natalie + casey (engagement)

good friday morning!

i definitely hope this blog post finds you well. spring is all around us in the pacific northwest, and last week i was able to enjoy some of the springy-ness outside during this engagement session with casey and natalie.
















CONGRATS, guys! so thrilled for you two, may you have many wonderful years ahead. :)

weddings in the air.

with april came wedding season 2011. michael and michelle were an AMAZING couple to help me kick off this year! so excited about the places i'll go and the people i'll see.







congrats you two! it was so fantastic to be there for the start of your new life together.

darlings.

i didn't grow up with brothers or around an extraordinary amount of boys, but my friend erin's two make me want to have a whole passel of my own. who knew a good game of david and goliath (for the record, i was a philistine) could be so much fun?

(it's personal) begin at the beginning.

i wouldn't've thought that this kind, friendly man i met nearly 5 years ago (when i first moved to portland) would be "the one."

we were ships passing in the night for most of that time, and then in a hilarious turn of events we were set up (sorta :)) this fall. if you see me in person ask me the story, i love to tell it. a good friend said it so well: "it's a great testimony to God's creativity and timing." seriously. it was nothing either of us could've put together.











fast forward to march 25th, the day that j asked me to be his wife. another great story. the short version: he loves me so well. i have been and continue to be wowed.






(engagement day photos by jelani)

sometimes great things happen when you least expect them. :)