Thank You God


I am a volunteer with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and occasionally we hear stories about little ones who defy the odds and make it after doctors have not given the families a lot of hope.

I met “C” and her family in April of this year.  The news wasn’t good at that time, but look at her now!!

She is now just about 8 months old and doing well!

It was so good to see her alert and ready for a bit of dress up!

Baby “C”, I will see you at your 1 year birthday party this December for sure!

An early present….your portrait has been painted!


Ashley and Jerad’s Wedding

Welcome to the “barn”.  Well, that’s where they said they were getting married when they hired me for their wedding July 24, 2010.

1I guess that’s how Jerad’s grandparents refer to this beautiful little plot of land (and perhaps the structure in the background there) in Mustang, OK.  It’s got everything:  pond, trees, grass…everything you need for a lovely outdoor wedding.

23The little blond is Ashley’s daughter.  She would NOT take up with me until I took this particular photo.  (Guess I got her good side.)

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I do believe the entire family made it out for the big day.  78910111213

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24You two have a blessed marriage!

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Angela’s Shower

Angela is the daughter of a good friend of ours and so it was a pleasure to shoot her wedding shower last Sunday.

Angela-9546-2A lot of ladies came together to wish Angela and Gary the very best!

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I’m telling you what, she had touching and funny stories about each one of the guests!

Angela-9599Angela-9601Of course, they too had some hilarious stories of their own about the guest of honor.

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Angela-9634Angela-9664Angela-9676Angela, we wish you a blessed marriage!

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Nesser’s 50th Wedding Anniversary at Nonna’s in Brick Town

Ahh true love.  It’s a pleasure to get to share in these occasions.  Please join me in saying happy anniversary to Herman and Verble Nesser!  We begin at the beautiful Nonna’s restaurant in Oklahoma City’s Brick Town.

Nesser 8000Famous for their excellent fare of entrees and fabulous desserts.

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The room has been set up with care and attention to detail.Nesser 8007Nesser 8008Once the immediate family has arrived, we get right to business with some family photos.

Nesser 5002Nesser 5004This particular family had the honor of the most members so I had a little fun with them.

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Nancy planned this well since we had lots ‘o time for gabbin’.  Nesser 9010Nesser 9008Nesser 9011Nesser 9003Nesser 9013Brayden, you were the life of the party.

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Well the food arrived and it was time to wind down, thank God for what He has given us and enjoy the delicious food!

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Rachel and William at Cole’s Garden

This is Rachel and William.  They’re a lovely couple who celebrated their wedding ceremony and reception at Oklahoma City’s Cole’s Garden .

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Since I was the second shooter (shooting with Lindsey Brook’s photography), I got to concentrate on the guys.  Fun stuff!Rachel William-9833Rachel William-9831

Of course the “guys” included the littlest guy!

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Let’s not forget the flower girl!  (Yeah the basket of petals ranked way over the photographer!)

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These darlings are all related!  What a good looking group!

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I’m also in charge of getting the ring shots (among other details).

Rachel William-8846Rachel William-8840Rachel William-9843I sincerely love capturing the details!Rachel William-0060On to the ceremony!

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This is the other flower girl.  She was enamored of the petals as well.

Rachel William-8939-2The cocktail hour awaited the guests as the bride, groom and families did their photos.

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I’ll leave you with their first dance.  What a fun couple!

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Pepper’s Ranch Festivities!

These guys don’t need a reason to get together and enjoy good food and company!  That’s what this community in Guthrie, OK did yesterday!

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Peppers-9345Peppers-9340If you’re not familiar with Pepper’s Ranch, please take a moment to get to know what they do, right HERE!

Several special people to the Pepper’s Ranch kids were in attendance.

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So there was a lot to catch up on!Peppers-9426

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But mostly the day was about playing hard, yummy food and hot weather!

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Enjoy your summer guys!!!