The Ash Family

The best part about the holiday season in the photography world is returning clients! Heck, it's the best part about any season:) And not to mention, it's quite the honor. I've known the Ash family for some time now. We shot their family photos last year before baby Elliott entered this world. Lindsay is the sister of my friend Hayley, whom I met at OBU, so I've gotten to know her throughout the last 5 years. We shot their family photos at Hafer Park in Edmond when the fall colors were in full bloom. The images speak for themselves! The colors and the Ash family make for a gorgeous session. Ethan and Elliot are two of the cutest kids. Ethan is one week younger than my nephew so it's always fun to see him and listen to all the cute things he has to say. I don't think I'd ever had a shoot where a child told me they'd missed me & loved me until this one! I was floating by the end of it all!

Besides saying "thank you", I'd also like to congratulate Dustin & Lindsay on their job transfer to Delaware! As long as you return next year for family photos, I guess I don't mind the move too much;) Y'all are awesome. Thanks for a great shoot!
















-Abby

Clint & Merydith/E-shoot

I met Merydith & Clint back in high school. Mery and I were in Student Council together and became good friends throughout the years. When I transitioned from OBU to UCO, Merydith contacted me in hunt for a new roomy. It was 4 years ago now that we lived together in a crazy, little apartment in Edmond. It was such a fun and precious time. I dont know what I would've done without Merydith then. She made the transition so much easier. I miss those days!
Merydith & Clint are high school sweethearts. I got the chance to know Clint better when rooming with Mery. If there is one thing I know, it's that these two lovebirds are the best of friends. Which, in my opinion, makes being in love what it is. There's a lyric by Teitur that describes it best:

"So you wanna be my friend, so you wanna be my lover
With you I do confess, I can't be one without the other"

Yep, they got the real deal, folks. Congratulations Merydith and Clint! I'm so happy for you two!













-Abby

Evan & Danae - Engagement Shoot

I knew who Danae was while attending OBU but didnt' have the chance to get to know her until recently when she asked me to shoot her wedding next summer. Evan and Danae are the kind of couple you know are crazy about each other. They were so naturally in love and great at modeling which made my load 100 times lighter! From Danae's red hair to both of their gorgeous baby blues, the photos had hardly any color correcting. We shot their engagements in the Midtown area of OKC one night when the clouds were rolling in. At one point it sprinkled but we got lucky and the rain stopped long enough for us to get the photos we needed! I had so much fun with this shoot and look forward to their wedding next June. Thank you Danae & Evan for asking me to capture such a sweet time in your lives!













-Abby

Cooper Ketron

This post will be longer than usual because 1: It's about one of my best friends and 2. It's two shoots in one!
Rhyanne and I met my freshman year at Okla. Baptist University in the WMU dorm. She lived on my hall so I'd see her frequently. One of the first weeks of class a random group of people decided to go thrift store shopping. She was in this group, I was invited, we clicked and 5 years later we are still the best of friends. That's the shortened version anyhow!
Rhyanne and her hubby Chase (who we also met while at OBU) are two of my favorite people. They both have wonderful families, who treat me like their own. They're the kind of couple you know have a solid, loving relationship. We always have so much fun when I visit them in Bentonville, AR!
We shot Rhy's maternities back in August while I was visiting for her baby shower. She was glowing! Cooper was just two months away from gracing us with his sweet presence. Since this is the first of my closest friends to have a baby, I was so more than thrilled to do the photos! We shot some at her house and the rest in the downtown Bentonville area. If you've never been to this side of Arkansas, you are missing out. It's GORGEOUS, especially during the fall. Here are (quite) a few from the shoot:










While visiting in August, Rhy's parents asked if I would surprise her at the hospital and take pics during labor & delivery. Cooper decided he'd take his sweet little time so almost a week after his due date, the doctor went ahead & had Rhyanne come into the hospital for inducing. She was keeping me informed via text and unaware that all the while I was packing my bags for the trek back to Arkansas. The morning of October 18th I arrived at the hospital and surprised her:) She was shocked! It was too much fun! A good 12 hours later, Cooper finally arrived. He is perfect, beautiful and just as sweet as can be! One more reason why photographing babies is my absolute favorite.
Here he is ladies and gentleman...Joseph Cooper Ketron!









Congratulations Rhyanne and Chase! You will be the greatest parents. I love you guys!
-Abby

Happy Fall

Dear blog readers,
I'm more than a month behind on blogging now and I can't tell you how sorry I am! I moved almost 5 weeks ago now and we have yet to decide on an internet service so I've been without! Let me tell you- you don't realize how much you need internet until you are without for so long! I'm currently using wifi at my boyfriend's house (I have to drive 20 minutes just to use wifi!) It's ridiculous, I know. I am so sorry for the lack of updates. I've got about 5 shoots waiting to be watermarked and blogged and in the midst of life, it just piles up! I will (hopefully) be posting them throughout the rest of this week.

In other news, I survived the swine! I had the flu for a good week and a half and it was nothing short of awful. The cough has unfortunately lingered. (Count your blessings if you haven't gotten sick this fall season!)
Speaking of fall, the colors are in full force here in the Midwest. I was lucky enough to be present for the birth of my best friend/old college roomy's first born. I was in Bentonville, Arkansas all last week seeing baby Cooper. While there, I snapped tons of photos of the scenery. The trees were GORGEOUS! I hope to post a few photos from a cemetary I found while there. It reminded me of Sleepy Hollow. Very spooky yet beautiful. I sat there for a good 30 minutes just soaking in the fall air and the pretty colors. It's amazing how God will speak to you through nature. I couldn't help but feel thankful for the view (yes, even in a cemetary!)

Anyway, that is all for today's update. I leave you with a message from my sweet nephew Owen...


PS--I am currently booking weddings for 2010 so email me if you're interested before the slots fill up! abby@abbycoyle.com.

be well
-Abby