Enchanted.

Our first family photos, taken by Laura Zastrow, 

leave me starry-eyed.

They're the perfect combination of dreamy,

sweet, homey, and comfortable.

Laura really is extra special.

(Check out her website! You might even find some photos of us on there...)

(I love her "O" face!)

I'm so in love
with my little family of three.

Loving LZ.

Baby Love is still snuggled inside my belly. I’m getting the feeling that she’s pretty happy and doesn’t have a whole lot of motivation to exit. When our good friend Laura offered to do a maternity photo shoot for us on August 25, I naively thought, “Oh dear, that’s so close to my due date. I hope I’m still pregnant!” Right. No worries, I was still VERY much pregnant and that’s a good thing because Laura, as always, captured many sweet shots of this special stage in our lives. 

 
Laura is kind of like our life photographer. She first photographed us when we were newlyweds. And again last year for our one year wedding anniversary. She also photographed us this summer – we were lucky to be chosen as “models” for a school project – when I was 21 weeks pregnant. You can see the first two shoots here and here. 

 
She also gave me the photos from this summer’s shoot last week, and I love them all.

 I had to laugh when I saw this one.
I remember being so proud of my “bump” at that point…

Laura is amazing. We love Laura and we love her photography talent.
 
Check out her website! www.laurazastrow.com

Engagement Photos - Hattie & Matt

A couple weekends ago I had the happy opportunity to photograph two engaged cuties. Hattie and Matt are getting married in October and they make an absolutely adorable couple.

The day of the shoot was supposed to be rainy, but we were blessed with blue skies and sunshine. An old Catholic monastery provided plenty of brick buildings, beautiful doorways, and ivy covered walls.

Hattie is best friends with my Rynn. Hattie, Matt, and Rynn were all in a Discipleship Training School together at Youth With a Mission (YWAM). That is actually how Hattie and Matt met each other, and their love story is a sweet one. They spent the beginning of their relationship together in India, serving at orphanages and ministering to the street children there.

These two make me excited about love and marriage
and I finished up the shoot with a renewed giddiness in my heart for my own true love.

Hooray for godly, head-over-heels in love fiances!

Hattie Loves Matt.

Today I got to do an engagement shoot for two adorable fiances.
More Hattie and Matt cuteness to come...

When it comes to taking photos,  

Laura Zastrow is our favorite. 

On November 7th, 

almost exactly one year since we had our last photo shoot with Laura, 

(see it here), 

we met her for an anniversary photo shoot. 

This may become a yearly tradition. 

I've mentioned Laura many times on my blog,

and it's no secret that I greatly admire her photography talent. 

She takes amazing photos.

I love that she encourages me to tell her my thoughts of what I want, 

and she gets excited about my creative ideas. 

Like "Mr." and "Mrs." pink balloon poses, 

gold framed smiles, 

and wedding picture props. 

Laura is so sweet and up for anything… 

even tramping through a field - nine months pregnant - 

to get a perfect "tall grass at sunset" shot. 

 
She makes me smile. 

And, in turn, she gets us excited about the texture 

in huge piles of discarded bricks, old doors, and buildings. 

Laura sees things in such a unique way - 

it is impossible to be with her and not feel inspired. 

And, just look at the magic she made for us with our shoot.

  
You see? 

There is a reason why I recommend her services to everyone I know! 

She's fabulous. Check out her website here: www.laurazastrow.com

And let me just say, one year later,

I'm still married to 

the handsomest man.