Danielle & Shane

Danielle and Shane are a sweet couple who will be married in Spring of 2009 at Christ Church Of The Valley. One of my favorite places to photograph! We did their engagement shoot this past week at her mothers house in Peoria. Thank you Gina for being so thoughtful and kind! I look forward to their wedding day!

Ana :)

Save The Date: Etiquette

I just recently have had a few brides ask me about SAVE THE DATE cards and etiquette. It seems to be a popular trend, and a really cute idea. One of my future brides asked me if I knew when it was to late to send out a save the date card. I truly had no idea so I decided to look it up and find out for my self. The Knot is one of my favorite places to go for valuable information and ideas concerning weddings. This is what they suggested...

Save-the-Dates: Etiquette Q&A

"Q. When do you send them? As a general rule, it's best to start spreading the news at around six months prior to the ceremony (eight months for a faraway destination). This gives guests plenty of time to book their travel, save a bit of cash, and ask for days off from work. Any earlier, and they may toss the notice aside. Any later, and it might as well be an invitation."

I hope this helps!!

Ana ;)

Lyding Family

The Lyding family are truly one of my favorite family's to work with. Faithful, kind and just all around good people. Vanessa was a past bride of mine. She is the one with the pretty green eyes. Vanessa is an aspiring photographer. I have a feeling she is going to be wonderful at it because she has such a great personality and an eye for detail. I wish her all the luck in the world.

Ana

Mary Sandy

A shout out to Mary Sandy!

Mary Sandy is another one of my good friends! She has made such a difference in my life both in photography and personal. Mary has helped me out so much when my system was down recently. She is an inspiration to me. Her work is beautiful and is full of romance. Check out her BLOG http://msandyphotographer.blogspot.com/ ! Thank you Mary Sandy for being my (BFF) ;) and for all your support.

Ana

Heather & Lyle

Heather and Lyle, are as sweet as they come. I say this with prejudice because Lyle's mother is a friend of mine. They got married at The Antique Wedding House in Mesa, AZ. A beautiful location with a charming old- fashion quality to it. They had a few issues with the venue but Lyle and Heather handled it with grace. Thanks Aimee for trusting me to capturing your sons special moment. I'm so honored to have done this for you and I really enjoyed being apart of this special occasion.

Ana

Kristin & David

Kristin and David had such a beautiful wedding. They got married at CCV (Christ Church of the Valley). I really enjoy photographing at this church because everyone is always so kind and helpful. The staff is so accomidating that it really helps in captureing a wedding from all angles. Kristin and David are such a great couple. They wanted to take the time for their picture so I managed to take over 800 images of their wedding. HA! That's what happens when I get the freedome to shoot! Thank you Kristin and David for chooseing me to photograph your wedding day it was a true delight. And such pleasure to have met you both and your wonderful family's!

Ana

Karina's 15th Birthday

I had the pleasure of photographing Karina's 15Th Birthday! She is such a sweet and beautiful young lady. Karina attends

St. Mary's high school and is a talented softball player for

St. Mary's. Thanks Karina for allowing me to photograph your big day. You are such a delight to work with, always ready with a smile. I wish you all the luck in your future plans in high school and in collage. And keep up the good work.

Ana :)

Tracy Kreck

I have been lucky in life to have been blessed with many good friends. All witch have been wonderful people to know, and who are very kind and giving friends. One is Tracy Kreck (My buddy!) She is an AMAZING photographer...! She has been such a wonderful mentor and has helped me go from film to digital witch has not been easy to say the least. She has been my savor in so many ways. Just recently my computer had some major issues and Tracy being the great friend she is, she came to my rescue. Not only by helping me to find a new computer but by helping me edit my weddings witch is such a time consuming job. I shoot anywhere from 500-850 images easily. And she is always willing to help me out and answer all of my millions of questions. I would like to voice out loud what a wonderful friend she is! I'm so lucky to have a friend like Tracy Kreck!

Ana ;)

Red Sox Slide Show!

Check out the slide show I created for my son's baseball team. Tournament Champions!!

You can click on the link below, then click on the RED SOX thumbnails.

http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?bm=165133

Please fill free to view all my other slide shows!

Allen Counts

My darling son Allen graduated from 8Th grade. I know for some it's not a big deal but for me every accomplishment both my boys have are a big deal in my eyes. I'm so proud of him! I just can't believe he is moving on to high school now. Oh my? ;)

His slide show! http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?bm=165133

Just click on Allen's 8th...

Ana

Tricia & Chris

Tricia and Chris are truly kind and wonderful people. Tricia on her wedding day glowed! She has such a natural beauty about her. Chris looked handsome and couldn't keep his eyes off Tricia. It was such an honor to photograph such sweet people.

I'm so thankful to have met them!
Ana (Photographer)