I've been photographing Elisabeth since she was born (actually before she was born if you count her mom's maternity photos) and now it's time for her ten-year photoshoot! Time flies, right?

When we were planning her session, Elisabeth's mom said she wanted something a bit more grown-up than we've done before (after all, she is into the double digits now!) but I also knew she still needed to look like a kid...just a bigger kid. So after a couple of weeks of planning, and a couple of hours of shooting, this is what we came up with. I think they're pretty much a perfect mix of kid-ish fun and laughter and tween attitude.

We started the session in downtown Terre Haute near Indiana Theater (one of my very favorite places for sessions) and spent a few minutes in the parking garage (I know, it doesn't sound like a great spot, but there's some great lighting there and I really like what we got) and then on to Fairbanks Park for a few.





She's started piano lessons this past year and she is pretty amazing already.













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Lifestyle and Storyteller session will be 25% off till the end of May.

This is week 17 for the This is Our Life project and the theme is "to sleep or not to sleep."

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I met Evan and his dad at Fowler Park last week for his senior photos. I love that he wanted photos with his truck. It's cool when seniors (or anyone) brings something important to them to a session.

Corinne and Phil's wedding was one of those amazing days where you could just feel the love. Just seeing the way they looked at each other, it was clear how very much in love they are and how happy they were to be getting married.

The day started at the JW Marriott in downtown Indy. I met Corinne and her bridesmaids there and my second shooter (Erin from Erin Knowles Photography) met Phil and his groomsmen at Phil and Corinne's house.








(photos below by my second shooter, Erin Knowles)


Corinne and Phil's ceremony (at Christ the King Catholic Church) was beautiful. I'm not Catholic, but I really love Catholic weddings. They do a really great job of conveying the seriousness of marriage.












I LOVE this  - just look at how happy they both are!


After the ceremony, the church's wedding coordinator shooed the newlyweds off by themselves for a few minutes, then we took some quick photos in the church then headed off in a bus to their house to relax for a few minutes.












Next up was the corner where they met. Corinne and Phil actually met online and when it was time to meet in person they met at this corner to run. They ran that morning (8 miles instead of the 4 Phil was used to is the story I got) and went to a Halloween party that night and they've been together ever since.




After that we walked around near the Rathskeller for a bit before the reception started.








(photo below by my second shooter, Erin Knowles)




We sneaked away for a few minutes after dinner for a few more photos at the Biergarten.




Then it was time for a first dance. This is always one of my favorite parts of the wedding day. It's shocking how little time couples get to spend alone on their wedding day, and this is one of those times. Sure, everyone is watching them, but no one can hear what they're whispering to each other and no one is trying to talk to them. It just a time to focus on each other and it's always so sweet to watch.



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