Have you seen my husband?
He is a hunk! Please scroll down and find some photos of him or Facebook stalk me... it'll be worth your time because he's so hot :)

Ha, okay maybe it's just me....but let's be real, I got me a good one.
You may wonder what he does for a living when he's not telling me to get off Facebook or to cook him dinner.
(That last one was a joke, because if you knew me, you would know that I don't cook! But I'm working on it)

I'm excited to share with you today a little bit of his life and the beautiful things he makes everyday

He graduated from the University of Oregon a year and a half ago with a Psychology major. Now he is putting all that schooling to good use by doing manual labor all day. His hands are now permanently dirty and everyday he comes home covered in sawdust, no lie. But I deal since he is so manly and I like it. He works at Urban Lumber Company. Check it out! There aren't many companies these days that go through the whole process of making furniture; cutting the tree down, slabbing it up, then making custom pieces.
It starts like this: they get GIANT hardwood trees from Lane County. Trees that had to come down anyways because of disease or unsafe branches or whatever. Then once it arrives at their lumber yard they will either mill slabs or dimensional lumber. From there, the wooden slabs will be placed in a kiln. Once the wood is dried and ready, they will make custom furniture. Isn't it neat!? He really loves what he does and he's really good at it. Seth (Adam's boss) had asked me to photograph some pictures of the newly-made furniture pieces for their website and other events. I happily agreed (how could I say no to taking photos?). Here are some of their pieces from the last couple of weeks.
Enjoy!
By the way, the two matching end tables Adam made all by himself. Pretty impressive right?















If you're impressed, they have a gallery open through October where they are showcasing their latest work. Feel free to come and browse Fridays and Saturdays. It's located on the corner of Broadway and Willamette.

You know Mirna? One of my senior reps?
Yeah, she's awesome.
Shayla received one of Mirna's rep cards (the ones with a good deal!) and decided to book with me!
The beginning of shoots start out a little slow, the client then starts to get more and more comfortable in front of the camera, and then it becomes fun! It didn't take long for Shayla to let loose and start having fun. It shows in her pictures too! The weather was perfect! The sun was out and it wasn't painfully hot :) The location was a dream and she had plenty of outfits to make the photos interesting!
I hope you enjoy her photos!
Happy Thursday (it's almost the weekend!)

P.S. if you're a senior and looking for a good deal, find Mirna or Mercedes at Springfield High :)
There's still lots of time to get them done!

It was a painfully hot, hot day...

and I LOVED IT.
If you know me, you know that I love me some vitamin D and some heat!
I also love capturing precious moments between two people.
I am so excited to be able to share this special day with you.
Kris and Ashley met at Sheldon High School. I shared with you last month their engagement session and explained our history a little bit.When Kris first had our group of friends meet her, we really thought she couldn't be any more perfect for him.
I'm so excited to be sharing some of my favorite images from their wedding on August 20th.

I'm pretty sure it was over 90 degrees that day.
Ashley was as relaxed as she could be and one of her bridesmaids, Katy, did a great job on making Ashley's make-up look fabulous and beautiful. Her mom and grandma provided some precious jewelry that were heirlooms in her family. One of my favorite moments captured of her was when it finally hit her, she was getting married that day to a wonderful man.
Kris was just, plainly put, Kris. Laid back and with his regular sense of humor and a sort of kindness that makes a person feel like they've known him forever. His small group from high school- Justin, Adam, Sean and Mike- were reunited once again and he was going to marry the girl of his dreams in just a few hours. Everything was as it should be.

Kris and Ashley, it was truly an honor to be able to capture part of this great day.