Well, if you haven’t seen it on facebook yet, Chris and I found out on Tuesday that we will be having a little girl! We are so excited (although it really didn’t matter to us is we were having a boy or girl)!  The best thing is that she is healthy and everything looks great!  I must say, that after finding out the sex of the baby, all I want to do is shop and look at baby stuff (I am only allowing myself to window shop right now)….

Okay, okay…I did buy this cute little pair of gloves after we found out we are having a girl! I mean, I had to have something “pink and tiny” to take a picture of for the blog post right?

Happy 2010!!  It has been a cold winter, and I have got to admit that I catch myself staying around the house more when it is so darn cold!  We heat our home with our wood burning fireplace, and it works for the most part. However, there are those days that Chris and I are gone all day and cannot keep the fire going while we are out! This afternoon was one of them. The old Cristen would have waited until her husband got home from work so that he could get the fire started (I cannot help it….I was brainwashed as a child to not have a fire in the house or it may burn down). Although my husband has helped to un-brainwash me, I am still so afraid I am going to do something wrong!  However, this afternoon I decided I was going to surprise my man with a fire when he got home (I mean, he does the hard part by splitting all the wood right?). Maybe it should be a New Years Resolution, maybe I just feel kind this afternoon, maybe I am FREEZING cold and too cheap to turn up our furnace…)  :)  Here was my fire I proudly created in our little fire-room!

Yeah…I didn’t even have to go to the wood pile….he has a barrel of wood already in the basement!

Okay, so I am back after taking most of December off! I decided to do a “top 10 list” this year in several categories so stay tuned!  It was soooo hard to narrow down all of the wedding images from 2009 and only pick 10!  I decided to make my choices based on the emotion I saw and felt when I took the images. Of course, every wedding has its traditional images taken, but the non traditional, and the images that capture emotion, are the images I search to capture at each and every wedding!  I think most clients would agree that these are the images that really stick out in their mind too!

In no particular order…

Kissing his bride on the side lawn of the Biltmore Estate.

These two love birds having fun during the session!

Mo and Jason laughing at a toast her dad is giving them!

Jen and Russ right after saying their “I dos”!  Just look at how Russ is looking at Jen…melts my heart every time!

Beauty…..looking off into the pond. This picture hits my heart every time!

Ginger and her Bridesmaids laughing before the actual “posed shot” is being taken.

Joey was talking to some friends after he just got married and playing with his new “Bling”!

Just after saying “I dos”!  Love Jessica’s expression!

A bridesmaid at the reception dancing with her brother

Shawn seeing Melissa for the 1st time. It was so sweet. She put her hands up on his face and he grabbed her hands to kiss them.

Merry Christmas! As one year ends and another year starts, I cannot help but think of how thankful and blessed I am to have met so many new faces and made so many new friends this year by capturing special moments with the camera! Thank you for your continued support!  There are fun surprises and many new products to come in 2010 so stay tuned!  Wishing you love, joy and happiness this Christmas and New Year! 

 

Let me just start off my saying I have the best hubby ever! All last week he kept telling me that he was taking me on a “secret” date night.  He did so many things to throw me off. He told me to get into the Christmas spirit, that we had a good drive ahead of us, etc. Where did we go?  To a Percy Sledge concert to hear our song/dance to our song “When a man loves a woman” (yes, he took my to a small area and danced with me).  He had heard that Percy Sledge was coming to town while listening to a local radio station last week!  :)

Chris and I before the concert!

Thanksgiving is such a important holiday. Not only is it a day most spend with family, it also lets us reflect of what we are so thankful for.  I thank god daily for everything he has brought to my life. I am thankful for my husband, my wonderful pup, great clients and loving family and friends. I wanted to share with you all what Chris and I are the most thankful for this Thanksgiving….

……a baby! We are so very excited (okay, and maybe a bit nervous with this being out first)!  Please keep us in your prayers for a healthy and happy pregnancy! Due to being due in June, I will not be taking on any weddings for the June 2010 season.

Here are a couple more!

Don’t you just love how the wind is blowing Jessica’s hair? LOVE IT!!

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Okay…I may have made a HUGE mistake. I was told it was the style, but really, know no one that I know has them…yes, I am freakin out!  It was a spare of the moment decision. I just needed my hair trimmed so badly before I went to the beach! As I said it, I could hardly believe the words coming out of my mouth. Those 3 words. “Give me bangs” came out and before I knew it, the scissors were cutting away…..so you may think I am a little dramatic here, but really, it has been the 4th grade since I had bangs!  Yes, it has been that long!  Haha…maybe one day I will get the nerves to post a photo up, but until then, here is a photo of a silver moose taken in Chicago. Happy Wednesday!

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Is Beth not gorgeous?! It was such a hot day (like REALLY HOT), but as the sun came down, we got some beautiful images in the “golden light”.  Thanks Beth for being such a great sport! :) 

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Some more images from Kiley and Travis’s wedding!

Love this image…it was taken as Kiley was leaving the church!!

Notice the Zebra tie!