Sweet Family

She asked me to go to the store with her. "No big deal", I thought to myself, "she said we only have to pick up milk..." . As her mom dropped us by the door, she asked if I thought we needed a basket. "It's only milk right? We can totally handle that". We giggle over to the milk (What? It's what fifth graders do!) and she opens the cooler and starts handing me gallons like we're in an assembly line and have 100 gallons of ice cream to make. "What are you doing??", I asked. "Getting milk!!!", she said in her adorable high pitched little voice. In amazement, we walk out of the grocery store with six gallons of milk (if I remember correctly), and that was just a weeks worth.

You see, the Kellum's are a big family. There's David, Denise, Desley and his beautiful family Jennifer Corban and Si, and then there Derek, Dean and Brooke, D'Anna and D'Nae and Ed. And there is always someone else around that the sweet family has taken under their wing to love and care for. I have never met a larger family. And not just because they have 5 kids, but because they never close their arms. They are always willing to allow God to work through them by loving on anyone that needs it. They have been more than a blessing in my life and I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to capture their beauty as a family and as individuals.

We'll start with these two ADORABLE "chillins"

Sweet, sweet Uncle Ed.

The whole Gang...

Again in their gorgeous back yard.

Sweet David and Denise with a grandson...

The boys jumping on a trampoline, so stinkin' cute.

The brothers and sisters (and sister-in-laws!) I love this series...

The boys in the back are devising a plan as the girls fall down...

And off you go!

I hope you enjoyed looking at these as much as I enjoyed taking them. Thanks for being so amazing Kellum's, can't wait to do it again :)

Grace.Peace.Beauty

Cait

Sneak Peak of my favorite family...

Here's a quick preview of the Kellum family! They are so precious and I can't wait to share more! I am going to take my first break for the day! Have a blessed week and check back for more soon!

Grace.Peace.Beauty.
Caitlin

Inspiration and Updates

Everyone is inspired-inspired by someone, somewhere and by something. I knew a woman once. She was everything to me. But more than anything, she inspired me. She inspired me to be a better person, to love, to be graceful, to appreciate good music and so many more things. She was my Aunt Zaphy. Not related by blood-just by spirits. I could talk to her about anything, and no matter what the circumstance, she turned it into a teachable moment, or a blessing. I could go on forever about what she was to me and why she meant to be what she did-but I won’t. A year ago, on October 15, 2008, I lost my Zaphy. And my life was turned upside down and has pretty much stayed that way. Not because I am still mourning, but because her death even inspired me. It inspired me to grow, to learn often, to love harder and to take risks. To start this very business-as a matter of fact. So here I am-growing, learning, loving and taking risks. I miss and love her with all my heart, but I choose this day to be grateful for a life that taught me so much, and for that I am so grateful.

On a photography note-I am still here! My lack of posts makes my little heart sad-but this semester has been nuts! If I’m not working, I am at school, if I am not there I’m doing homework, and if I’m not doing homework I’m trying to see Ryan and my friends and family in the short time that I have off. I am trying to be better, just bare with me for a bit! To prove it, I am going to post a few pics from one of my latest shoots.

This is Brandi and Brett. They got married a few months ago and Brandi needed some Bridals and wanted to give the Day-After Session a shot. I was so excited!! This really was so much fun and I can’t wait for you to see them. Thanks Brandi and Brett for being so understanding with my crazy busy schedule!


Dear Brandi-you're adorble. Love, Caitlin

I couldn't decide which of the next two I liked better...

Coming soon-my favorite Kellum family! My best friend has a huge and wonderful family that I got to shoot this last Saturday and they turned out so great! Can’t wait for you to see them!

Grace.Peace.Beauty. INSPIRATION
Cait

Julia and Jeremiah

Every wedding is a learning experience for me. Whether that lesson learned is to watch where I park so my car doesn’t get towed, remember to hold on to my purse when running through the rain, or to laugh at my foolishness instead of crying, I learn. But through all that-I learned something better at Julia and Jeremiah’s Wedding. I realized that life is too short to be uptight about things that don’t matter. These two are the most laid back couple I have ever been around. It was pouring rain for 24 hours straight when Julia was supposed to have her reception outside at a beautiful Bed and Breakfast-and she just smiled and knew it would be okay because she would be married to her best friend at the end of the day. Jeremiah’s contagious laugh continually made the chapel brighter. This wedding was a joy to be a part of- I am so blessed to know these two, and to have even the tiniest part in their amazing story. Thanks, J & J, for being so in love and for choosing to laugh at life-even through the rain.

We'll start it off with this sweet poem that Julia's mom wrote.

PRECIOUS flower girls!

Sweet, sweet girls!

The boys were so much fun as they “suited up”

Peeking...

Groom/Bride anxiously waiting for the wedding to start…so cute!

He's totally cheating

It was pouring rain all day and I was so sad because it was so beautiful around the chapel-and because I had never shot group photos inside a tiny chapel with 75-100+ guests…I had a mini mental breakdown for a second but I got over it when I saw…this.

Attempt #3 at a jumping picture…it isn’t perfect but it sure was funny!

The spots are a mixture of Grain, Rice, and Rain!

There were so many that I wanted to post, but my eyes are yelling at me to stop. I hope that you are all having a blessed life. See you soon!
Grace.Peace.Beauty. LOVE
Caitlin

beautiful julia

Whew. What a story. That is all I can say about my past weekend at Julia and Jeremiah's Wedding in Fort Worth. And I am not just talking about the unfortunate events (and great story) that occurred involving myself (full story to come), but I am talking about a story about a boy and a girl who fell hopelessly in love-and what an amazing experience it was to watch that love shine. Through the rain, and chaos of the weekend Julia's laid back personality and Jeremiah's contagious laugh overcame it all. Nothing was going to stop the fact that they were getting married, or that their day was to be anything shy of perfection.

As I am going through the hundreds of photos of this weekend, I wanted to share a few of Julia's bridals. We didn't get to do a whole lot due to some weather issues, but I am looking froward to shooting a day after session with the newlyweds. (A Day-After session is when the married couple dresses up in their wedding garb, and models. It is great-so I hear-because you aren't limited on time and creativity, due to a reception and/or wedding that must take place. It can be the day after your wedding, or maybe two weeks after-whatever works for you.)

Nonetheless-here is the gorgeous girl!

That's all for now-but be looking for pics from their Wedding soon!

Grace.Peace.Beauty.

Caitlin

Inspiration

There I was, up at 5:50 am to make my hair especially straight. After all, it was Casey. I was shooting with Casey. I have stalked them for what seems like forever on their blog! I have to remind myself to stop being weird, and just go on with my day, like a normal person. I rushed out of class to go work out when I get a note. It says, "Happy Shooting with Casey Day!" in squiggles and I have to curse Anna's ability to know what I am feeling at any given point. The next few hours pass quickly, and I finally get there-and had a blast.
I have admired Casey and Aric's ability to capture life and love for quite some time. All night, I continually made a fool of myself by making references to blogs she had posted, and numerous events in her life but she just laughed (nervously, but still laughed) and pretended to ignore how crazy I was. Nonetheless, I truly admire people who inspire, because that is all I long to do with my own life. And Casey is that-an inspiration, both as a photographer and a person, and I can't thank her enough for taking time out to just hang out and do what we love together.

Here is the only pic I have of her...she didn't want to model for us. Why? Is beyond me!


The beautiful Anna...

And I will end with this narcissistic picture that I asked Casey to take. It's not because I wanted a picture of me, honest. I really love my new bag :)

Grace.Peace.Beauty. and Inspiration to you all.

-Caitlin