“Firsts” or “Why Did You Bring a Rifle to the Wedding?”

This past weekend I was able to do so many fun things, my head is still spinning. The fun was so overwhelming, in fact, I actually haven’t been able to sleep. For reals. It’s 4:22 a.m. and I’m still not asleep. This will not end well.

But as long as I’m not sleeping, I figured I’d share some of the fun with you all, you lovely Crazybananas readers, you. First, on Friday, I got to finally meet Miss Lauren Kathrine Fogarty, the new baby girl just birthed by the awesome Kristi. I definitely didn’t get enough time with the munchkin (Lu fell while playing with the neighbor kids and never really recovered from the trauma of it all), but there were major snuggles to be had.

Out of focus, but I love it anyway.

Kristi is a great mom already. Such fun stuff!

Um, yeah, I know. Right? Right?!! Arggghhh, BABIES! Overwhelming adorable-ness!!!!

That made no sense, did it? Well, like I said, NO SLEEP, so nothing I say in this post will make much sense.

But I digress.

On Saturday, I headed to good ole’ Manhattan, Kansas for a lovely July wedding. My best bud, Abbie, has a brother-in-law that was getting hitched, and she asked me if I’d take pictures of the wedding. Now, as I AM NOT a professional (or even f’ing close) photographer, I bitched and moaned and begged not to do it, but in the end, I decided I wanted to help out. And I’m glad I did, as it was a fun learning experience for all involved.

What did I learn? Well, when the bride looks like this, the photographer doesn’t have to do much.

What else did I learn? Well, sometimes, at weddings in Kansas, boys like to have their picture taken with their guns. I find this odd, but I tried to go wtih the flow.

And then I ran for cover….

Special thanks to Luke and Abbie, who trusted me (for some strange reason) to capture Sascha and Michaela’s big day. You guys are pretty. Now move home from Alabama, immediately!