Another Biggest Loser Fan

How can you NOT love a reality show that helps people make really big changes in their lives (pun intended)?  My favorite part is seeing a person grasp how capable they really are of achieving the impossible; it's incredible. I have been overweight for most of my adult life.  I used to dream of getting on Biggest Loser, sad I know, but true. Fortunately family and friends loved, encouraged, and prayed for me til  FINALLY one day it clicked. I am worth it!  I deserve to be healthy, and God has given me all the tools I need to lose weight.  I just have to believe I can do it.

I weighed in at my heaviest at around 267.  I'd love to give you an exact number but I didn't hang out around the scale in those days.  And that would be negative on any pictures of myself at that weight, because who loves taking photos when they're overweight???  I do have photos of myself at the slightly less chubby 248

Since then I've lost and kept off 56 lbs.

Yep, I just told you how much I weigh.....gulp!  I still have a ways to go, but it feels darn good to get to shop at normal sized stores these days!

So now for my soapbox moment. YOU really can do the impossible. Trust and believe that if I lover of all things chocolate can lose weight and keep it off, so can you.  So go out there, do it.  Make the impossible reality, and drop me a line or two when it comes to pass.

Oh, and many thanks to my girl Rebekah for capturing the 2nd photo of me looking mighty fierce ;)

Lakeside Engagements

You know when your couple is holding hands in the car on the way to the engagement shoot, that the session is going to be a real winner!

I am very excited to be photographing K and M's wedding this summer by the lake!  As we were driving to check out the wedding venue, we spied this marina and did a super fast engagement session before we could be *ehm* escorted away.

The location was perfect for this outdoor, adventure loving couple.

I must say, I am thrilled with how the photos turned out!

K and M you rock!  I can't wait for your wedding!

That thing that couples do

It is without a doubt my favorite part of a family shoot.  As one client put it, I'll be "capturing the chaos that is their family" with kids running around having a blast when I'll turn to the parents to grab a few quick shots of just the two of them.

All of a sudden everything else will fade into the background.  The two of them will look at each other, not say a word, and just smile.  Or they might make a funny face.  Or they might exchange a sweet kiss.  Whatever it is, I find that moment is pure magic.  They've seen better and worse, sickness and health, a dirty diaper or two or two hundred, and lots of leftovers for dinner.  And they still have eyes for only each other.  *Happy sigh*.  And that friends is why I love what I do. I get to capture those moments!

Here are some more fun moments captured with this incredible family: