Shauni & Gerren's Chilly Capital City E-Session

It was a beautiful brisk day when I met up with Shauni and Gerren. These two wonderful people go way back in my life. Like...waaaaay back. They knew me at the epitome of my geekdom: permed hair, red frame glasses (with NO lenses!) and year-round flip flops. I was smooooth folks. So when Shauni contacted me with the great news of their engagement, I did a little dance and reminisced the good old days. Oh how far we have come!

On a quick trip home to Vermont for the holidays (they currently live in CA!) we met up, sipped hot drinks at Capital Grounds in Montpelier, talked about the past, present and future and took some photos. Their wedding is next September and I am SOOO looking forward to it! Their ideas sound positively awesome :)

So grab a hot drink, sit back and enjoy some lovely photos. xo Kaht




Such beautiful smiles!







Shauni, you are beautiful! End of story.





When the bitter wind became too much we popped into the Capital Plaza Hotel to warm up by the fire. The staff was so kind to allow us to sit a few minutes! Thank you :)





*FUN*





I love a couple who is willing to be a little silly :) Thank you S&G!! xoxo
*Engagement Story* Dave Matthews Band music has a bit of a history for Shauni and Gerren, going back to the early days of High School when Shauni borrowed the CD from Gerren. So when Gerren decided to pop the question, he gave Shauni a Dave Matthews Band CD case. She was a little confused at first because "We already have this CD..." but he encouraged her to open the case and the ring was inside. I LOVE engagement stories!

So enjoy their slideshow put to some special music :)

Katie (Sully) & Dave Engagement!

After a few weeks of knowing one another, Sully confided in me that her first impression of me had been that I was a Hollywood diva.

I'll admit I did have a love for pink tinted "sunglasses" as well as some pretty unique clothing choices and I did have a flair for the dramatic, but as she knows now, my diva-ness was just covering up my nervousness. That was in the summer of 2000, when we in training together to become Camp Calumet Lutheran camp counselors.

Now nine years down the road, our paths have gone different ways from our camp counselor days, but they are still parallel enough that my best friend is just a phone call away. The past few months have been such a blessing as Sully has travelled numerous times from DC to Vermont to attend first my bridal shower and then be a part of my wedding. Spending time together with her is like picking back up at a chapter I left off at in a favorite book. And now Sully has introduced me to a new character: Dave.

W-Day was literally hours away when Dave and I shook hands for the first time (actually, I think I hugged him because that's how we do it in Vermont!) and I can only imagine the diva flair I was emitting. (Minus the tinted glasses). But bless his heart, he was a great help the whole weekend! (Sully must have clued him in to my false diva-hood.) And I am so happy to welcome this great guy into my life novel.

"Sully" is my best friend, however Katie is Dave's beloved. And truly, they are so in love! Robert (my dad!) and I were able to meet up with them on a beautiful October afternoon at The Fells in Newbury, NH for their engagement photos. (future brides, this is a beautiful location for a ceremony!) Needless to say, it was like old times for Sully and I: lots of laughing and silliness. And for Dave, well, he joined right in on the silliness. I think we are going to be friends :) Enjoy! xo Kaht

There was a lot of sculpture pieces around the property of The Fells. Some were pretty interesting...





Not that you cannot see for yourself, but the color was amazing!! Love love love.































During sessions sometimes I like to show a little sneak peak: gives people confidence that they actually do look fabulous! In this case, I was showing them how goofy they looked. :)



Robert caught this one :) Love the look on Dave's face!





Ah, yes. Silly Dave emerges!!





THIS is my best friend folks. And I love her laugh :) Apparently Dave does as well, because he kept making her laugh! Luckily there is enough Sully/Katie laughter for us to share :)

















Saw the stairs and just couldn't resist. :)

Robert captured this moment of Sully and I showing off our *bling*. Flair for the dramatic? it's catching.

And then DAVE got this one!

Need more? Of course you do! You can see their slideshow here.