Thank you!

To all of my new friends, new couples, new clients from 2009, thank you! Simply Beautiful began and took off in 2009 thanks to your prayers and encouragement and your investment in timeless portraits! I am so excited about 2010 with even more friends and some really exciting couples and events! Whoo! :) Enjoy the recap video with a few portraits from each photo shoot over the last nine months! What a ride :)

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Hannah & Cody

Hannah and Cody celebrated their 1 1/2 wedding anniversary just yesterday (December 12th)! I met Hannah and Cody through my dear friend Cassie when she brought them to bible study together at my house last fall! They are adorable, very in love and amazingly sweet people!! Cody loves Hannah so much and it is so evident when you see them together! The way they look at each other and are so in love kind it makes me feel a bit queasy :) They were so comfortable in front of the camera, it's like I wasn't even there :)

I will speak no more...just enjoy the pictures :) (You already know their will be commentary along the way!)

This next series makes me very happy! I asked Cody to give me his best sassy pose - and he gives me the pitchfork.. followed by Hannah's :)

Seriously so cute :)

Love the dip! So beautiful :)
Maybe one of my favorites from the day!


Dear Ms Hannah - you are stunning :)

We did a quick scarf and shirt change and made our way out to Pillsbury Crossing :)

Oh, Hannahbel and Cody - I just love you too :)
This was unposed. They are just THAT stinkin' cute :)
Did you know there was a bench in the woody trails of Pillsbury crossing?

Oh :)

Yes! Love this one too :)
This is their special "spot" out at Pillsbury where they went rope swinging quite often a couple of summers ago. Hannah said she even got her dad to go rope swinging :)

Okay, enough with the cuteness :)
Hannah's foot just pops like that! CUTE! :)

Hannah - these next two seriously crack me up! Hannah wanted to run and JUMP!! :)



Lastly, we stopped at their adorable house all decorated for Christmas and grabbed a couple quick shots :)


And I'll leave you with my first, and certainly not last, silhouette shot.
Mr. and Mrs. - you are adorable. Thank you so much for asking me to document your love and life together! I am so blessed by your friendship and will continue to pray for your lives together! P.s. - you are going to have some AMAZINGLY beautiful children :)

Jordan | Senior - Manhattan High

Dear World,

Meet high school senior and rock star extraordinaire - Miss Jordan Priddle :) A couple months back I donated a photo shoot to Flint Hills Christian School in Manhattan for their annual auction fundraiser, and Jordan's parents were the highest bidders! Lucky me!! :) When Jordan and I met I knew right away we would have been awesome friends in high school! She was energetic, outgoing, talkative, and a good listener - my kind of girl!

Okay, okay...enough with my rave about Miss Priddle - just look at these rock star shots!

Did I mention she sings? AND is going to K-State next fall? Yep...and look at those eyes!

This one above and this one below are fireplace mantle worthy :)

We started our shoot at Annaberg park, then Jordan started telling me about their house - no big deal. Just a beautiful house, in the country, with a wrap around porch overlooking the Kansas prairie lands...yes, please! :)

And check out some of the awesome wicker furniture that just so happened to be on the patio :)

My dear Jordan. You are gorgeous!

And I saved one of my favorites for last:

Jordan and the Priddle's - thank you so much for helping FHCS raise money by bidding on the photo shoot! I am so blessed to meet such amazing families in our community and am so thankful for my time with you miss Jordan! I wish you all the best with your future plans at K-State - the education department will be ecstatic to have you! Merry Christmas, Priddle's! You have a beautiful daughter :)