Wedding Photography I Review

I work with the best people, did you know that? I somehow get the sweetest brides and most gracious grooms. To give a review such as this is not the norm. It really was the sweetest review or written statement I have ever received. Amanda was my first wedding solo. She had faith in me that I didn’t have in myself. Thank you Amanda, for your kind words.

You can also view this online at Wedding Wire by clicking here 

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Erick & Brandy I Coming Soon

In my short trip home to Indianapolis, I was able to squeeze in a photo shoot into my Sunday afternoon. I met up with Brandy and Erick and we talked wedding for a full two hours. June 2013, they will become man and wife, and the time leading up to that date is just exhilarating. Here is a sneak peak of our sunny, summer afternoon photo shoot.

After each photo I think I wanted her red hair more and more. Beautiful right!? A full “best of” preview will be following shortly behind, so keep your eye out for more.

On a side note, I went from Indiana, with brush fires starting on the side of highways due to the lack of rain to a drowning Florida. After hours of delays, I made it back to Florida and my view looks something like this. Welcome to the Sunshine State?

Yes, that is a road…. Here’s to facing my first Hurricane season as a Floridian! Clink* Clink*

I hope you are enjoying your week!

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Monday Mayhem I Narrative

Monday’s tend to be frumpy 99.9% of the time. Friday’s however, tend to be fabulous, fun days! It’s amazing how much an attitude changes within a span of four days… and this depicts it perfectly..

It my efforts of optimism, I am trial running my version of “Monday Mayhem.” My head is full of randomness and music lyrics for every sentence spoken throughout the day. So I thought I would entertain you with what passes through my crazy mind and what treasures I find throughout the week of normal life.

My goal is to turn that frump into a happy dance and turn that Monday frown upside down.

So to start my first display of Monday Mayhem… here we are…

This is an introduction to my daily life. For whatever reason, this song goes through my head at least once a day… I can’t help it. It’s like a disease

This is what I wish my car looked like. Red shells surrounding, ready to pounce when I can’t handle the dumb dumb in front of me any more. Ha. Yes, road rage at it’s finest! I pray God gives me patience every day when I am in the car. Please continue to pray for me :)



Who’s been following me at the airport!? This was me on Friday… and again this evening…

And then there was me... and as my little 7 year old friend Brice would say to me with a disgusted face... "YOU'RE WEIRD!"

Start your Monday off with a smile :)

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AnnMarie I Portraits

To introduce the woman behind the red high heels ... Ms. AnnMarie

This girl is obsessed with a good high heel. Red high heels are a staple to any wardrobe. AnnMarie is a beautiful woman who is amazingly talented. To simply say she is an artist would not encompass her passion and abilities, no word can really. Her abilities, passion, love, diligence, creativity, and sheer brilliance can’t even cover who she is as an artist. AnnMarie is a new graduate and a new business owner. She has recently started Phos Design. She does anything graphic from wedding invitations to branding and then I should also mention, BUILD WEBSITES! That just blew your mind right!? She created her own website, Phos Design, from scratch and did it with style.

She is amazing to say the least. I have had the pleasure of working with her on the photo elements of her website. So here we are, a key element of Phos Design, the Designer, AnnMarie, herself! See her beauty for yourself!

Stunning right!? I know…and the red high heels just make it all complete. After our shoot, we were able to enjoy dinner in perfect fashion and talk about boring things like design and photography ;)

And she just so happens to be the one that will be creating my new webpage after branding for Kortni Marie Photography is complete! Something extra special to look forward too!

If you missed the teaser post about AnnMarie, check it out here.
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Happy Father's Day

When I think of my dad, I think of my younger years, filled with sports. Hours spent in gyms shooting free throw, sitting on a bucket catching for me as I practice pitching fast pitch softball, time spent analyzing my golf swing and blisters until they hurt so bad you couldn’t hold the club anymore. As I continue to grow older, the sacrifices my dad made to be the best dad he could for me is continually brought to my attention. That sacrifice didn’t stop on the court or at the driving range; that sacrifice continues to this day. Sitting in the tax office for hours on his vacation to sign my vehicle documents just this March is another that comes to mind. Let me tell you, I would throw the best fit a make shift five year old has ever thrown if I had to do anything of the sort. My dad is thoughtful, wise, caring, loves Jesus with all his heart, and the best male role model I could have ever hand-picked. I guess God really knew what He was doing when He gave me my dad. He is truly the best man I know to this day and I know people throughout the United States that would back me up and say that he is one of the most quality guys they have ever had the pleasure to know. What an honor to have a man like that in your life, let alone you DAD! The man that I marry will have big shoes to fill, no pressure! But I am constantly taking notes and looking up.

 Hot dang am I blessed! That’s all I can even put into words is that. Ha. Pathetic, but I am really beyond words for what that man is in my life. It puts a smile on my face and almost brings me to tears as I write that. I am continually reminded how incredibly blessed I am and this man is in so many pieces of my blessings.

Happy Father’s Day dad. I love you with all my heart. You are and forever will be my Faja :)

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Guess Who??? I Coming Soon

Guess Who this pretty lady is....

She's pretty amazing if you ask me... Be looking for who's behind the red high heels :)
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May I Instagram

And here we are, once again my friends. May has gone by and the world has welcomed June with open arms. For me, May was filled with firsts, lots of tears, moments of great joy, moments of no joy, and at times, complete chaos. 

[Deep Breath]....

So as I still fight for what normalcy looks like, here is a visual of what my "normalcy" looked like for the month of May.

First Craig's List purchase (in preparation for my new place) - Photography in the making - Getting my first oil change all on my own - Time with precious children - Indiana wedding - Seeing best Friends - Keeping up my coffee addition due to lack of sleep in all of the chaos - Seeing family - Staying with a friend - Giving blood - Photography at work - Living in my swim suit - Saying good bye to a new friend - Evening Pond Fishing - Date nights - Kortni Marie Photography Branding in the making - Picnic with friends - Loving on some sweet children - Candy Kitchen beach day - Memorial Day Weekend - Sweet Birthday Celebrations

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Wooooo.... What. A. Month! 

Boy was it fun, but boy am I pooooooooped. So here's to getting more sleep this month, but keeping the good times rolling and being open to what is ahead. All I have to say in all of this is how thankful I am that God is driving the path for my life and not me. Can I get an Amen on that one!? 

I hope you June is blessed and God remains the center of your being. Enjoy every moment and be sure to come back and see what's going on over here :)