Everybody Has A Story - Day 17: Nick & Lexie

So remember the guy that asked his girlfriend to marry him by hiding the ring in a Wendy's Frosty and then the girl swallowed it? The nurse in me wonders how many days exactly until she got her ring. Yucky!!

No, this isn't the "Wendy's" couple...it's the "Coldstone" couple. Haven't you heard? Well, let me tell you.

Nick & Lexie (or Lick and Nexie as I like to call them) LUV Coldstone ice cream. One night, Nick took Lexie to Coldstone and they ordered their faves: Birthday Cake Remix--hold the fudge and add extra sprinkles for her, and Cheesecake with raspberries and graham crackers for him. Nick "forgot" his wallet in the car, so Lexie ran out to get it. While she was gone, he asked the ice-cream maker dude to hide the ring in the ice cream. Lexie would find the ring and he would ask her to marry him on the spot--right?

Well, after Lexie ate almost all of her ice cream and the rest was melting, Nick started getting really nervous because NO RING! Happily, it was in the next bite. Lexie said, "Hey, someone put ice in my ice cream!", then realized it was a different kind of ice than she first thought.

So down on his knee, he asked her to marry him. She said yes. :)


These two are so stinking cute! We had so much fun and laughed a ton during the session.


Nick has mastered what I like to call "the soap opera star". Isn't he dreamy? Lexie is a gorgeous girl with an infectious laugh!


His fave: her smile
Her fave: his eyes


First conversation: 11th grade zoology class. They dissected frogs. Double yuck.


First date: Girls choice dance complete with mud volleyball that turned into Red Rover before the dance!


First kiss: at his house after walking her out to her car. It took him a couple months of dating before he finally had the guts to kiss her. :p


Wedding to follow on October 10th!

Everybody Has a Story - Day 13: Mike & Charyn

The world really is a small place....

It's funny how friends find a way back into each other's lives after not seeing one another for a really long time. Jer and I were excited when our friend Jake, told us about a girl he worked with who was interested in our project. As it turns out, Charyn and I already knew each other but we didn't realize it at the time!

Charyn used to babysit for me when I lived in Blackfoot. She has an amazing family that I really miss! It was so good to see her again after so long and to meet her fiancé, Mike, and his son. What a cute family!

Mike and Charyn met while working together at Bingham Memorial Hospital. They are both nurses and became good friends. Friends led to an occasional date...then more dating...then to a proposal!

This spring, on a trip to Hawaii, Mike popped the question with a beautiful ring he picked out himself. He totally surprised Charyn--good job dude!

Here is a taste of their shoot with more to come!
We loved what Mike and Charyn chose to wear--there is a little bit of aqua in Mike's shirt that matches Charyn's, but it isn't all matchy-match. Way to go....


It was raining on the way to the shoot, so we were pleasantly surprised that the weather cooperated!


It's all about the eyes baby!


Hey Mike--Charyn said we could post it!


What a cute little squirt even if he doesn't like having his picture taken! And "NO" he doesn't have a girlfriend! :)




Congrats you guys! May you be blessed with an eternity of happiness!

Everybody Has a Story: Day 12-Justin & Melissa

This is our first of three engagement sessions for our photo project. We were hoping to get a few of these so we could find out how people met and how the man proposed to the woman. This was a really fun session to start off our engagements.

How many of you can think of a blind date that actually panned out into a solid relationship? Well, meet Justin and Melissa. Justin and Melissa had mutual friends that were going out one night and those friends brought along Justin and Melissa. Melissa was in no way looking for a boyfriend and was just enjoying being in high school. Well, apparently Justin had enough charm and good looks to make her think otherwise, and they started dating.........well here we are three years later, and they are now engaged to be married in August.

The greatest thing about their engagement story was that Justin had planned a big night out for them in Utah. He wanted to take her to Benihana's and have the cook do some fun stuff and then present her with the ring during all his little cooking tricks. Well needless to say, Justin was so excited to propose that he couldn't wait and actually proposed to her a couple of nights before their trip to Utah.

Justin and Melissa were so much fun--they are very easy-going, they have great style and we can not wait to shoot their wedding in August. What a great couple!! Thanks again--you guys were great.

Be sure to watch for more of their pictures in July and August.







Love the field--and love the red dress and chair