Monthly Archive for June, 2008

Dylan Hooper 2005-2008

Published on 06.30.08 in Announcements. 6 Comments

Mark’s nephew, Dylan, was born three years ago with hypo-plastic left heart syndrome. For the last three years he was a little warrior, fighting with all he had to beat all the odds. Today he lost the battle but we know that he is going home to a better place. His time here changed so many lives and I know that his spirit will forever live on through his mom, dad and two brothers. This incredible little guy will be dearly, dearly missed.

Updated to add: Dylan’s mom, Melissa, founded Help-A-Heart two years ago in Dylan’s honor to assist families of children with chronic heart defects. The foundation will continue in Dylan’s memory. Donations can be sent to:

Help-A-Heart, 3505 Redbud Court, Ankeny, Iowa 50021

A HUGE thank you to Jenna & Matt Walker, our wedding photographers, who were gracious enough to stop by our house yesterday morning and give us all the photos they had taken of Dylan at our wedding. These images will be treasured forever.

This is one of my favorite moments that Jenna captured.

Andy & Chrissy @ Meadow Creek B&B

Published on 06.29.08 in Weddings. 0 Comments

Two weeks ago we spent the day at Meadow Creek Bed & Breakfast in Pine for Chrissy & Andy’s wedding. We had just met Chrissy & Andy but it was obvious that these two are completely in love. Their ceremony was so incredibly heartfelt and sincere. It was a pleasure to be a part of their wedding.

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Photo Booth Madness!

Published on 06.23.08 in Personal. 5 Comments

Months ago I decided that for our wedding I didn’t want any ordinary guest book. I wanted to create a book filled with fun, black and white portraits of everyone that attended. To make this work we set up a small photo booth where everyone could take pictures of themselves. It was a huge hit and we went home with close to 600 photos that I absolutely love! These photos will always remind me of how much fun everyone had. Here are just a few of my favorites but be sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom to see the whole show!

We’re Married!

Published on 06.22.08 in Personal. 2 Comments

This past week has been the most amazing week of our lives! I’ve been to many weddings but now I know firsthand that there are absolutely no words to describe what it is like to not only vow to spend the rest of your life with someone but to do it out loud in front of all your closest family and friends. It was, without a doubt, the happiest moment of my life. I was completely overwhelmed looking around at all the people that had come so far just to be with Mark & I. To everyone that was here with us, it wouldn’t have been the same without you. We’ll never be able to thank you enough for being here to celebrate with us, you all mean the world to us!

Killing Time

Published on 06.20.08 in Photos. 0 Comments

I thought it would be fun to share some of my self-proclaimed “road art.” These are just a couple of the many shots I took from inside the car with our little Canon point and shoot camera. This was my means of killing time during the long drive to Arizona.