In the HISTORY of bbmk engagement sessions… NEVER and I mean NEVER have we had a couple even 20% as playful & silly as these two.  You're about to see the amazingness that that equals  

Oh, hello bean. (My view)

 Mike's view. ARE YOU KIDDDDDDING ME WITH THAT?! GAH!!!!!! Mike's wins. One of my favorites

 Remember middish January… when we had that winter storm warning in Chicago and Indianapolis??? You know… the one where most schools were canceled? The one where they told us to avoid driving? The one that Chicago accumulated 10" of snow… yeah, that one Well, THAT was when we decided that the PERFECT engagement sessionesque snow would be falling in Chicago… So into our trusty FJ Cruiser we went… AND BOY OH BOY WAS IT WORRRRTH IT!!!! I'm in LOVE LOVE LOVE with every photo from this session. 

YER PURRRRTY!!!!!!

 See, told you they were fun

 Nothing wrong with a couple of snow angels in the middle of Millennium Park!  BTW, usually this park is PACCCCKED TO THE MAXXXX!!! However, THAT day… it was just the four of us and a lonely security guard.

 BRING IT IN TIGHT!

 Another favorite!!!! It really is SO them… Save the dates? Yes.

 HELLOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

 Shooting in the snow creates AMAZING black and whites. I'm in LOVE with the contrast. LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOVE! ANNNNND… ANOTHER FAVORITE! (gosh, what's the point of favorites if you pick them all?!)

Does this make you smile? It should. Because it's fun. Okay? k. NOW are you smiling???

 THENNNNN we went up to their apartment to warm up for a few minutes while they changed into some new clothes… 

 How much do you love those shoes!? BTW, we brought toe warmers and she had them in there (we actually all had them… but I think she needed them most!) Those things SAVED THE DAY!!!!!!

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 Mike's. And… his favorite He wins… again… hands down… Jerk.

 Hi Chicago

CHICAGO, Ill.

Wedding: August 14, 2010 • Champaign, Ill.

badaboom badabing…

I'm a BIG fan of these two. Duhtown.

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Mike and I looked ridiculous… but we we were warm!

Hello security guard! Not so lonely now…

dedication!

 MY HILAAAAAARIOUS JOKES NEVER FAIL!!!! Though, admittedly… it's easy to make her laugh… Those are my favorite kind of people.

PS. for those who always ask me what my "hilarious jokes" are… I don't really have any…   I'm usually just being goofy or maybe saying something funny… Never any real "joke" with a punchline.   I think I just started referring to them as jokes to be goofy…. who knows. Sorry to disappoint.

 ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THAT CUTENESS!? Dontchya just want to snuggle that husband up?! MAN OH MAN I'm THE luckiest girl in the world! Dont argue with me. He's hot tamales…. even in "bibs" while holding pink shoes. BOOOOYAH!!!!!!

 HELLOOOOO BOBBILICIOUS!!!! RE: the improvement of my teeth… I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW MUCH BETTERRRRRR THEY LOOOOOOK!!!!! A little over a year ago… my teeth were the definition of snaggle teeth.  Now, I'm (hopefully) almost through with Invisalign… and couldn't be happier.  I'm sure I'll be writing more about that process later… when they're done  

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 Emily, like yours truly, never wears makeup… when she saw her reflection in the mirror… her jaw dropped, "wowwww…."

 …meanwhile… the guys went in for a shave… where they appear to have props

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Time to get serious folks.

That's Emily's sister Leslie helping with the veil… I called her Katherine all day And why did I call her that?! Because I think she happens to look JUST like Katherine Heigl!

 Are you kidding me with that gorgeousness?!

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 This photo CRACKS me up… the guys were running pretty late getting ready… so, I'm guessing Nick saw it as more efficient not to unbutton then re-button his shirt, but rather… just put it on over his head.

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 This photo = perfection. Mikey's favorite

 It was FAREEEEEEZING outside!!!! As in… -4° windchill.  As in… the COLDEST we've EVER shot in, EVER. As in… we shot these in 5 minutes… GO GO GO GO GO!!!!!! I'm telling you, they were trooooopers!

 Bring it in tiiiiiiight

 Wacky Bobbi!

 I adore you two

 Nick drives a SmartCar… Emily surprised him with a grooms cake shaped as one!

 …right before they were announced…

 piano BLINNNNNG!

 They took lessons Cantchya tell?!  Another favorite

I love love love how snuggled in she is…

side note for photographers: EMBRACE THE GRAIN!!!!!!

 …..and they're off!

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

The people who made this day happen:

Hair: Heather Price at A Do Hair Design
Makeup artist: Kelly Moffitt
Church: Meridian Street United Methodist
Florist: Pam Avenius at JP Parker
Reception venue: Indianapolis Museum of Art
DJ: Mark Beecher
Cake: Kahn's
Wedding planner: Rayna Traylor

Favorite Moments (according to emily+nick)

too many!! Nick and I could not believe how quickly everything went by!

