Mystery Numbers: 11, 1300, 22, & 2

What do the numbers 11, 1300, 22 and 2 have to do with Melanie & Darrin?

Take a look! Number 11? That's Bridge 11 of the Katy Trail where Darrin proposed to Melanie [and she said yes!]Number 1300? The number of miles Darrin had run (as of our engagement session on August 19) since the new year! Darrin & Melanie both are training for marathons; running was a shared passion that drew them together.The number 22? It's the Broadway Diner's [somewhat] new address and where we started our engagement session. The Diner is a Columbia breakfast landmark, made more so by the fact that it's no longer located on Broadway! It's now on 22 4th Street South, right on the corner of 4th & Cherry. (And if you haven't eaten there, try the Stretch (chili and onions served over eggs atop shoestring hashbrowns).And the number 2?! Their wedding date...September 2...coming up soon. Meet ya back here in a week!
~kim

labels - navigating news

so today Kim and I were trying to scroll thru engagement images posted to the ol' Silver Lining.
[hmmm: not-so-streamlined; wouldn't a LINKED index help we thought]

and THAT was inspiration enough for us to back-track and attach labels;

we'll be working on it whenver there's a spare minute AND hope to post a few back-to-school photos (ALL SilverBox children are now officially "school-aged") and mmmm...

look for shots for Boston coming soon. What a city!

- oh, and see at the bottom the new label-the-posts plan

~amy

an album for Lindsey & Kevin

Just finished Lindsey & Kevin's Wedding Album. Ooooh laaaaa . . . . I love it! Click on this link to see it . . . and you can also scroll through a few of these spreads for a sneak preview:





By the way, the album is set to "You Move Me," sung by Susan Ashton (Lindsey & Kevin's choice for their first dance). What a voice! It's the first I'd heard of the song & the artist . . . be sure to check her music out.
~kim

sparkles, sparks + happiness

1. think: SPARKLE

literally, as in:

and figuratively,
throughout Ben and Tracey's wedding day:

above: former SilverBox bride Jena Gaines of Shear Madness is Tracey's stylist

Tracey sparkled coming down the aisle at the amazing and historic First Christian Church:

and beamed on the way back up the aisle as well:

This next one is in the "just married" series.

What happiness!~

below: and oh the sparkle on Tracey's face when she first saw her bouquet.
Rose from My Secret Garden continues to amaze + impress!!


WHAT's MORE:
Tracey + Ben's wedding had WONDERFUL little people! How cute is this next image!!

But look how many "little people" there were in all:

[pictured above: Ben's parents with their children and grandkids.
Imagine how fun Christmas must be at the Johnson house!!]

Though this next image is NOT a Johnson grandbaby, look how lovely Nora looks - even when being fed chocalate drizzled fruit off a toothpick. :)

What a wonderful sparkle-filled day!
For a slideshow of Ben and Tracey's wedding day highlights, be sure to click here and enjoy

2. think: SPARKS

[Rachael Sparks that is, who'll soon be marrying the fabulously fun Andy Miller]

Oh those smiles say it all!


Sure, this early evening stuff is fun...

and especially charming in black-and-white,


BUT...

voila! -- look at the sparkle NOW:




What a fun couple! Andy + Rachael and the stories they tell...oh, it's a laugh-a-minute!
Annika and I had a GREAT EVENING with these two.
The carnival pictures were taken at the Callaway County Fair in Fulton -- and this last one, a field across the way:
(an exiting car's headlights came at just the right time)

Special note on Rachael and Andy's slideshow.
No, there's no Valerie connection -- t's just that I'm LOVING this song. It's the song of the summer, I think. The good time soundtrack; kind of like funnel cakes at county fairs. It's just happy stuff. In fact, this song just delights me ~ makes me sing aloud and stand up and twirl and well....
being with Rachael and Andy has much the same effect. Click, spin + enjoy!

3. think HAPPINESS

Look what we gave my mom for her 6oth birthday!

She'd mentioned the blue bike she'd had as a kid and Avery & I knew then and there what the perfect gift for this milestone birthday might be.

Mom was COMPLETELY surprised...
She & Dad met up with us at the Rocheport General Store and we'd arrived early to park her new birthday bike right outside.

Would the word here be GLEE?



Mom jumped on and just took off down the street
as happy as well....
a kid with a new bike!!

Walt's Bike Shop here in Columbia carries Electra bikes...vintage coaster + cruisers.
We added the basket on our own (and how cute is it?!) and stuck the gerbera daisies in for a bit of perky fun...
We'd found Avery's bike (above, left) at Walt's last year:

and
BONUS! (#1)
my little brother and his girlfriend caught up with us outside the store:

(The bike had been a surprise and we knew we'd need a plan to help Mom get it home.
When you have a kid brother who has a truck, life is good.)


and BONUS #2!!!

Though we can't compete with the Johnson's in sheer size, multi-generational family shots become real family treasures. So here's my mom as we went to dinner that evening to celebrate her 60th. Happy stuff indeed!
Hoping your world is all asparkle, too!
~ amy enderle

Lyndsey & Kevin and 14 things

I'm back from two weeks of hiking & camping along Lake Superior and visiting cousins on the shore of Lake Michigan. Pictures from that trip will be posted later, 'cause FIRST OFF, I've got to shout about just how GReAt Lindsey & Kevin's wedding was. AND to prove my point, here are 14 things to love about their wedding (from my wedding photojournalist's point of view!):

thing-to-love #1 ~ a color feast of oranges & blues (and my FAVORITE photo of Lyndsey & Kevin)
thing-to-love #2 ~ sisters & girlfriends
thing-to-love #3 ~ seeing old favorites in new ways . . .
Amy and I have photographed many weddings at the historic United Methodist Church, and it never fails to present us with new angles:~ok, any guesses out there...just WHAT is happening here?!thing-to-love #4 ~ birds-eye view from a balcony (karen assisted from that balcony and nailed this shot)thing-to-love #5 ~ joything-to-love #6 ~ strolling downtown
thing-to-love #7 ~ sprinklers on a HOT July day
thing-to-love #8 ~ flowers by My Secret Garden...just BEeUtiful!thing-to-love #9 ~ a cake by nationally recognized Edith Hall, also BEeUtiful!thing-to-love #10 ~ enjoying that cake (and check out how much fun the wedding guests are having too!)thing-to-love #11 ~ a heartfelt toast
thing-to-love #12 ~ a first dancething-to-love #13 ~ lovely lighting, inside and out at The Columbia Country Clubthing-to-love #14 ~ and Lyndsey & Kevin, who radiated happiness all day long!
An album slideshow is in the works, so check back for that!
~kim