Jacob & Kathy::Wedding

It was a grand day for a wedding. 

The sun stood clear and strong in the sky. 

The birds sang happily.

The wind was soft as it brushed through the leaves of the trees. 

It was May 18th 2013, the day that Jacob and Kathy had been looking forward to for months now. 

So had we. 

Sarah and I  sure do love the weddings we get to shoot; every one of them is unique and special.

So I present to you the wedding day of Jacob and Kathy.

Congratulations Jacob and Kathy! Thank you for letting us be a part of your wedding day!

~Mackenzie Hope~ 

This Made Me Smile::Monday:: In Which I Share a Wedding Preview and Words

Weddings weddings weddings. 

They are all over. 

On Saturdays.

On Thursdays. 

On Sundays. 

Exciting stuff. 

This past week and weekend have been some of the craziest of the year so far. 

And I have learned a couple of things

You want to know what they are?

 No?

 Meh, I am going to tell you anyway. 

1. Always have a back-up plan. 

My sister-in-law said this very thing to me last Sunday, little did I know how right she was. 

2. Take a deep breath and ask God for peace before you panic.

It will greatly reduce the problem.

(also see #1)

3. Good friends are wonderful and irreplaceable. 

Need I say more? 

4. Hot sand hurts bare feet. 

But you can always dig a hole! 

5. The feeling of Summer in The Midwest = humidity

I am moving to a state where there is no humidity at all.
So there. 

The end. 

Happy Monday. 

~Mackenzie Hope~

P.S. I may not be posing here for a while* due to a crazy schedule. 

Thank you for your understanding.

*I will be back next Monday for sure! 

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Dan & Kate :: Married

You remember Dan and Kate right? Back at the beginning of April I had the pleasure of doing their engagement pictures.  At the end of April I got to do their wedding pictures along with my friend Sarah. 

We both decided a few things after this wedding: 

1. We want every bride to get ready in Kate's apartment (you don't mind do you Kate?) 

2. We are going to hire Dan and Kate as our model couple

3. When your auto-focus stops working.....well, it is not good, but always check and make sure it is not working before you switch cameras (in other words, everything is okay, but it was scary)

4. Don't climb in the thorns with bare feet. It hurts. And bleeds. All over. And it ain't pretty let me tell you. 

5. We like the 35mm f/1.4 lens

6. April 27th. If you are going to have a wedding, now that is the day to do it! 

We have also decided that we love being wedding photographers.
In fact, we are off to do it again tomorrow. 

Yay!

After the ceremony we headed over to a little garden in town. Sarah took the girls over to one part of the the garden and I took the boys to another part. 

(this next one is my personal favorite)

Congratulations Dan and Kate!

You guys are the best! 

--Mackenzie Hope--