Janeisha + Bobby :: Columbus Vow Renewal Ceremony
Janeisha and Bobby have been married for 10 years, and they decided it was time to renew their vows. I cannot believe how much these two love each other.
Ceremony + Reception: Father’s House Church
Flowers: The Flowerman!
Wedding Coordination: Brittney Lane
Cake: Sugar Inc.
WELCOME Holden James Braun
We’re proud to announce that BRAUNphotography finally has a third member! Everyone, please welcome our brand new baby boy, Holden James Braun. He was born on the morning of Wednesday, January 26. Mindy and I have been looking forward to this moment for so long, and now that he’s here we honestly couldn’t be happier…
We had been planning on doing a natural birth, with no drugs or pain medication. Well, Holden had some plans of his own. Mindy’s water broke on Monday evening, and by Tuesday afternoon no contractions had started, so the doctors informed us that to maintain everyone’s safety we needed to work a little harder to get him out. That meant Petocin, a drug used to stimulate contractions.
Now, here’s the crazy part. Petocin stimulates the contractions to start (or get stronger depending on the case), but it also increases the pain severity of each contraction. That’s why normally Petocin is followed up with an epidural. The pain of childbirth, only worse. But Mindy isn’t normal. We both wanted to avoid as many artificial stimulants, so Mindy decided to continue with the natural water birth.
I am so incredibly proud of her strength and determination. Not only did she birth a baby with no pain meds, but she was on a drug that made it hurt worse, and Holden came out at 10 pounds 1 ounce! He was huge! She’s seriously a super-human, and I love her for it. I just can’t say enough about how pleasant she was all pregnancy and how much I appreciate her and her drive during labor. Please, next time you see her, tell her she’s amazing. Because she is.
These black & white shots are from inside the delivery room just minutes after he was born.
And of course, as soon as we got home we got to work. Holden is four day old in these next photos. We stuck in him one of our baskets, and covered him in one of the craziest looking blankets we’ve ever seen. I think it’s perfect.
I hope it’s okay with you guys, you’re going to be seeing a lot more of this little guy around here. The most important thing in our lives was changed in an instant, and we can’t even express how much we love him already.
Thanks to everyone who’s visited, brought food, and congratulated us so far!
Jessica + Ryan :: St. Louis Photographers
Jessica is my sister, and Ryan is her boyfriend. Over Thanksgiving they asked us if we’d do a shoot with them, and we were excited to oblige. We found this old warehouse last time we were in St. Louis, and it was perfect for this casual session.
Sunflare to the max!
Apparently I’m funny:
LOVE Mindy’s perspective here:
Brittany + Will :: Marion Ohio Wedding Photography
This was wedding #22 and our final one of 2010! We shot a LOT of weddings this year, but I don’t know if we’ve ever had a couple that was so unquestionably excited to get married. Brittany and Will were a great couple to finish out the year with, and the next thing on our calendar is the birth of our son!
Salon: Rejuvenations Salon & Spa
Ceremony: Cornerstone Alliance Church
Reception: Marion Country Club
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas
Mindy and I have been hunting and chopping down a live Christmas tree now for three years. The first year we went up to Fulton Farms in Tipp City, Ohio, and we’ve been each year since. Three years ago it was snowing, and in the midst of all the trees Mindy said, “I feel like I’m in Narnia.” We went with some old friends, and needless to say, it was a blast. Here’s a shot from that first year:
The second year wasn’t nearly as fun, because it was raining. We got super muddy, but we found a great tree. This year God blessed us with some snowfall again, and although it was a little muddy, we hunted around and were able to find our perfect tree once again. Fulton Farms provides a horse drawn trailer to load up your tree once you’ve cut it down, which was a big help this year (with that baby in Mindy’s belly and all). If you’re in the mood to dress up for the cold weather and cut down your own tree, we definitely recommend the little drive up to Tipp City!
(Yes, I wear the same hat every year… and don’t wear it any other day…)
We’re a little bit picky about our tree decorating. No crazy ornaments, crazy colored lights, or tacky tinsel. We always go with the all white lights, and our ornaments all follow a white/pearl/red theme. The best part is that it looks pretty awesome with our blue walls! If you ask me, it looks great, but trust me, Mindy will be moving the ornaments, one by one, for pretty much the next three weeks. She’ll get it “perfect” just in time to take it down.
We’re pretty excited that three stockings will be four next year!
