So, I seriously wish that I was going to be a guest at Chelsea and Bill’s October wedding in Arizona because I am confident that it is going to be a blast!  This couple is SO fun, as you will see from the following photos.  Bill makes Chelsea laugh and she makes Bill laugh.  They are super-playful in their expression of love to one another and I could not have had a better time playing on the beach with them as we celebrated their engagement.

Chelsea told me that she LOVES black and white, so you will see a lot of BWs mixed in with the soft colors of the evening.  I have to admit I was a little weather-worried, as I arrived and the wind was blowing (cold for FL even in Jan) and the sky was grey.  But, the sky ended up clearing into a beautiful evening.

Enjoy . . . and laugh, or at least smile, as they certainly know how to do.

Haha…below is our “failed” attempts at a jump, catch and spin. 

{Save. The. Date.}

Congratulations Chelsea and Bill!  I wish you lots of love and laughter in your years together.

Ahhh {deep inhale. release}.  I am home.

I felt the thick, damp air as I walked out of the airport last Friday morning.  I had the familiar tastes of mom’s coffee and dad’s french toast as I was welcomed to breakfast.

I experienced the soft, smooth, beach sand  between my toes that day as I was refreshed in one of my favorite places to be – by the ocean.

And, as I photographed this engaged couple, I felt the familiar weight of my camera in my hands and I heard the laughter of myself and clients as we together wrote life memories to be cherished forever.

Don’t get me wrong, our six months in Peru have been great – and I am looking forward to four more really fun ones – but – “there’s no place like home.”