Good MORNING! Or… good afternoon, evening or good night, depending on when you read this. As for me, it’s 9 am and I’m at a cozy little coffee shop in Great Falls after just having finished up an engagement session. I got too excited to wait until I’m home to post a preview, so here we are! I’ve had a whirlwind of a weekend and have a whirlwind of a week ahead of me, but it’s all the best kind of chaos. My brother is getting MARRIED this Saturday! We’re leaving for Bald Head Island on Thursday and I’ll be attempting my first effort at playing both the role of photographer and bridesmaid. We’ll see how this works out…

As always, lessons learned/things that transpired over the past week:

• I thought we’d moved past the “eat/chew everything I see” phase with Lily, but then I discovered one of my pearl earrings was missing from my nightstand. Needless to say, she’s no longer allowed in our room.
• I learned a new term for “model faces” on Saturday! Several of Jay’s groomsmen are from Tennessee, so when I asked them to drop their smiles, they told me the proper term was “mean muggin’.” I will henceforth be using this term at every wedding ever.
• Yesterday I had the joy of assisting the beautiful Laura Gordon at one of her weddings- SO much fun! Laura’s a blast to be around and as she moves more and more toward shooting film exclusively, her work becomes increasingly more breathtaking with each shoot. I was there rolling film and helping her switch out cameras and it was really good for me to see how and when she uses each throughout the day. It got me excited for shooting more film with each of my couples!
• Can I just say that as much as I love getting up early, I’m REALLY appreciating the later sunrise times. It means that when I shoot sunrise e-sessions, I only have to get up at 5, as opposed to my 3:30-4:00 wake-ups I was doing during the summer.
• This morning I nearly threw up when I watched my 50 1.2 slip out of my cold, shriveled hands and bounce down two very large (very solid) rocks at Great Falls. Especially when I remembered the lens didn’t have a filter on it because I’d recently taken it off for some  reason. God is MERCIFUL though, because when I picked up the lens with trembling hands, it was fine but for a few nicks and dings in the casing. I was expecting the glass to be completely shattered, but it was unblemished and in total worked order. Praise the LORD for that!
• I’ve recently discovered wedge heels. Yes, I realize they’ve been around for quite some time, but as someone who doesn’t wear heels often I’ve never actually owned a pair until a week ago. Now they’re my favorite shoes in my closet! Heads up: Target has some cute taupe wedges for $30. Holla!

And look! A preview of Jarrod & Abby’s sunrise e-session from this morning! I LOVE THEM.

Happy Monday!