The “Princess & the Pea” inspired wedding shoot!

the book, “the princess and the pea” was one of my favorite fairy tales as a little girl.  a few years ago, i read the story to my gracie girl and fell in love with it all over again.  i’d been dreaming about bringing the tale to life in a photo shoot for quite some time and was just waiting for the perfect couple to come along for it… and they finally did. kylee and paul are getting married in a few months and have such an amazing flower child vibe about them (needless to say, it wasn’t a big stretch to get them on board with my idea).  along with my vintage mattress dreams, we personalized the shoot to them by including paul’s guitar, an awe-inspiring painting that paul did with real wheat on canvas, kylee’s collection of vintage children’s books, her authentic gunne sax wedding dress from the 60′s, kylee’s homemade daisy headpieces (click here for her etsy shop!), and of course, their two precious little girls – paisley and grace.  everything came together even more sweetly than i imagined with the sunlight golden and delicious, paisley and grace loving being princesses (hardly any bribery needed!) and just a wonderful feeling of LOVE as the sun went down.  hope you all enjoy looking at them as much as i enjoyed shooting them.   :)

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Ryder… the SUPERBABY!!!

i had been looking forward to meeting ryder for a very, very long time.  you may remember when i photographed him still in his mama’s belly on my last trip to austin, texas, covered in ice cream, sprinkles, chocolate and all sorts of gooey sweetness!  see those photos of the biggest ice cream party EVER by clicking HERE! of course, we had to incorporate the ice cream party theme into his newborn photos, too.  along with that, ryder’s mama was in and out of the hospital during the duration of her pregnancy, on bedrest for months, gained the honorary title of “supermom” and beat the odds by carrying him past full term and birthing a big, healthy SUPERBABY of her own!  i thought it only fitting that the superbaby have a cape  (and we couldn’t leave his brothers out of the fun too)

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hello! i’m joy. lover of life, free spirit, wife and mother of 3 (soon to be 4), eternal wanderer, vintage lover and passionate photographer.

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