Channing is Two!

Today I spent several hours with a super sweet family. The honored young boy Channing will be two tomorrow and is a sweetheart molded by his fabulously kind family. I decided to split this blog into two parts. I am still in the process of editing, but I couldn't help but show what a creative birthday party was thrown in his honor. The theme was creatively based on The Very Hungary Caterpillar book by Eric Carle. Many people including my fabulous sister Erin, came together to make this second birthday special with many references to the book and its character. Take a look at this gorgeous set up! They did a fabulous job!!

                                              Happy Birthday Channing!

Natural Love

Today in church, a powerful entity was discussed. Love, Marriage and Commitment are three things that go hand in had in many of our lives. Regardless of culture, race, personal choice, or preference, many of us are just looking for that moment in life where we can create our own family, to expand the one we came from. This is one thing that we can honestly say is shared by most. We all just want love in our life. Love of family, friends, kids, professions, food even. God put us here to love. As I try to move this blog from personal to professional, I can only say that the reason I do what I do is for love. I teach because I truly believe as teachers, no matter the ridiculous frustrations we have, we love the kids we teach, and want to give them the best chance in life. I take photos to capture love; to hold it in one place for eternity so that it can be revisited over and over. Love can be fickle, it can be unordinary, it can be painful, it can be many things, but the best thing about love, is that it can be shared. It is best to share love.

For many, it is rare to find that love that we search for, and when we find it, it isn't perfect, but it is true. I want to share with you three couples with very different stories, but one consistent theme. Love. You just see it. You feel it in their photos, the truth of their feelings for each other.
*Catherine and Kris just exude love for each other with every touch and hug. It was so nice to photograph them, and so easy. You just knew the commitment was there. Beautiful couple.

*Amy and Miles are a story of their own, but for every joke, or goofy comment made, you just knew these two were meant for each other. These are the people who just make you laugh with every minute you share with them.

*Keily and Tyler are just precious. This was an easy shoot that instantly made me happy. They were so sweet to each other and kind. Their love was definitely shared and shown to anyone who looked at them.

I hate to combine these three gorgeous couples into one post, because they all deserve their own, but these three couples made my job easy. If only all of us could share our love as easily.