Great moment with Jeff, Andrea and baby Cameron. 

I love Andrea’s work description on her Facebook profile.  Mommy at the Nicholas, Benjamin and Cameron Company. As the husband to a wife with a similar job title, I can appreciate how difficult (and rewarding) her work is. I also appreciate the enormous weight that Jeff carries—and how it’s totally worth it!

Who doesn’t love some Thirty-One?

Love this.

Benjamin and Nicholas showing me their ninja moves.

The obvious shots to get are parents with their kiddos. I always like to let mom and dad have some time together during family sessions. This was a sweet moment.

Jeff and Andrea were looking at their kids playing. Andrea said, “Look. We made those!” Awesome.

 I love this shot of Kayden.

Cousin Audrey dropped in. What’s funny is that I have similar shot from Audrey’s session last spring when Kayden stopped by. I hope we can continue this crying together tradition all the way through high school!

Kayden had an ear infection, so there were a couple points during the shoot that he needed some extra love. Audrey noticed, too, and offered to share a chicken nugget and ball. Sweet, right?

This helped, too.

Classic. 

My son Carson has always loved his mama’s hair, so I totally recognize moments like this.

Nick’s band This Season’s Color will be releasing its new album soon. I’ve listened to it, and it’s pretty amazing. These guys have some chops, for sure! 

Kayden likes music, too.

Thanks, Jennifer and Nick, for keeping in touch and making me a part of your family’s history! Talk to you soon!

It’s through that silent auction that I came to meet Karen, Aden, and twins Annalise and Lucy. Talk about a sweet family. I photographed them recently on an evening when the “feels like” temperature was somewhere over 100 degrees. Yikes. We had a great time, though. They even brought their own balloons as a surprise!

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Thanks for staying in touch, you all! See you next year!

To Kelley and Jeremy—Thank you for continuing to choose me to document these days with your kiddos. I appreciate your business, but I love our friendship most. Talk to you soon!

So sweet. And I love that they’re rocking the matching khakis!

Jackson cracks me up. No lack of personality…LOL  That confidence will serve him well in life!

So sweet.

This wedding wasn’t just about Kristy and Todd joining their lives together, though it was a huge part, of course. It was also about joining together two sweet families—Kristy and her three kids with Todd and his two.  As a wedding photographer, it can be tempting to apply a one-size-fits-all approach to telling the story through pictures, but I think it’s most important to always be true to the moment. Capturing the spirit of the people and relationships. Recording the real them, though not as a passive observer, but rather as one person with a camera who is very fond of this family.

Cake: Brandi Romines, Happy As A Lark Cakes

Flowers: Mary Warren, All That Blooms

Makeup: Rachael Bullock

Catering: Seasons Catering

Reception:Signature Club

Music: Ben Lacy

Summer 2008: Allison and Nick are married in Lexington
Spring 2010: Allison’s brother Ryan marries Cynthia in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Summer 2010: Allison and Nick bring Baby Audrey home from the hospital
Fall 2010: Allison gets her MBA and Nick passes the bar exam. Graduation party ensues on a riverboat in Cincy.

And I was there with camera in hand. Cool, eh?

Now I can add one more date to the list. May 1st, 2011, I spent the afternoon with Allison and Nick in their new house in northern Kentucky celebrating Audrey’s first birthday.

Here are a few of my favorites from the day:

To Allison and Nick—Thank you for keeping me in the loop. It’s been great seeing you go through all the fun life changes. You’re doing an amazing job. Audrey’s a sweetie! Talk to you soon!

I had a great time with you all!

Joining in on the fun later in the session was cousin Kayden. His mom Jennifer (one of my former wedding clients, btw…) brought him by for a few quick shots. Great seeing you, Jennifer!

Thanks, Paige and Jeremy! You’re doing an awesome job with Audrey. And CONGRATS on the soon-to-be addition to the fam! Can’t wait to meet up again!

Here are a few pics from my session with Nolan a few days later. Let me tell you…Michelle and Nathan are awesome parents. When I arrived, Nathan was playing with Gibson while Michelle was feeding Nolan. Tag team, back again!

And they’re just so sweet with their kiddos. We talked about parenting for awhile, and as it turns out, we’ve got pretty similar parenting styles. That makes me smile!

To Michelle and Nathan—Thanks for inviting me into your lives. You’re good people, and I’m proud to call you friends.  Talk to you soon!

To Chelsea and Sean—THANK YOU for staying in touch and trusting me with your special moments.  You’re awesome parents.  Can’t wait to meet Carter!

A few of my favorites…

Love this shot.

To see all the shots, go HERE.  And stay in touch HERE!   Bye  y’all!  -shaun