i love you not for what you are 

but for who i am when i am with you

i can't think of anything i enjoy more than getting mail! actually, ok....maybe one thing....getting mail that includes photos that i have taken : ) congrats to my beautiful friends michael kridler and laura pakula on their engagement and upcoming wedding. you know when you have two friends who are going to get married and you just have that feeling that they'll be happy and in love forever? well that's these two. i've written about them before and you really really should check out their engagement shoot by clicking here, but truly, i couldn't ask for better friends who i actually consider family. they used my photography for their save the date. I.AM.SO.FLATTERED. we had so much fun in solitude, utah back in march running through the snowstorm to get these fun shots! laura is so naturally beautiful and michael's smile couldn't be more telling as to his happiness : ) this is one of those days that i wish we could relive because it was filled with laughter, friends, love, children, family and memories. that week i was also able to introduce my kridler family to my new love and it was so amazing. that little slice of heaven in utah will always have my heart and i think i can speak for laura and mike, it holds theirs as well : ) 

brooke.brian

when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, 

you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible

this picture above is probably one of my favorites that i have ever taken. lordy! look at the way brian is looking at her! and....could she be any more breath taking?

brian has been a great family friend for a long time. i can't express how happy i am to see him in love. i could not  keep a dry eye while editing these photos. i was also able to see their engagement that brian captured on brooke's iphone as he surprised her on christmas eve.  i truly fell in love with the connection between brian and brooke through the lens. brooke is a stunning natural in front of the camera and brian couldn't take his eyes off of her....

mike & laura

solitude, utah

may you always be blessed with walls for the wind. a roof for the rain. a warm cup of tea by the fire. laughter to cheer you. those you love near you. and all that your heart might desire.
- irish blessing

i am so excited for my good friends mike and laura who got engaged on september 10 in pittsburgh. mike is like family to me and i don't think he could have chosen a sweeter, kinder or more beautiful person to spend his life with. can you believe this background that we were given for these pictures? solitude is by far the most beautiful place i've ever been on this earth. laura, you are so lucky to become part of the kridler family.