Bruce and Savannah’s wedding was magical! There is something so sweet about a backyard wedding. The anticipation builds throughout the day as the house gets more and more busy and I love watching the bride periodically peek out the window at the tables being set up. It is extra special when the bride is a […]
Three years ago, I blogged about some of our favorite and cheap date nights. Living out of an Airbnb for the past several weeks has changed our date routine quite a bit. Besides hiking and the zoo, here are our current favorite things to do for date night. 1. Ice cream. It probably doesn’t need […]
As we await winter placements, putting together our nursery has been a work in progress. We have been so blessed by people who have offered resources, given generous and thoughtful gifts, and even searched out and delivered a dresser to us! I thought it would be fun to show a little preview of everything all […]
In the summer, Xav and I spend almost all of our weekend time outside. This is especially true on wedding weekends! We started shooting primarily outdoor, summer weddings after our own backyard wedding in 2015. Getting married outside is a connection that we can instantly appreciate and relate to! While backyard weddings, like our own, […]
I knew this day would be one for the record books when Emily told me that they were serving ice cream as their wedding dessert and that they would be doing a “first scoop” instead of a cake cutting. They also made it a priority to visit Lake Michigan for some portraits and it was […]
While a thunderstorm was raging outside, Sierra was getting ready for the backyard wedding of her dreams. She had arranged everything in her childhood bedroom to be the backdrop for her and the bridesmaids to get hair and makeup done. Right before guests arrived, the storm moved past and everyone jumped into action to dry […]
Mother’s Day family photos are one of our oldest traditions. This year, however, we waited a few weeks and opted for photos on my mom’s birthday so that we could have photos with all six of her children together! As we have gotten older, it has been harder to get the whole group together but […]
Considering how tight their timeline was, Afton was still super relaxed during the getting ready portion of her day. A few minutes before she descended the spiral staircase to become Mrs. Fox, the bridesmaids were doing her nails and getting the veil in place all at the same time. Even with the finishing rush, Afton […]
Max and Taylor met because their older brothers are childhood best friends and a few years ago they all ended up together at a party. Taylor said that the second she saw Max it was love at first sight! Even though these two are crazy busy juggling school, work, and family, they made the drive […]
As May (and national foster care awareness month) come to a close, I wanted to wrap up this little series on “it takes a village” with 10 practical ways to be a village to your local foster families. 1. Jump in!I know I often have the tendency to think, “If they need help, they will […]