todd and kelly.

One of the constants in my life has been Kelly.  She became my best friend in fourth grade and aside from us getting a smidgen taller and cutting our bangs, nothing has changed.  Few words could actually describe our friendship.  In fact, the word "best friend" doesn't even begin to explain the relationship Kelly, myself, and our third counterpart, Sarah share.  We have been the three amigos for as long as I can remember and luckily, we still are to this day.  Kelly is sweet, gorgeous, compassionate, and dependable.  She is one of the best people I know and someone I am not only proud to be friends with, but also someone I look up to.  

I followed Kelly to the University of Kentucky, back home, and now I followed her to Erie, PA to shoot her engagement pictures with her amazing fiance, Todd.  I have also known Todd for a long time.  I met him in high school but since his arrival in Kelly's romantic life, he has been a huge part of my life.  Todd is school boy sweet, driven, and considering he proposed at the Eiffel Tower, quite the romantic.  Todd, Kelly, my husband, and I have such a unique relationship.  We are four best friends.  We travel together, pick pumpkins together, camp together, and in June 2010, we will stand together as Todd and Kelly get hitched.  

Sometimes I think that if I were to hand pick the perfect person for Kelly, he wouldn't even hold a candle to Todd.  It's so great to see your best friend fall in love...but nothing compares to watching her fall in love with someone you know was made for her.  The two of them are funny, clumsy with food, and completely loyal.  Knowing that they'll spend the rest of their lives together is amazing because all you want for your friends is happiness...and I know that's what they share.

I took these pictures in Erie, where Todd is a med student.  The trip in itself was a blast and my life had been missing a little Todd.  Since Kelly is my best friend and because I made her, Kelly was up for anything...and I think the results were perfection.  Todd found a great vintage theatre in town, by chance we found a charming old farm house, and the cherry on top was the gorgeous beach.  We had such a wonderful time touring Erie and shooting pictures...even Lexi the dog became quite the model (thank goodness she had a bang trim so we could see her face!)  Enjoy this little preview of their engagement pictures and of course, congratulations to the beautiful soon to be Mr and Mrs Fogelsong.  

50, 50, 50.

My mom's side of the family has a running quote/joke: "If they weren't your family, would you still like them?"  My answer: YES.  I undoubtedly have the best family on the earth which was evident at my Aunt Karen's 50th Birthday Party.  There is no family in the world that comes together to have fun like ours.  My brothers band, Lennenfield, provided the entertainment and even though the rain moved the show indoors, we danced the night away in the basement.  Lennenfield kept us rocking all night and even had a musical guest...my cousin, Adam Braun.  The night consisted of my Uncle Roger and Mom twisting but mostly just shaking (Uncle Roger with a cigar in his mouth and my mom moving like she's one of the twins from Charley Brown), MULTIPLE people doing the worm, Aunt Karen literally lounging in her hot body shirt, Brielle and Jill putting on choreographed dances, an overflowing tip jar, and plenty of cake!!!  Sometimes I have to take a minute from my professional duties on this blog to get personal...and what's more personal than family?  Enjoy this photographic documentary I like to call, "We Remembered the Woodford."  And to all of my family, I LOVE YOU!!

PS: Check out Lennenfield at www.myspace.com/lennenfield