A Tale Of Two Smiths

If you ever are in need of cute kids, call up a member of the Smith family. They never seem to be in short supply of cutie patooties. I have photographed many branches of their family tree... but just recently I had the honor of taking pictures of Heather and Jen's little ones.
Check out these fun shots!

Kayla

Another beautiful senior! I had a lot of fun with Kayla and she had her friend, Rachel, and her mom along for the ride. If you scroll down you can see some of Rachel's pictures I did already. Anyhow, we found some great locations to take amazing images of Kayla.
Enjoy!

Maria and Brady

I've been hustling to get Maria and Brady's wedding images done because I know everyone has been checking online the last couple days to see if their gallery is up yet. Just be patient! I have to meet with Maria and Brady first to show them their slideshow and talk about their album design before I put them online for everyone else to see! :)
I'm really excited to meet with them because I think we got some amazing images! I love the fun pictures we got while the guys were getting dressed... they thought I was off my rocker for taking pictures of that! Then there were all the fun ones we did outside and the doves after the ceremony that were so beautiful!
Well, here's a few of my favorites to satisfy you until the gallery is up.
Enjoy!

My older brother's engagement session

This past year has been an exciting year for my family. First, we announced that we were going to have Collin - about a year ago today - and he's already 6 months! :) And then at Christmas time, both of my brothers got engaged, so we're adding two more members to the family! It's a happy time as I love both my sisters-in-law-to-be very much. They are perfect compliments to my darling ;) brothers.
Chris and Mariah (my older brother and his fiancee) are getting married this November 8th. And I just posted their engagement gallery online last night. I had to call Mariah to tell her to check her e-mail as soon as possible because I was very excited for her to see them. I think they look amazing. The love they share is totally evident in these images... what do you think???




By the way, I got a text message soon after she checked and she said "Rebecca they ROCK! I am so excited! Thank you so so so much!" :) I LOVE MY JOB!

Almost there!

Well, when it rains, it pours! When it comes to the progress on the studio it seems!
The guys worked on it yesterday all day and a little the afternoon before that and they've got a lot done. They got the crown moulding up around the divider wall and the dressing room, they put trim around the window and they have 3/4 of the floor laid! That made the biggest difference of all!

I LOVE MY FLOOR! It's got this awesome distressed, dark hardwood floor look - and it's vinyl! Craziness! I guess that's why they call it "Luxury vinyl" :) If you're thinking about re-doing a floor, I totally recommend it. Here's the website: http://www.mannington.com/residential/adura/style.aspx?type=('15','16')&style_id=Ashford%20Walnut&sel_colorway_code=ALP060 and they sell it at Northland Custom Interiors in Northwood and R&R Flooring in Alden. Both of these stores are run by great clients of mine - so I highly recommend their work too!

What's left to do??? Well, the lumberyard delivered the interior doors, so they're set to go in once the floor gets done.

And I gave my amazing cabinet guru, Tom Copranos at Northwoods Cabinetry the go-ahead on my dressing and storage room cabinets so they will hopefully get going on those in the next week or two.

Then it's just the rest of the trim and the ceiling.
AHHH, the ceiling! I'm really excited about that! I will be installing that on Friday or Saturday hopefully... that's when it's supposed to arrive via FedEx. That will TOTALLY transform the space.
Oh, yeah... almost forgot - I got my signs! A BIG one for the front of the studio and a small one for the driveway. Those I had done at D&D Sales down in Mason City and got a great deal on those too. Nothing too fancy... but better than nothing! Which is what I've had for the last six years! LOL!

Can't wait to share more with you, but that's all for now... Check back soon!