{Wes & Mandy- Engaged!}

Yesterday, THANKFULLY before the rain started up, I was lucky enough to photograph Mandy and Wes in celebration of their recent engagement!  I had photographed Mandy and her son earlier this year, so it was WONDERFUL to catch up with her and hear all about her exciting new adventure! 

I want to say a special thank you to Mandy, as well.  She has supported my sister's and I in our venture with Enraptured Embrace, as well as A Walk To Remember.  She has been more than generous, and a wonderful friend.  Thank you so much, Mandy!  It was a pleasure to document your special adventure towards marriage!  I pray that you have a long and happy marriage, dear!
Thanks for reading!
Karie Anne

{Little Miss "A" Turns One!}

I am a blessed auntie to MANY little boys and girls, and had the opportunity to photograph my little niece for her first Birthday!  She just started walking steadily, and is fast to escape the camera.  It took a lot of chasing, goofy noises on my part, a sucker and a cupcake to slow her down for some pictures. 
Enjoy this little Princess!

 Showing off her skills and beautiful smile.  What is NOT to love about this little girl?!

 She does NOT like headbands, clips and hats.  Can you tell? 

 I love the look on her face.  What you can't see is my daughter throwing a fit. That is what little "A" is watching! ;)

 A couple of Christmas additions to these two.  She is such an expressive little girl!

She sure did enjoy that cupcake!  It was a matter of minutes before it was smeared from head to toe, and all over the floor... but it sure was a yummy couple of minutes!

This past year of her life has flown by SOOO fast, as I know the next will as well.  It was a pleasure to make these memories with her.
Thanks for reading!
~Karie Anne

Referral Contest!

Welcome to the Grateful Memories Photography blog!  New followers and old, please comment here if you would like to take part in the SURPRISE GIVEAWAY (Please include your email address!).  
You more than likely followed a link on FaceBook that read similar to this:

Time for a GIVEAWAY! In light of the recent FaceBook changes, frustrations and feeling lost in a world of constant "upgrades", I would like to announce a GIVEAWAY that will be taking place randomly in the next month. The giveaway is a SUPRISE and only those who are FOLLOWING my BLOG will be eligable! So, if you would like a chance to win something cool, click this link that will take you to the Grateful Memories Photography blog, and FOLLOW it! If you spread the word, and others follow you to my blog (and post on my blog that you sent them), you will get an extra entry for every 10 "Followers" that you send! Like I said, the Prize is a suprise, and I will blog the winner in the next month! Thanks, and good luck! 

 

There is nothing really more to it!  I will choose the winner randomly (via Random.com) and the lucky person will be notified by email as well as in a blog post!  

Thanks for participating!

~Karie Anne

{Tying the Knot! George & Alissa}

I am finally sharing some photos from the "A" wedding!  I wish I had done this sooner, I really had a great time at this wedding.  The wedding party was a lot of fun to work with, and the newlyweds were just as fun!  There were lots of joking around, fun music (that had a lot of the guests on their feet!), great food and BEAUTIFUL weather!  Check it out!

The Original Flowers!  Made from paper!  Aren't they amazing?!

 The beautiful, and once again original rings!  George's ring actually MOVES on the gears!!

 The Wedding party!!

 The lovely couple, happily married!

 They are just too cool for their own good!

 

The pictures are evidence of how much fun this group is! It was a great end to the Wedding season, and I want to thank George and Alissa for having me be a part of their special day.

This MAY have been my last wedding for awhile, as I am starting to see where I would like to specialize in my photography.  As much as I enjoyed doing the handful of weddings this summer, I believe my calling is with families and children.  Weddings may come few and far between, so if you are interested in  booking me for your wedding, don't hesitate to contact me!  It is a possibility that I may take it on occasionally.  

Thanks again, for all of your love and support in my dream!
~Karie Anne

{Newborns Galore}

As expected, this late summer/ early fall has been very busy!  Kids are back in school, and everyone wants to get those family pictures done before the first snow falls here in Wisconsin.  Therefore, I have fallen behind on my blogging.  So.. here are the remaining newborn photo shoots from my summer special! 

This first little princess is {Baby S}!  She was NOT sleepy, and was totally into checking out my studio lights and all the action going on around her.  She was a joy to work with.. and cuddle as well :)

This next little Bundle of Joy, {Little Miss A}  was SO much fun to photograph. I was given MANY (gassy) smiles, and clicked away, catching almost all of them!  She tugged at my heartstrings, as she is a beautiful little Rainbow baby... which really hit home. 

Finally another little man! The handsome {Mr. L} was super serious and wide awake the whole time!  I loved his facial expressions.. they made him look so much older than only a couple of weeks!

A childhood friend then brought over her first little child, {Prince N}.  He gave a new meaning to "you gotta go when you gotta go"!  It was an interesting and fun session... I bet my friend has glad that I am used to things like that.. happening ;)

Then there was the Fashionista, {Miss A}.  She reminded me so much of my daughter when she was little, with all of that hair ALL over!  She was very cooperative with whatever pose I put her in.. with very minimal crying.  She LOVED the necklace, too!

I want to thank all of the Mommies and Daddies that brought there beautiful babies out for me to practice on! It was wonderful to meet all of you, and I feel I learned quite a bit about newborn photography.  It truly is an art in itself.  AND, if these photos don't give you the baby blues, I am not sure what will! 

Thanks again, and as always, thank you all for your continued support and for reading!

~Karie Anne

{Tying the Knot! Kraig & Amanda}

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to witness and photograph the wedding of Kraig and Amanda!  They are such a fun couple to photograph!  Their wedding was put together with the help of their closest friends and family, and was completely original, beautiful and had such wonderful personal touches! 
I hope that you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed capturing them!

 Every woman has to find those PERFECT shoes to go with her dress... these boots ROCK!

 The maid of honor (Amanda's sister) lacing up the back of the gown. Isn't it beautiful?

 Making vows and exchanging rings!

 The first kiss as husband and wife.  It is official!

 The fun married couple!  This tractor pulled a wagon with the wedding party from the ceremony to the reception, it was pretty neat!

 The men of the wedding party.  Some pretty cool guys!

 The men... urinating in public?!  (This is a set up, totally their idea!)

 Jump shot!  Look at how high the groom can jump! Amazing!

 The ladies of the wedding party with their beautiful bouquets!

 The ladies, each with their own unique taste in shoes! Originality at it's best!

 The dashing wedding party!

 Bride and Groom!

 The beautiful rings set in the Brides bouquet.

 The bride added a sweet touch to the bottom of her boots, she wrote "I Do!"

 Cutting the cake together.

 The first dance!

What a sweet couple!  You can see the love in their eyes that they have for each other!  I send best wishes and blessings for a long and happy marriage!  Thank you for having me join you in your special day!
And as always, thanks for reading!
~Karie Anne