Dog Days of Autumn

I'm in power mode. I've edited four collections in the last week, and have only two weddings to edit before I can say I'm done for the year (minus two upcoming shoots, but I won't count that in my current workload just yet.) Woo hoo!

Amongst the babies and grown-ups, I had the opportunity to have my first canine shoot :) A sweet couple, Chris and Hannah, recently got a puppy named Henry. He was about 10 weeks old when we took this shoot and already around 70 pounds. He's on his way to at least twice that, so they wanted some images while he's still nice and "small." It was super fun though. I love dogs with all my heart, so this was especially fun!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday. I LOVE October, and part of the reason is my birthday. Who doesn't love their birthday? I don't complain about getting older. I'm thankful for it, afterall, it's another year on our glorious Earth. I think of all of our soldiers whose families would give anything for just one more day, so how can I complain about a few more wrinkles here and there, ya know? Happy to be 32!

I flew to DC and back today for work. I literally take ONE business trip a year, and it happned to fall on my birthday. This I can complain about. I had to eat Subway in Dulles airport for dinner, but my manager took me to a really nice Italian restaurant for lunch so I guess that makes up for it :) As well, my wonderful husband awaited me at home with roses, a slice of carrot cake (my fave!) and some super fun presents.

I'm super happy, because for the first time in five years of business I've taken the fall OFF! My last wedding was September 26th, and I'm on hiatus from weddings until January. Don't get me wrong; I love shooting weddings. But I also love college football and hanging out with my family watching my girls grow, so I'm happy with my decision to say "no" to all the 2009 fall weddings. This doesn't mean the works stops. I still have two weddings, one engagement, one canine, and two baby sessions to edit, plus a few more portrait shoots coming up. Never ending, I tell ya!

Speaking of, both January and May are booked for 2010. I've been getting inundated with inquiries for all the other months, so book soon if you're interested! I only accept one wedding per month.

Here are some faves from my recently finished collection of Baby Grant, taken at about 6 weeks of age: