Recent Shoots

See my rock. Columbus Family Photography

The Seese Family.  Fall 2011.Tee hee hee.  She’s looking at Mommy and Daddy like “now what are THEY doing?!”

Pretty girl!Amy, can you believe she was once in your belly?Hi, Mom and Dad.  See my rock!

Blinded by the light. Columbus Senior Photography

Kasey. Senior.

A little behind the scenes…
I had a similar senior picture like this where I was in a stream looking down at a basket of flowers.  As soon as Kasey turned her head I thought of that very photo and how much I loved it.  Snap, snap.  And we got this…She loved it, too!Do we really have to climb back up this wall?!2nd fave of the day.  Love the laugh and the leading lines.Kasey and I both agree..FAVE, FAVE, FAVE.  She is laughing because her mother was behind me blinding all the cars passing by with the reflector.  Blinded by the light.  Name that singer!  Made for a FABULOUS shot.  Nice job mom! Yay, senior year!  So much fun!  Congrats, Kasey.  Class of 2012.  Bishop Ready High School.

Real. Fun. Columbus Engagement Photography

Aaron & Britt. Engaged.

The only request for this shoot… “We wanna have fun.”

Okay, it is my number one priority. Let’s have some FUN. REAL FUN!

My fave.  My fave.  My fave.  I JUST LOVE THEIR BODY LANGUAGE SO MUCH!See.  Real fun.Aaron’s middle name is Russell.  On Russell Street.  Britt…your bootie is cute and your hair is beautiful.  Yes, ma’am.  Uh huh.Mmmmkkkkkk.  Aaron saw a photo of a guy pretending to balance his lady on his hand.  He wanted to replicate.  Here’s our attempt.  (By the way, Britt, your shadow is well endowed!)
Real.  Fun.So adorable.

A few fun facts about these FUN people…

When and where is your wedding?
Brittany: In my hometown of Shelby, Ohio
Aaron: Some place up north where people walk Goats instead of Dogs, haha

How did you meet?
Brittany: At Aaron’s soccer game that he was coaching (I hate soccer, but loved that he spent time helping kids!)
Aaron: Met her at Lowe’s while she was looking for a stud finder, told her she didn’t have to look any further 🙂 jk at my soccer game

Tell us about your proposal!
Brittany: Aaron being the artist he is, told me he had painted a mural for the Downtown library and wanted to show everyone at a party we were having. We gathered everyone outside where he was going to reveal the painting. Little did I know, he had painted a sign asking me to marry him
Aaron: I wanted to do something that no one else had done. Something special and something that people would say “aaron would do that.” Me being the artist I am, I painted a sign asking her to marry me. That was the 3rd option as I had 2 other ideas that were epic fails. I wouldn’t change a thing! (see photo)

What makes you guys unique?
Brittany: We can make you laugh like you have never laughed before and are a really exciting couple.
Aaron: Most people say they marry their best friend, but we truely are best friends. We can finish each others sentences, laugh at each others faults but help one another grow at the same time. AND we can sing the whole Gilmore Girls theme song (me not by choice!)

How did you find Crystal Jo?
Britt: Aaron thought she was cute so I went with it 🙂
Aaron :She was standing on the corner looking helpless so we stopped to help her out. We got to talking and she said she wanted to do our photos so we allowed her do so. I must say, she did an amazing job! 🙂
Actually, Sarah Shambaugh recommended her!

LiveABEL. Columbus Maternity Photography

Markie and Meghan. Expecting.

My nephew is in there!
See the gold hand on the baby?  A gift to Meghan from Markie.  I love how it fits so perfectly.  Just holding on.
Hehehe.

So sooooooooooo pretty. This bare belly is really THAT pretty. No editing necessary. Meghan, you are so lucky. Aww.

A little behind the scenes.  I was doing this to get the photo you see right below this.  Pixie and I were using the reflector to bounce the sunlight onto Markie and Meghan.

