Cabin Fever

I spent this last weekend in a cabin in the woods, and it was incredible. My friend Katie asked me last week if I would like to join her and her parents and brother at their family cabin in Island Park, Idaho, and I accepted without a second thought. I love cabins and especially the freedom of being in the woods, away from the internet, television, and life in general. The cabin was everything I hoped it would be; small, endearing, right smack dab in the middle of the woods, and about 3 minutes away from the lake. It was perfect, to say the least.

The cabin's name was "The Crow's Nest", owned by Katie's grandparent's, the Crowley's.






Every room in the cabin had a title. I thought it was so cute!

Along the wall were posted drawings from grandchildren over the years, coloring scenes of crows in different scenes, costumes, and as characters from tv shows, movies, and famous paintings. It was the best thing I have ever seen ;)

Saturday morning I got up a little earlier than the rest of the family and went exploring around the cabin and through the woods. I took some photos around the place and was able to catch the morning sun.

P.S. This is my new Yashica-Mat film camera that my buddy gave to me last week! I wanted to take a few photos of it while I was at the cabin before I buy film for it and test it out :) I love it so much gah!

That afternoon we decided to walk to the lake and go canoeing on the water. It was a beautiful day, so perfect for being out on the lake, and I had such a blast!

Katie's younger brother Chris. He was a crack-up!


Me and Katie!





I found a crawdad claw on the dock after we finished canoeing

Later Katie and I decided to go for a ride around the island on her family's old tandem bicycle. It was so much fun--even though the chain broke about halfway around and we got lost a couple of times...



That evening I just spent with the family watching movies and soaking in the last afternoon of laziness. It was such an amazing weekend, and I was so glad I got to go :)

Hope your weekend was just as great!

Emily!

Before I left California to come back to school, I took photos of a beautiful girl named Emily! She was such a lovely model for me and we had a lot of fun at our little photoshoot at the American River. She hardly needed any direction from me at all (which made it super easy haha) and I loved how giggly she was--which made for some cute shots! I hope I can have the opportunity to shoot with her again in the future!

Kaytee and Kendall's Wedding!

Now, this post is long overdue and for that I apologize. However, my excuse I think is pretty valid, seeing as I've been crazy busy with going back to school, working, already getting homework dumped on me in my classes, and trying to keep up some semblance of a social life. Anyways, that's not what this post is about--this is about my friend Kaytee and her beautiful wedding that I had the opportunity to shoot over the seven-week break.
When Kaytee originally asked me to shoot her wedding, I'm not going to lie, I was so intimidated. I was afraid I would completely ruin their wedding by not giving them good enough photos or not being organized enough or maybe passing out from pure terror. But as soon as the day began and I was with Kaytee as she got ready for her wedding day, all my worries faded away and I took on some kind of forced persona I'd like to call "Super Photographer". Cheesy, yes, but it helped me to get through the day without freaking myself out or giving in to intimidation. The day went perfectly, and I'm not just saying that. From start to finish it was the most amazing wedding I had ever been to--probably a lot of it owing to the fact that it was my childhood friend tying the knot, and I couldn't have been happier for her. Everything was ideal--from the timing, to the family shots, to the decorations, to the food. Kaytee was a beautiful bride, and Kendall was quite the stud.
It was a day I will certainly never forget, and I am so glad I got to be a part of Kaytee and Kendall's day :)

























These were just a few of my favorites from the wedding day. If you want to see more, head on over to the "Weddings" portion of my photography fan page or you can read my friend Kaytee's account of the day on her blog!!