Emily's:
1. Seeing Nick for the first time at the end of the aisle (duh)
2. When Nick started crying during our vows… ok, so did I
3. Dancing with my dad at the reception
4. Seeing everyone at the ceremony and reception who traveled in 5 degree weather to celebrate with us!

Nick's:
The whole day, there wasn't anything that wasn't perfect! But if I had to choose, when Emily walked down the aisle.

Emily and Nick, your day was truly something I'll carry with me forever… from the fun we had at the salon (thanks for the Tomato soup!) to the first dance… the entire day really was perfection.  Oh, and your friends make me laugh… LOVE me some band-o's!!!!!

MUCH LOVE!!!!!!

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PS. As they were RUNNNNNING out the door… we very quickly tried to grab a photo of the four of us… but it didn't turn out

PPS. So, blog readers… what did you think of the new content???

 I look like I'm wearing one of those Jamaican style hats with the dreads included… except mine is the carrot top version

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I know you guys have heard me say this before… but, it's getting harder and harder for me to write these blog entries.  It's not that I don't love the weddings/sessions we photograph… it's that I'm running out of words to explain their awesomeness without sounding like a broken record. (I already do).  Afterall, that's precisely why I'm a photographer and not a writer… I'm better at showing you their story rather than telling it.

I hear from our blog readers way too commonly… "I just read the captions with the photos but skip all that text at the end."  So, I keep asking myself… why do I spend so much time writing it if most people aren't even reading it?! 

It's also INCREDIBLY time consuming for me… I'm embarrassed to admit how long each one takes.  In that time, I could be doing other things which would allow us to shoot more. WIN/WIN!   Truth be told, I've been considering making these changes for quite a while but always feared that I would hurt the feelings of the people who we photographed… but they know I've got nothin' but love!!!!!

I'd like to set a precedent for 2010. From now on, I'll still write the captions that go along with the photos… and if something ESPECIALLY hilarious or thought provoking happens, I'll add it at the end, but otherwise… it's going to have fresh content.  Two things I'd like to include in all wedding blog entries: 1) the list of vendors (I hate that word) that we work with at every wedding so future bride/grooms know where to find all of the amazingness. 2) A little something from the bride or groom… I'm not really sure what this will be quite yet… but, I think it has the potential to be very cool. K? k. 

I'm not 100% sure if any of this will stick… as it might evolve to something completely different… time will tell I can, however, tell you… I'm really excited about all of this   Oh… and if you guys have any ideas/suggestions… lemme have 'em! I'm alllll ears

I plan on blogging our first wedding from this year tomorrow (YAY!).  So, be on the look out for the changes.

You guys are THE best blog readers… just are

Love love love!

~bobbi

ANNNNND… I've lost 11.6% Things are looking up friends… things are LOOKING UP!!!!!

Quick reminder… the contest ends on February 26th… I am SO excited to see your "after photos"

How'd you dooooo???? 

Love love LOVE!

~bobbi

PS. I apologize for being a few days late on this… I've been bizzzzzy! 

bobbi+mike, 09…

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Seeing all of the amazing memories and ridiculous beauty from our past year… I genuinely couldn't be prouder of our work and more thankful to all of our clients/friends for trusting in us, opening up to us and allowing complete creative freedom to capture such perfect and private moments. As I write this, I'm a bit misty eyed… you know… that lump in the back of your throat kinda feeling… 

I'm at a bit of a loss of words… so, I just really want to say thank you.  Thank you to all of you for your love, friendship, enthusiasm and support. I love you guys.  

So, without further ado… Here it is… the finale.. the last in our series of annual top lists. Hope you've enjoyed this walk down memory lane as much as we have.  And…. AS ALWAYYYYYYS… which of these is YOUR number one?!

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HEEEEEEERE'S THE PARRRRRRTY!!!!!! I just want to jump in every single one of these photos and start dancing. OH how we love a good reception! 

Just as an FYI… it is RIDICULOUSLY hard for us to order these photos… and I'm always switching things around at the last minute.  When I hear what YOUR number ones are…. "DOH! That SO should have been in the top 10, what the hell was I thinking?!" So really… this isn't a CONCRETE order… but just a generic listing of what we think were our top photos of the year. 

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Here comes the 5th (out of 7) installment of our annual top lists. YEAHYEAHYEAH!  This year, we really pushed ourselves in the world of wedding day portraiture. To put it into perspective…  Last year, this list was only 50. So, yes yes yes… I went a little OTT with too many photos… whatever Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we loved taking them!

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Stay tuned ALLLLL week as we finish up the year of our favorite photos here's the 3rd in our series of 7 annual top lists.

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