Sarah and Colin

Michigan Avenue was the perfect backdrop for this couple. The lights made the scene like one out of a movie and we braved the cold for some fun winter pics! Thanks guys, can't wait for the wedding!

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Impact Tip - Green Diva finally here!!!

I have mentioned the Green Diva website in the past but Kathy has relaunched and it is better than ever. She is now featuring eco-couture bridal line, truly one of a kind. Worthy of a double posting Impact Tip day and too awesome to wait until next week to share :) Go there NOW!

And special thanks to Jewel, Adam, Nicole and Kristin, Vrai friends and featured models on the site!

Impact Tip - interesting gift idea

My friend Kathy, who just launched the green diva website, just told me about these give-a-ways. I had no idea billboards took up so much landfill space but its cool to see how people are finding ways to reuse and avoid the landfills and still make things that are stylish and functional. Check it out, enter and maybe win!

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ISPWP Contest

I am so honored to be voted in among so many outstanding photographs! I had 1 winner and 2 others that placed and considering how phenomenal the photos are, I was glad I did that good! :) Congrats to David Wittig Photography too who got 19th overall!

They are having a people's choice award so if you want to vote for this photo, just click the photo in this post, go down to the bottom of the page and type "VOTE: 1st place - engagement" Just vote once until Dec 7th, and thank you for your vote! If you want to vote for this photo, just click the photo in this post, go down to the bottom of the page and type "VOTE: 14th place - framing the subject" If you want to vote for this photo, just click the photo in this post, go down to the bottom of the page and type "VOTE: 14th place - kids will be kids"

Molly Grace shoots Kristen & Bill

Hanging out with Kristen & Bill was so fun on Sunday, until I told them to go in that awesome waist high field that ended up getting burrs all over Kristen's clothes. Hilarious, well sort of...ya it was, it is a story to tell.

I loved hearing in full detail about how Bill & Kristen got engaged, and loved hearing what they like to do together. I absolutely, love how cuddly and happy they are with one another. I am really looking forward to their wedding in September!

Molly Grace shoots Kelly & Rob

I so enjoyed spending a bit of my Saturday with Kelly and Rob this last weekend. First of all, I love how calm and cool they are, I love how personal they are too. I love that I have no idea how they got engaged either. I ask all my couples that, because I want to be there, I want to get to know their story, I want to get to know who they are together. When I asked Saturday for them to remind me, I heard that actually I hadn't forgotten as I thought I might have, I heard that actually no one knew, that they decided to keep that moment between them. I think that that is so neat. What a rare and perfect moment to just keep intimately safe between each other, you know. Today, I admit, I snuck a glimpse at Oprah and she was interviewing Ted Kennedy's wife, Vickie, and Oprah just plainly asked, "What were his last words to you before he died?" Vickie, thought about it, and said, " You know, I think I'm just gonna keep that to myself." I was proud of her, and I am proud of them. The reason I always ask my couples that question is to really get deep and to begin to understand them as the couple they are, so that I can portray them as they are, in a true way, and what I found was truly amazing to me. I found a love and admiration so big between the two of them, that that, was enough... I found within them a moment so intimate that no amount of retelling would ever do it justice. It's awesome to sit and imagine their sacred moment. I think that bit of curiosity will inspire me for their day!

Climbing in Kentucky

We couldn't have asked for better weather for a much needed break to KY for climbing with our very best friends! Ayla's second climbing trip and she got to meet her friend Cooper, the son of our great climbing friends Mandy and Frank...they are going to be great climbing buds :)

Everyone be sure to enjoy their friends, family, and loves this Thanksgiving!

Chad on Autumn Aaron onsighted the gift, 12.a scary! Aaron on B3, a really amazing 11.c trad Ayla hanging out with Uncle August while we climb Steve with the onsight Liesl on Wadcutter 5.9 at Torrent Ayla's new friend Cooper, just a tad bigger :) They are going to be on the rock early :)

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