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Looking back on 2009…

January 1, 2010

2009 was a big year for me! I shot my first wedding for Kendra Elizabeth Photography in January. Between shooting by myself and second shooting for Alison Lea Photography, I photographed 32 weddings this year! Not to mention all the wonderful people I have met through all the families, baby, graduation, etc portrait sessions I have done. What an incredible year!

Here is a compilation of my favorite images from 2009…Enjoy!

Children

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Seniors

Engagements

And finally…the wonderful weddings of 2009!

I feel so incredibly blessed to have a job where I am constantly surrounded by such great people! I LOVE what I do and look forward to another year full of great things!

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Alison Lea Photography - January 9, 2010 - 10:28 pm

This collection of images is a true compilation of who you are as a photographer and what you do when you shoot.
You create an environment where people can be comfortable and be themselves.
You capture moments and great smiles.
The image you take are timeless, and at the same time artistic and beautiful.

Kendra, I am so impressed, especially when I see these images all together.

Kathryn Mendez - February 16, 2010 - 8:05 pm

Wow! My aunt emailed my husband this website for our cousins wedding. You take some really great pictures. I love the ones of the car in the field. If I were there I would be tempted to get our family portrait done. Unfortunately I am SC but wanted to let you know how great I thought your talent was.

December 4, 2009

I would like to welcome you all into my home. This is what the Thanksgiving experience was at my house this year. Anytime my family all gets together we spend alot of time laughing, cooking, and playing games. No one will ever leave my parents house hungry. My parents are both really excellent cooks and Thanksgiving this year was no exception. Here are some pictures from the few days I was at home.

After all of that food…we all spend a lot of time just laying on the floor relaxing. That eventually turned into a giant game of steamroller. Yes, that’s the game where people just roll over a line of people. I have not laughed that hard in a long time. I seriously had tears rolling down my face.

I hope that each of you had a great Thanksgiving where you could really reflect on the things that you are thankful for. I have so much to be thankful for this year. It has really been a year of many blessings.

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Hummel Family

December 4, 2009

This is the Hummel Family. This is my sister’s incredible family! We have so much fun when we are together! They have 2 cats that couldn’t make it in the picture…but we got most of the family in there!

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Sorbel Family

November 30, 2009

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I know I sure enjoyed the weekend with my family!

One of my projects this weekend was to do a little “fall” cleaning out of my room at my parent’s house, which is quite a chore. I am what you may call a “packrat”. I keep everything that I think one day may have sentimental value to me. For instance, every note that was ever written to me, I keep. Every card, yes, keep that too. If I photographed your wedding this year, I have a program from your wedding in a box sitting next to my desk. Weird, right?? I don’t know…it’s just something I do.

Anyway, Saturday afternoon after I photographed the Sorbel Family below I was cleaning out a box full of papers and photos and things and ironically came across some things that I had saved from my experiences with this special family:

1st I found a picture of myself, my brother, and Stephanie (the mom of this family) from atleast 10 years ago . Steph has claimed the title of “the best babysitter ever” in my book. From Dairy Queen blizzards to making forts in the basement….we had a good time.
2nd I found a cabin picture from Trout Lake Camp from the year Steph was my counselor at Trout. That was the year I like to say that my 8 or so cabin mates and I convinced Brandt and Steph that they were meant to be with each other ;) Really, I think they already knew…
3rd I found the program from Steph & Brandt’s wedding that I attended 5 years ago!

As I was looking through this box really taking in what an incredible memories I had of this couple I realized what a joy it is to grow with people. Steph had a huge influence on my childhood. I looked up to her so much. And now I have the opportunity to take pictures of her growing family. Sometimes it’s good to look back and reflect. And apparently, my “packrat-ness” pays off sometimes :)