Elysse & Michael Engagement

I’ve known Elysse since she was fourteen and I was seventeen. We met at “TheCall School” in Pasadena, CA. She has carried the most tender heart with such a grace about her for as long as I have known her. Her family is very, very dear to my heart… they’re some of my very favorite people. I’m so excited for her!

I met Michael at a coffee shop where I used to work.  I got to know him better when Elysse started dating him. They are such a perfect match!

Two weeks ago when I was in Kansas City, I took them out to the Longview area. It was a lovely, windy evening. Elysse and Michael are getting married at the Longview Mansion in October.

Aren’t they such beautiful people?

Annie Peterson

So Annie was a girl that I didn’t get to hang out with enough. When I saw her, she glowed with a big smile and her bright red hair was brilliant. She makes a room light up. I would describe Annie as a gentle dove with a big smile. I miss her. =(

My mentor, Shelley Paulson, and friend, Joanna Reyburn, went on a little photography trip around Longview, MO. We had a gorgeous July evening and Annie was our model. I love these pictures. She’s so incredibly beautiful.