Monthly Archives: November 2009

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the jeffcotts!

November 28, 2009 – 1:14 pm

boys will always be boys. :)

kelly’s makeup (beth at laBella salon) and hair (by bridesmaid casey brogan :-D )looked beautiful.

handsome lil man :)

pat awaiting the arrival of his bride.

wow, kelly, everything came together SO perfectly. you look gorgeous.

so THIS is why people get married in the fall? lol.

the world’s coolest bouquet. lil bit of cabbage, feathers, curly willows, spider mums…so cool.

can we trade eyes?

officially the LARGEST wedding party we’ve ever shot. and we were even missing the flower girl!!

the dress colors worked so awesome together! you ladies look HOT HOT HOT.

ok, ok, you guys don’t look so bad either. :)

dude, your kids are going to have amazing eyes!!

for someone who doesn’t enjoy being photographed, ummmm you are a great model! OUR favorite!

yay!

why not sing into straws? they make great microphones!!

just a few of my favorite details…. those orange flowers are pincushion proteas, my favorite wedding flower :)

my sister whipped together her shoes the night before the wedding :) how cool do they look?

some of kelly’s aunts got together and made a few hundred cupackes. deeeeelicious!! i think i had 3! oops, don’t tell :)

the above pic to the right is my older sister ali. ali and kelly were inseperable through their entire adolescence. kelly was always over our house being her

crazy self, joking around with everyone as if she was another tracy girl. when kelly had her consultation with us, her ideas were ALLLL over the place. lol. they

were all fantastic but they needed to be pulled together before her wedding became a hot mess. i reminded her that ali could battle martha stewart in any

creative project and probably win. so needless to say ali became kelly’s official wedding planner and a year later, BAM look how fantastic things turned out.

lauren, kelly’s cousin already hired ali to be her ‘wedding coordinator’ all day, to do all those behind the scenes things that no bride or MOB should have to deal

with. so future brides, if you are interested in having a billion creative touches and the stress of your wedding day calmed down to no worries…let me know

and i’ll hook you up with my sister. :)

kel, you truly looked gorgeous! i’m so happy we got to share in this day with you. who would have thought 15 yrs ago, the little sister you were teasing non stop

would be capturing YOUR wedding day!! HA! crazy. i wish you much luck pat, though i’m sure you are plenty aware, she’s unstoppable.  heart, mel and adam.


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the dennis family!

November 19, 2009 – 12:14 am

this family is so cute. they are all so friendly and relaxed!

we hung out inside for a bit just to catch them in their natural state as a family!

owen turns one in a couple days and is all about doing everything but siting still :) we had to be on our toes entertaining him to keep him in the frame. ha!

avery just turned two (i KNOW, they are crazy!!) shes pointing to the letters as mom says them :)

keegan is 9 going on 20. this girl has a crazy sense of initiative. she was quick to stop the lil ones from fussing.

she was always two steps ahead, very very smart little girl!! and a GREAT big sister.

:)

we headed to the park to keep the kids happy. it worked!

the pretty girls.

avery is at the age where you have to say evvverytime…”don’t smile! nooo don’t smile!” hilarious how it works every time!

keegan watched the kids while we let holly and chad get some alone time.

holly, you’re pretty.

this shot is awesome. so precious…and innocent. daddy remember this when shes 16!! ha!

the preschool teacher in me had to think fast!! let’s sing the itsy bitsy spider! again…and again…and again!! haha

:) my favorite

just as we were finishing…after an ALL day affair ha!…the sun was finally at the perfect spot. so we had to hurry

and capture them as we were walkin’ to the cars. adam’s favorite.

holly owns the very successful oak embroidery loft. she embroidered this book bag which i looooove!!

it didn’t take avery long to become my best friend. she preferred to be on my lap instead of in the picture. it was adorable. i could eat her up.

we had a lot of fun with you guys. clearly since we spent houuuurs playing! i hope you love them! heart, mel and adam

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mr and mrs goldschmidt!

November 14, 2009 – 1:27 am

kelly and jason are a very laid back couple. in fact, kelly is literally, hands down, the most carefree bride i’ve ever worked with. she stood by her

statement of, “at the end of the day, as long as we are married and we had fun, that’s all i care about!”  everything came together nicely, and well, she got her wish! ha: )

jason, his bro and dad got ready in one room. the other two boys were afraid to let me see them in their skivies ;)

we had a few minutes to go outside the Vineyard and grab some shots. adam found this cool little hidden trail.

