Monday, October 11, 2010

Braden and DeAnna - Engaged

Whew! This one has been a long time coming! I'm sorry that the blog hasn't been updated much lately...and I know there's LOTS of sessions almost ready to be posted for everone to see. This year I've shot nonstop over the last few weeks and now am taking some time to edit, edit, edit.

So, first out session to be posted in the posting marathon is DeAnna and Braden's engagement pictures!!!

When DeAnna emailed me about shooting her wedding, I was shocked to say the least! How in the world could she be old enough to get married?!!! You see, the last time I had seen DeAnna was when she was four years old and I was in high school. Her cousin Mindy was a friend of mine and Mindy was taking "Parenting" class that semester. At some point in the semester you had to bring a young child in (can't remember why!), and Mindy brought DeAnna in. Mindy, correct me if I'm wrong in this memory...could very well be! Anyway, DeAnna sat on Mindy's lap during our lunch hour in the cafeteria. That was the last time I saw her! And, now she's getting married!!! So, over Labor Day weekend, we met up for a few engagement pictures!!

A few of my favorites from their session are below!




This is just one of my favorites...I love the blues, the greens, and the old wood bridge at my aunt's house in the country!


When Nick and I got engaged, our photogs snapped this picture of him giving me a noogy (sic?) during our engagement pix. That's the image that still hangs in our living room in classic b/w. Why? Because that's our personalities. I envision this picture as the same for Braden and DeAnna!


Hey, Hey, Good Lookin'! True Story: When I was in 8th grade I worked at our local root beer stand. Braden's parents were friends of friends of my parents; so, I knew his family distantly. One particular day over the summer his mom came to the root beer stand for lunch and I couldn't remember her first name. So, I called her Mrs. Thomas the whole time. Her friend accused me of trying to get a bigger tip by being so courteous. Alas, nope! It was just my horrible memory!!! :)



Happy DeAnna! DeAnna has a way with the camera and passion for photography as well. She second shot for me at Krista and Brett's wedding this past August!



My favorite image of the ENTIRE shoot!




Braden really wanted an image with his restored Farmall tractor.
This one's for DeAnna.





And, this one was taken specifically for Braden!
Congrats, Braden and DeAnna!!! I can't wait to dance and have a great time at your wedding!!
Kelly






7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cute pictures!!! Kelly, you have such a way at really getting the personalities of people in your pictures! To me, these photos screamed Braden and DeAnna (although I don't really know DeAnna all that way, she is related to the Meekers so I can only imagine!) Good job!
Congrats you two!!!!!
Kendall

PS I LOVE the one where the two of them are looking at eachother and they are making faces. Awesome!

Anonymous said...

This can't be little Braden Thomas - I remember him from going to church at Manito Methodist Church when Britt was little. I can't get enoough of woodsy or field pictures - they are they best! These are great pics Kelly!!!
Aunt Stacy

Brittany said...

These are definitely great pictures!! They look like such fun people - I imagine that they could attend one of our family functions and survive :) Great job yet again!!

Grandma Budke said...

I looked at these pictures and I couldn't believe that I knew just
who they are---they actually look
so familiar!!!Meeker and Thomas,
I could really guess(I hope) that
I'm close in my identification.
Just let me know if I'm right or wrong,please.

Great photos again, Kelly!Did you
put me down for a shoot or did I
ask you to take pictures of me this
summer or maybe I only thought I
did!

Anonymous said...

I actually know both of these people! What a great job. I particularly like the family shot as well. They look very happy together.
Connie

DeAnna said...

Kelly,
Thank you so much for featuring us on your blog! I am truly honored that you are a part of our wedding experience! If it were not for you and Kim several major components of our wedding would be nonexistant! Everyone loves the pictures! You truly have a gift! I enjoy working with you and cannot wait to learn more from you as a second shooter! -DeAnna

Anonymous said...

Love,love,love the tractor picture! Tony must be rubbing off on me! :) I haven't been stalking you lately on here, so I've had some catching up to do! Beautiful pics and couple!!
Carolyn