(I’m trying to teach Pixie how to hold the reflector.  She’d rather take the pictures but I told her she has to weigh more than the camera before she can take over my job.  She agrees.  Being the smile maker will do for now.)
That Baby Bump is carrying Baby Abel.  When we were setting up for this shot, Markie said, “Look, LIVEABEL.”  Love it.  Liveabel.  He has such a creative soul.
Me and my bubby!  He’s going to be a daddy!  I can’t believe it!
She’s GLOWING!  When is she due?  The same day I was!  Christmas Eve.
The best smile maker out there.  She is paid in milk and sweet potato puffs.

Markie wanted to pretend they were making a rap video.
Which turned into some craziness.
And then Abel popped out.  20 pounds and wearing pink.  Poor Meghan.
I HAVE to show you this because I’m a proud Auntie/gift maker!  I created vintage looking maps.

Where Mommy & Daddy met.  (Circleville at my other brother’s wedding.  Markie and Meghan were like 8 years old!)

Where Mommy & Daddy made me.  (Columbus.  I don’t wanna know.)

Where Mommy & Daddy had me.  (They live in Portland, Oregon.  So, more than likely, they will have baby Abel in that rainy city.)

Isn’t it SO awesome?!

To see really how cute this baby bump is, click HERE. They are SO adorable!

I love you guys SO much. All THREE of you! You are about to become a family and it is the BEST feeling in the whole entire world. I can’t wait for what life is about to bring your way. CAN’T WAIT!

Meghan, you are SO beautiful. Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy (if that is at all possible). I’ll be thinking of you…whenever I see Tums, or pickles or other pregnant women or hear my phone ring in the middle of the night. 🙂

Bub, I STILL can’t believe you are gonna be a daddy. I can only imagine how precious the relationship will be. It makes my heart feel warm just thinking about it.

Ear Tug. Columbus Engagement Photography

Joel & Nicole.  Engaged!Her hair cracks me up here!I recently saw this fun pose on Bobbi & Mike’s site.  I just HAD to do it!  It’s really too fun not to.  And these two were perfect for this!  Connected.
Smokin’.On fire. FIRE.
Tee hee hee.That’s hot.Chooooo Chooooo! I found this “&” at Hobby Lobby for two bucks.  I thought it would be perfect for a shot like this…The picture on the left… Nicole says they always do this.  A little ear tug.  Makes me happy.

Some fun facts about this happy couple….

When and where is your wedding?
When: August 11, 2012
Where: Grand Oaks Event Center Grove City

How did you meet?
Bride- I guess you could say we met in middle school. We were so young and all we cared about was looks. We started dating in 7th grade because we thought each other were cute, eight years later we are getting married!

Groom- I had no idea who Nicole was at the time when we started dating. She was just the cute girl that came into my class for homework hotline. My friend Ryan asked me on her behalf if we wanted to go out and I said sure. That started the process of notes and going to the movies which have led to soon to be 9 great years and our wedding.

Tell us about your proposal!
Bride- It was April 1, 2011 and we went out to dinner that night because my 21st birthday was April 2nd and we had plans to go out that night. We had planned to go out at midnight just so I could get my first drink being 21. After dinner I was so full I just wanted to go home and sleep haha. Joel kept telling me ” no, lets go out, lets go out” I wanted to save all my drinking for the next night. So while laying in bed trying to fall asleep Joel got my attention by rolling me over and gave me his little speech about how much he loves me and that I am his best friend. He asked me to marry him, and when he opened the ring box IT WAS EMPTY!!! I was so upset.. He waited until 12:00 AM April 2 (10 minutes later) to actually propose the right way with a ring

Groom- Pretty much what she said, except… I did all of that on a whim. She had known for a few months that I had the ring because she found the papers for it. I had tried to plan something on several different occasions but it never worked out. Obviously that night didn’t go as planned but I was just tired of waiting. I have always been one who likes to joke around and with it being April fools I decided to mess with her a bit. I thought it was funny, although she may not have. Either way I don’t regret it because I felt like we were just being ourselves that night and that is what I love about us. We are just ourselves, and nobody else is like us.

What makes you guys unique?
Bride- What makes us unique is that we have been together for 8 years and still have the same amount of love we have had for eachother all along

Groom- I think what makes us so unique is that you could almost say we are complete opposites. I like one thing and she likes the other. She is loud, I am quiet. All of our differences seem to balance out our relationship and make us stronger as one. This is what has made our 8-9 years relationship so strong and enjoyable.

