…your favorite teams, schools, states, or colors. Whatever you want to do. The best part is your fiance will totally love you more for trying. (Just don’t beat him or he might like you less.) Here is where you can go to download your own bracket. I have listed a few ideas/rules for you to try out. 1. Only pick one round at a time. That way you get a fresh start and are always still “in” the game. 2. Set up the prizes ahead of time. You can…

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…nd technical specs don’t begin to do it justice. I can’t even begin to express just how much our kids love this thing. They are constantly reading, watching movies, or playing games on this. This will be the only computer they grow up knowing. It’s amazing just how “strange” a keyboard and mouse seem to a 3 year old, but every kids just “gets” this device. It took Luke, our 2 year old, about three…

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…st about in planning your wedding that now you look back on and laugh about? We kind of put a lot of effort into figuring out which Bible verses we wanted read during the ceremony and who would read them, but then our pastor completely skipped that part. Give us your best cheapo/fun married date idea. Well, we LOVE ice cream. So to make us feel okay with it, we’ll go on a hike, grab some lunch, go check out the local succulent/gardening shops,…

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…ze, but as you know, my wife and I keep making babies so someone has to pay the bills.  As a “consolation” prize for not winning, you will be getting FREE a Engagements and Bridal Session so it’s not a complete loss.     Below are a few excerpts from the two winning couples.  They both had me cracking up with their answers and drew me into their story.  I can’t wait to meet you guys and take some…

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…d partner her up with Kishan. It seems to have worked because here they are all these years later still partnered up. I had them whisper the generic names of meds into each others ears. It was both super funny and slightly uncomfortable as Kally started to enjoy the process a bit too much. You couples at home, feel free to steal this idea. Next time you are alone, slowly walk up behind your spouse and whisper acetaminophen. (You can thank me…

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…on in 1 hour!!!! No more excuses about running late on the wedding day.) She told me every time she sees her wedding dress she wishes she could put it on and wear it around again so I was thrilled to make her Christmas wish come true. :) Two quick facts about the session. 1: I only wore sweatpants and a t-shirt so that I would be reminded of how cold it was outside and not freeze her to death. 2. We were only outside a total of 9 minutes. It…

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…here is what he got. Cake. Candles = Dynamite Here is the toothless wonder himself. One of the games we played was having the kids guess how many Legos were in the jar. The first client who guesses the correct number in the comments gets a free 8×10 print. We also had a random bag/build contest. An impartial judge declared Jo’s contraption the winner. How about Luke! He built this bad boy on his own. Not bad for a 2 year old right?…

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…off your face. You will not “feel” like a princess. You’ll feel like a big white perspiring albino rhino. :) (Those petticoats add an extra layer of warming goodness.) If your bridal session is going to be completely indoors this won’t be a problem. But, if you are wanting any outdoor shots, we’ll want to get on the ball and get your session planned for April or May. There is one location that is actually great for…

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When Heather mentioned that her and Rusty loved heading to the lake, I knew right away where we would be doing their engagement session. Before we got our sea legs under us we did a few on dry land. Free Boat Ride for 3! Flippy Floppies. :) At this point of the session Rusty started pretending he was James Bond and started referring to Heather as “Moneypenny”. Disclaimer: T-Pain was also on the boat, but his publicist would not…

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…about this guy. Turns out she has pretty good instincts. Their story started while she was finishing up medical school. Their work schedules were off, and, like most people starting their residency, Rebecca did not have much free time. But she did have to eat. Tony seized the opportunity and brought her pizza. He basically became her private delivery boy; any excuse to see her. Apparently, Rebecca and my wife Danielle have the same Love…

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