 months old, right after I opened my studio... I'm sure I'll add some of those images at some point too! I got to photograph the girls (and later with their little brother) a few times a year, and had a great time each time I saw them. Their mom told me that they liked to play "Miss Kristi" and would walk around the house telling each other where to sit, and pretending to take pictures of the other. How can I not love that!

This particular session was at their new 'old' farmhouse. They hadn't even moved in yet, as the place needed some work, but it provided a great setting for photos!

The girls 'fishing'

 Kallee by the front door.

 Reading on the front steps.

 Kallee digging her garden.

 Trying to calm Lilly.

 A girl and her cow... now that's love!

Sara

I'd previously posted my cousin Sara's Summer Senior Portrait Session, with a promise of more to come from her other two sessions. So, here's a few from her fall session.

Sara

I photographed Sara's Senior portraits during several different sessions. Once during the summer, Once in the fall, and then again over New Years... She's my cousin, and lives 14 hours away, so getting to see her for all these sessions was so fun! These are a few of my favorites from her summer session. We were at our Family Reunion at Camp CILCA  for the week. I loved the fact that after she saw the first few (on the back of the camera) she said "WOW, senior pictures! Holy Cow! I'm gonna be a Senior!" It was great!

I also photographed my cousin Emmalynn's portraits at the same time (to be posted later). They wanted this image together with this particular beach towel because they'd had the same towel while growing up.

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Sara is so beautiful. My oldest daughter, Kaygan, looks just like Sara's baby pictures. If she continues to look like Sara as she grows up, my husband is going to have his work cut out for him!