Elin met the most wonderful man this weekend, her Great Grandpa. He is the most interesting, intelligent, fun, and handsome man I know. He can tell you stories of his youth, living on Chicago’s South Side, as if they had occurred yesterday. He recalls all of his friends’ names, the streets they lived on, their families, their religion, nationality (recalls a few words of Swedish), what they played, etc. His balance and strength have declined over the years, but overall he remains cheerful, engaging, funny, and extremely witty (my favorite trait of his).

Since Elin’s birth I have been itching to have the two meet. It is strange to think someday she will have these wonderful images of her eyeballing a man four generations her senior. To think 90 years of history separates and binds them.

Elin and I would like to thank my Aunt Caroline and Uncle Wally for housing, feeding, playing, and bathing (excluding me) us this week. These two do not get enough credit for being Grandpa’s primary support and love.

Wally and Caroline become grandparents themselves in October. They were so excited to have the happy Elin in their home. Besides a near drowning they proved they are ready for the new addition to their family. They will make amazing grandparents.

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P.S. Elin is now crawling.

Eva is so very cool, absolutely adorable and naturally beautiful. We were comfortable with her from the beginning. And…good for us…she was up for having some fun (including using our chair!). We loved her eclectic selection of clothing as well…makes me realize that I am very boring. Enjoy!

I guess as your children age, the picture-taking opportunities grow less.  They are busy with friends and sports and school work.  In this case, the eldest sister, Heather, is already in college.  So, their mother decided it was a perfect chance to capture the girls…in the middle of summer with tans and flip flops!  She joined them for a few as well. Enjoy!

I love these engagement images! Nate had a great time shooting at the IMA with Laura and Neil. They are just adorable together. We are looking to their fabulous wedding they are planning along with the help of wedding planner, Adrienne, from Eventful Planning. Their ceremony will be at Meridian Street United Methodist with the reception following at Scottish Rite Cathedral. Enjoy!

What a great couple! We had to laugh when Rachel said that they are the only Indian-American-Canadian couple they know living in Indy who both happen to be attorneys. They have traveled extensively together but like nothing more than hanging out with their pup, Briscoe. They really are neat people that have been completely enjoyable to work with.

Rachel and Neil were married at Broadway United Methodist with a reception following at the eclectic Mavris Arts Center. Again, we worked with wedding planner, Jen Wells who made the day run smoothly. Neil thought considerably about the gifts for his groomsmen. Because of his deep love for hockey (e.g. Canadian) each were given a hockey jersey with their names on the back.

The wedding album will be added soon. Enjoy!

Oh…and Nate was playing with a new camera, but old film technology that day.  We will upload the results at some point.   Kind of fun to go back to your roots now and then.

We were so happy when Mia and Sam selected us as the photographer for their wedding. They are such a genuinely happy couple, and and as you likely can tell, a bit non-traditional for us which made it very exciting. We truly enjoyed getting to know them!

They both looked stunning. Mia wore a gorgeous, form-fitting gown from Saks Fifth Avenue that had perfectly-placed beading details. Sam had one of the coolest dress shirts we had ever seen (selected, of course, by his bride!). The jewelery was elegant.

Oh! And, I cannot neglect to mention the CUTEST ring bearer we have set eyes on. Cameron performed his duty well and was compensated well…his favorite cars from Nascar.

Their wedding ceremony took place at Wabash College where Sam graduated from decades ago. He provided us with great details on the history of some of the old buildings. It is a lovely campus…a must see if you live in central Indiana. The couple had their closest family and friends transported to the ceremony so it was very intimate and deeply heartfelt.

After the ceremony, we took pictures among the campus buildings and enormous trees. Then, everyone headed to the reception at the Bridgewater Club.

To view their wedding album, click here.

We clicked with Lindsay and Eric from our first conversation. They are a great couple planning a fabulous wedding at the Indiana Roof Ballroom next July. While on a trip to Chicago, Nate took their engagement images around the city. I figure if they can look this good on the hottest day of the summer so far (it was a scorcher with heat in the mid-90s)…their wedding will be a piece of cake. Enjoy!

We have missed shouting out HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to some of our newlyweds in the past few weeks.

Marcella and Scott Caufield, June 25
Erica and Josh Christie, June 26
Laurie and Brent Lanier, June 30
Melissa and Brian Hurst, July 9  (expecting their first child soon!)
Robin and Keatrick Stewart, July 12