The Zwier Family - Part Two

This ended up being our first official unofficial Trash the Dress session! :) Laura and Ryan wanted to get some unique and beautiful pictures of her in her wedding dress - and they sure did!! We had such a fun time with them, especially since Laura wasn't planning on it being a TTD session but was completely game for it when we suggested it! Sandy beach, wheat field expedition, Lake Michigan and all!! :) Ryan was a trooper too, he had to endure a LOT of pictures that day since he was in this shoot, as well as the Family shoot! So, much thanks to you both for making our first Trash the Dress session so fun and relaxed!!

Love this romantic one of them in the wheat field we found!

Laura used to be in ballet, so we had her do some of her ballet on the shoreline for us. Besides the pretty spot, her beautiful twirling dress made these shots some of our favorites!

Love it.

Another beautiful ballet photo!

We ended up using both this swing and their hammock at their cottage in a few pictures - it was a nice prop and the pictures turned out great on them!

This wasn't originally a silhouette shot, but I loved it so much more as one! The clouds, the sunset, the rays of the sun...so pretty!

This was a picture I'd been wanting to do for a while now, and I finally got the chance to capture it! :) I LOVE the way it turned out!

Thought I'd end with a picture that looks like an ending. :) This is one of my personal favorites, I love the way it looks with the two little paths and the wheat and greens on either side of them...it's just a cute picture. :)

Thanks for a great first TTD session Laura and Ryan!!

The Zwier Family - Part One

We divided the Zwier Family Session into 3 different parts, so I'm going to post them as three separate posts. It was all in one afternoon/evening however, out at their lovely family cottage up north. We photographed the entire family, Katie (a senior session), and Laura & Ryan (a TTD session).

The first I'm going to post about is Katie Zwier who's about to begin her last year of high school - congrats Katie!! We had a fun time shooting with her, she was game for any crazy suggestion we threw her way...and we can come up with many! :) Here are some of my more favorite photos from that afternoon:

Tammy and I loved her dress, it went perfectly with the colors in the wheat field.

Right after Katie hopped on this, a big wave came crashing over it and almost rolled it over! Luckily, we got a great picture before it happened though! :)

So cute. I really liked the jean pictures. (As you can tell, we had her in the water a bit!)

Tammy and I really like this picture - notice her "model hair!" That's our favorite part! :) The colors, the waves and whitecaps, a few clouds, the splash around her feet...it's a great photo!

I like the peaceful/thoughtful look to this one.

Yup, I'm pretty sure her legs went all the way up to my shoulders!!

Well, there was your sample of Katie's part of the shoot, hope you enjoyed the pictures! Thanks to Katie for being so willing to work with us and our suggestions, and again, congratulations on becoming a senior! Enjoy your last year of high school!!