bean girls

megan brought her sweet little girls over yesterday so i could take a few pictures of them. they were very good girls. lexi was in love with the camera!

emery was such a trouper (suckers and treats didnt hurt!) and even posed with baby sister for a few shots.

i have this same exact shot with tagg when he was a baby. i love their big, bright eyes at that age.

sweet emery. 

bob and lisa

our good family friend, bob, proposed to lisa earlier this week and decided to get married today! luckily, a mutual friend has this amazing property on the lake and was gracious enough to let us use it. and seattle was gracious enough to be GORGEOUS.

we are so incredibly happy for these two that we didnt mind the time crunch!

the wedding was in the late morning so we decided to serve brunch. we had french toast kabobs, quiche, bacn, blackberry parfaits with greek yogurt, and donuts bites. oh, and fizzy oj. very yummy.

lisa's daughter, marie, was so adorable carrying her little bouquet around.

i am not a very big fan of purple but when we heard lisa had a purple dress we wanted the flowers to coordinate. and actually, i love how it turned out.

the little stands on the individual parfait cups were my favorite.

after brunch, everyone gathered around bob and lisa to watch them be married.

they make such a sweet couple. bob had a few tears in his eyes by the end of the ceremony. he seriously is the kindest man ever.

then it was cake time! luckily megan had kept this amazing armoire (she has a problem with throwing out legitimate stuff) because it made the perfect backdrop for the fantastic (SAFEWAY. its my family's absolute favorite cake) cake.

the happy couple.

lisa's gorgeous bouquet and ring.

it was a last minute rush but very exciting to throw a little wedding for bob and his new wife. congratulations and much love!

senior portrait time

as the end of summer comes along, i get to take portraits of the new seniors! could i be more jealous of alli's hair? nope.

oh family portraits

yesterday, i photographed the gorgeous oh family. the grandparents are leaving for their mission to korea next week so they wanted a few family portraits to mark the occasion. and what would a family portrait be without the family dog? there is something about a little boy and his dog. love it.

the beautiful family.

denise and her little princess.

i loved watching the grandparents' eyes sparkle when they talked with their grandchildren.

the oh family.

the brave little missionaries! best of luck on your new adventure in korea.

holly's wedding

last nite, holly (my mom's best friend) got married. we are so happy for her and her new future! and what better way to show our support than to help plan her wedding?

we decided to do a little dessert table filled with all of our favorite sweets. lemon bars, fruit tarts, a chocolate cake, a passion fruit cake, macaroons and more!

i feel so incredibly lucky to have my mom and aunt live so close to me. it makes every day a party.

more of the treats.

the picture table. holly and john are perfect for each other. they make such a cute couple.

and holly makes one gorgeous bride. her dress was perfection.

they were so giddy walking down to the dock to get married.

holly's friend owns this property on lake sammamish. it was the perfect backdrop for the wedding.

everything was so romantic and special.

after the ceremony it was sparkler time. so pretty.

when holly asked me to recreate the lace theme from her bridal shower i instantly thought of this tree and how i wanted to make it glimmer with little lacy votives.

and the darker it got, the more my little lace votives glowed. those little suckers were a lot of work but so worth it.

i dont know what i would do without craig. he helps out with each event i do. and despite some minor grumbling, he is the best assistant around. he is the jenni to my jeff.

it was a gorgeous nite (minus the couple minutes of misty rain) and i am so happy for holly and john.

flowers and food

craig brought these gorgeous peonies home a couple of nites ago. they are by far my favorite flower.

i would like to get better a taking photographs of savory foods. its one thing to take a pretty picture of buttercream cupcakes. its a different story to make a hunk of meat look appetizing. something to work on. but i wanted to share this recipe for honey barbecued broilers. i make this chicken at least twice each week during the summer. it is SO tasty.

honey barbecued broilers

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup vinegar

2 cloves garlic, minced (i use 3 cloves. i LOVE garlic)

1 teaspoon course kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon dried ground marjoram

1/2 teaspoon dried ground mustard

dash ground pepper

chicken (i use one tray of boneless, skinless tenders)

combine melted butter with rest of ingredients. use half of the INJECTABLE concoction as the marinade. barbecue your chicken. heat up the remainder of the sauce and pour over the barbecued chicken.

the bean family

yesterday, i took some family portraits of the bean family. the weather was gorgeous!

and i have to say, that for four little kids, they did pretty darn well.

i love a good action shot!

its that time of year again

senior picture time! the weather cooperated for all of about two hours (exactly the two hours we were taking portraits. lucky!) last saturday so i was able to get some purty shots of lissy.

it helps when the subject is so gorgeous! i had been out of the photography game for a little bit because of my new cherub so i was happy to get behind my camera again.

elliot

last week, i went over to emily's to take some real shots of the baby. boy, did he loooove being on his tummy.

love the classic baby feet shot.

i am obsessed with elliot's little cowlick. i call it the "elvis". come to think of it...... hope that doesnt annoy emily.....

he didnt care too much for being exposed to the elements (and by elements i mean the toasty living room) so we bundled him up for most of the session.

i would have bet my life on the fact that elliot would have come out looking just like his daddy (andrew has deep olive skin and dark dark hair) but he is a clone of emily and her family. he is one adorable little boy.