buckley family : omaha family photography

Ah, I've been so distracted lately with everything that's going on (working on something big, share with you soon!) that I haven't been posting as much as I should. You loyal followers deserve better! (OK, followeR maybe...hi Mom!)

A couple months ago, on a VERY cold day, I met the Buckley family for some pictures at my favorite train station! In retrospect, it was probably like 60 degrees and it just FELT cold...little did we know that we'd soon be getting NEGATIVE SEVENTEEN DEGREE weather. (Yes, you read that right. -17.)


I just love the traditional family combined with the urban location...rocks my socks off!


Um, how are these kids dressed better than I ever have my entire life? Not fair. Maybe mom Jess can be my full-time stylist.


This is Lawrence, AKA Law.






He was...not enthralled to have his picture taken. But still SO DARLING. He loves Thomas the Train, so we were able to distract him and get smiles every time a train came by.

This little chubby-cheeked guy is Anderson.




Those cheeks! Those eyes! That head! He was also a total cutie patootie.














LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture of Anderson looking up at Lawrence. DARLING!




One of my favorites!


Jess is a very talented designer and photographer in her own right, and I can't wait to see what she does with these!

donate : haiti earthquake relief

A group of photographers that I know and love is holding an auction to raise money for Haiti. You can visit the site and bid on some amazing, limited edition prints, and all proceeds will go directly to various relief organizations. I have prints available, and so do fantastic photographers from literally all over the world. The starting bids are low (just $10 on a lot of them!) and it's a great way to give something back...while getting an invaluable piece of art at the same time!

Check it out here:

Print Auction for Haiti Relief

venice, italy : travel photography

A picture from our trip to Italy.

sara and cameron : omaha wedding photography

Okay, I have to go WAY back here for a second...all the way to September! I had this wedding post ready to blog, and then never published it! Sorry, Sara and Cameron!

This was probably...DEFINITELY...one of my all-time favorite weddings. First, Sara and Cameron are both gorgeous, so that helps. Second, their location was amazing. Both the wedding and reception were held at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Third, their entire wedding party was awesome and tons of fun. Let's just say that this wedding had it's own hashtag on Twitter, and people were live-tweeting throughout the entire day. Completely hilarious! I'm not going to lie...I added a few of my own Tweets as well.

The room they got ready in was so bright and well-lit!














And how darling is Sara's mom, as she sees her daughter for the first time??


I loved their first glance. It was absolutely perfect!




Then I got to take the wedding party out for some shots...like I said, these guys were FUN.










How very wedding magazine is this??


There's not a single person in that shot that doesn't look like they came straight from the modeling agency!


Of course, we got some of just Sara and Cameron, too, but we'll get to those after the ceremony.

Which...could their site be more beautiful? So fresh and modern!


I love the intimate feel of this.








PERFECT first kiss!


They're married!




If I were Sara and Cameron, I'd get these next two in huge canvases and hang them up somewhere prominent. I mean...they look GOOD!




























With amazing lighting at your venue comes amazing lighting for your first dance pictures....




And lest you doubt they had a fun crowd...check out their moves!


Before the night ended, I got to take Sara and Cameron out one last time....




AHHHH! Looking at these makes me sad their wedding is over. :) I loved it! Congrats again you guys!

outtakes : omaha newborn photography

I recently saw a photo contest for outtakes at the wonderful I ♥ Faces blog. Sadly, I don't often have time to find an entry for their awesome contests, but for this one...a specific picture came to mind immediately!

Meet Rohan.


I don't think I even have to comment other than, "Yep, that's 100% real."

For more outtakes, check out the other entries over at I ♥ Faces!