Lately..

oh hey. 

miss us?

i guess it's time to dust off the ol' blog and show you guys what we've been up to lately. 

we got to kick off wedding season with these two. i absolutely adore Trisha & Ryan. they are ridiculously fun and easy going. 

seriously. so glad they trusted me to trespass at the paper mill. absolutely obsessed with these photos.

now these two....

Jessye and Matt are probably more adorable than anyone can handle. and their wedding is going to be phenom! i am so beyond excited for august. 

really... it doesn't get better than this...

and of course. my personal favorite. boudoir.

seriously ladies.. if you haven't thought about doing this then you need to. 

that's all for now lovers. i promise i promise i promise i am going to be better at blogging. it's my.. um.. summer resolution? 

xoxo

October...

So earlier this month i said i was going to announce a super special deal... but in case you didn't see i was sick. down with a cold. and i was insanely busy working. and i realized this past week that i didn't have the words. i didn't know how to express why i was doing this. and it's more than just a promotion. so i feel like i needed to explain. and today i am overwhelmed. to the brink of tears (and i don't cry people. i just don't.) because i finally understand myself the reason why i want to do this.

most of you are probably aware that October is breast cancer awareness month. you are probably receiving secretive facebook messages telling you to post a silly status or put hearts on each others walls in order to bring awareness. or maybe you're even walking or running or buying pink clothing and pink accessories. well every year about this time i think to myself i should do something. i always feel like i could do more.

we all know someone. or we know someone who knows someone. i think about my dear sister in law who lost her mother. and my great aunt who beat it. and my heart breaks for them. there is literally a pain in my chest and a knot in my stomach. and then i look at them and how they live. and i am amazed. like knock me off my feet. take my breath away. amazed. they love without reservation. they give without expecting anything in return. and then i'm inspired.

so i want to give something. to the women who are fighting or who have survived breast cancer. i know it won't make them better. i know it isn't going to prevent breast cancer. i know it's not going to help find a cure. i'm not trying to do those things. i simply want to give them something to celebrate their lives. to not make them feel normal, but to make them feel special and beautiful and strong.

i want to tell their story.

so here's the deal. i could go out and hunt down some women. but i want to make this a group effort. i said we all know someone or know someone who knows someone. so i need you to do something for me. find that someone you know that has fought or is fighting and give them the gift of a boudoir shoot with me. it's free. no strings attached. but how much more special would it be coming from a loved one, a friend, a family member? if you want to buy a voucher for them to be able to get an album or some prints made that's awesome! we'll give you a voucher. if not i promise that just the experience will great.

so go out and find someone. then give us a call or e-mail us at lifetreephotography@gmail.com in the next 3 weeks to book something.

we're in this business to tell stories. help us tell one that means something.

weather changes moods, spring is here again...

Maybe you don't know because we haven't told you or maybe you don't know because you haven't seen it... but we are absolutely head over in heels in love with boudoir. 

but we were in a rut.. we wanted to shoot something that was real, raw, and meant something to us. actually.. we were past the point of "want" and on the edge of "necessity". We needed to shake things up. 

One day Hannah called me and told me about this idea she had. An outdoor boudoir shoot, an iron headboard, heavy makeup, big hair, super grungy. Now we just needed a model. Someone who would trust us and do whatever our little hearts desired. 

We've known Liz for about 5 years now. We have shared happiness and heartaches. We were there to hold each other's newborn babies. We have experienced failures and triumphs. Through all the changes we have faced, we have had each other. Our little Trio. 

When we asked Liz to model for us she declined, claiming she wouldn't be any good at it. but the next day she called, sighed, and said as long as she could wear her Nirvana shirt we were good to go :)

The best part about these shoots is empowering women. I know that sounds super cheesy! but I don't know how else to put it. making women feel good about themselves... finding their beauty, drawing it out, and capturing it so they can see what we see is just about the most rewarding thing. 

And it's amazing how one shoot can completely rejuvenate, energize, and change you. Seriously... I've been riding the natural high from this shoot since Saturday...

anyway... I don't remember the last time I have written this much. so I'll just get on with things and move on to the good stuff :)

this black and white looks like it could be on the cover of an album

This next one is one of my new favorites! Seriously Liz, you are stunning!

Also a new favorite :)

Liz- thank you for letting us talk you into this! thank you for being so unbelievably easy to direct. thank you for trusting us. thank you for supporting us. you are beautiful! love you!