love, marriage & 4th o' July {rain}

although it was independence day for the rest of America, lovebirds, jeremy + holly GLADLY gave theirs up on this holiday. ;)
the couple is adorable and the day went without a hitch, except for the blasted weather ::shakes fist toward the sky::.
is it just me or does it ALWAYS seem to rain in Indianapolis on the 4th of July?? :P

annnnywhom.
there are quite a few brides that would go bridezilla-psycho-mad over the downpour of rain we received that day, holly didn't let the unfortunate weather get her down in the least {which was refreshing}!

we made due with the overabundance of unwanted rain drops by doing "budoir" pics and other little tricks, which was an interesting challenge. this wedding was the perfect example of making lemons into lemonade.
there may not have been any fireworks blazing the sky that evening, but i definitely saw some between the new mr. and mrs. huffman {i have to be cheeeeesey sometimes, eh? ha}.

here's to hoping for a sunny 4th next year! ;)

xoxo
la

evvvvveryone wanted a piece of holly!


my fav of holly and her mama.


flower girl was so not camera friendly - everyone was cheering this on anyway {and we are all going to hell}.


the kiddies were all adorable, of course - especially when not bawling! ;)



can you tell jeremy's a bit of a goofball??


CONGRATULATIONS, YOU TWO!

DePriests in Da House!

that's right, i'm starting this off uber cheesey.
got a problem with it? :)

i did a much anticipated shoot out with the DePriest kids in the sweltering June sun the day before last.
{not the old western type of shoot, mind you ;) }

now, i enjoy roasting in the sun as much as the next person, so i was a smidge worried that the kids wouldn't feel like working it for me so much.
to my delight, their mom, Recina, had them hydrated and ready to give ME ideas for poses! LOVE camera friendly chillen'.

we galavanted around the park - they showed me their tricks on the monkey bars, and climbed to the top of the rope tower thingy like it was Mt. Kilimanjaro. the boys even found a dead fish to run around, waving it about like a prize {EW, right? ha, boys}.

there were a few grumpy moments - but with little H2o and bugs zooming about, it was more than understandable. mama recina was super helpful in bribing their cooperation through McDonalds drinks {SWEET TEA!} post shoot. :)

Westin {eldest to youngestest}, Peyton, Kaley 'n' Mason - THANKS for running around with me and the ducks in the park, and for being such graaaand models!!

xoxo
la



i love mason's expression and the little shadow in front of him. :)



the strapping, young men.



and we found duckies to chase.



EXPERT goofy faces.



mason's turn to climb to the pinnacle!



who doesn't like to chill inside a slide??

chillin' with the Clark clan.

i visited my pals, the Clarks, the other weekend and got the chance to snap some family pics. i hardly get to use my macro lens and this was a pretty perfect opportunity so i was especially excited - not to mention, i got to meet Charlie and Christina's new baby girl, Mazzy {below}. ^_^


i love these guys!
the kids {little charlie + emmie} are in love with the camera and FULL of energy. it was SO fun goofing around with them while they rolled around on the floor.
mazzy wasn't quite as in happy to see my camera around as her older bro and sis, but i'm sure she'll warm to it in no time. ;)
i also must mention how AMAZING Christina looks after barely a month since giving birth to sweet wittle mazzy!!

enjoy the silliness and family love!

xoxo


i didn't try to scare her, i swear it!


drooley girl!




a teen heartbreaker in the making ...


i'm feelin' the LOVE. :)


little charlie and emmie = some of the CUTEST kiddies i know.


who on earth doesn't LOVE baby feets?


one of my FAVS. ^_^



it was just a teensiest bit hard to get the kids to sit still for these, ha.

an October wedding in Plainfield

Just keep spinning, just keep spinning, just keep spinning, SPINNNING. {i think the wittle flower girls were my favourite part of this pretty autumnal wedding :) }

I haven't featured any weddings in a while, but just finished editing this one, so i thought i'd share it with you.
It was quite the lovely affair - held at the Plainfield Christian Church, it couldn't have been a more perfect {or HOT!!} day for a wedding!
The wedding party was huge and a riot, and The Happy Couple were beau-ti-ful!
I had extra fun shooting this one because I was assisting my dear, fabulous photog friend, Sarah K. Whitfield, this time around {and was able to focus on more of the details of the day}.

After the ceremony, we were off to Indy for their reception at the Rathskeller, for pretzels and dancing {too bad i lost those pics in a memory card accident - poo!}.

Anywho! I look forward to shooting my next wedding - in the meantime, enjoy!

xoxo
la


A sweet and picture perfect bride.









What a HANDSOME little fella! He was suuuper bashful, at first!

A {flower}girl must always tote along her favourite My Little Pony AND sport her most STYLIN' shades during matrimonial affairs. ;)

Looking GAWGEOUS, dahling.

lauren + steven = a backyard wedding!

i'm horrible.
i've meant to post sooner buuut, yeah ... no spectacular excuses. sorry!! :)
so, lauren and steven are my most recent wedding that i am currently editing still. i had a BLAST with them and the party! everyone was really down home, friendly and laid back. the weather was gorgeous and the wedding was held in a quaintly gorgeous backyard (where at least 4 weddings have been held previously - i think).

i'm DYING to do a new shoot ... CALL ME (see my web site www.laisallyouneed.com) and schedule a shoot with meee!! i may just cut ya a thanksgiving deal ... ;)

enjoy and please do post comments, kids!
xoxo


how cute are these? :)


the bride and groom's wittle girl! she was VERY rambunctious!


this is my FAVOURITE of these two!!! lauren's little grin is perrrfect - she totally reminds me of christina ricci and i love that!




this is one of my favourites. EVER. ;)






mother + daughter. :)


we were all STARVING, waiting for the wedding to begin ... Pringles were also meant to keep the flower girl distracted (aka: good) while walking down the aisle (great). heh.


the bridesmaids were so fun and adorable. :)