Let's start this post off with a little animated gif action shall we... Here's the always adorable Andrea Ackermann and her hubby, Drew, jumping in the rain for us. These guys are so much fun.

We did a photo session with Andrea's family a couple weeks ago, and it was quite an adventure. We got soaked from the rain AND I dropped our 5D on the cement...thankfully, it survived! Her family totally reminded me of my own - they laughed a lot and were a blast to hang out with! I'll post some pictures from their session soon!

So....Tottie & Dan are getting married tomorrow! This is it!! We are so excited for them and can't wait to document their day. Lindsay is a bridesmaid and is also going to be officiating the ceremony, plus we're going to know some of their guests...it's going to be a good time. And we're excited to have Andrea along to second shoot some of the day with us! She and I tagged along with Michelle last weekend to Erin & Taylor's wedding and helped shoot the girls getting ready and the ceremony. It was great practice for this weekend! Afterwards, we went to Five Guys and got some delish french fries doused with vinegar & old bay, and then topped off the dinner with Ben & Jerry's - it was heaven. I love hanging out with Michelle & Andrea...I think if we could, we would talk all night since we have so much in common. Pictures from that day are coming soon, too...

Our friend, Chris, sent us this crazy video below. I'm not one to take big risks...not really a fan of hiking or wilderness, and I definitely don't like heights...BUT when I watched this video of someone walking the El Camino del Rey in Spain, I got this urge to go there and walk it just for the thrill. Drew told me to go ahead and he'll stay home :)

This is Tottie and Dan...our first official bride and groom of 2008!! Tottie grew up in Columbia and went to my high school, but amazingly, I didn't meet her until after college when Lindsay introduced her to me. She and her fiance, Dan, are so sweet and cute together! We had an awesome time walking around with them at Lake Kittamaqundi and getting some fun shots. We're pumped for their wedding next month!! A special thanks to Lindsay for coming out to keep us company and holding the reflector...and for trying to make them laugh, although Tottie said that looking at my weird facial expressions was good enough for her

  



  



  



  


View their slideshow *HERE*! It's set to one of Tottie's favorite songs :)

I know I need to update this blog more often... I don't know how some of my favorite bloggers, like Smack and Kim, post almost every day. It's a job in itself. But I am going to try my hardest to blog at least twice a week from now on. It's a stretch, but I think I can do it!

Coming up...Tottie & Dan's engagement session, my nephews' birthday party complete with an alpaca and lots of cute little kiddies, the Burcham's family session in the rain, and other random stuff!

Over the past 16 years, my BFF Lindsay has been very experimental with her hair. She's never had the same length/style/color twice. Here's just a sprinkling of the different styles she's had over the years... (I had to put the cheerleading one of us in here because I think it's hilarious - she is so hardcore)

I'm used to her changing her look, but when I saw her last weekend, I hardly recognized her! Here she is, newly darkened with bangs and GORGEOUS...

Lindsay has been through some big life changes this past year. She's one of the strongest people I know...and one of the smartest - she always has a right answer to everything. She means the world to me and I love her sooooo much. If you're in need of a hardworking and trustworthy family law attorney, if you're engaged and want a pre-nup, OR if you need someone to perform your wedding ceremony (yes, she's also an ordained minister), Lindsay is your woman! Contact me and I'll you give you her info!

I have to say a huge thank you to Michelle Rose of Three Blondes and a Camera for this session. As most of you know, Three Blondes were our wedding photographers, and they have been a HUGE inspiration to Drew & I. Before we got married we weren't sure if we wanted to get into wedding photography because it seemed so stressful. But after seeing how Michelle, Lisa, Jamie & Laura worked during our wedding, our minds were changed. They were so professional, but still knew how to have fun. Our guests were impressed, as well. Michelle is the kind of person that you immediately feel comfortable with the second you meet her. Well, we've been keeping in touch, and she was nice enough to invite Andrea and I to second shoot Erin & Taylor's engagement session with her...and we had such a great time!! She's been so generous with her advice, and I'm grateful that I was given the opportunity to shoot alongside her and learn from her :)

As for Andrea, she also got married last year and is a Three Blondes bride. Not only do we have our wedding photographers in common and love photography altogether, we're also Asian and have white husbands named Drew! How weird is that? She randomly found our blog after she googled Three Blondes, so she left a comment, and that's how we became friends! Gotta love the internet. She just joined forces with her friend Renata and they've officially started their photography business. Their work is awesome! Check out their blog to see some of their recent stuff.

On to the models, Erin & Taylor... what a sweet couple. They are a product of match.com - proof that it really can work! They're getting married in May at the Ceresville Mansion, so Michelle thought it would be fun to go to downtown Frederick for their session. That area was perfect. I had no idea it was so cute! In addition to outdoor shots, we were able to get some shots of them inside Starbucks and upstairs in Brewer's Alley where they're having their rehearsal dinner. AND Michelle brought her video light! It was so cool to shoot with that for the first time. I definitely have to buy one of those now. So enough babbling - here are some of the shots I grabbed...

  



  



  



  



  



  

And three lovely ladies: Michelle, Erin...


and Andrea :)