more to come, but here's a sneak peek.

i had an amazing couple of weeks, so much so, that i am half-heartedly trying to convince adam that we should move there- for lots of reasons i may or may not write about here.  don't worry, existing and future clients, it would be a long while anyway.

this was one of the last images i shot on the trip, but see that little flame?  yeah, that produces a REALLY loud, gunshot-like noise.  we heard it throughout our vacation.  the first time, i truly believed they were gunshots and it was a little scary.  it was the first day we arrived at the house we rented in granada and i wondered what i had gotten my mom and i into.  i didn't see what produced the heart attack and car alarm inducing noise (not sure about heart attacks, but these buggers definitely set off car alarms) until half way through our trip.  i saw them being lit at the end of our trip.  the lucky lighter has all of two seconds at the most to get out of the way before the explosion.  they are actually called bombas in san juan del sur, where this was taken.  the crowd behind was part of a procession for a holiday called the divine child.

this just about sums up the trip. i totally dig hammocks.

we were privileged to be able to see a sunset behind the concepcion volcano on the island of ometepe, one of the most magical places i have visited in my life. there is a huge movement of organic farms on the island which is pretty incredible.

with that phenomenal view came a downside, i.e., creepy crawlies. i love praying mantises, so i was content for him to guard our house, however, giganto spiders, beetles and grasshoppers are not welcome inside the mosquito net.

amazing colors all over the whole country. i just loved the look of this pool hall.

and this is where i'd like to live- on a hillside just to the north. gears are a spinning.

as of tomorrow, i'll be out of the country until july 21st, with sporadic access to email and no access to voicemail.  please be patient!  i promise i will respond as soon as i am able to.

stay tuned for lots of pics when i return!

melissae and chris, it was great spending a couple of sweltering hours with you!  thanks for being up for any abstract idea i threw your way.  :-) click here for the slideshow.

here's a sneak peak of a super fun and meltingly hot after session with chris + melissae.  yep, bride on a bike!  chris and melissae both ride and chris makes custom bikes, so a bike chain ring shot, of course, was in order.  stay tuned for more!  chris + melissae, thanks for being such great sports!

we have the pleasure of working with lots of laid back couples.  in fact, i think the people who are drawn to our work tend to be laid back in general.  meryl and scott are the smooth buttercream frosting on the cake of chillness.

i hope you guys had a smooth and uneventful flight to greece.  you didn't try to pack the saber, did you?  :-)

new format, as in, GINORMOUS photos format.  click here for the slideshow.

katie and anne did an amazing job coordinating for soiree st. louis .  incredible flowers by sisters flowers.  hair, makeup, cake and catering by the superbly talented staff at the chase park plaza.  fabulous music by the joe bozzi band.