catie + jake

Sunday I had the honor of getting to shoot one of my really good friend's engagement pictures. Catie has been one of my really good friends since we were freshman in high school and her and Jake have been together since the two of us were sophomores. I was there the day the two of them started dating (I like to credit myself for them going out, after all it was me who kept her mom from making her leave the baseball game that night ;)) and have seen the two of them grow together over the years, and I am so excited that they are finally getting married. The fact that she is allowing me to do their pictures is such an honor, and I am so excited for their September wedding!

Anyway, Catie is actually a very talented graphic designer. In fact she has been helping design our Save the Date cards for our wedding and is going to help us with the invitations as well. Don't get me wrong, I love making stuff myself, but I have nowhere near the talent that she does and her stuff is just so awesome! Everyone should definitely visit her store to see some of her amazing work. And that is just the start of what she can do-she designed my upcoming ad in the Perfect Wedding Guide magazine (and it turned out AWESOME! I can't wait to get the first copy!) and I plan on using her for many more business and personal related things in the future. So I definitely encourage all of my amazing brides out there to take a look at her invitations- if you are looking for something unique (who isn't?!) and unlike anything you've seen out there, you will love her stuff. I know I spend months upon months searching for the perfect invitation and nothing caught my eye, and she has exactly what we're looking for. She's got a blend of modern and traditional as well as the all out funky- anything you can dream up, she can make it happen!

Also, take a look at her wedding blog, she's going to have a beautiful wedding, and check out all of the things she has designed for her own big day!

Back to the engagement shoot- Catie and Jake had some very specific ideas for their shoot and it was SO much fun to get to be able to bring those ideas to life. They even brought some fun props (loving the balloon!!!)! We went out to a lake and then to downtown Omaha and it was so much fun. :)

Here are just a few of my favorites from the day- there were so many good ones!!!

Hope you guys enjoy your pictures so far! More will be on their way soon! :)