To celebrate this three in one blog we have decided to do a little giveaway of three of our favorite things. One representing work, one representing life, and one representing fun. And these three prizes are going to go to three of you! It’s so easy. All you have to do is leave us a comment saying hello (and if you want to go ahead and subscribe we wouldn’t mind that either) on any of the new posts including the engagement session below and anything else posted through the end of this week. We’ve got so much good stuff that we’ve been storing up so check back in daily to see what’s new. We will randomly select three commenters from all the new comments on Sunday and announce the winner in Sunday’s post.

The goods:
1 Kata Neck Strap (our all time favorite camera strap!)
1 Jim Gaffigan “King Baby” DVD (one of our all time favorite stand up comedians!)
1 Anthropologie Baltic Amber Candle (our favorite scent!)
*camera and memory cards not included in giveaway

So, take a look around, add this new blog to your reader, bookmark it, and if you’ve linked to us anywhere, please update the link. We can’t wait to meet all of you and show you what we’ve been holding captive for the last few weeks!

Love and changes,
Becka & Nate

There are a few things you need to know before continuing on with this post:

Sarah & Roger are our first official post on this new blog!
Sarah & Roger are high school sweethearts.
Sarah & Roger live reside in Ocala.
Sarah & Roger are ridiculously adorable.
Sarah & Roger wanted a red barn style country engagement shoot….

I fell in love with this old truck instantly…

I love this one. I’m so sneaky!

FAVORITE!

I spotted these power lines as we drove to the barn and made everyone stop on the way back. Worth it!

click here to go see the feature

I’m not sure we’ve ever been this slow posting on the blog and I’m starting to feel like such a slacker but we’ve literally been spending every free moment working with our talented designer behind the scenes to get everything for our new blog ready to roll. It is finally coming together and is so close that I can taste it. I’m so excited about the updated format and all the new features we will have included! It’s been something that Nate and I had been wanting for a while but we just didn’t have the means to get it accomplished and thanks to our amazing designer we are now able to bring it all together.

But, I’ve got to admit, I’m holding out on you all, beloved readers, because I want to save it all for the new blog once it launches. That means I’ve got all kinds of pictures waiting and ready to show off but I’m waiting until the new blog goes live to do it. Some of the things on deck are…

A gorgeous wedding at the elegant Grand Bohemian Hotel
A bright and beautiful country club wedding
A country styled engagement session
A steamy elopement/trash the dress at Wekiva Springs
News about our feature in Professional Photographer Magazine
A look at our first ever magazine COVER!
Weekly posts by Nate himself ;)

And so much more :)

Stay tuned…we’ll be announcing it soon and giving everyone the new address.

Love and Changes,
Becka & Nate

…coming soon ;)

A few months ago I had the pleasure of meeting Trisha Hay. We actually met because we had both contacted Liene Stevens and were trying to help her set up a workshop here in Orlando. (Which, if you are an entrepreneur, you should attend!) Trisha is an extremely talented graphic artist who’s resume includes Disney, the Engage conferences, Sean Low, and soon… a new logo for us! ;)

In her spare time she runs the oh-so-delightful blog, Black White Bliss, bringing gorgeous design inspiration to the screen every week! When Trisha and I met up again for a local mixing of young professionals we knew we had to schedule a personal portrait session for her to get some new bio pictures for her website and blog. Her husband, who is talented architect (how cool are they as a couple? I mean come on!) also joined in to get some frames for himself. And since we did both their sessions at the same time, we forced them to take a few cuddly shots together. ;)

You can follow both of them on twitter here:
Trisha Hay
Brandt Hay

Black White Bliss ;)

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From Chicago to Orlando they came. With purple and pink flower petals. With a quick hello from Donald and Daisy Duck. A violinist was playing songs from my childhood on repeat and I found myself humming, “A whole new world…” as I heard the shutter clicks and I realized how much I wanted to watch the movie, Aladdin. Too bad I only have it on VHS. We don’t have a VHS player. (Do they still make VHS players?)

Seriously though, when I think of my childhood, I think of Disney movies. I had (have) them memorized. Prince Charming (Or Prince Eric, he was my favorite) and a doe-eyed girl. A damsel in distress or a strong-willed princess (Work it Jasmine!) Disney was a big part of my formative years. So it’s fun, now, to see it come full circle. From imaginary childhood worlds, to this romantic and magical day when two new friends become one and we get to capture it for the ages. One day, their grandchildren will look through these images. They will laugh at how old the fashions look and will say “Grandma, you were hot!” and they’ll giggle. A little girl will swoon and say “Grandpa, it’s soooo romantic!” And then maybe they’ll ask to watch Cinderella, because Disney is now on their brains. And a new generation of dreamers and lovers of love will begin to grow.

Donald cracks me up in this one…






Mouse shoes by Marc Jacobs

Ceremony: SeaBreaze Point, Disney Boardwalk
Coordinator: Amy Riendeau with Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings
Reception: Bluezoo Restaurant
Gown: Jasmin Bridal, House of Brides, Chicago
Hair & Makeup: Patricia LeJeune

We got to meet Sarah and Roger this last weekend at their home in gorgeous Ocala (which takes much longer to drive to than google maps led us to believe, sorry guys) for their big red barn engagement session. Both Nate and I were excited because Sarah had made our lives easy by deciding on a theme for her portraits and even finding the perfect barn to shoot at! (Thanks Sarah’s friend’s neighbor!) Can I please, for a second, tell you all how much I LOVE having some sort of theme for these sessions? It doesn’t have to be anything super detailed, even something as simple as a big red barn can give us such inspiration and can keep all the images cohesive. I am so in love with these frames from their session. It doesn’t help that I’m listening to my “I love country” playlist while I edit these. Now I’m all nostalgic for horses, homemade cornbread, big open fields, and rugged old barns… le sigh….

Yeah, we know… “GQ called and they want Roger back” ;)

The good stuff…

I can’t lie, I’m really excited about this one…

Sexy legs…

Oh FAVORITE! FAVORITE! FAVORITE!

I can’t get Nate to listen to country music but I still sneak it while he’s gone and I’m at home working.
And in case anyone is curious, here is my “I Love Country” Playlist, for your listening pleasure:

.Bad Things / Jace Everett (True Blood theme song, hello yum!)
.Nothin’ Better to Do / LeAnn Rimes (Because I like the sassiness)
.Flat On the Floor / Carrie Underwood
.Last Name / Carrie Underwood (This one cracks me up)
.Down in Mississippi / Sugarland (A favorite since freshman year of college)
.Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy / Big & Rich (How can you not love this?)
.Honky Tonk Badonkadonk / Trace Adkins
.Boondocks / Little Big Town
.Kerosene / Miranda Lambert
.Rough & Ready / Trace Adkins
.Jacked Up / Gretchen Wilson
.Tim McGraw / Taylor Swift (I’ll admit it, she tells good stories)
.Before He Cheats / Carrie Underwood
.Moments / Emerson Drive
.She’s Everything / Brad Paisley (Swoonsauce)
.Want To / Sugarland
.Stay / Sugarland (Sugarland may be my favorite country band)
.Would You Go with Me / Josh Turner (His voice is like butter!)

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