Just a few oldies...

Here are some pictures from older weddings and sessions that came before the existence of this blog and have yet to make it to my website. You just might recognize a couple of faces. ;-)

Engagement Sessions

Weddings

Portraits

A Beautiful Bride!

Today I photographed the R and MG's wedding. I had a very busy but fun day that started at 8am at the hair salon. Last month, I shot MG's bridal session at Calloway Gardens, and I mentioned in a former post that she was glowing that day. Well, she was glowing just as much if not more today. You can really see how in love R and MG are. They wouldn't stop kissing! ;-) I was very excited about the wedding today, and one reason was this very post. I have waited a month to post the pictures of MG's bridal since nobody could see her dress until today. So here are some of the long awaited pictures. I think this was one of my favorite sessions ever!










MG...gorgeous does not even begin to describe how you looked last month and today! Thank you for giving me the honor of being your photographer. I wish you guys the best!

C & E Wedding Preview

I photographed C and E's wedding two weeks ago today. I really had fun "working" that night. Their wedding and reception was at the River Mill Center, and I have to say, that is a really pretty venue. I did a photo session there early last year, and I enjoyed it then. C and E were so laid back and fun to work with. They were open to every pose we tried. They made a very good looking couple which of course makes the photos all that much better.

I decided to try out a slide show since I have so many pictures to share, but I have had a lot of "technical" difficulty...and that probably just means that I have NO clue what I am doing! I had made a really awesome slide, but for some crazy reason I can't get it to post. So, just to get something up here, I went with cheesy Slide.com. I am sorry for the lack of quality. The pictures looked so much better in my original slide. If anybody has any tips for posting/making slides, you are more than welcome to share.

My Personality

I love figuring out my own personality. I don't know why, but I enjoy seeing the results of a personality test and then analyzing the accuracy of them. I just found this one on another blog I read, and figured I would give it a shot. Here are my results:



"They can't bear to miss out on what is going on around them; they must experience, first hand, all the significant social events that affect our lives."

- The Portrait of the Champion Idealist (Keirsey)

"ENFPs are warm, enthusiastic people, typically very bright and full of potential. They live in the world of possibilities, and can become very passionate and excited about things. Their enthusiasm lends them the ability to inspire and motivate others, more so than we see in other types. They can talk their way in or out of anything. They love life, seeing it as a special gift, and strive to make the most out of it."

- Portrait of an ENFP (The Personality Page)

"Friends are what life is about to ENFPs, moreso even than the other NFs. They hold up their end of the relationship, sometimes being victimized by less caring individuals. ENFPs are energized by being around people. Some have real difficulty being alone, especially on a regular basis."
"outgoing, social, disorganized, easily talked into doing silly things, spontaneous, wild and crazy, acts without thinking..."

- ENFP Jung Type Descriptions (similarminds.com)

"ENFPs are energetic and enthusiastic leaders who are likely to take charge when a new endeavor needs a visionary spokesperson. ENFPs are values-oriented people who become champions of causes and services relating to human needs and dreams. Their leadership style is one of soliciting and recognizing others' contributions and of evaluating the personal needs of their followers. ENFPs are often charismatic leaders who are able to help people see the possibilities beyond themselves and their current realities. They function as catalysts."

- ENFP - The Visionary (Lifexplore)

"Ranked 1st of all 16 types in using social and emotional coping resources and 2nd in using cognitive resources. "

- ENFP Facts (discoveryourpersonality.com)

A Wonderful Father!

First off, Happy Fathers Day to any dads who read my blog. I actually started this blog on Fathers Day, but I am finishing it today because last night Lance wanted to watch movie. But regardless of what day it is or isn't, I just wanted to share some thoughts about my father, Dr. Gary Shouppe.

I am richly blessed with two wonderful parents. They are both godly, above all things, they are in love with each other (which is rare these days), they are hard working people of their word (another rare thing), and I KNOW they love me. My father is to me the model father. He has always been firm but loving, fun and outgoing, encouraging, engaged in my life, and supportive. Although we clashed at times when I was teen, I never doubted his motives were love. I can honestly say that I am proud of my father. He just retired this summer, and to hear so many fellow educators proclaim how wonderful he was to work with or work for was amazing. I realized that he not only has guided and molded my life, but the lives of countless others. My father is a hero with a legacy. A legacy that will live on in every child, teacher, parent, friend that he has impacted. Dad, even though you probably will never read this, I love you and admire you more than you know. You are a hero to me, and I am so proud to be the daughter of Dr. Gary A. Shouppe. I wouldn't have it any other way. Happy Fathers day!

A picture of my father with his mother, Betty Shouppe. Two of my favorite people in the world!

Bella Boo

Last night, Lance and I were trying to watch a movie, but Brayden would NOT go to bed. Trust me we tried at least 4 times to lay him down. I was seriously ready to put some wine in his apple juice or something. He was just wide awake. Since we have moved back to Pinebrook, we have been letting Bella (Our 3yr old German Shepherd) come in the house quite a bit now that we got all the ticks and fleas off of her from living in the woods for 8 months. . . but that is a whole other story. Anyways, she was inside laying on the rug in the living room, and Brayden had just gotten up again and was running in circles around the leather chair. Lance and I were on the couch straining our ears to hear what the heck was going on in the movie. By the way it is very hard to watch a movie when you have to pause it every 2 minutes. As we were sitting there, Brayden went over to Bella and started petting (aka hitting) her and sticking his finger in her face. I warned him to be gentle and continued watching the movie. Then he straightened up, started backing up over her head and proceeded to sit on the side of her face! I fussed at Brayden to get up, and Bella just laid there hardly phased at all. I realized at that moment what a good dog we have for Brayden to grow up with. She never barks or snaps at Brayden. She simply just takes the abusive love. Its kind of ironic, because the movie we were trying to watch was "The Good Shepherd". And totally off subject, if anyone wants a Great Dane puppy, there are 10 next door that I will gladly give away to a good home. ;-)

Finally! A new post!

FINALLY! I'm back! Wow have things been crazy since we got back from the beach! Last week we decided to move back to our house in Columbus. We had been planning on doing some remodeling and then selling the house, but the market is so bad right now we chose to just sit it out and move back in. If feels good to be back in my own home! It feels VERY good to have Internet again!

Since I am back to "normal", I was finally able to edit the pictures from the beach. K and H are probably ready to kill me because of how long I have made them wait. Sorry! :-( Mandee and Eric are used to waiting for pictures because they are family, so this is nothing new for them. And I could have kept waiting for the edit of our family pictures! I think I need to blow one up and put it in the kitchen as a snack deterrent!

While we were at the beach, it stormed. It always does and I love it! I took several pictures of the storm coming in. It happened to be right at sunset, so I got some pretty awesome shots! Here are some of the pictures from the weekend. You are lucky there is even one of me in there!