catie's captures photography.: July 2012

{ashley & zack} wedding day.

she had waited for this day for years... and finally it had come.

the boy she had loved since high school was waiting for her at the end of the aisle. he saw his bride and smiled. he has been waiting too. finally their life together was offically beginning.

dear ashley. you are stunning.

so many wishes for you guys! blessings on your future!

for more go HERE!

{alex & jess} engagement.

it was years in the making. high school sweethearts... whose faces light up when they tell their story. my favorite part is the engagement... in the OCEAN!

i asked alex, "did you use a fake to propose with? you where swimming in the ocean after all."

"no...."

jess and i both laugh. luckily the ring made it safely to her finger... where it will stay forever.

so excited for this fall wedding!

for more of these two go HERE!

they met like so many do... in a bar on a college campus... but unlike so many - this was a meeting that would change their lives forever. on an usually cold & rainy day in august ryan & abbie made it official. we where honored to be there...

the first look. love love love when couple do this!

abbie squealed with excitement as she ran to her groom!

amazing moment! not a dry eye in the room!

abbie & ryan - it was so much fun! God's blessings on your future!

to see more go HERE!

[miles} happy birthday!

this little guy is turning one! such a handsome little one! loved capturing him & his family!

{felicia & wade} engagement.

our contest winners! these two are so sweet! i had a blast with them at the museum of art in indy. awesome location and the love between them made my job even easier!

best of luck in the fall you two!

oh yes, this happened... and they both stayed in character. it was amazing.

{lucy & kurt}

i met lucy years ago when on a mission trip in vegas. she was a friend of a friend. she was beautiful inside and out. sweet - but had an edge. you might not guess, but she had also served in the army. i liked her right away. months later we would met up in fort wayne so i could capture her baby belly. it was there i discovered that goldfish crackers work great when it comes to getting older siblings to touch the baby in mommy's belly... life was good.

fast forward a couple years... to our mutual friend's wedding i was capturing. lucy was back in town... still beautiful...with two growing toddlers. life was still good... but it had thrown her some curve balls. yet she took heart and knew that a happy ending was still in her future. she not only had the loves of her life with her... but she also had faith. ..

and faith did not disappoint her.

fast forward even more months... i knew through facebook that she had met someone... and that they were engagged. what i did not expect was an instant message asking me to capture an elopment! i was so honored to be a part of the surprise.

it took maybe two mintues to see that lucy had found her happy ending in kurt. the love between them OOOZZZEEDDD out! i never even had to ask them to kiss for a picture!

it was a beautiful day.