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 […]
Even with storm clouds rolling around, Billy and Nicole stuck with their decision to have an outdoor ceremony and it was SO worth it! After they exchanged vows, the sun came out and gave us a beautiful glow!! There were so many special details and precious moments throughout this wedding day and it all started […]
True friends are always together in spirit. – Anne with an “e” (L. M. Montgomery) Though our friendship started on very rocky ground, Natalie has been the Diana to my Anne for almost 20 years. When she got married last October, I was heartbroken at the thought of her living so many states away. We […]
Read part one here or part two here… In January, we attended the CROSS conference and were awakened to concepts and ideas that changed our framework of thinking even more. The theme of the conference was, “Consider your whole life.” They pressed the issue over and over that we only have one life and that […]