CONFESSION: I’m (Bobbi) not a dog person… as in, I’m usually quite scared of them. I know… when I tell people this they think I’m crazy… and the first thing EVERY dog owner says is, “but you’ll LOVE my dog!” VERY rarely is that the case. Dogs just KNOW that I’m scared. But lately I’ve REALLY been trying to quit being such a baby around them. I was completely up front with Jacquie about it and she was so accommodating. So, we tried it! The dogs were on their BEST behavior and I, much to my surprise…. did great!

 

 

 

Isn’t this ADORABLE?!

 

 

 

And then it was time to put the dogs away…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s favorite! By the way, I’ve noticed some confusion lately… just because any photo is either my favorite or Mike’s favorite… doesn’t mean that that person took it. For example, I actually took this photo, but it’s Mikey’s fave. Make sense?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We shoot these laying in the grass shots at about 80% of our sessions… I guess it’s kind of a signature shot (not that we’re the ONLY ones who take it) Are you guys sick of seeing it yet? Everytime we take it, it always looks a bit different to me. Maybe that’s just me though. Oh well. WE LOVE IT!

 

 

 

We were getting ready to leave the area when I said, “hold on… we’re going to take a photo for your Christmas card”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then Abe switched into his Class A’s and Jacquie switched into a cute skirt and downtown we went.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and THIS one is my favorite!

 

 

COLUMBUS, Ind. Jacquie, who I’ve worked with in the past, shot us an email telling us that her husband Abe, a National Guardsman, was being deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the year. Before he was to deploy they wanted some photos of them…. so off to Columbus we went!

Abe and I have very similar experiences in the military… mostly during our training. For example, we were both Student First Sergeant’s at Advanced Individual Training. What’s a Student First Sergeant? Basically, it’s a trainee soldier who’s in charge of the entire batallion of other trainees. Well, unless YOU were the Student First Sergeant… no one really cares. So that was fun for both of us to be reminded of how much of a big deal we were… but again, only to each other. HA!

We’re incredibly honored that you asked us to take these photos. Call us anytime you need anything.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

~bobbi+mike +

 

 

Yoga with her bridesmaids and brothers… It was so fun do photograph something we’ve never photo’d before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The detailing of her dress was so beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo cracks me up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you find me?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because their ceremony was late in the day and they wanted photos outdoors in the sun, they chose to see each other before the ceremony. There was a little strip mall across from the church… we worked it out!

 

 

 

LOVE THIS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s favorite!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUUUUUUCING….

 

 

 

When Suzanne’s grandma came to the back of the church to see her… Suzanne burst into tears. It was such a touching moment.

 

 

 

It was pitch black outdoors… so we got creative!

 

 

 

After the ceremony Suzanne, Steve and their bridal party grabbed a drink from a local pub.

 

 

 

Mike took this while hanging out of the sunroof at NIGHT in NOVEMBER! He’s a trooper!

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! FAAAAAAVORITE!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CINCINNATI, Oh. What a great day! From yoga to a great dancing reception… GREAT!!!

Notice we’ve been to Cincinnati a lot this year? We love it there. Every couple we photograph in Cincy is so much fun… so keep ‘em coming!

When Suzanne informed us that she and a few of her bridesmaids were going to do yoga (or “yogurt” as Robbie likes to say ) that morning and she wanted photos of it… we KNEW we were in for a fun day! How cool is that?! Yoga… on the morning of the wedding! It was so appropriate for Suzanne as she’s INCREDIBLY athletic. From swim team in high school to body building as an adult… she’s in AMAZING shape!

We knew a few guests at this wedding from previous sessions… Betsy and John were there along with the Murphy family. It was GREAT seeing them all! We found out during dinner that one of the Murphy’s knew Mikey from high school. They were both talking about Mrs. Leeuw the photography teacher from Northrop… small world, huh?

Steve and his best man are magicians… the best man was even doing doing magic tricks at the reception. Though I think that my favorite thing about Steve from that night was the drum playing. He’s really a jack of all trades. Quite impressive!

Thanks SO much for including us in your day…

~bobbi+mike +

 

 

 

 

 

THANKS FOR LOOKING!

 

Click here for their slideshow!  Username is Suzanne’s maiden name, and the password is Steve’s last name, in all lower case.  ENJOY!

Going to be on a 737 for most of the day… so no blog updates Just thought we would update as to what’s coming soon

suzanne+steve
jacquie+abe
leslie+wayne
danielle+justin
uncle patrick+family

And many many more!

~bobbi+mike +

 

Mike and I are currently in Denver visiting my Uncle Pat, Diana, and their two boys Elliot and Finnegan….

Notice Finnegan’s feet are touching the ceiling?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s Elliot

 

 

 

I’ve mentioned in the past on this blog that my Uncle Pat is a writer of screenplays. On occasion he produces and directs his screenplays into short films. We just happened to be here for the third annual “Day After Thanksgiving ‘Wing It’ Movie Making Spectacular” What does that mean? He and all of his film buddies get together and make a movie with no pressure just for the fun of it. This year Pat decided to mix it up a bit and break into a few teams. The teams were all given one task; to start their short film with the line, “the last time I saw Santa Claus…” Pat only had a cast/crew of two. We got to help a bit. I did a some filming… but the REAL star was Mikey!

 

 

 

Here’s a quickie version of the story: there are two hillbilly brothers named Robby Bobby and Bobby Robby and the last time THEY saw Santa Claus he was stealing their beer… favorite!

 

 

 

BUSTED!

 

 

 

Here’s Uncle Pat on quadruple duty: writer, director, actor and cameraman.

 

 

 

I don’t want to give away the end but… draw your own conclusions (Pat is reconstructing his kitchen so it worked perfectly for the hillbilly scene )

 

 

 

Pat, Matt (famed Denver actor) and Mike (now also a famed Denver actor) watching the footage. By the way, that’s Mike’s cute little smile under the lens of the video camera.

 

 

You’ll have to check it out because it’s HILARIOUS! Once he’s done editing he’s going to post it on YouTube…. don’t you worry, we’ll DEFINITELY show you. Be warned though it’s not exactly kid-friendly . Who cares… it’s SO funny! I can’t wait to show you Mike’s big film debut He was GRRRRREAT! (Maybe I’m partial )

Thanks for looking!

 

~bobbi+mike +