Ward and Heather are Engaged!

Yesterday I did an engagement shoot for a wonderful couple, Ward and Heather, who are getting married in October. We had a blast wandering around Downtown Evansville looking for landmarks and nice green grass which we haven't seen for awhile. We ended our morning at Ri'Ra', an Irish Pub that just opened. It is beautifully decorated and they were very accomodating and allowed us to take some photos in their lobby. I left the happy couple in the bar about to enjoy their brunch. I look forward to the wedding this fall!

To view the rest of their photos: www.wardandheather.photoherald.com

Matt and Julie

On April 14th, Matt and Julie were married at Mackey Salem United Methodist Church in Mackey, Indiana. They have been together for eight years and I am sure they have anxiously awaited this day. It was a beautiful wedding despite the rain and drizzle. It sure didn't stop us from getting outdoors for a few shots. The reception was at Oak Meadow Country Club where the food and atmosphere are always top-notch. Thanks guys for allowing us to be a part of your day!
You can view the rest of their images at www.poewedding.weddingherald.com.

Annie Jr.

On Friday evening, we had the pleasure of attending my 13 year old Neice's play, Annie Jr. It was held at Gibson Southern High School and the kids did such a wonderful job! My niece, Brooke, enjoyed the attention of being the "star" of the play and joined in on the autograph session after the play. She isn't a natural red-head but many of us think she could pull it off!

See the rest of the photos here: www.anniejr.photoherald.com

Jeremy & Jessica

On March 31st, we photographed a beautiful wedding in Albion, IL by candlelight. The lighting in the church was amazing! Jeremy and Jessica were such a joy to work with. They took us to a wonderful stone bridge after the ceremony for a short photo session and these two were naturals - no posing required! You can view their beautiful images for yourself right here:

www.zerklewedding.weddingherald.com

Candice & Craig are Engaged!

My little sister is engaged to be married on May 19th of this year. We finally got to take their engagement photos today on the USI campus at the new library. These two are bookworms so the library was an awesome location for them. I am looking forward to photographing their wedding and figuring out how to take photos and be in them at the same time!?

View the rest of their photos here: http://candicecraig.photoherald.com

Daniel and Doy

On St. Patrick's Day, I had the pleasure of working with Daniel and Doy and their families on their joyous wedding day! They got married in Smith Mills, Kentucky at a beautiful church in the country. It was a bit chilly that day but we still were able to get outdoors for a couple of fun shots. The bridal party even got in on some St. Paddy's Day fun!

Congratulations Daniel and Doy!

View wedding proofs here:

http://housewedding.weddingherald.com

Camp Adventure

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of photographing about 40 kids at Camp Adventure Preschool and Kindergarten. The kids were on their best behavior and I was able to get some really nice images. Parents may visit this special website that has been set up for viewing their proofs. You will need the password provided to you by your child's teacher. http://campadventure.photoherald.com

Here are a couple of the images that we captured:

The kids had fun and so did I!

Let's talk business! Ann and Chris

One of my goals for this year is to post every event that I photograph on my blog. Just before I left for Chicago, February 3rd to be exact, I had the pleasure of photographing a private ceremony for Ann and Chris. When Ann called me she was full of wonderful ideas and told me that the wedding was to be a surprise for the parents. I was wondering how that would all turn out, but I was very excited to shoot a private ceremony since I have never done that before. I felt like I would have more freedom to roam about during the ceremony and be more creative. Well, the surprise turned out not to be a surprise but was still a beautiful ceremony with the addition of brothers and sisters in attendance. The ceremony was held in quaint New Harmony at Johnson United Methodist Church with their family dinner following at the Red Geranium. They hired my good friend and videographer, Dennis Allyn, to capture video during the ceremony. He will also be putting together a photo montage using some of my images of their wedding to play at their reception in June. Many thanks to Ann and Chris for allowing me to share in this special day with them! You can view the rest of Ann and Chris' images here. www.cunninghamwedding.weddingherald.com

www.newharmonyinn.com

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Scrapbooking

If you have read my profile, you will know that I am into scrapbooking. I started this about 4 years ago when my son was born. Even though all of my wedding albums are designed digitally, I have never done digital scrapbooking. While in Florida, I visited K2 Scrapbook Studio in Sarasota and picked up a cd by Tinkering Ink that has all of their papers on a cd. Here is a page that I put together quickly using a photo of Andrew on the beach. I changed all of the original colors of the paper that was on the cd to match the colors in the image. I think I might like scrapbooking digitally.

www.k2scrapbookstudio.com

www.tinkeringink.com

I'm finally back home! - Part 2

As soon as I returned from Chicago, I had one day to pack and then we were off to Florida. It was quite a drastic change in temperature from Chicago to Florida! Andrew, my 4 year old son, finally got to meet his 2nd and 3rd cousins. He really hit it off with his cousin Sue and "Market" (a.k.a. Mark). The girls had fun playing with Andrew and burying him in the sand. Although it was difficult to leave such nice, spring-like weather, I am glad to finally be home so that I can start designing albums again. It was very difficult for me to choose my favorite images from our vacation, but here goes. If you want to see all of them, click on the following link. http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=memoriesbymichelle&AID=4324609

I should also mention that we visited the Mote Aquarium in Sarasota. It is a non-profit organization and the U.S. Center for Shark Research. You can read more about it here. http://www.sarasotafl.org/cms/d/finding_nemo.php

My husband and son, David and Andrew.


Cousins, Alan, Julie, Emili and Sue.










Alan and his sweet little girl, Julie.





















Cousin "Market" (a.k.a. Mark). This shot was taken by my 4 year old.











Cousins, Matt, Sheri, Brittany, Brooke and Brianna.










My inlaws, Bill and Ethel, enjoying dinner at Captain Curt's Famous Oyster Bar. They were wonderful to invite us down to stay in their condo for a week. Ethel is an amazing cook so we rarely had to eat out!











David and I in front of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa. This photo is completely unedited and was taken by my 4 year old son. I believe he might just turn out to be a photographer!

Here is a self-portrait of our family at Busch Gardens.












My little blue-eyed model. He loves to have his picture taken!