The Bimmerles

 What a great family!  I shot these right outside the Bimmerle's home on an only slightly humid, August morning, but when I got home and found this one with the gorgeous teenage daughters and their adorable pugs, that was when I really melted. I just love being a photographer.  Every session is an exciting project and every family has their own energy.  It's a fun process, especially when I love the results!

The Severinsens

 I had the privilege of photographing these adorable families, all part of the Severinsen family.  They had gathered from all over for a massive family reunion (5 generations, 70 people) which I also had the privilege of photographing, (phew!). Compared to that, shooting a family this size was easy breezy.  I really did have so much fun.  It was a beautiful morning and a wonderful family. 

The Chapman Family

 Oh man, even at 8 in the morning, family portraits in Indians in July can be a dangerous move.  You just don't know what you're going to get, and as luck would have it, we got hot and humid.  At least it wasn't raining.  (The downpour literally started as we parted ways at the end of the session.)  This adorable family was full of troupers though, and we had fun shooting some family portraits down by the river and on the playground at Hummel Park.

Love and Marriage

My brother got married in Arizona this last weekend, and although I spent most of my time chasing around an over-tired one year old, I managed to take a few photos of the reception.  It was so wonderful to see family and reconnect with all my siblings.  Weddings are such a vivid reminder of how important marriage and family really is.  I felt truly blessed to be there.

The Elikers

These three little sisters make me smile.  They just radiate cuteness.  I had so much fun photographing the Eliker family being just happy and adorable in the autumn leaves.  Indiana is so gorgeous in the fall and we had the most incredible weather that day.  The leaves were all crunchy and just begging to be thrown and played in.  It was magical to capture this incredible family playing, laughing, and loving each other, which quite frankly is the best part of being a photographer.