Doesn't get better

I have a lot of photo work left to do but I am taking a small break for some stuff that is slightly more exciting :)

Tyler proposed several weeks ago. He had to jump through several hoops to do it because I was terribly sick at the time but it was perfect he had gotten some of closest friends to have a party back at my house and I found out later my boss had been hiding and photographing the whole time.

Things have been coming together very well so far. I am encouraged by how many people have stepped forward simply wanted to help in anyway they can. I feel incredibly supported and loved and (possibly best of all) minimally stressed.

So many major roles and jobs are being handled by close friends and I LOVE that. We are surrounded by a wonderful church and community and I know we couldn't do it without them.

I am learning a lot about myself through planning a wedding. Tyler and I see eye-to-eye on things 90% of the time so planning with him is fun. I was never the girl who had a "dream wedding" in mind. My wedding pinterest board had maybe 30 posts and most were pose ideas for pictures. This all made me think "Oh it'll be easy to plan a wedding for me because I'm laid back."

Wrong.

My whole life I have insisted on doing things different. I LOATHED doing things just because other people did them (i.e. my random tiedye phase that lasted all middle school and half of highschool).

It really wasn't until college that I realized dressing cute and wearing makeup didn't make me a drone of the world's standards, it just meant I was hoping to be employed one day. 

But this desire to be different has indeed stretched over into my wedding planning. I know I am driving a few people crazy when my reasoning for not wanting to do things is "So-and-so already did that," or "No, pinterest killed that." Or the fan favorite, "No, I hate that."

In conclusion, if you want to find out exactly how picky and high maintenance you are... start planning a wedding.

And be ready to stand your ground when people try to change your mind because they will but also be open to when people actually have better ideas.

At the end of the day I confidently say I have my Manly, my family, my friends, my dress, and my photographer. If the cakes falls over and the chairs get delivered to the wrong place, I will still be loving every minute.

Some Music because I miss Blogging

I really had thought I posted this song but I can't find it so I'll post it now. I saw this band in Texas and they were great. They are called Dogwood and Holly and I highly recommend you look them up. And look up their song El Shaddai on Youtube

Dear Dairy...

The people of Chatt are all extremely busy so we have to make the most of our chances to hang out. A few weekends ago we went to Steeds Dairy Farm. They have a corn maze, petting zoo, and slide.

There are a lot of pictures, blame the people I hang out with they are too adorable.

These goofballs... cant' live without them.

Filler

Second shoot at a gorgeous wedding. Now to stop putting off finishing editing them.

Fallway

... and I am just trying keep my hair in place.

I am quite sad this semester is almost over. I would have never thought I could enjoy school this much. At the beginning it was scary partially because a few people had tried to talk me out of switching schools and were telling me I was settling by going to a technical school. And because I was scared.

10 weeks later I am so glad I took the risk. This has been the farthest thing from settling. I am being pushed and challenged as an artist/photographer but also a Christian. It's still scary but the good kind. For the first time since high school I 100% positive I am heading down the path God intended. I am thankful for a family and boyfriend that support my decisions and (hopefully) think I can actually do this. 

Looking back the past four years weren't a waste, I have great core classes (and some random ones that I hope will benefit me in life) that transfer and built strong friendships that I would need once I left. And as terrible as it sounds, my lack of paying attention in class allowed me to focus on photography and learning from my boss for two years. With how much the classes require of me now I wouldn't have been able to that.

To anybody reading this I hope whatever you doing, it's what you want to do. And that it makes you happy. As someone who pretended to be satisfied with what they were doing for way to long... The change is worth it.

And to the friends still at ASU who I do miss greatly, I know we don't see each daily but ya'll will never be replaced :)

For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. 

-Col. 2:5

Kinetic Typography

In my classes we have been watching a lot of kinetic typography videos to make us pay more attention to fonts and using them effectively.

I also enjoy these simply because I really like to read and the videos allow you to focus on just the words.

This one so far has been my favorite. I am a fan of Stephen Fry anyway but I had never hard this clip before.

This man is amazing with words (his accent doesn't hurt) I wish I could verbally express myself this well but this blip also helped me to remind that hopefully no matter how much I excel at something, whether it is photography or (doubtful) words, I hope I never use a talent or knowledge to tear down others or make myself seem more important/smart. I hope I'm always using my gifts to build those around me up.

Twinning

This is 100% my new favorite shoot. Emily and Michael are twins and about to graduate. They are also polar opposites. But their family farm house provided the coolest backdrop ever and their unique personalities were able to be perfectly represented. 

Sorry there are so many photos... I love this shoot so much I don't know how I even got it down to this few.