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The many adventures of a cute husband and wife photography team!

Triplets, and Rhinos, and Bears (oh my!)

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Now, before I get your hopes up, there are no bears in this post. :)

You may not know that Nate is the oldest of seven (7!!!!)  kids. His half siblings happen to be triplets… The cutest triplets that ever lived! I love them for many reasons, the biggest one being how much of Nate I see in each of them. I mean, look at this face!

On our most recent trip to visit Nate’s family, we had a new adventure- We got the chance to take just the triplets out to dinner! I picked Macaroni Grill so that we could all draw on the table, but Branden would have none of it! It pains me to say this like you wouldn’t believe, but it was almost like he was too… *gulp*… old to draw on the table! :(  Maybe it was seeing Nate get into it, but before long, he jumped in the fun as well. :) Natalia drew a spot-on portrait of me and Nate (as if you couldn’t tell!):

Katarina, my mini-me, practiced her long division. No, seriously:

I took advantage of the situation and got some swoon-worthy photos of my love and his siblings!

Not gonna be able to do this much longer!

We’re hoping to make this a tradition- It’s so rare Nate gets 3 on 1 time with the kids, and I know it meant so much to him to make sure they know how much we love them! <3 I can’t believe how fast they’re growing… When I met these little savages, they had just turned four years old!

Nate and I took turns teaching them some of our special talents…

Nate wins. :)

After sibling dinner, it was time for Lion Country Safari with my mom-in-law. For those of you not from Florida, Lion Country Safari is basically a zoo that you can drive your own car through. The animals walk right up to your car, like so:

This was the first zoo-like place Nate and I have been to since our trip to “real” Africa last summer, and well… I was pretty much fighting back tears the whole time. It’s so hard to see animals in captivity vs. their natural habitat. I think it’ll be a while until I’m up for another trip to a zoo. :(

RIP, Steve.

My most favorite animal in the whole entire world- The white rhino!

I don’t wanna grow up, cause I’m a Toys R’ Us kid…

Before the trip was over, it was time to see Katarina and Natalia kick some butt at softball! I seriously have the best-looking in-laws! So lucky. :)

Kat snuck out of the dugout for a quick photo and autograph… Well, just a photo, anyway!

Katarina’s game highlights:

And Natalia’s… How cute is she dodging that ball?! And that little pink helmet? Looooove!

Yeah… They lost. :(

Tea Party Engagement

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Because I’m still on a Royal Wedding high and not ready for it to be over, today’s design board is inspired by a British tea party :)  How adorable would this be for an engagement shoot?! I mean, seriously, every guy looks good in a vest, and when paired with a bow tie? Perfection!

Jade Earrings by Simon Tu, Topman Bowtie, Sweater Vest by Threads & Heirs, Asos Bracelet, Green Slingbacks by BHLDN, Garden Dress by Anthropologie

 

Lauren + Spencer = ?

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In January, we had our first-ever mentoring session with our past bride, Jamie (aka the stunning supermodel bride from the Sarasota, FL gallery on our main website). Jamie contacted us when she decided she was interested in becoming a professional photographer and asked if we do mentor-ships. We jumped at the chance of having our first one be with a past bride who we loved, and before we knew it, Jamie made the drive to Nashville to pick our brains.

As nervous as we were because we had no idea what to expect, I think it actually went pretty well. The first part of the day consisted of “classroom” time at our dining room table (keeping it classy, folks!) where we discussed everything from why we use the camera gear we do to the importance of a blog and anatomy of a wedding day. Jamie insisted our shoot be with her best friend Lauren who was close to having her first baby. We shot her maternity session around the Parthenon here in Nashville, and I loooooved it. You long time readers may remember I’m a bit squeemish around pregnant women and their bellies! I was actually nervous about leading Jamie through a maternity shoot, because in our five years of shooting, we’d only shot one!

Lucky for all of us, Lauren is practically a model herself and can work the camera like no other. Seriously… Pregnant or not, I’d photograph Lauren any day! She was perfect because instead of spending so much time on posing and setting up the shot, we could kinda throw her into “autopilot” and focus on talking Jamie through the shoot.

FAVORITE!

Lauren’s one request: A photo of her hands and her parent’s hands on her belly. :)

Jamie in action!

Lauren, thank you sooooooooooooo much for being such a great sport! Jamie, I hope you learned a lot and I’m so excited to watch your business grow! Love to both of you girlies!