Silas | One Year | Manhattan, Kansas

In my hometown, my mom would take me to the swimming pool after the sun went down. It wasn't until I got older that I realized this was an isolated experience, but small towns have advantages like that. I'd surface and stare at the glowing water with my eyelashes adorned in drops of water, would make the everything glisten. The heat of the summer would bring out critters that then I found fascinating, with toads (then frogs as far as I was concerned) ranking number one. They would swim with us, doing whatever it is that toads do in a swimming pool. Sometimes I would catch one and contemplate kissing it. Maybe, if I were lucky, this one would be the one. This one would be the prince, and with the lightest peck would be freed from its enslavement. Unfortunately, prince-frog myths were frequently accompanied by toad-wart warnings are were my biggest deterrent from finding transfigured royalty.

Just recently though, while on a photographic escapade, I came across a frog-prince. He just turned one and is adorable as ever. While I have since found my own prince, perhaps one day Silas will find a frog-princess to call his own. Now though, his greatest joy in life is a pinwheel, which as you will see was his strongest path to happiness on our mini session. What an adorable, beautiful family he is a part of!

Emma + Jon | Engagement | Kansas City, Mo

It was a day just like any other. Coffee was on his mind, and once it was there, he had no choice but to succumb to his desires to consume the drink of the gods. It was long before he arrived at the place of his stomach’s desire. Little did he know, he would soon encounter more than coffee, more than smells and simple fixes for addiction.

Behind the counter stood a barista, unlike any he had ever met. There was something outstanding about her. Maybe it was her demeanor, her voice, her smile, maybe it was a everything. Whatever it was, Jonathan knew she was the cocktail of perfection, the dish he came to order, and suddenly coffee became obsolete.

It wasn’t long before he bought her a piece of jewelry, one that she would wear for years to come. He presented it to her at sunrise while visiting her grandparents’ home on the outskirts of Kansas City. 

This is where we bring our story today, with a sunrise engagement session, shot in the very place he proposed just weeks before. 

Fall in love with Emma and Jon and be inspired by their beauty.

Halie + Tyler | Wedding | Kansas City, Mo | The Hobbs

"It's time," he said. "It's been long enough."While I am loosely quoting Eat, Pray, Love, taking his statement completely out of context, I agree with it. It's time I start blogging again. After taking a considerable hiatus, it's time I start sharing the faces of beauty with the rest of the non Facebook world. Oh, it's good to write again.

Speaking of writing, this weekend Halie and Tyler started writing a new story, a story of love and life. To better understand them, set your playlist to Beautiful by Phil Wickham followed by any good ole Frank Sinatra song, ending with Tonight by Fun. Scroll along and fall in love with their story.