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• The Fresh Reflection

capturing a matchiversary.

Posted on February 28, 2009

Oh my surprises!

I have been cooking this one up since last fall when I first met Janel and Adam for their engagement session. We took shots of Janel in her wedding dress before meeting up with Adam b/c they are having a destination wedding cruise and didn't have it in their budget to get photos in Cozumel. So my session were the only professional shots they would have to remember their big day.

Every bride deserves to have good photos from their wedding day. Don't you think?

And although I would die to be able to hitch a ride to Cozumel with them, this post-baby belly won't fit in their luggage so I'm staying put. BUT, while shooting she did mention to me that they had to tie the knot in St. Louis first to make it official and they were having the BEFORE the BIG day BIG day on their Matchiversary.

Huh?

Oh yes. The 21st Century at its finest.

February 28, 2008 was the day that they were matched on Match.com! And the rest is history!

So back in the fall I just fell in love with them, especially Janel (sorry Adam!), and knew I wanted to be at their Matchiversary wedding to surprise her+them.

I worked with her sweet sister, Nicole, and her mom so that when Janel walked in the sanctuary today I was sitting there. When she saw me her exact words were, "{GASP!} SHUT UP!"

And then she ran over and gave me a big hug. Love her.

So while Janel and Adam became man and wife today, in front of the smallest group of wedding guests I've ever seen, I was there to capture it. And it was awesome. Then of course I dragged them ALL to the most run down building I could find in Maryland Heights for some more photos. And I promised them a sneak peek tonight.

But just to drive them crazy I am going to post photos of everyone BUT them! HA!

Janel's parents:

(They are saying, "we married off a daughter today!")  Just kidding!

Adam's parents:

He just kept dancing with her. I love that.

Janel's beautiful sister:

Janel's Aunt and cousins:

Don't you want to join their gang? Kidding!

And b/c I know Janel is probably freaking out and dying to see herself and Adam (you know you are Janel!), here is one of my favorites (although there are so many others!)…

I love that they are willing to go anywhere I want and do anything I ask. It's an amazing feeling to have someone trust you completely and believe in your vision. Thank you all for that today. For allowing me to be free and create as I saw fit. For just utterly trusting me and freezing your bottoms off following me behind rusty fences and run down warehouses. I hope you love the images and will always remember your non-wedding matchinersary ceremony with a smile! Is that the biggest mouthful or what?

Oh. And keep your eyes out this spring for Janel's final session when we… well, you'll just have to wait and see!

let’s just say that yesterday included having vomit on my face.

Posted on February 28, 2009

And it was not my own.

Grayson woke up at 6:30am crying. I fed him and then he cried. I changed his diaper and he cried. His fever was up at 103.5 and when I picked him up he stopped crying and started making all these crazy noises. So if you can imagine, I'm holding him and put my face down near his to say, "what are you doing little man?" in a silly singsong voice when he PROJECTILE VOMITED IN MY FACE.

As in, dripping down my chin, down my shirt and puddling on the floor.

That, my friends, is how I started my day.

How jealous are you?

TODAY started with more fevers and trying to squeeze G's little man parts into a urination bag to collect his urine. Surprisingly, he didn't even notice as I squished and pushed them in this tiny hole. And now we're waiting for the pee. Once that happens I have to run the specimen to his doctor for testing. (For some reason I really like the word SPECIMEN. What is wrong with me?) I guess they'll be testing for some kind of infection since he's had a fever of 102-104.5 since Monday.

I also have a BIG surprise photo shoot today that I will (hopefully, depending on my sick baby) tell you about tonight.

And now it's my turn to hold the hot tamale baby.

It's Saturday… I'm just going to hold it together ok? Go.

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