{The Blog Is Back!}

Og my goodness, I am so so so sorry for neglecting the blog these past couple of months. So much has been going and it has been a crazy and busy couple of months. As I shared earlier this summer I went to Ethiopia for the month of July. I had the most incredible time out there. I joined on a missions trip with Vanguard University and I worked at a couple of orphanages out there. I met the most amazing people and had the best time. More blogs on Ethiopia coming soon I promise. The other half of my summer and beginning of fall has been packed with WEDDINGS! I have been so busy, which I love, and I have been shooting all over the place (Boston, Ritz @ Dana Point, Nixon, and so many more fun venues). I can't say enough how blessed I am to have the some many incredible bride and grooms this year. I love them all and it just so happens I usually become friends with them all through the wedding process.

I am going to do my best to get caught up on my blogging so keep your eyes peeled, there should be about 4 or 5 weddings postings coming up soon as well as tons of Ethiopia blogs :) Miss ya all and I am happy to be back on the blog! xo Katelin

{Tim & Heather}

Wow Tim and Heather, what can I say? They are such a beautiful couple with the happiest hearts ever on their wedding day. I had the pleasure of shooting for Eric Slay with Paper White Photography. He is so great to shoot with! Fun, relaxed and creative is Eric to a tee! The first time I met Tim and Heather was on their wedding day all dressed up and ready for their monumental day and honestly just by being able to photograph them and see their genuine emotion towards one another I felt like I knew them for years. I love what I am able to experience behind the lens and I love that I am blessed to capture these split second moments that go by on such a special day. I LOVE MY JOB!

{Aaron & Ariana}

So this was an extra fun wedding because I was able to let loose on the dance floor with my best friends. I was not the main photographer for this event because I was on the other side of the wedding process... I was a BRIDESMAID!! It was so fun and it was so amazing to watch my best friend from college marry the most genuine, loving and fun man. They are so great together and they truly make an amazing team. I had to sneak a few snaps of the shutter though... it's just my nature. I love these photos and I love you Ariana and Aaron!!

This is me with my college partners in crime! We make some pretty hot Wildcat Alumni!!

{An Amazing Wedding}

So where do I begin? This wasn't your typical wedding as you can probably see. However, it was one of the most special weddings I have ever had the opportunity of photographing. The couple here has been together for quite sometime and they decided to get married with the help of a local church ministry. This couple lives in their trailer in Orange. They had all of their close friends attend their wedding. The park they got married in was packed with over 50 homeless friends, all there to support their friends on their special day. Since the wedding was around Halloween they came up with the brilliant idea of a Halloween themed wedding. The talented bride made almost all of the costumes. The bridal party and most of the guests dressed up! Amongst all of the people there I was able to chat with a few in particular and really get to know them and a bit about their life thus far. They were all so sweet and had the most interesting life stories to share with me. After the wedding I hung around and caught up with two of my new friends, "Tattoo" and "The Joker". They made me laugh harder than I have in awhile. Those guys sure know how to tell a good story and a couple of jokes. I will never forget how fun this day was and I plan to return soon and hang out with my new buddies, maybe over some coffee, del taco and few more good stories! :)

My new friends, The Joker and Tattoo.