That’s right!  We want to continue the journey with our wedding couples and stay in touch, so we love gifting our couples with a portrait session every single year!  It can be family, pets, maternity, baby, etc.  and it is so much fun watching our couples grow with the families and new experience in their lives!

Today’s family is Natalie and Alan–The Smiths!  They were married back in 2008 and we loved being a part of their big day!  Then the BIG CHANGE!  Little Miss Savannah arrived a couple of years later!

Check out their progression below–love it!

So, come on–become a member of the Monarch Family.  We know you are special–and we treat you like you deserve to be treated–LIKE FAMILY!

SO, from the engagement until now–Here is the Smith Family!

Natalie and Alan's engagement session

We had a blast!

Their beautiful wedding day...

The newlyweds...

A couple of years later--Savannah arrived!

And Savannah grew some more!

And the latest portraits--SAVANNAH IS ONE YEAR OLD!

She was not a fan of that hate, for sure!

But she loved her balloons!

And some yummy birthday cake! Smith Family--we love ya!

Anthony is a really great senior–he is super-creative and a wonderful musician.  We thought some in-studio portraits and some on-location shots here near our studio in The Highlands would suit him perfectly–and there ya go!

Check out his music video below–and click on any image to see it in full-size.

Congrats on graduation, Anthony!

Perfect place for a musician!

He is so mod!

Moody.

In the alley behind our studio.

A favorite.

Simplicity.

SO many great places near the studio!

Love this look.

Congrats, Anthony!

Just one today, but plenty more tomorrow!

If you are either a member of the Class of 2012 OR 2013, come on and get that session on the calendar!  Monarch HS Seniors are the best!  Sessions range from $125 on up, so there is something for everyone!

BW is always a classic.

The wind was blowing, the sun was setting, and the kissing was sweet!

So romantic…Happy Wednesday!

Simple romance...

When the owners, Pip and Susan, asked us to photograph a real couple in the space, we were so happy to oblige!  Katie and Travis are one of our Monarch wedding couples and they enjoyed getting dressed up again for the session!

Check out the image music video below and double-click on images to see them at a larger size!

And a big congrats to Pip and Susan–your event space is SHEER PERFECTION!  Check them out on Facebook, too!

I promised them a quick sneak peek before they head off for their honeymoon in Mexico tomorrow, so here they are!  Congrats to Melanie and Ben!  Thanks for asking us to share in your special day!

All about details...

Melanie was just lovely!

Our handsome groom, Ben!

Beautiful bride!

Down the aisle with her sweet dad...

The church is amazing!

Melanie and her family--such a great group of people!

I love this image of Ben's grandmother during the ceremony...

A moment with The Blessed Mother...

Gorgeous!

Romance...

The cake was truly the centerpiece at The Olmsted.

Party time!

Ben's mom had a great time!

And Melanie's mom, Dottie, did as well! Congrats, everyone!

We have gotten to know owners Susan and Pip through a mutual friend, and we are thrilled to be a part of this wonderful new place to tie the knot, celebrate a big event, host a soiree, etc.!

Here is just a quick shot of Monarch couple, Katie and Travis, for some promotional work we did for Pip and Susan–it is gorgeous!  I will post more tomorrow!

And they are hosting an open house tomorrow evening from 6-9 p.m., so be sure to join us!

Congrats to The Marcus Lindsey!

Louisville's newest venue! Lovely!

Today, I wanted to feature part two of Melanie and Corey’s engagement session.  We shot the first part at UK (you can see that if you scroll down our posts) and NOW–their engagement portraits we photographed in lovely downtown Louisville!

Can’t wait for their wedding in late June! It will be wonderful!

Check out their music slide show and images below–have a great week!

SO cute!

Perfect sky for them...

Simplicity.

By the bridge...

Silly fun!

They are so good together!

The downtown view...

Melanie's dress was adorable!

Fun with textures.

Sweet.

Congrats to Melanie and Corey!

To celebrate their big success, I thought I would show off Melanie and Corey’s engagement portraits!  We had special permission a few months ago to do a part of their engagement session at the Joe Craft Center at UK and it was a blast!  Melanie and Corey are super-fun and are wonderful fans of the UK Basketball program, so I was so happy that we had a chance to get in there and shoot some portraits of this happy couple!

Tomorrow, I will feature their downtown Louisville engagement session part, but for now–GO CATS!

Check out their music image slide show and double-click on any image to see it larger–What a fun session!

They actually have TWO wedding anniversaries because they had a little ceremony first since Nick was active military and was headed overseas.  Once he got out of the military, though–the BIG official wedding and reception were held!  How fun to be able to celebrate your love twice?

They had a lovely wedding in March 2011 and we were honored to be a part of it.  They are an awesome couple and wish them many years of love, laughter, and married bliss!

Check out some of their wedding day images below–click on an image to see it larger!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, you crazy kids!  It was a great big party on your day!