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Senior Style Guide Honorable Mention
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Email Issues
My email is not working correctly. It has been down all day. If you are trying to reach me, please send me a message via facebook.
If I owe you an email, please be patient. I will get to it as soon as my email is up and running again.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
Kathy
If I owe you an email, please be patient. I will get to it as soon as my email is up and running again.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
Kathy
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Headshots :: Holland MI
Maria was referred to me by her amazing niece. Maria was a fun girl to work with. She needed some headshots for her website, and I think these will be just what she's looking for. Here is a lil' sneak peek...
I have so many great shots of her, it was hard to choose which ones to use for her preview. Enjoy Maria!
I have so many great shots of her, it was hard to choose which ones to use for her preview. Enjoy Maria!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Gabby, Senior Session || Senior Portraits, Holland MI
Gabby is a senior at West Ottawa High School. We had a mini session this summer to get her yearbook image and then waited for a super nice winter day to finish it off. The beach was awesome today, so glad we took advantage of it.
Enjoy your preview Gabby!
Love the beach!
One of my favorites
Another Fave
Enjoy your preview Gabby!
Love the beach!
One of my favorites
Another Fave
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Alex, 3 Months :: Holland MI, Child Photography
Alex turned 3 months on January 26. She's already getting so big! She was a little bit crabby today, so not to many smiles. She is just as beautiful as ever.
Enjoy!
Big smiles in the beginning
Love her little chunky face
Getting a little attitude. I don't think she cared to have her pictures taken at this point. :)
Cute hat & tutu courtesy of Mudpies & Pigtails
Cutie Patootie!!!
One last smile...
Enjoy!
Big smiles in the beginning
Love her little chunky face
Getting a little attitude. I don't think she cared to have her pictures taken at this point. :)
Cute hat & tutu courtesy of Mudpies & Pigtails
Cutie Patootie!!!
One last smile...
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Grand Prize Winner - Their Story...
Jennie entered Amanda & Max for this contest. Here is her entry...
Hello, my name is Jennie I'm a fan of your photos, I saw your status update about this wonderful contest last night, & thought I should give it a try. I'm doing this for my younger sister Amanda, & she has no idea I'm doing this.
Amanda was a freshman in high school when she met her husband Max. (Yes husband, I'll explain more about that) He was a senior. Everyday she would ask me to talk to him for her & put in a good word. I thought of this as a puppy love crush, & never thought it would be anything more. I mean she was 14 years old. But I told her "No sorry, I may not know him that well, but I know for a fact he's not the type to settle down.."
That didn't stop her at all. So one day after school we were pulling out of the high school parking lot, & she saw him walking to his car, she shouted out my window & said "I like the way you walk!" Probably one of the corniest lines I have ever heard haha. But for some reason it worked. He got her email from a friend & started talking to her online, then it led to him taking her out to dinner.
Now I was really iffy about this because, I knew he jumped from girl to girl, & thought she was going to get hurt. So homecoming came around & he asked her to be his date. That for him, was the perfect opportunity to ask her to be his girlfriend, & of course she said "YES!" :)
After months of dating, he had something really important to tell her. He never thought they'd last that long & told her the bad news. All of his brothers are in the air force, & it's a tradition to join.
He was going to be gone for 6 years, & if he knew things were going to work out so great with them, he wouldn't have joined. But it was too late. A week after graduation, he had to leave the country to visit family, before going off to Texas to start his term.
While he was gone, Amanda wasn't feeling so good, & it wasn't depression. She found out that she was pregnant, & didn't know what to do. So she came to me, I told her that everything would be ok, & she needed to call Max as soon as possible, & that's what she did. She cried for nights, telling him she didn't want this baby. But he told her no, we have to keep it because its the right thing to do, & he promised he's help her all the way through, even though he wouldn't be here.
She decided to keep this child, but hid this all from our parents. Three months passed by & she still didn't want to tell them. I told her she needed to do this because we need to see if the baby is healthy or not, but she refused. She was terrified. Our parents are very traditional, so this would crush them, maybe even push them to kick Amanda out of the house. By the time she was about three and a half months, school was starting up again, & then the rumors started flying. People noticed, but we just kept denying it.
A girl we know told her step dad about it, & he's best friends with our dad. That night my dad confronted us & told us that his friend said congrats on your grandchild. My dad was furious & demanded to know why he would say such a thing, I knew that it was time to tell him, but Amanda replied as fast as she could & said his step daughter started that rumor because they don't get a long. For some reason, it made sense to my dad. So he just ignored it. Amanda was extremely good at hiding her tummy. No one noticed, & it killed me to keep this secret from my family. So I talked to her alone one night & said that if she didn't tell our parents, then I would. It took a lot of talking but she agreed to it, but she wanted to be safe when she told them the news, so she set up an appointment with our high school counselor.
