Elizabeth is one of our dearest friends. We met her and her husband, Adam, almost 5 years ago in our first small group that we hosted. Since that time we’ve seen them grow, change, become parents and more. They are pretty incredible people and we were THRILLED when she asked to get her bridals taken with us. That’s right…in time for her 5 year anniversary with Adam. It was a surprise!! It is not even fair that she can still wear her dress and look SO beautiful in it!

hair: Sara Helms of Razor’s Edge in Ballantyne.

I would kill for Elizabeth’s arms! Did I mention that she used to cheer for the Bobcats? Yeah..she’s cool like that!




Elizabeth, you are are proof that someone can be as lovely on the inside as they are on the out.


A favorite.



Epic. Another favorite.


Elizabeth wanted to incorporate something special…and we were happy to do it! It’s a true statement, ‘Two are better than one!’





Then Elizabeth had another suggestion…needless to say, we were impressed!

Here’s what her hubby had to say to us after seeing Elizabeth’s picture.

One day during a walk, Daniel and I were just dreaming and talking. We were wanting to document Stevie for Valentine’s day and we both started throwing ideas back and forth. When we got home we looked through some of my holiday pins on pinterest and well…we came up with a sweet shoot. We did a little shopping for the sweet treats and got EVERYTHING from Wal-Mart. All of the props were arranged and built by Daniel. He sort of rocks. A lot.

We asked Stevie’s gal pal, Boeri, to come and be a part of the fun with us. The two of them were troopers in the cold and early morning. We just loved Boeri’s cute outfit! A special thank you to her mom, Jenny Cook, for being a part of it!

bench: IKEA
fabric: IKEA {kids section}
cookie baskets: Target’s $1 section
hanging hearts: Target’s $1 section
strawberry milk jars: old baby food jars
inspiration from these fine DIY’ers: Jenny J. Cook Events, Martha Stewart, and The Decorated Cookie Blog.








Enter…my daughter…Stevie!



Now enter Boeri…Stevie’s buddy!



They had a good time playing together. They tasted the treats and played with the fortune cookies…









Bo…you are SOOOOO cute!

After they played and had some treats…some MORE running and playing was in order!

Love her Cheerio-gapped-tooth-smile!


Epic.

Bo’s hair is stunning and so pretty!



A few more of Stevie just having a good ‘ole time.


One of my favorites. Ever.

A special thank you to this AMAZING man who made all of this possible. He stayed up late and got up WAY early to make sure we were ‘a go’! Thank you sweet husband.