Latisha Lyn Photography

for most of you that know us pretty well, you know that we love taking pictures!  although i do not have a very artistic side we still seem to take pictures of everything... and i do mean everything.  we take pictures of all our travel destinations, charity events we participate in, daily life, things we love (and even things we do not love), our pets, special memories/anniversaries, our families, and even our favorite meals at our favorite restaurants.  no matter what the occasion we love to capture our memories so we can forever reminisce on our entire journey together.  

we are very fortunate to have met such a talented person to do our photography for our engagement session and our wedding day.  we walked away from our initially meeting knowing that she was the right fit for us.  i loved everything about her as a person as well as her work.  we really wanted someone who was creative, modern, had a true passion for photography, and someone who could add her special touch on each photograph.

recently we had our engagement shoot with Latisha.  let me just tell you that i am obsessed with the outcome and can't stop looking at them!  i am not one to hang self portraits all over the house but with these pictures thats exactly what i want to do!  She truly captured our personalities and our love for each other.  we all shared many laughs during the session which really allowed us to relax, open up, and just be ourselves.  

after seeing all the pictures, i have more confidence that our photographer will capture every aspect of our special day the way it all plays out.  for those who are unable to make it will definitely feel like they didn't miss a thing :)  


Latisha recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy name Greyson, so i want to congratulate her, her husband and her twin girls on their new addition.

THE dress.

still am in total shock that i have found and purchased my wedding dress! i really wish i could post pictures and flaunt it to the world but as we all know i must keep this secret like i have never kept one before!  let's just say that i picked one that i least expected walking in.  keep in mind i really had no "expectation" about the actual dress... since my body is constantly changing with the weight loss and muscle toning, i am not sure what i look good in anymore let alone a wedding dress.  i no longer have a type or a set look.  what used to make me feel comfortable and pretty now makes me feel frumpy and blah.  i had a lot of fun trying on the different styles and materials mainly because i found confidence in myself that i haven't ever had.  i was able to have fun with this event instead of being critical and pessimistic.

my lady entourage minus 1 and a half
with "say Yes to the dress" signs
made by my sister, Danica & nieces!

it's funny because going into this part of the wedding adventure i had some sort of different expectation beyond the actual dress... i didn't feel any pressure while trying on dresses and i listened to myself more then i listened to my entourage (but truly valued everyone's opinion)... but... i expected a certain reaction... THE reaction. yes i do watch a lot of wedding shows (probably too many) so i thought i was going to have this dramatic emotional response to THE dress.  i had my own reaction.  basically, i almost had a panic attack, haha!  i had hot flashes and couldn't breathe.  a feeling of wanting to rip the dress off and sit in an ice bath :)  that's when i knew this was my dress for our wedding day!

celebrating a victorious dress shopping
experience with Margaritas and Salsa
with a few of my favorite ladies!

i also learned something about myself during dress shopping.  i think everyone has a part of the wedding that is a their thing... their special part of it... their "have to be perfect's"... (for lack of better terms.) either the ring, the music, the dress, the flowers, etc.  i thought the dress and the process of dress shopping was going to be "my thing" and learned that it wasn't.  i do really love my dress and get more and more excited about wearing it but i don't find it being my main aspect of the wedding.  so far my main "aspect" throughout this whole process is our engagement and my engagement ring. the Seattle engagement is something i will never forget and relive it daily in my mind.  thinking about it and seeing our 1 million pictures gives me comfort, love, and true unconditional happiness.  every time i look at it i think about my personal future, my future with my soon-to-be husband, and love.