Our counselor said that everything will be ok, & that she'll call our mom to come in & talk about it. My mom walked in not knowing what was going on, then Amanda dropped the bomb, my mom was in tears, & they didn't speak for days. Finally, after 4 days of not speaking, my mom told her that she needed to tell Max's parents about this. Which was crazy to me because they didn't even know Max had a girlfriend. So we went over to their house & explained everything, our moms were both in tears, but they said, we will get through this.
With Max being gone still, everything was was harder for her. He told her that he would be able to come back for Christmas to visit. That was pretty much the only time of year he was guaranteed to come back home to see her. Another three months passed, & it was December, about a week before Christmas he arrived, it was the happiest she has ever been since everything had happened. On Christmas Eve, she noticed sharp pains in her body, so Max's family rushed her to the hospital.
An hour later, she had a little boy & named him Aiden. He was 3 months early. He weighed about 2 lbs, and they rushed him to the hospital in Grand Rapids. No one knew if he was going to survive or not. He needed to have heart surgery.
Aiden @ Birth...
Two days before Max had to fly back, we all went to see Aiden together at the hospital, & in front of the incubator he said that he wanted to grow old with her & that he wanted to take care of her & Aiden for the rest of his life, then got down on one knee & said "Baby will you marry me?" She was in tears and said yes. He knew he wouldn't be back until 6-9 months later. So he asked, "Will you marry me tomorrow? Before I leave?".
Everything was so sudden, but she had so much faith in the relationship, she said yes. As of right now Aiden is growing up very fast & he's very healthy. Amanda & Max have now been together for about 4 years. They have been married for 2.
They haven't had a real wedding, so they have been saving for one & have chosen the date. It will be on August 21, 2010. Max is still gone, but they keep they're webcams on 24/7 so that her & Aiden can talk to him as much as they can. He is now stationed in Korea & will be there until June.
In June he will be moved to California for his last 2 years. After their wedding, Amanda & Aiden, will be able to move to California with Max & finally get to start their lives together. As of now, they are both saving money for the wedding.
I really think that they both deserve this because they're been through a lot together. Being a young mom at 16 & raising her son alone is very hard. I know that on her big day she will be very happy, & words couldn't describe how she would feel about you capturing all those precious moments for them:)
Aiden Today...
Hello, my name is Jennie I'm a fan of your photos, I saw your status update about this wonderful contest last night, & thought I should give it a try. I'm doing this for my younger sister Amanda, & she has no idea I'm doing this.
Amanda was a freshman in high school when she met her husband Max. (Yes husband, I'll explain more about that) He was a senior. Everyday she would ask me to talk to him for her & put in a good word. I thought of this as a puppy love crush, & never thought it would be anything more. I mean she was 14 years old. But I told her "No sorry, I may not know him that well, but I know for a fact he's not the type to settle down.."
That didn't stop her at all. So one day after school we were pulling out of the high school parking lot, & she saw him walking to his car, she shouted out my window & said "I like the way you walk!" Probably one of the corniest lines I have ever heard haha. But for some reason it worked. He got her email from a friend & started talking to her online, then it led to him taking her out to dinner.
Now I was really iffy about this because, I knew he jumped from girl to girl, & thought she was going to get hurt. So homecoming came around & he asked her to be his date. That for him, was the perfect opportunity to ask her to be his girlfriend, & of course she said "YES!" :)
After months of dating, he had something really important to tell her. He never thought they'd last that long & told her the bad news. All of his brothers are in the air force, & it's a tradition to join.
He was going to be gone for 6 years, & if he knew things were going to work out so great with them, he wouldn't have joined. But it was too late. A week after graduation, he had to leave the country to visit family, before going off to Texas to start his term.
While he was gone, Amanda wasn't feeling so good, & it wasn't depression. She found out that she was pregnant, & didn't know what to do. So she came to me, I told her that everything would be ok, & she needed to call Max as soon as possible, & that's what she did. She cried for nights, telling him she didn't want this baby. But he told her no, we have to keep it because its the right thing to do, & he promised he's help her all the way through, even though he wouldn't be here.
