Jill and Danielle Engagement Session

These two ladies are very good friends of mine. I was SO SO happy to take their engagement pictures, words cannot even express! Aren't they a beautiful couple? I can't wait until their wedding in February, even if it is going to be FREEZING because Danielle wants to have the ceremony outside... brr...but I don't care.
Hi, my name is Amanda and I love weddings. That's pretty much all there is to it.

The last one is super fun, because I so love the look on D's face!

Little Town Wedding

See, I TOLD you it wasn't going to take me so long to post again!

There is a reason this blog is called "Little Town Wedding." I drove an hour and a half outside of St. Louis, all the way down to a town just outside of Hannibal (think Mark Twain) for this wedding. But ...it was totally worth it! The bride, groom, and entire family for that matter, was super sweet and just as fun! Ivan and Tammy are a couple in love, and they were blending their family together in a sweet little outside ceremony. I personally, think they did an awesome job!

Aren't they cute?

Thanks you two! I hope you enjoy the pictures!!

new babies and other news

Wow, it has been a looooooooooooooong time since I've posted anything! Best news of the day is that I bought a beautiful new Canon today and I. Am. Stoked!!!
In other news, I am trying to get back into blogging at least a little bit more, seeings how this blog is actually on the cards of which I don't hand out to people because I don't update my blog, haha. I have good intentions, I promise!
I took some pictures of Josh's niece who is just a few weeks old. Babies are cute. I wouldn't want to take one home, but I do like to hold them and talk obnoxiously to them for short bursts of time. Here are a few cute shots from the visit.

Ok, I promise, it will not be 2 years before I make another post!

digital jewelry window shopping

I've been spending entirely too much of my recent free time window shopping on Etsy.com for jewelry and things. It's so much fun, and I almost wish it wasn't. Almost. Thought I'd share a few of the fancy little things.




1.the cicily three strand assymetrical flower necklace
2.the fiona double strand necklace
3.light sage hand crochet hair band
4.capture the moment necklace
5.sterling pocket watch style locket
6.hand made crochet cuff bracelet


I WANT!!!


Off to daydream about having the money to buy all of these things...

The not so secret garden

My father and step-mother's backyard is what I like to call country chic. They have several acres of land, and have loved decorating in a way that I think expresses a beautiful, albeit slightly untamed and natural landscape. I showed them the pictures and they insist it makes it look abandoned, but I disagree. They have a pond, a small barn, and a gazebo and I think its very cool.

So, in the midst of our minor disagreement, I figured I'd just post the pictures here and let others be the judge.











See, pretty, right?










So... I'll admit it, I like to be right. And darnit, I think I am.

Off for now...

bar found art

Josh had a show in Evansville Indiana over the weekend. While he was getting ready, I took a stroll around and found a little art in the ordinary.







Trying to find art wherever I go, training my eye, if you will, is one of my favorite things to do as of late. I have been trying more and more to do it.

However, I'm going to be honest... it is H.O.T. outside right now, so that leaves me with much less motivation than I would like. But being in a new place, even if it's "just a bar" is still fascinating. I didn't have time to get many pictures, but I do enjoy the few I took. Hopefully others can see the beauty in the ordinary, too.


P.S. Big thanks to Christina at Divas and Dreams Photography Blog for teaching me how to make bigger pictures in my blog!!!!

Felix and Mary x 10

This beautiful couple were married 10 years ago in a little ceremony in Vegas. They didn't have wedding pictures taken with their family then, so they decided to celebrate their 10 year wedding anniversary by finally getting to have a photo sesssion! And ten years is definately a reason to celebrate, indeed! So the family (ten of them, imagine that) got all dolled up in their finest and did their thang, and I got the pleasure of being the photographer for their special occasion :)

On to the pictures!!!















I do believe they rode off into the sunset to continue the celebration over a pitcher of Margaritas with the family. Now that's what I call bonding time!!

And there they go...

At the Carnival

Today I went to a little Carnival that was set up in the parking lot of the mall down the street from my house. It definately felt like the kick start of summer and there were plenty of things for me to see and shoot!

There were a million little kids and I wanted to take pictures of them all, but I didn't have any business cards on me, and I surely didn't want to scare any of the parents (being a random stranger wanting to take pictures) so I just chose a few. They were 2 adorable little girls, both super photogenic and will probably be heartbreakers some day.

The sun was setting, which made for some really good shots, in my humble opinion. I totally want to go back and ride some of the rides they had. Also, I now have a undeniable craving for some cotton candy and a big ol' snow cone. Hey... it's summer!