Kyle & Heather : Engagement

This lovely couple blessed us with a wonderful winter session! The snowflakes fell softly and the temperature was comfortable for a snowy day. With a little help from those awesome little hand warmers, David, myself, Kyle and Heather made a trip around Main Street in Zeeland really enjoyable! Kyle and Heather will be saying 'I Do' in May of this year and we are so excited for their wedding day! We talked wedding colors and flowers while we walked, and stopped them occasionally for an awesome opportunity to get some shots of them showing off their love :) Congrats Kyle and Heather! We'll see you again in 3 short months!

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Resemblance?

This is Zeke at 11 months old.

He loves his bear, Mr. Cuddles, who has really taken a love beating since this photo.... We had a back up bear in case Mr. Cuddles ever kicked the bucket, and have given him to Lex...
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~This photo is of Lex at 11 months and 1 day old. I saved the same outfit for him and we are going to have them made into super big canvas prints for our walls :) TOO Cute!

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February Wedding Specials

Do you know a couple, recently engaged? Our "LOVE" month specials run through the end of the month to anyone who books a wedding during February. Thanks to JQ99 for our advertising, and to our past clients for their referrals, we have only 10 wedding dates available to book for 2011. We are gladly taking 2012 bookings too, so don't hesitate!

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. YOUR wedding will look gorgeous! Let us help you put your beautiful plans into stunning memories. ***HUGS****

Do what you love and love what you do!

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New Fisheye!

Wooo Hooooooo!!!! My new fisheye lens just came and I just had to do some fun shots! A bribe to play outside made Zeke cooperative for some shots, (plus, when I told him to go climb up on the gate...inside the horses pasture, he was excitedly willing....)

It is a 180 degree field of view 16mm nikkor lens.

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Ice Ice baby

Now that the snow is all melting, (Yay!).... here are some pictures from the ice storm :) We weren't hit too bad, but it was beautiful!

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Great things come in...... 3's !?

Yes...3

We had the privilege of photographing the Genzink Trio. They are 1 Year old already and you'd NEVER guess they were so premature! We just fell in love with all three of them... They are each sooooo different!

Riley is so calm, relaxed and reserved....

Little Kelli is the strong-willed child, and a little-miss-independent....

Then, there's Clayton... What a ham! He's got 'comedian' written all over him...!

It's so cool to have watched them via the Genzink trio blog all this time and then finally meet them. Thanks for taking the time to haul the whole family out. They were a blast! Enjoy a few teasers :)

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Starry sky

This country life is so cool! We can't get over the beautiful skies and open fields.... We can literally see for MILES from each of the upstairs windows! It's so free! Here is a beautiful starry night right before the big ice-storm hit. It was so pretty!

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Sunset Rose ::

What a beautiful day! The sunshine brightened our spirits, while the winds kept us inside.... Most of the snow melted today, and we were all itching to get outside and spash in the mud. :) David started the outdoor clean up and checked our pasture to see if it is ready to bring some horses over. Zeke splashed in some puddles and had his snowpants and coat calling for immediate washing.... I was able to get out and get a few pictures of the beautiful sunlight right before sunset :) Have a great weekend!!!

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One from last summer

I thought this was cute. I found this one that I wanted to post last summer, but got too busy with other sessions. Brayden, on the right, just celebrated his birthday on Valentine's day, and is the youngest of my cousins. Brayden and Ethan are very close in age, and Zeke looks up to them all the time. Ethan loves to pretend Zeke is his little brother, since he only has sisters, and Brayden is super nice to Zeke, showing him how to use his toy guns and cars. Even though Zeke is 5+years behind these two cousins, he still tries to keep up whenever they are together...

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Father Daughter Dance 2011

We were privileged once again to shoot for the Ridge Point Annual Father Daughter Dance. Like last year, we chose a small 5 minute set up with a dramatic lighting effect.

We'd like to start using this in family sessions, and childrens sessions... maybe Seniors and Engagements too and need a name to market it by.

***If anyone has a creative 'name' for this type of style, we'd love to hear your thoughts so we can market this style by it's name ***

We had 111 couples come through in 1 hour, so keep in mind these awesome images were posed, and taken in approximately 32.43 Seconds each!

Click here to see the rest!

Ridge Point Father Daughter Dance 2011

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Weddings 2011 : Super Specials

Awakened Images Photography is offering Super Specials! (available for Couples booking a wedding for 2011 weddings) We have a few dates left for 2011 weddings,

and are offering a booking special for the month of

'LOVE'

***xoxo***

All of February, contact us to book your wedding, and we'll tell you about the awesome photography, specials, products and memories we can provide you for your big day!

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I learned Manual!

So, David has been trying to teach me the manual setting on our camera to get the best effects, and I've stubbornly been 'not learning' it because I'm comfortable in my aperature priority settings. I practiced on Lex the other day and figured it out! I'm not really ready for a whole wedding in Manual, but small steps will lead me there :)
Fun before bedtime.... one flash bounced off the white ceiling of the living room, and wha la!

Are they not so precious?! I just love how much they look like their Daddy!

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Photo of the day

This Family was so much fun! It almost makes me think we could do family photography again someday! LOL. They were a lively bunch and I heard no complaints about the cold or the 'silly' poses I asked of them. This is my favorite from their session. Enjoy!

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Winter Wonderland : Photo of the day

So, you are seeing a bunch of teasers from the Winter Wonderland Special I had offered end of January. This super cool couple and their little boy are dear friends of ours and we only get to see them every couple of months while Joel finishes medical school. I was super excited when they booked sessions for them and their family! You'll get too see some more of my favorites in a day, but here's one of the cutest little family!


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Cute Couples : Photo of the day

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Frankenmuth Vacation

Every year since I was 21, we are blessed with a large family vacation, usually a popular Michigan tourist city. This year was Frankenmuth, MI. My grandpa and grandma chose a great waterpark hotel right next to Bronners Christmas store. There's a little something cool for every age. We travel with G & G, 4 kids and spouses, 12 grandkids, 2 with spouses and 2 great grand kids. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa! Pretzel making at Zehnders.

Lunch at Tony's, where the servings are abnormally....um...well....... HUGE.

Zeke fell asleep and his head kept falling, so I tied it up with Kelly's scarf :) fun at the hotel....

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