She decided to keep this child, but hid this all from our parents. Three months passed by & she still didn't want to tell them. I told her she needed to do this because we need to see if the baby is healthy or not, but she refused. She was terrified. Our parents are very traditional, so this would crush them, maybe even push them to kick Amanda out of the house. By the time she was about three and a half months, school was starting up again, & then the rumors started flying. People noticed, but we just kept denying it.
A girl we know told her step dad about it, & he's best friends with our dad. That night my dad confronted us & told us that his friend said congrats on your grandchild. My dad was furious & demanded to know why he would say such a thing, I knew that it was time to tell him, but Amanda replied as fast as she could & said his step daughter started that rumor because they don't get a long. For some reason, it made sense to my dad. So he just ignored it. Amanda was extremely good at hiding her tummy. No one noticed, & it killed me to keep this secret from my family. So I talked to her alone one night & said that if she didn't tell our parents, then I would. It took a lot of talking but she agreed to it, but she wanted to be safe when she told them the news, so she set up an appointment with our high school counselor.
Our counselor said that everything will be ok, & that she'll call our mom to come in & talk about it. My mom walked in not knowing what was going on, then Amanda dropped the bomb, my mom was in tears, & they didn't speak for days. Finally, after 4 days of not speaking, my mom told her that she needed to tell Max's parents about this. Which was crazy to me because they didn't even know Max had a girlfriend. So we went over to their house & explained everything, our moms were both in tears, but they said, we will get through this.
With Max being gone still, everything was was harder for her. He told her that he would be able to come back for Christmas to visit. That was pretty much the only time of year he was guaranteed to come back home to see her. Another three months passed, & it was December, about a week before Christmas he arrived, it was the happiest she has ever been since everything had happened. On Christmas Eve, she noticed sharp pains in her body, so Max's family rushed her to the hospital.
An hour later, she had a little boy & named him Aiden. He was 3 months early. He weighed about 2 lbs, and they rushed him to the hospital in Grand Rapids. No one knew if he was going to survive or not. He needed to have heart surgery.
Aiden @ Birth...
Two days before Max had to fly back, we all went to see Aiden together at the hospital, & in front of the incubator he said that he wanted to grow old with her & that he wanted to take care of her & Aiden for the rest of his life, then got down on one knee & said "Baby will you marry me?" She was in tears and said yes. He knew he wouldn't be back until 6-9 months later. So he asked, "Will you marry me tomorrow? Before I leave?".
Everything was so sudden, but she had so much faith in the relationship, she said yes. As of right now Aiden is growing up very fast & he's very healthy. Amanda & Max have now been together for about 4 years. They have been married for 2.
They haven't had a real wedding, so they have been saving for one & have chosen the date. It will be on August 21, 2010. Max is still gone, but they keep they're webcams on 24/7 so that her & Aiden can talk to him as much as they can. He is now stationed in Korea & will be there until June.
In June he will be moved to California for his last 2 years. After their wedding, Amanda & Aiden, will be able to move to California with Max & finally get to start their lives together. As of now, they are both saving money for the wedding.
I really think that they both deserve this because they're been through a lot together. Being a young mom at 16 & raising her son alone is very hard. I know that on her big day she will be very happy, & words couldn't describe how she would feel about you capturing all those precious moments for them:)
Aiden Today...
Monday, February 1, 2010
Wedding WINNERS Announced!!!
So after some really great submissions, I've decided on a winner...or 3! :) My husband and I had a really, really hard time choosing our winner, so we decided to make it 3!!!
Our Grand Prize Winner Is (insert drum roll here :)....
Amanda & Max
Their story was submitted by Amanda's sister Jennie. Amanda and Max are high school sweethearts. I'm still waiting for permission to post their entire story...which truly touched our hearts. Congratulations Amanda & Max! I can't wait to photograph your special day!!
Jennie...I will email all of the details to you. I can't wait to meet you and your sister and Max!
I would also like to congratulate
Jeff & Nichole
and
Sally & Bryan!!!
Each of you will receive an email from me in regards to your prizes. Believe me, it is still SO WORTH IT!!! :)
Our Grand Prize Winner Is (insert drum roll here :)....
Amanda & Max
Their story was submitted by Amanda's sister Jennie. Amanda and Max are high school sweethearts. I'm still waiting for permission to post their entire story...which truly touched our hearts. Congratulations Amanda & Max! I can't wait to photograph your special day!!
Jennie...I will email all of the details to you. I can't wait to meet you and your sister and Max!
I would also like to congratulate
Jeff & Nichole
and
Sally & Bryan!!!
Each of you will receive an email from me in regards to your prizes. Believe me, it is still SO WORTH IT!!! :)
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