Jess

Jess is awesome.  She's fun.  She's athletic.  She's beautiful.  She comes from an amazing family.   I absolutely LOVED taking pictures of her. Hair: Sephora

Make-up: Sara Munson

Kiley

I have been taking pictures of Kiley for a few years now through the cheer team.  While she didn't cheer this year, she is still very involved in other areas of school like track.  She is an avid snowboarder, life-long cheer leader, track star, loves her time in the sun, and is completely adorable!

Nick

Nick is a super-jock.  He plays basketball and baseball at his high school.  I thought Tara and I were going to have to fight a little to get him out of his shell.  I was wrong.  He was such a trooper from the beginning of the shoot.  Plus, towards the end of his session when I asked him "Are you so done with this?" his response was, "Nah.  It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be."  Haha!  I'll take that as a win!

Miss Maren

At Maren's shoot we had awesome weather.  The light was beautiful.  There was no rain (which was a struggle ALL season!).  But the mosquitos.... oh the mosquitos!  They were out by the thousands and they thought we were all so tasty!  We actually had to leave part of the location to avoid being completely devoured.  I may or may not have had to edit out a few bugs.

Jake

Jake was really fun to take pictures of!  We had his own location in mind.  (LOVE that!)  It was a location that I couldn't have gotten my hands on without him which made it even better!  He recently completed his training to be a pilot and totally nailed his test!  Congratulations, Jake!  And thanks for taking us to Peak Aviation!  They were MORE than accommodating!  (And now my girls think they can fly a plane thanks to our location hunting pre-shoot!)

Miss Amanda

This girl was a trooper!  We were suppose to have manageable weather... I mean, not stellar, but not raining on us.  That worked for about the first 2/3 of the shoot.... then...?  Well, then is POURED on us.  We got all of her outfits in and even headed over to a soccer field for some soccer pictures.  Overall it was a complete success!  I love it when clients just go with it!  I love it even more when the weather cooperates with us, though! ;)  

Rebecca {Oregon Stunning Senior}

I've known Rebecca for the last 5 years.  When I met her she was in middle school... with braces... and she was beautiful even then.  Last summer her family moved to Salem, Oregon.  I was really bummed to lose good neighbors AND a good babysitter.  I was absolutely thrilled (and beyond flattered) when her mom contacted me wanting to fly in to do her senior pictures.   THANK HEAVENS we had good weather for her shoot!  You never know with this crazy summer we've been having!!

Rachel

Rachel makes me think of what my Addilyn will look like when she's all grown up.  Stunning with dark curls, light skin, and very very VERY blue eyes.  I couldn't get over her eyes.  Honest planet:  I didn't touch her eyes.  They really are THAT blue.  Gorgeous, right? We were worried about rain at her shoot (because this summer is the "Summer from Seattle" in my books... rain nearly daily) but the weather held out and the pictures turned out just beautiful.

Make-up: Sephora

Meet Kate

Kate is so darling and laid back.  I met her through one of my other sweet seniors, Abigail.  They've been best friends for years.  Kate's shoot started out rough with lots of rain.  We sat in the car and got to know each other while we waited out the rain, decided to head to a location about 5 minutes away, and found clearer skies there.  Her pictures turned out completely beautiful and I'm thankful she stuck it out and was flexible with the location. Make up: Sephora

Abigail

This girl.  Oh goodness!  I just love her to pieces.  She's sweet, funny, and goofy.  Right up my alley.  I have taken pictures of not only her before but also of her mama!  Her mom was my kids' kindergarten teacher and she babysits for me on a regular basis.  I love photographing people who are so comfortable with me.  I get the best smiles out of them!  

Cute Helena

I LOVED having Helena as one of my Senior Spokesmodels this year.  She is a seriously funny girl who is very well rounded.  I admire her a lot and would be beyond thrilled if my girls turned out like her.  CU Boulder is lucky to get this beautiful smarty pants.  

Meet Chelsie (again)

Chelsie is absolutely darling.  I have been taking pictures of her through her Varsity Cheer team for a few years now and it's been so fun.  When she was a freshman she came to Addilyn's 5th birthday party with two other cheerleaders and taught the girls some cheers.  I've loved getting to know her this year.  She is so dang sweet... which she clearly gets from her mama.  I'm so grateful I got to take her senior pictures AND that she was one of my Senior Spokesmodels this year.

Miss Peyton

Peyton.  I adore her.  I have been taking pictures of her with the cheer team for a few years but this year, being able to take her Senior pictures and have her be one of my Senior Spokesmodels allowed me to really get to know her and her sweet mama has been nothing short of wonderful!  I honestly love those two girls and can't wait to see what Peyton will do with her life... because it will be show stopping for sure!  (Bonus, she's heading to my home town for school!!)  

Meet Senior Spokesmodel Haley

Haley is a riot.  I have absolutely LOVED working with her this year and have been lucky enough to take her picture several times the last few years!  I hope I get to work with her again sometime in the future.  Have fun in Arizona, Haley!

Meet Kaylyn (again)

Kaylyn.  She's awesome.  Love her dearly and feel very lucky to have been able to take pictures of her twice during her senior year.

Senior Spokesmodels {Class of 2015}

Oh.  My. Goodness.  This shoot was UH-MAZING!  I lost sleep for weeks with all the rain we were getting.  I was so worried about getting my girls out there without them getting dumped on.  Not gunna lie, it rained for the first 20 minutes. But then... then it STOPPED!  YESSSSSSS!  The weather was far from perfect but these girls had so much fun and made the best of it.  Because of this shoot, I am going to start offering Best Friend Shoots.  (Anyone have a catchier name for them?)  Anyway, These girls are adorable.  And beautiful. And sweet.  And hilarious.  Pretty much, I wish I was in high school again so I could hang out with all of them and steal their fab sense of style.  Kaylyn, Peyton, Haley, Chelsie, and Helena were an absolute dream to work with... and I got to work with them all TWICE.  Jack.pot.

Sabrina

Sabrina's shoot was a blast.  We shot at a very random location that turned out just stunning!  Then we headed to city streets to finish up with a more urban feel.  She had super cute clothes, accessories, and made sure to have a variety.  She even went bold with bright red lipstick with her last outfit. Thank you for being willing to do anything and everything on your shoot, Sabrina!  And thank you for trusting Tara and me to choose an out of the box location!

Kaylyn

I knew from the moment I met Kaylyn that I was going to adore her.  She brings out the "mommy" side of me with all her family has been through.  It was really neat to hear her side of things as the sister of a brother who fought cancer.  I have often wondered how my girls have dealt with things.  They're a little too young and small to really express, of frankly, even fully know, how they felt being on that side of things.  Kaylyn explained her side...  She's a STRONG girl who is loved by many... including myself.

Delaney

Delaney is seriously one of THE sweetest girls I know.  When I first met her she was reserved and a little quiet.  As the shoot unfolded we DEFINITELY saw more of her personality come out.  This is one of the main reasons I like meeting with my clients prior to the shoot.  I don't want the shoot to be the first time I meet them.  With each session I try my very hardest to capture true personalities... and I think I've gotten rather good at it.  (Yep, tooting my own horn...)  Delaney, thank you so much for allowing me to take your senior pictures.  I'm a better person for knowing you! Hair: Sara Munson

Make Up: Sephora

Helena

Helena was absolutely so so so much fun to shoot!  She is so much fun and, obviously, very beautiful.  She is completely hilarious as well and had us in stitches the whole time.  She's super ambitious, very involved in DECA, and I have no doubt the will go places and accomplishes a LOT in her life.