We had a beautiful evening when we met up with Julia and Josh for their engagement session. It was the first time meeting them, although Julia and I have been talking over email for months. Julia has been a fan of studio3z for a while, so it was awesome to finally meet up. I thought it was adorable when we pulled up and were looking for them, and she waved us down and said, “Hi! Knew it was you guys, from the blog!” :)

So when we were deciding on a location for our session, Julia left the decision up to me. When I mentioned my first pick, lets just say she was not exactly “feeling” it the way I was. :) Julia was looking for something a little more pretty than the urban idea I had in mind. I had heard that this *other* location was looking GORGEOUS right now, so I presented my idea to Julia and she loved it. The location? A very large, very old, very beautiful cemetery. Yes, I said a cemetery. In case you are not aware, we are not your typical photographers. :)

Throughout the session Josh mentioned being a little weary of all the gravestones, and the possibility of another figure showing up in the shots….(eeeekks) The cool thing was we were completely alone the whole time (at least in the land of the living). We were kept company by the gorgeous old trees, and lovely ponds filled with HUGE goldfish. The place was amazing.

Thanks Julia and Josh for putting up with us, and the heat! It was well worth it (in my opinion) to have that hot sun, when you see the AMAZING shots at the bottom with the sun going down.

Julia’s smile is contagious!! I couldn’t help but smile while looking through these. :)

Ok, I am a little crazy about these next two shots. Could the sun be any more perfect??

Brett recently took his annual Memorial Day weekend camping trip with his friends. Just like his last camping trip, I was insanely jealous, but also super happy that he could get out of this rat race of life and just BREATHE for a few days. Everyone needs it from time to time, and hopefully next year when our baby is 2, I can join back in on the fun. :) Below are a few photos from Brett’s weekend adventure.

You may remember us talking about one of our good friends Mitch Matthews from a previous post regarding his company, Fermata Music. If not click HERE to check that out. This is Mitch below. This scene below is familiar to me. On the trip I went on a couple years back, we hiked and hiked for hours, and then made it to the tip of this very pretty overlook area. Without anything being said, Mitch pulled out his trumpet and very softly began to play. When you are in such a peaceful state of mind, surrounded only by God’s amazing handiwork & dear friends, hearing him play seems almost surreal. Probably one of the most beautiful and peaceful moments ever. Anyone within hearing distance feels compelled to stop, dead in their tracks.

My nature boy, out on his adventure.