Jack and Lily

Jack and Lily came into the studio today and I was completely captivated by these bright eyes and big smiles.

Two Ethans and a Remington

Remington and her little brother Ethan came studio today and I couldn't have been more excited. I get the pleasure of seeing these two often and even though Ethan wasn't as excited to be behind the camera, Remington was. I happily obliged!





And my other little guy Ethan and his mom Gina that came to visit. How adorable!

Updates: In Progress!

If any of you are logging in this evening, changes are taking place! Expect to see more changes going on yet this evening and tomorrow morning, and once it's done and in place, we can all enjoy a nice champagne toast together. We're close, but not done yet ;)

And thank you to all of those that have emailed and commented this week that they miss the daily picture updates. I promise to make up for it very soon!

Under Construction

To my faithful blog readers...there is a bit of construction that may be happening in the next few days but I promise to update as soon as possible! I had two ADORABLE kids sessions today and more tomorrow and I promise good things are happening to this blog so please stay with me.

In the meantime, enjoy this lovely tulip picture. The perfect spring flower.

Boudoir Session Next Week - A Few Open Sessions!

I now have two sessions open again for next week's marathon boudoir session, complete with professional hair and make-up service available. Two girls unfortunately had a bump in their schedules which opens up a 5:45 and a 6:30 time slot. If you're interested, it's first come first serve! You can email me at amy@acarrollphotography.com for more information.

Cinco De Mayo

The fabulous Kerri of Taylor Grey Photography graciously hosted a Cinco De Mayo get-together of some local photographers and area wedding vendors at her house this evening. Not only did I get to meet some new fab photogs, but my favorite cupcake baker, Becca, of Lil Miss Cupcake brought over...get this...Margarita cupcakes! Amazing! And even more amazing was the fact that they were vegan. Now I know what you're all thinking...vegan cannot be tasty. But I am happy to report that not only were they delicious, I actually think I prefer them to their egg-filled cousins.

And really, no Cinco De Mayo party is complete without real margaritas. Fabulous!
Kerri, thanks again for hosting. Great to meet/see everyone this evening!

Heather + Tom : : Hitched!

Heather and Tom were married today in the lovely (and bit rainy) city of Holland. I loved their spirit (they are walking above in the rain), loved their family and all of their dear friends. I am SO excited to share their preview gallery later this week, complete with a stop for elephant ears at the street vendors set up downtown to celebrate Tulip Time!

Heather and Tom, a BIG congratulations!!

Girlfriends

I am so thankful for the amazing friends that I have. I truly realized this tonight as my three girlfriends and I were talking about our upcoming (and one recent) birthday. All three of us met while we were in high school and I am happy to say, are still part of each other's lives.

Although we don't see each other as frequently as we once did, we laugh and reminisce about our crazy teenage years and the funny (well funny now) mistakes we once made.

A few weeks ago when Lindsay came by the studio, she mentioned that we should all get some pictures together the next time we have a girl's night (since I believe the last time we've all been in a picture together has been nearly a decade). So bring a camera I did, but forgetting the tripod to set a self-timer put a bit of a bug in our plan.

But at least I got to make them jump and be silly!

Kari, Lindsay, and Robin...I love you girls!

Sandra + Casey : : Preview Gallery!

When : : Saturday, April 26, 2008

Where : : Ceremony - Beechwood Reformed Church, Reception - The Trestle Stop

Sandra and Casey first began their courtship over a small bottle of bubbles at a friend's wedding years before. Sandra couldn't get her bottle open so handed it over to Casey to open for her. Being the polite gentleman he was, he opened it and handed it back to her. A spark ignited and together they stayed. Of course these two had to have bubbles at their own wedding and I loved the little note they tied to each bottle of bubbles handed out to their guests.


I love watching the transformation as the bride gets ready. The applying of make-up, the addition of the veil...





I adored Sandra's flowers...all of the bright pinks, greens and whites...gorgeous! And pinks and greens are one of my very favorite color combinations so of course I was going crazy over the flowers!



Beechwood Church actually holds a very special and dear place in my heart. It's the church my grandparents attended and one that I would visit with them when I stayed with them as a little girl. It was bittersweet in some ways as they both have since passed. But what a beautiful church and what wonderful memories to be making here on such an amazing day.











Congratulations Sandra and Casey! I hope your honeymoon was absolutely fabulous!

Sweet Faces and a Birthday Dog

This evening I had two familiar and adorable faces come in to see me this evening. This is little Katie.

And this is little Cameron

And also a big Happy Birthday to Tanner! That means a trip to the pet store to pick out a birthday toy and treat.