Kristi : Bridal PART 1

WOW what a day!!! So much happened during this session that I have to split it up into two posts! I had so much fun doing Kristi's and Chris's engagement session (which I will hopefully be posting sometime this week) so I knew Kristi's bridal session would be nothing less. I think we all laughed the entire time!

It was beyond hot outside but Kristi did a fantastic job and didn't complain once!

We started off in this spectacular field of yellow flowers. Anybody happen to know what they are? And no, they aren't Black eyed Susan's.


















What do you do when your weding gown has a string and there are no scissors around? Bite it...





LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this!!! The blue shoes look awesome!!!
















After we finished at the field we drove around until we found the perfect spot for what I wanted to do next. We totally ignored the sign.... Ooooops.






Here's a little video of Kristi getting her makeup touched up. I loved this location so much! These next ones are my favorite from the day :-)




































Kristi was sitting down in the chair and all of a sudden she started screaming...jumped in the chair with 3 inch heels on...kept screaming...lept out of the chair across the filed...kept screaming.... All I heard was "get it off of me! get that thing off of me!!!" When I finally saw what she was screaming about, I ran! We all ran and no one helped her! There a MASSIVE wolf spider crawling up the back of her train. I have seen these kind of spiders before, but I guess out in the "wilderness" they dont get stepped on as much, so they grow extra large. OH BOY was it HUGE!!! Poor Kristi.... She twisted her ankle when she landed in her heels.


As we headed back to the truck to put the chair in the back an officer passed us. He slowed down and I knew he was gonna come back and get us. Sure enough he turned around. He pulled into the drive behind us and I could here Krisit telling him we were leaving....too many spiders. She walked over closer to his car and I heard her say "Sure." I couldn't believe what she said....The officer wanted his picture with Kristi!! HA!!!






After the spider incident she was freaked out, hurt and hot so we decided to go. This little guy decided he wanted a ride...



I hope you enjoyed part 1!!! Be on the lookout for part 2!!

Lisa

Debbi & Mark : Contest Winners

Last year when I announced I was having a contest for free wedding photography, I didn't know what to expect when the entries started rolling in. I didn't think it would be fair for me to to vote...after all, I'm the one who would be taking the pictures...and I didn't want the winners to be chosen just because of a cool location for a great photo opportunity. So.....I had a panel of judges vote for me. The votes were not hard to tally. Debi and Mark received almost all of the votes. I am so happy to share with you an excerpt from their entry, and even more happy to share some photos from their sweet day.


"Mark and I have had many challenges over the past several years but I am grateful on a daily basis for all that we are blessed with. I look at him and just marvel that his man – who gave away free Christmas trees to people who couldn't afford them this year and helps people broken down on the side of the road – has chosen me to spend his life. This man loves my children as his own, and never ceases to amaze me in how patient he is with me and my quirks. We are so different and yet those differences seem to complement instead of detract. I am strong where he is weak and he is strong where I am weak. "







































































This is the coolest Groom's cake I have ever seen!





At the reception they had a chocolate fountain and fruit. You got a skewer with fruit and then stuck it in the fountain of chocolate. One of the children used the tip of her skewer to draw this tiny little photo on her plate! I LOVE IT!!!!