I love photographing couples. There is just something about the play, fun and passion that ignites a couple when you are doing a session with just them. It is like they are nesting and remembering why they fell in love in the first place. I really enjoy that aspect of photography. I feel like my clients get to have an hour or so to forget about the world around them and engage in the love of each other. Life goes so fast and we are so busy, I love being a way a family or coup

October is my favorite month, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. My other favorite holiday is, well all of them. Though I am partial to Thanksgiving. I think it is because it is still technically fall so you get to incorporate all the things I love with it including pumpkins, leaves, sweater weather and bath and body works fall candles. When Ryan and I had our marriage blessing last October the photos below are exactly what I envisioned for our intimate day. I wanted a

Why every couple needs a boat.

Talk about a gorgeous couple and a gorgeous day, If I ever got married again - as in vowel renewal...I think I may try a color like yellow! Host Love: Host: @styledshootsacrossamerica Venue: @emersonfieldsvenue Planning and Creative Design: @alexievents_u.s.a @lexie_david Floral Design: @dzinesweddings Invitation Design: @laurenyvonnedesign Vintage Rentals: @pretty.lil.things Vintage China: @goodstuffchina Rentals and caravan: @a1partyeventrentalcomo Makeup Artist: @mackpin H

It is all in the details

"Give her a raspberry"

Joy is the only word that comes to my mind with this family of four I got to capture yesterday! All of them had miles of smiles and laughed, played and did exactly what I asked with joy. This sweet family booked me for a fundraiser for the little ones school. This whole family was such a delight! I am so honored I got to capture the love story between them! Thank you for the fun! #shadleemeinkephotography #lincolnnebraska #lincolnnebraskafamily #huskerfamily #nebraskafamily #

One of MO best...

Styled love

They are here, they are gone. A fleeting moment and than just as fast as it came, it vanished. Like the peonies that bloomed yesterday, but wilted this evening. Like the falling leaves on a crisp autumn morning. Like that glimpse of your 3 year old's smirk that got less child like with each passing year. Like the wide eyed wonder of your daughters pure joy because you are a loving and engaged family that makes her feel safe, loved and overjoyed. Like that incredible coffee s

I had my website done in 2012, 7 years ago. I was going to keep it - though I thought it needed an upgrade, I am always spinning my wheels with everything else running a business that I just decided it could wait...IDK what happened, but it broke or I broke it? My amazing friend, Vinnie has always come to my rescue with it and he said he could fix it again. I just thought to myself as I read his kind message of hope yet again "I can't keep making him fix a website that I can