Jolie & Stevie...Wedding

Yesterday was the big day for Jolie & Stevie. Everything about this wedding was fun and colorful! Especially the nursery at the church (First Assembly of God in Lee's Summit) where the bride was getting ready...









We found ourselves back on the Independence Square where we shot their engagement portraits. This time Jolie & Stevie were super fresh newlyweds...





The handsome groom...



Jolie couldn't resist getting a little frisky with Stevie...





Then Stevie got REALLY frisky with Jolie... ;-)



Lee & Katie merrily reporting for picture duty...





Very nice...



The beautiful (and silly) bride...













Ring shots... (couldn't decide on just one)





Adorable, fun cake...



Reception fun...







I just love their expressions here - not sure what was going wrong... ;-)



The best man's toast was more of a roast...





But the maid of honor was giving out some love...



And Jolie was lovin' her grandpa. So sweet...



Congratulations Jolie & Stevie! Have a F-U-N honeymoon! A funnymoon! ;-)

What Is It?

ETA: THE RESULTS

Okay, I suppose that one was too easy! ;-)
Yes, it is a carousel! I thought about making the picture black & white to be a little more challenging...but I preferred the picture with color.

Congratulations to Chris who was the first to respond! She wins a $5 gift card for iTunes! Email me at sarah@rimelphoto.com to claim your prize!
I must also give special mention to Kevin who taught me that there are many more words for carousel/merry-go-round than I realized!

Good work everybody!

It's been a while since we played the "What Is It?" game...so here you go...



Rules:

You must leave your guess in the comments section of this post. (Make sure you include at least a first name so I have a way to identify the winner.)

You are welcome to guess more than once.

The first person to guess correctly wins a prize! Woo hoo!

Happy Birthday Maddox!

This year Maddox wanted a pirate birthday party! So a while back we got him dressed up in his pirate costume (a Christmas present from PaPa and Mary - thank you) for his invitation photo shoot. Cutest pirate I've ever seen (though I am quite biased)...





This is the pic that was selected for his pirate invitations...



So Sunday was the day of the big party. We had gone crazy with pirate decor...





Grandma Nita came through once again with an amazing cake!





Plus Grandma Nita surprised Maddox with is very own special pirate cake that we saved for today...the "actual" birthday.



Once the party got started - it was difficult for me to take very many pics. Tough to be the photographer and hostess. ;-) But I did manage some. Here's a pic of Olivia winning the "Pin the Eyepatch on the Pirate" game. (#5 was a cheater ;-)



There was also an extremely chaotic treasure hunt to find their goodie bags. It was a lot of fun watching them run around finding the clues, piecing together the map, and hunting down the treasure. Here is Maddox enjoying his loot...



This pirate is pretty stinkin' cute too...



The pirate suckers had an unfortunate side effect.... Sorry parents. ;-)



For some reason, Maddox was very uncomfortable with all of the attention being focused on him for the cake/candles/Happy Birthday portion of the party. He avoided eye contact and kept shrugging his shoulders - like, why is everyone looking at me?! He also said he did not want to make a wish, but was at least willing to blow out the candles.



I offered Evey some cake and she seemed uninterested. But when I left the room Grandma Donna was bound and determined to get some cake into the girl. Because she needs MORE to eat. ;-) She definitely seemed to enjoy the cake once she got going...



I like how her technique evolved from the delicate, dainty, pinky-out method...



...to cramming it in by the fist full.



After the cake, several of the little ones headed outside to play. It was so miserably hot on Sunday, I felt like I was going to melt everytime I was out for a few minutes. But those kids were running around and having a grand time! Though this one looks like he might explode or something...



Not surprisingly, Maddox was exhausted after his party and passed out on the couch. That's one sleepy little pirate...



However, today is the actual birthday. Maddox is officially 4 years old today! Four fabulous years of Maddox...what a blessed joy. 90% of the time. ;-) So tonight we will be heading out to celebrate...

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July!



Since we have a little one this year, we opted out of the big shows and just spent the evening at my sister's house. We just weren't sure how Evey would react to all of the noise and hoopla. Here is the little sparkler, chillin' in a kiddie lawn chair...



Fun with streamers...



I went wild and spent $5 at Target on fireworks. I bought several packages of the snappers and a package of party poppers. Whoop whoop! ;-) Maddox enjoyed the snappers...



Enjoying a festive patriotic cookie...yum!



Evey took a nap after dinner...but it must not have been enough rest. She spent the fireworks portion of the evening with her head down on Papa's shoulder, watching the show out of the corner of her eye.





My sister definitely invested in more fireworks than I did. ;-)
They put on a great show...









My favorite was taking pictures of the kids with the sparklers...













Maddox said that the 4th of July was even better than Halloween. Which is HUGE! He has been obsessed with Halloween ever since last October. He even said it was the best day of his life. I haven't heard that since the day we put up the Christmas tree! It's going to be quite a weekend for the fella - his birthday party is tomorrow! The 4th of July and a birthday party all in one weekend! Good times...

Graffiti Art

I enjoy...

ACTION Photo Contest

A short while back, my friend Matt shared with me the “best photo ever taken.” It is a great shot indeed, and gave me the idea for the next SRP Photo Contest! ACTION! And summer seems like the perfect time of year – when everyone is out having fun. So what are you doing this summer? Let’s see your action shots!

This contest is open to anybody and everybody...yes, that means you! As usual, ACTION will be open to interpretation…get creative and have fun with it!

THE "RULES"...
- DEADLINE for all entries is Sunday, August 3rd.
- You may submit no more than 2 images and must be willing to have your picture(s) posted on the blog.
- Attach your photos in an email message and send to contest@rimelphoto.com.
- Be sure to include the photographer's full name and any information you care to share about the story behind the photo(s) you are submitting.

(If possible…size your images to 1800 pixels on the long side…or save your images for the web. If you have no idea what this means…don’t worry – just send me your pictures.)

Hmmm…what will be the fabulous prize(s)??? ;-)

I can't wait to see your images! Happy Shooting!