:)

the boys are goofballs and well we all know how adam enjoys making groomsmen JUMP…

as you can see, they all have on diff dresses. kelly said, ‘just wear a black dress, whatever…’ like i said, crazy laid back. man, i wish i could give up control like that!! lol.

i loved her flowers:)

at first we were going to connect the faces…that was weird. lol. kelly you’re beautiful. jason, you know yer hot! :)

mom AND dad walked kelly down. so sweet.

:) …and kelly’s wish came true… :)

the sun was going down so quick, we had like 10 minutes to work it outttt! ps. kel, your hair looks amazing!! great job sister!

the flower girl. :)

adorable. our fav.

i believe the dj said…”introducing for the first tiiiime…mr and mrs KELLY RUTH!!” love it. let’s be honest, shouldn’t

most couples be introduced by the girls maiden name? i mean seriously, 3/4 of the women I KNOW, wear the pants ;)

(that statement might get me in trouble :-O )

annnd the best part of the whole day? skyline for dinner…mmmm. cindy, jason’s mom, made the cute bibs for them!

jason and i met like 8+(ish) yrs ago at brio. we have become closer and closer over the years. he is one of the best chefs i know… and will always

be able to cook a steak better than ANY other cook i know. seriously, it doesn’t matter where i am, nothing compares to his filet. MMMMMMMM.

jason dated kelly in high school, and then on again off again. he used to talk about her ALLLL the time. i was always wondering why

they took so long to get serious and engaged! kelly is a great match for him. she’s a big goof and is ALWAYS happy and smiling. oh, and guess

what- she loves color like me!! she rocks the rainbow knee socks too!! yah girl!! :) we had an awesome time the whole day. at the reception kelly

waved her finger demanded that we put down our cameras and dance. you don’t have to force me!! i found out that day that you CAN do

the ‘cotton eyed joe’ at 7 1/2 mths pregnant! lol. jason, you know how much you mean to me and i’m so happy you found a girl who you

are head over heels in love with!! i know kelly will continue to make you very happy! congrats you two little lovebirds! :) heart, mel and adam

ps. since you only live a couple streets away, when the baby arrives, YOU BETTER BRING US DINNER. STEAK DINNER. :)


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lilo is THREEEEEE!!

November 12, 2009 – 11:30 am

in my family…our animals might as well shared our blood. we are true animal lovers. actually it’s interesting that none of us are vegetarian?

my whole life we have always had dogs. my mom worked for a vet growing up and eventually started breeding dogs. i was always the one to take care

of the teeny pups with her. adam and i bought lilo as soon as we were out on our own. well…guess who just celebrated her THIRD bday. i can’t believe it.

eric and erin (adam’s bro and wife) got a puppy last year…turns out Roxy’s bday was the day after Lilo’s! how ironic? last year we

introduced her on the blog and she was a little RUNT- so now you can see exactly how much she’s grown. A LOT!!

so now they are kinda bday buddies! aren’t they pretty in pink? :) happy 1st bday rox!

just because, i’ll repost an image of each of them so you can remember just how little they were. i mean, they are only 6 lbs now, not

like they are huge! that’s the same set of pearls roxy is wearing in both pics!

our baby is so grown up! hehe. most of our clients have had the pleasure of lilo laying on their lap. :) she’s seriously the most friendly

dog EVER. she thinks everyone is her best friend. :)

we have 4 chihuahua’s in our family. lilo, roxy, hula (my sis ali’s dog…ali made lilos frilly dress!), and mini (my aunt dale’s dog). my parents

call lilo and hula their hairy grandchildren, hopefully our daughter will be a lot less hairy. though with this heart burn, she better have  a ton of

hair on her head!! :) speaking of baby…people always ask us ‘what do you think lilo is going to do when the baby comes?” we know she will

love her… but it’s going to be hard. lilo has to be on our lap at all times. and she ensures you are petting her by putting her head under your

hand, she even tries to take our hands off the steering wheel to pet her!! it’s going to be an adjustment for all of us, i’m sure it will be just fine! :)

since lilo loves to be held on her back like a baby, i guess i’ll just have the baby in one arm and lilo in the other? ha! :)

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