The Root Photography Blog

Veronica + Greg : Twistee Treat Engagement Session in Celebration

July 12, 2016 by Jensey 1 Comment

Absolutely, positively cannot think of a more perfect summer engagement session to share than this adorable couple’s!

Veronica and Greg’s first date was at Twistee Treat in Lake Buena Vista, AND it also happens to be where Greg proposed. Can we all agree there’s no sweeter story than that?! We’re so excited for their upcoming wedding, and loved getting to know them better taking photos around our old stomping grounds in Celebration. :)

Sooooo, without further ado, enjoy my favorites from this precious session! <3

SO many favorites, but this one’s way up there! :)

Then it was off to Twistee Treat! <3

Veronica and Greg, we’re counting down the days ’til your wedding!! Happy planning! <3

Did I Mention We’re Gonna be Parents?

July 8, 2016 by Jensey 2 Comments

So. We had a pretty big announcement on my personal blog recently…

We are going to be PARENTS. Like real, grown-up, go-to-your-room, Root party of THREE, I’ll-pull-this-car-over-so-help-me PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There needs to be a word with more meaning than “thrilled” or “excited,” because neither of those touch the butterflies in our stomach feeling we have every time we think about our upcoming adoption.

Some of you might have already heard this news since we’ve let our upcoming wedding couples know that we have back up plans and back up plans for our back up plans. (And to all of you who wrote back with gushing support, thank you so, so much!) The only major difference coming to Root Photography once our little one arrives is that most likely, Nate will be shooting all family or engagement sessions on his own. We’ve been preparing for this with him taking the lead role on our shoots this year, and I’ve purposefully only blogged HIS photos from our family sessions since last October!

I am currently planning on still going to every wedding (after a mini maternity leave!) We’ve wanted to be parents for too long and have lined up our business in such a way that I’ve never felt more prepared for the challenge of raising a child while working from home. I know it won’t be easy, I’m sure I’ll crack up reading this post in the future, but right now, I feel as confident as I can with such a wonderful, unknown situation on the horizon. I have to keep reminding myself that every working momma has to have the same fears I have when having a baby, and our couples so far have been so ridiculously supportive.

If you’re moved to help in any way, the second half of my blog post lists the many ways we’d appreciate it. More than anything, session and wedding referrals mean the world to us. I’m sure Baby Root will be happy to travel the country for weddings. =P

Root Photography truly was our first child, and I’m excited to bring our “second” home and watch them play nicely! ;)

Tim + Mike : Lowes Royal Pacific Wedding at Red Coconut Reception at Universal City Walk

July 6, 2016 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Tim and Mike had been together for 9 years. They are truly one of the most loved couples we’ve ever had the chance to photograph, and their wedding was one I’ll never forget!! They are men after our own hearts, the kind of people who work very hard at their jobs but play even harder! They love live theater, traveling, and throwing epic Halloween parties for their friends. <3

We were so looking forward to this one, and the anticipation increased with every new detail we learned. Susan Southerland of Just Marry! was at the helm making sure everything went better than planned, and I so hope to shoot another wedding at Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal!