Brown to Bailey

My fiancé and I just recently had our first photo session done that wasn’t by me or my best friend. These images were taken by our wedding photographer, Marisa Henry, she allowed me to edit them but she did a wonderful job shooting! Check out Marisa’s work on her website.

I wanted to share these because I honestly cannot stop looking at them and I cannot wait to get some of these enlarged and hung up on the walls in our new house. For those of you that don’t know, we have officially moved to Ionia. We have been living here for about a month now and we absolutely love it. I must admit, I was so nervous to move back to Ionia. I loved living in Grand Rapids, having everything I could ever need right at my finger tips. However, now that we have been here I realize I truly missed that small town living. I just love that there is not much traffic to deal with!

I was nervous moving my business back to my home town but I think it will turn into one of the best decisions we have made! My studio space is roughly the same set up, its a tad smaller but hey we are making it work out just fine! My office however, is a bit larger and it is so nice being able to have a nice little set up that people can come visit. The end goal is to be able to have clients come over and see all of their photos how I see them, on my giant computer screen in full color! I can’t wait to have my first client over once the office is completely finished (its so close!).

Any who, onto these images that I love so much. These were taken right outside of our new home. To me, that makes these even more meaningful. This is Logan and I’s first official home that we own and having images near by really makes it special. I can’t wait to marry my best friend next October.

10.14.17 #browntobailey2017

Photos taken by Marisa Henry

Make up by Cydney Robinson

All images were edited by myself, does not directly represent Marisa Henry’s image style.

Fur Babies

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live with pets? Let me tell you it is the most amazing thing but boy do they make a mess. I’m sweeping up pet hair on a daily basis, constantly telling our puppy not to eat something, and having to deal with our older dog getting into the garbage. A phase he should be over with by now, but his jealous actions push him into doing it I think. He gets a little upset when we aren’t giving him our FULL attention, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But with that said, we love them all just the same. I especially love trying to get great photos of them.

I want to introduce you to my fur babies. Two of which are mine, one of which is my roommates but I call him mine anyway because I love him so much. We have a black and white pit bull lab mix(we think anyway) named Wallace. He’s almost three years old, loves chasing his tail, and snuggling every morning when we wake up. Our white siamese cat, named Wilma, is almost two years old. She loves putting her butt in my face, giving daddy extra snuggles, and especially chasing the dogs around. Now my roommates dog, Poncho, he’s a seven month old white and brindle pit lab mix. He’s an oaf, weighing in at almost 70lbs. He’s going to be a BIG boy. He’s a huge lover and I think he’d rather sleep all day in our bed than anywhere else.

Being a work from home kind of gal, I get to spend every day with these three. My favorite part of the day is when I take a quick break from editing and look around my office to see all three of them sleeping on the floor. There are multiple comfy beds in our house that they could lay on but they don’t seem to want to be far from me, so I guess sleeping on the floor it is.

I tend to take a lot of photos of my pets. They always seem to know when the camera is out and trust me they hate it, Wallace usually runs the other way until treats get involved. These photos make them look so simple to photograph but it sure is a chore. Everyone on my Facebook thinks they are just so photogenic…I’ll keep it that way!

They also have some other friends such as my parents dog, Comet and my sisters dogs, Roxy and Ruby. You’ll see them pop up in a few pictures as well.

Well everyone, thanks for reading about my pets and I hope you enjoy their silly pictures! These animals are the highlight of my day, every single day. I couldn’t be happier, even when they are naughty!

If you’re thinking about getting a pet, please consider adoption! There are so many great animals out there looking for homes. But remember a pet is a TON of responsibility. They take time and effort to train. They need your love and support to survive, and they should never be left in the car on a hot day, or outside on a freezing cold day. Do your research before buying a pet, but trust me when I tell you it will be the best decision you’ve ever made!