Megan | Senior Photos

Okay, I know I said engagement photos are my favorite, but I think senior photos are breathing down their neck for a photo-finish close second. There is just something about that age -- no longer a kid but not quite an adult -- that captures me. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't re-do high school unless there was a seven-figure dollar amount with my name on it at stake, but you get my point.
 I have had to turn away so many photo opportunities this summer due to my crazy schedule, but Megan emailed me before all the madness started a few months ago and I'm so glad she did! Megan will be a senior this year at East Valley High School. She is so sweet, fun, smart, and just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Megan and her mom met us up at Knapp's Farm on Green Bluff and it turned out to be a perfect morning for her senior photos. Check out some Flat 4 favorites of Miss Megan! 

Chris + Carey | Engagement

Sometimes I get stuck in ruts when it comes to photography. Don't get me wrong, every shoot is inevitably unique and different (one of the many beauties of photography), but sometimes it's hard to come up with new ideas. So when Carey suggested having her and Chris's engagement photos at the Farmer's Market downtown and ending at Auntie's Bookstore, it was a total breath of fresh air. Not only one, but TWO firsts for me!

For the whole scoop on my background with Carey and Chris and how awesome I think they are (and their fun family photo session from last year), click here.

I am totally loving the trend this year with couples wanting their photos to really reflect who they are and what they love. Carey started The Big Red Barn Farmer's Market in Davenport, which is where her and Chris live, so when we were perusing through the market in Spokane during their photo shoot, I felt like I had my own personal tour guides. They not only knew the owner of the market, they also knew the lingo, the products, and which vendors would be okay with us using their booths and trucks for photos -- a definite plus! And since Carey was an English literature major in college, Auntie's was a perfect second location.

Check out some Flat 4 favorites from this fun, out-of-the-box engagement shoot with the beautiful Carey and Chris!




And stay tuned for pictures of Carey and Chris's wedding day, which is less than a month away!

Matt + Natalie | Wedding

I grew up at the lake so I am probably biased when I say that there is simply no better place in the world. There is just something about the combination of being on the water, in the sun, with the people you love that nothing else can even hold a candle to. Now add in a wedding, and, well... WOW.

Natalie and Matt got ready and did the majority of their pictures at Natalie's parents' lake cabin on Priest Lake. Let me just put this out there: I LOVED this wedding. The whole day was casual yet intimate, such a fun group of people, fun and unique details, and just flat out gorgeous human beings to photograph... there, I said it. There was one point when my second-shooter, Bethan, and I were taking pictures of Natalie in the green chair and I actually put my camera down and before I could really even think it through said (out loud, mind you), "You are so hot!" Thankfully Natalie just laughed it off so it wasn't awkward. :)

They had their ceremony and reception at North of the Narrows Fire Station right on the water, and believe me, it looked more like a lodge than a fire station! Their ceremony was literally in the woods with a standing room only setup, including their dog, Hook, as the ring bearer and Natalie's grandma playing the saxophone... how cool is that?! Matt is a chef and insisted on having a pig roast for their reception (um, yum!) and they also had a live band, The Rub, provide amazing entertainment for the evening. I could go on and on but will stop there and let you see some Flat 4 favorites from Matt and Natalie's beautiful wedding day...