Little Hayes turned one and took me on an adventure through the snow! It's been so fun watching this little man grow. Of course I had to sneak a couple in of Oakley breaking the rules before I left ;)
OMG OMG OMG. I have been waiting for what seemed like ages to finally show you all these images! Hopefully you all got your hands on the Dainty Obsessions fall/winter issue! Pick yourself up a copy of the spring/summer issue at Barnes & Noble or Target! You can also check out the issue online. I had an amazing time meeting so many local ND vendors and cannot thank the Dainty team enough for including me! Be sure to check out all the amazing ladies who worked to create this shoot (I've linked everyone's Instagram accounts!).
Photography + Stationery: Kylene Fitzsimmons Creative Studio
Floral: Blue Barn Event Floral
Venue: The Rourke Museum
Dresses: White Lace Bridal
Hair: SM Makeup Inc
Make-up: Faces by Laurae
Cake: Nichole's Fine Pastry
Rings: Riddles Jewelry
Winter is my slow season.. Who really wants to stand outside when its -10 degrees out? Definitely not me. Recent life events, along with this years freezing cold slow season, has left me feeling super uninspired lately.
Last month I decided to change that. I hit up my go-to hair and make-up artist and an amazing local florist I've been dying to work with, and we started scheming a shoot for Valentine's weekend. I anxiously awaited to see what kind of magic Kelsey (Crabapple) and Jessica (Glance) would create, and I definitely wasn't disappointed when the day finally came. These two are absolute must haves for you wedding day! Although we have a major shortage of mountains, canyons, desert, etc., I'm excited to have found these two new locations and add them into my rotation.
Now onto this sweet couple.. Jess & Houston are some of my closest friends and I literally jumped for joy when the agreed to be apart of this shoot. They were married last summer and I can 100% say I cried like a baby while standing up on the alter with them. These two are basically super humans and put the rest of us to shame. Jess is kind, nurturing, always dresses to kill (like she could go from kayaking to clubbing in two seconds), sensitive, yet fierce, and quite possibly the strongest woman I've ever met. Houston is funny, the ultimate protector, and has a quiet strength about him (like he could probably flip a car to save a child, but would never tell anyone he did it). He basically reminds me of an old school sitcom dad, or superman, or both. On top of all of that, they're model-status hotties and spend their date nights lifting weights. I'VE TYPED THIS 18 TIMES AND I'M STILL NOT DOING THEM JUSTICE. (sometimes I type in caps to yell at myself and then delete it, but I feel like you guys needed to know this) Together they're an unstoppable, stronger as a whole, than two halves. I have no doubt they can conquer anything the world throws at them, all while being their humble selves. The love these two have for each other is inspiring and I couldn't be happier to witness it grow.
Also, I didn't realize how obsessed I was with these two until I started typing this. Your creep-ometers are probably off the charts, whoops:)
Hair & Make-Up: Jessica at Glance Spa & Salon
Floral Crown: Kelsey at Crabapple Floral
Photography: Kylene Fitzsimmons (duh!)
I met Gab back in June when we were bridesmaids in the same wedding. I didn't know a many people at the wedding so I ended up hanging out with Gab and her fiance, Marshall for most of the night. The next time I saw them was on their wedding day in December, crazy how things work out! These two are the most fun & relaxed couple, even outside with negative temperatures! There were honestly times that I told Gab I needed to warm up (as I'm wearing a winter jacket and gloves.. and she's in a strapless dress)!
These two lovebirds joined me down at the Missouri river one evening for a quick mini engagement session. After years and years of being engaged, these two are finally tying the knot and I couldn't be more excited for them! Enjoy :)
