Liz | Bride in Boots

Meet my friend Liz.  Liz and her husband, Matt, got married over a month ago (congrats you two!).  She is adorable.  She owns two sweet-natured horses: Nikki and Magic. Those horses aren't considered pets, they are apart of the family.  Liz has been riding for years, and as her mom says, she has a true gift with horses.  Liz's love for animals flows over into her job...at the zoo!  Jealous!  When I first saw her house and stables I knew we had to do something about that beautiful location and the fact that she now owns a stunning wedding dress.  Liz and I had fun gallivanting around her property with Nikki and Magic. I also have to thank Liz's mom, Pam, for distracting the horses while we paused to get certain shots...that is no small task, thank you!  Oh, and Matt...thanks for letting me steal your wife away for an evening! Also, a huge thank you to Hudgins Landscape & Nursery, Inc. who graciously let me walk up to their nursery and borrow the flowers I needed for this shoot.  If you are looking to do some gardening or sprucing up your garden or home...check them out!

a vintage piano

This shoot was far beyond incredible.  Get ready for it, I'll be posting the full shoot in the next few weeks! Excuse me while I go check for ticks...

Puerto Rico

My family and I rarely travel to other countries together...as a whole family.  We are too busy spreading ourselves thin across the world.  Last year, my family touched over 12 countries in 12 months.  And yet, that's our normal.  Dinner conversations rarely consist of the usual "how was your day?"  but rather, "how was your time in this country and that country?"  I don't know how we turned out this way, but I'm forever grateful that we did.  I love traveling.  Its a part of who I am.  I love exploring new places, meeting new people and learning their stories.  I love taking the chance of getting lost or walking down a street hungry and finding the most interesting restaurant whether a candlelit table or one where you spend half your time swatting away flies.  Its all apart of the adventure. This past May, all six of us hopped on a plane and headed to Puerto Rico for a week.  We had an amazing time together.  We spent the first couple of days relaxing by the beach.  We also had this amazing opportunity to go on a night kayaking trip through bioluminescent waters.  This was one of those adventures that I wish I could have taken my camera with me.  We kayaked through a canal overgrown with trees and hanging branches.  It was beautiful.  After 30 minutes of traveling upstream the canal opened up to a huge bay.  If you dipped your hand in the water, it glowed.  It was epic.  We also ventured into the rain forest and hiked to some beautiful waterfalls.

This trip was amazing and I'm so blessed to have such an adventurous family to make these memories with!

Bride in boots...coming soon!

Africa

Just one of those days...

miss it.