| Phil & Kim 2018 |

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What better way to celebrate the Labor Day Holiday Weekend than with a wedding?! Phil and Kim tied the knot last Sunday, while it was very warm and humid, that didn’t stop their family and friends from helping to make it a beautiful day! I had gotten an email from Kim just days before the wedding saying they had a big surprise for Phil, and a wonderful surprise it was! Their getaway ride was an old Ford tractor, belonging to Kim’s uncle, that Phil had been wanting to take out for a spin; it was always conveniently unavailable due to being prepped for their big day! Delicious food and cupcakes, with the cupcake stand made by Phil, wonderful conversations, a beautiful couple, and an evening tractor session made for a spectacular day! Congrats Phil & Kim!

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| Brok Burtch 2018 |

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When you wear a hot dog shirt to your session, you know it’s going to be great!  Brok is hilarious, his personality matches his shirt perfectly!  We had beautiful weather the other day as we strolled through downtown Defiance for his session.  I love my yearly sessions with this handsome guy, they are always full of laughs, giggles, and scary expressions!  Brok started kindergarten this week and I’m sure is going to rock it!  Have fun this year buddy!

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| Katie Short 2019 AHS Senior |

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Summer is quickly coming to a close and schools are back in session, warm nights are quickly fading, and the days are starting to get a little shorter.  Luckily I got to spend one of the last few days before school with now AHS Senior Katie!  We had so much fun finding grassy spots, which are some of her favorite places, adventuring, and coming accross a great old barn!  From great smiles and serious faces we had so many laughs and even dodged a few mosquitoes!  She is sure to stay busy with school, being an FC, and playing soccer, best of luck this year Katie!

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| Warren James Zirkes Newborn |

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A few weeks ago I met Matt & Alicia for the very first time in Grand Rapids, Ohio for their maternity session.  Then August 1 I got a message that  Baby Zirkes had arrived!  This last Wednesday Warren James visited for his newborn session, he is such a little peanut and his personality is already coming through!  We captured some adorable expressions from Warren and some amazing moments between his Mom and Dad and him!  Lots of snuggles and baby smiles filled our afternoon!  Congratulations Matt & Alicia!

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| Moline Wheeler 3 Months |

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Sunday I got a visit from little Miss Moline for her 3 Month Milestone Session!  She has grown so much since her newborn pictures just a few months ago.  So alert, smiley, loves her tongue, and loves to look at her Mom & Dad!  After some great sets inside we headed outside into the warm summer air and she loved it!  She is definitely going to be an outside girl and going to love being in the field with her Daddy!  It didn’t take long after some sweet snuggles with her Mama and the warm air put her right to sleep, and what’s better than a sweet baby next to a John Deere pedal tractor with her favorite cow?!  Our inside session turned into an outdoor lifestyle session and it was a beautiful day out!  Looking forward to our next session and watching this gorgeous girl grow!

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| Brock Ranzau 2019 AHS Senior |

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Now that August is here, that means school is just around the corner and seniors are getting ready for their final year of high school!  Last Saturday I spent the evening in our small town with Brock, an upcoming Archbold High School Senior!  We found some great spots downtown and then took a short walked to his house and used their amazing old barn!  Not only was it perfect, but I learned a little bit of our town’s history and Brock’s family’s history!  As golden hour approached we took a quick drive to a local woods and took advantage of the warm summer evening, a great location, and a beautiful sunset!  Thank you Brock and family for a fun evening and best of luck this coming year Brock!

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| Codie’s 1st Birthday Invitation |

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What better way to celebrate a 1st Birthday in the summer than with an ice cream party!  I’m sure Miss Codie had a wonderful time with family and friends as they celebrated her with an adorable ice cream social themed birthday party!  These watercolor invitations were such fun to create, from the sweet and yummy ice cream cone to the adorable pastel colors, they look so good you could almost eat them!  Wishing Codie a very Happy 1st Birthday!!!

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| Trey Siler 2018 |

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I look forward to this young man’s session every year!  He is sweet, caring, helpful, and funny!  Every session with him is an adventure, deciding what place will we explore each year, and I am sure he will be taller than me!  We headed to the Auglaize River this year and found some great spots to show off his amazing smile, and those freckles, I love them!  With school just around the corner, spending the morning with Trey was a great way to start winding down July!  Good luck this upcoming year Trey!

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| Tyler & Erica Bacon |

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What a beautiful day Tyler & Erica had for their wedding last weekend!  The guys were handsome in their blue suits and the girls we gorgeous in their deep navy dresses!  The flowers smelled amazing and the details at the reception were intricate and a perfect depiction of who Tyler & Erica are.  We had so much fun at their engagement session at Sauder Village a few months back and we had even more fun at the wedding with the addition of a great bridal party!  Many couples are opting to do a first look on the big day, but Tyler & Erica didn’t want to see each other until Erica walked down the aisle.  I got a message from Erica the day before the wedding saying they had changed their mind and wanted to add in a first look, and I’m so glad they did!  The emotion between them in the moments that Tyler turned around and saw Erica can’t be put into words, there is an amazing connection between this sweet couple that you just have to see!  The ceremony went off without a hitch, we had a great time with the bridal party, and the reception was full of great food, cake, and dancing!  We decided to take advantage of the beautiful evening and head outside towards the end of the reception and take some gorgeous photos next to an old truck!  It was a beautiful day for this amazing couple, it has been great working with them, I was honored to spend their day with them, and can’t wait to see what their future holds, Congrats Tyler & Erica!

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| Tim & Alecia Reimund |

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Saturday, July 21, I had the honor of joining Angela of ARK Photography at the wedding of Tim & Alecia!  What a great couple and such a fun bridal party, the love these two share is evident every time they look at one another!  While the rain did have us running for cover every now and then, the absolutely gorgeous church made for some amazing photos as well!  We headed out to a beautiful park after the ceremony and then onto a reception full of great dances, music, and cake!

There’s something special about joining a fellow photographer as a second photographer on a wedding day, this is something we call community over competition.  When another photographer, or couple, would like to add a second photographer to a wedding day, we call on one another and have the joy of shooting together!  We learn from one another, help fluff dresses for shots, toss a veil and run, and find a second amazing angle for the same shot he or she is getting at that very moment.  It can get quite comical when you have two photographers working together, we always know where one another is, but when you are focusing on what’s in your view finder and walking around, you have a tendency to bump into one another!  Which of course causes smiles from the couple and the bridal party and what’s better than that?!  I learned some great tips from Angela that day and was able to share a few things that I do on my couples’ wedding days, it’s a great experience for both the lead photographer and second!  Whether one photographer is Canon and the other Nikon or even Sony, that doesn’t matter at the end of the day, we all have our own gear, but the end result is the same, capturing that couple’s amazing wedding day to the best of our combined abilities, learning together, getting to know each other, making life long friendships, and encouraging and building one another up!  Thank you Angela for asking me to join you and Congrats Tim & Alecia!

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