How did you find Crystal Jo?
Bride- I was looking at all my friends facebooks that I knew had gotten married. And I came across one girls pictures who I loved so I went to Crystal Jo’s website and watched her video she created about herself and i loved that as well and decided she was the one for us!  (Thanks to Stephanie Potokar!  Remember her wedding? :))

Groom- Nicole showed me.

Handmade candy for the Hawaiians. Columbus Family Photography

The Loveridge Family.

These folks live in Hawaii! LUCKY!

For months now, we have planned on an outdoor session. It was a COLD and RAINY day. So what did we do? Went to a nearby candy shoppe. It couldn’t have been more perfect for this cute little family!

Isn’t this SO great?!Proud big sister.  🙂Cute little family.  (And Jonna, you look FABULOUS!)Brighton and Kirra.  Adorable.
Mmmmmmm…Soooo many options!

Thanks for coming all the way from Hawaii for your special photo shoot. Hahahahaha!

To see the video slideshow of all the fun photos, click HERE.  <— Right there, folks.

Now fix my car! Columbus Family Photographer

The advantages of having a brother that works on cars…your car is always fixed.

The advantages of having a sister who is a photographer…you always have PRETTY pictures of your family.

Here they are…

The Lanhams.

Ricci, Tina, Luke and Levi.  Always a hoot.

(Momma, you’ll see the frame you guys almost chucked.  Didn’t it hold a photo of you?!  Ha.  Still in the family!)

And the boys LOVE Pixie!  Levi kept squeezing her little piggies.  And she had a ball!  Pixie’s first time in a swing!  

A lucky leaf to keep. Columbus Family Photography

The Cicora Family.

You may remember a recent shoot with this family.  No?  Remember, Jenn delivered that little guy in her mini-van?!  Yes, now you remember.  We headed outside this time for some pretty fall photos.  And hopefully a Christmas card photo.  🙂

Gigi and Nico.  Just adorable.  
Cutest clothes ALERT.  CUTEST clothes.  Red, black, white, matching but not tooooo matchy matchy.  They totally walked down this hill holding hands.  IN LOVE WITH THIS PHOTO!
These kids are a true joy.  So polite.  So funny.Nico’s face cracks me up.  It’s like he is seeing Santa for the first time.  OH MY!Gigi loved this leaf!Oh, see.  She still has that leaf!They may have three little babies now, but to Ben, Jenn will always be his big baby.I’m not quite sure how this happened.  They just fell perfectly into place with their momma.  So precious.  I love how you can see Drew’s head popping out of the wrap.  FUN!

Dawson-o-lantern. Columbus Baby Photography

Dawson. Newborn.

I shot Kristi and Danny’s wedding a couple of years ago. Now these two lovebirds don’t just hold each other, they hold two precious little ones. And meet the newest member of The Hayes family, Dawson Donald.

Just in time for Autumn. Seriously. THE. CUTEST. LITTLE. PUMPKIN. EVER.


Dawson. I love his name!

This is their backyard.  SO PRETTY!

Proud big sister, Olivia.  You may remember her newborn shoot taken last Spring.

Weeeeeee!  A new little brother is SOOOOO exciting!

Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy! It’s been a real pleasure watching and photographing your new growing family!

Whooo’s One? Columbus Baby Photography

Lo is ONE!

Cute decorations included photos from each month of Lo’s first year.

iPad video.  Duh.
The happiest little girl I’ve ever seen eating her cake!  Look at those little toezers.  So cute!

look whooo’s 1.Lauren may just be the next Top Chef!
She just LOVED this light up cake.I’m sure it’s just SO bittersweet for Momma to watch her little ONE turn ONE.  It only happens ONE time.  Her ONE and ONEly.  (Okay, I’ll stop now.)I just LOVED how quaint and intimate this party was.  I think sometimes parties get so big we really don’t have time to mingle and share quality time with the ones closest to us.  This was perfect.Lauren.  They call her “Lo”.  Little One.Lauren’s uncle was feeling a little sluggish from his bachelor party the night before.  Makes for an adorable picture!

Would you like to see more photos from Lo’s party? Click HERE.

Happy 1st Birthday, Lauren!