Our year.
Images from our point and shoot, our DSLR, Facebook tags and both of our iPhones.
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2011 in a nutshell
(in parenthesis, where we traveled)
January – Mike’s family in Indianapolis • Published in Rangefinder Magazine • RAIN, Beatles cover band concert
February – Made an offer on a gorgeous old house • Withdrew offer after it failed inspection miserably • WPPI Speakers • The Bobbi Shop announcement • (Las Vegas, Nev.)
March – One wedding • Family vacation • The Bobbi Shop release • Found an awesome newer house that wasn’t ready to fall over (Marathon, Fla • Treasure Island, Fla.)
April – Friend slumber party • Closed on our first home • Three bbmk workshops • Moved • Road trip for Maya Angelou • (West Virginia)
May – Two weddings • Traded in my VW Beetle • Replace it with a 2008 Volvo S40 • (Merrillville, Ind. • Chicago, Ill. • Cincinnatio, Ohio • St Louis, Mo.)
June – Three weddings • Tornado wedding • Mom in hospital • Surprise birthday trip • Turned 30 • Surprise birthday party • Another healthy train finale • (Kokomo, Ind. • New York City, NY • Chicago • Gainesville, Fla.)
July – Three weddings • 4th of July Party • Rapid-fire sessions • Air Conditioner stopped running, holy hot 90° tamales Batman! • (Terre Haute, Ind. • Bedford, Ind. • Bloomington, Ind.)
August – Three weddings • full Air Conditioner replacement • Paul McCartney with mom • St Louis Shot Party Speakers • Mom starts college • Mike’s 31st Birthday • Ms Pacman console table • (Bloomington, Ind. • Cincinnati, Ohio • St. Louis, Mo. • Chicago, Ill.)
September – Four weddings • Labor Day with family • goddaughter August Rose turned 1 • (Fort Wayne, Ind. • Toledo, Ohio. • Batimore, Md. • Grand Rapids, Mich.)
October – Two weddings • 8-Year Anniversary Mini Vacation • Rapid-fire sessions • Repainted house • (Sacramento, Calif. • Yosemite National Park, Calif. • San Francisco, Calif. • St. Louis, Mo.)
November – Her Conference Speaker • Two bbmk Workshops • Thanksgiving crab legs feast with friends • Surprised Kansas City family on Thanksgiving • (Grand Rapids, Mich. • Kansas City, Mo.)
December – Mike & Dad Vacation • Holiday card • Christmas with Mom • Christmas with our friend-family, AKA Framily • Christmas with Mike’s family • 2nd Annual Get Fancy New Year’s Eve Party • (Fort Meyers Beach, Fla.)
1 bobbi • 1 mike
10 states • 28 cities
18 weddings • dozens of sessions
5 workshops • 3 speaking engagements
375 Bobbi Shop templates
and 1 perfecto house!
WHAT A YEAR WE HAD! …a year full of lots of highs and a few lows… a year that was both exciting and exhausting… a year that we will never ever forget!
We have the most incredible friends and families that greatly contribute to making our lives what they are.
Thank you. Everyone…
Much love,
bobbi+mike
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My personal favorite. I thought we’d never top this. 
This was the first year I altered the bobbi+mike logo on the back to match the theme. I’ve been doing it since.










…the year that our holiday card almost caused an accident! You see, we were shooting in front of our home (self timer style) when a gawker swerved into the oncoming lane… SCREEEECH, HONNNNNNNNK, WHOA!!!!!!!
SURPRISE! SHE’S A HOT TAMALE REDHEAD!!!
I love how much you love her.
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When I look at images of people, I always look at their hands… the hands say so much about a relationship. Just pay attention, you’ll see what I mean.
…there’s nothing like a little stairwell romance!
My favorite!
….or stair romance for that matter!
OHHH ABIGAIL!!!! You are so beautiful! You’re going to make such a gorgeous bride.

…Mike humor.
I’d call this dedicated!
While I was taking this image….
….he was taking this one! I have no idea why I stand like I do. Really, no idea.
While he was taking this…
I turned around and took THIS! I love everything about this image. Eleven awesome people excited to learn + my favorite person in the while world = the perfect end to our year.
Workshop, round 5.
These two volunteered to be our workshop models :). We’re also photographing their wedding in June. BOOM! My view.
Mike’s view.
Three things. 1) HELLO GORGEOUS EYES! 2) Holy big muscles Batman! 3) Uhm, Christina Ricci? Confirmed…
Abandoned blue car? Don’t mind if we do!
GAH! Love this couple!!! 
F.A.V.O.R.I.T.E.
…and Mike’s. I won. BOOOOYAH!
Then a quick outfit/location change to finish out the session. I’m telling you, once we were in this bucolic setting, Sheridan hit a whole new comfort level. He must be a country boy at heart!
LOVE!
When can we photograph you again? Oh yeah… June! :D 
I call this move, “the claw.”
If I know me… and given the ornery face I’m making… I probably just said something ridiculously inappropriate.
On the right… Mike’s setting up the self timer group shot. On the left, me… getting personal
HERE WE ARE!
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