Larissa - Hair, Makeup and Headshots

This is my friend Larissa.  A few weeks ago, she asked me to do a couple headshots for her that she could hand out at an actors' fair.  We did her hair, makeup, and a little coaching for the shoot.  This is the final shot we decided on!

A few weeks later, she went to a modeling audition and got booked for the job!  Congrats, Larissa!  Hope there are many more successes to come! :)

Mandy & Joe - Engagement Photos

Meet Mandy & Joe!

Mandy and Joe met each other in college when they attended Salisbury University.  They only attended college together for one semester before Joe went to another school, but the seeds of their relationship had been planted. :)  As Mandy put it, "I just couldn't get him out of my head!"

They began dating a little while later, and got engaged 4 years after that!

They seem like such a nice couple from what I was able to witness!  Mandy is kind, charming, and thoughtful... a real lady.  Joe is sarcastic and playful, always finding a way to make jokes from any situation.  But when it comes to talking about how he feels about Mandy, there are no more jokes.  He's unapologetically crazy about her, and will state his affections in front of anyone who may be present.  It's very sweet :)

Hope you enjoy their engagement photos, and make sure to scroll to more recent posts to see the wedding photos!

Andy Ross - Photoshoot Makeup

Andy Ross is a model for commercial photoshoots.  She came running into our Sephora one day on the way to a shoot, said that the makeup artist had cancelled and she needed one of us to do her makeup.  My coworker Pam had initially been starting the consultation, but asked for some help and I ended up doing her makeup.  This is one of the photos from the shoot!

Thanks for the fun opportunity Andy, and good luck in your modeling endeavors!

Daniel & Emily - Engagement Photos

Yay!

I love them both.  But especially Emily.

Emily is my fabulous little sister from our fraternity in college, Zeta Tau Alpha at Union University.  I had the privilege of attending college with her for 2 years and rooming with her for a semester at the end of that time.  Emily is one of my favorite people!  She is spunky, fun, loyal, kind, and blunt.  I'll limit my doting to that list for now. :)  I love her dearly and miss her tons.

Dan & Emily are a perfect match for each other.  They are not perfect PEOPLE (don't go shopping for one of those for yourself, you'll be single forever!), but they compliment each other so well.  I was blessed to witness the beginning and growth of their relationship together.  Besides the more serious aspects of fit, they fit so well in how they have fun together.  They're so quirky and weird.  Many of their fun times are shared over fart jokes and sarcastic, non-PC discussions about the world.  I enjoy them very much.

With no further ado, here are the photos!

Umm, so:  is my little sis GORGEOUS or what??  If you chose the first option, then yes, you are correct.

Just a little reenactment. :)

Um, I just needed to post this photo to reinforce how pretty she is.  Is that okay?  Okay good.

I'm so happy for you both, and so excited to hear about how you continue to grow together as your marriage progresses.  <3

Yosemite

These are a few of the photos I took on our family vacation to San Francisco & the California coast this summer!

Yosemite was unbelievably beautiful.  It was probably the most beautiful place I've ever been.

It's amazing how big everything was!  Actually, rather than everything feeling bigger, it felt like someone had shrunk us down to be much smaller.  We were the only things in that environment that were disproportionately sized.

All this beauty wasn't crafted in Photoshop, folks!  Only our Creator could make something this beautiful.