Josh, Kasie and Ella – Part 1

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Beautiful blue eyes, warm-sun-light and smiles in an open field…yes please Yesterday afternoon I had the wonderful blessing of spending time with Josh and Kasie and their beautiful one year old daughter Ella! I had the great blessing of meeting Josh and Kasie last semester at a mutual friend’s house for dinner, and we hit it off immediately. Their beautiful daughter is full of smiles, multiple facial expressions and quite adorable, too! I first worked with the family last Fall (click here to see our first shoot together), and was energized and encouraged by my time with them! Needless to say…I was excited to work with them again!

So, here is part of one of a three part series – enjoy the facial expressions, joy and laughter that this beautiful 12 month and her parents old will bring you as you get to “walk” with us through the Konza on a very windy, but sunny and beautiful afternoon

Tags: KS baby photographer, KS family photographer, KS maternity photographer, Manhattan, manhattan photographer
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Seniors, Families, Couples, Babies :)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

To all my new and wonderful friends from the past year – THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I can’t believe that about a year ago, I bought my first SLR, started taking pictures, and haven’t stopped clicking since I have enjoyed every smile, every sunrise, every sweet kiss shared with a spouse, every delicate detail of your wedding day and all of the FUN we have had together during this time!

As is typical with sunshine-y weather, I get antsy I want to be outside, exploring the countryside, finding a blossoming little tulip amidst a ray of other flowers about to bloom. I want to go walking around the park and ride my bike along the trails! My “antsy-ness” often spurs creativity as well, so here’s my response to my antsy-ness – I want to take your picture AGAIN!

For the remainder of March, and all of April, I’m hoping you will come alongside me, again, and allow me to capture your LOVE in your life – your spouse, your child, your sweet and loving dog, or even your flower bed For all returning clients, I’m going to offer a 15% discount on your photo shoot, plus an additional 15% off if you refer a friend, and they book a photoshoot with me! It’s a win-win situation! If you tell a friend about simply beautiful photography, and they book, you get 30% off your next photo shoot! What a deal! So email me, call me, you can even text me, and tell me your creative idea for your next photo shoot! Want to get all your kids dressed up in formal attire and take pictures downtown, or put on your best white tea and jeans and run through konza prairie together? I’m up for it!

Can’t wait to hear from you, talk to you, and work with you AGAIN! Without you, Simply Beautiful Photography would be non-existent. Thank you for trusting in me, believing in me, loving me, and most importantly – thank you for letting me capture your love – it makes my heart so happy

Love,

Whit

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Summer Weddings

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Good morning bloggy readers

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Are you getting married this summer or know someone that is? Keep reading, get excited, then pass it on to your friends or family that are getting married in the next 3-6 months

Well, here’s the deal I love weddings. In case you didn’t know this about me, I am a romantic, to the core I love weddings – the symbolism, the covenant, the joy, the smiles, the tears…yes, I am the always the one sitting in the pew crying (okay, okay, confession – weeping) when the doors open and the bride comes down and her groom sees her and his face lights up, and they both cry. I’m crying too. It gets me every time. I can’t help it It’s so darn beautiful!

In honor of my love of all things wedding – summer, love, flowers, warm weather, and sunshine, I am offering a SPECIAL! As you can see, in the “Investment” section at the top of the blog, my wedding packages begin at $1250 and up (depending al-a-carte). I know for many people (especially college students), that can be at the peak of their budget, and sometimes out of budget reach. So, here’s what I would like to do – if you are getting married THIS SUMMER (May – September), and have not yet booked a photographer, call me or email me ASAP! If you book before April 1st (for any and all weddings during those months) you will receive 15% off your total wedding package. If you refer me to a friend, and they book, you get an additional 15% off! So, the short end of the long story is: if you book before April 1st (15% off), and refer me to a friend who books me (15% off), you get 30% off your wedding package!!

Also, with all weddings out of the country (including Alaska and Hawaii), all you have to do is pay for my travel and 3 nights in a hotel, and the wedding is FREE! (Email me for more details!)

So, stop reading it with your jaw dropped in utter excitement, and EMAIL me already! Pass it on to a friend!!

Love you all and can’t wait to hear from you!!

Whitney Sue

And because no post is exciting unless it has pictures…I have posted a few of the ridiculous pictures my wonderful friend Amber took for me this weekend! Enjoy This is me, who I am, through and through – full of facial expressions!

(I think in this first one I was laughing at a little kid in a field…or something like that. Who knows…it’s really hard to tell! Enjoy! )

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Engagement: Jason and Beth

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Jason and Beth met on February 27th, 2009, and 8 months later, Jason proposed to Miss Beth in beautiful Warner park in Manhattan, KS. (Same place they had their first date!) These two are so adorable, so in love and I couldn’t help but keep saying “you guys are so cute!”

She is a lawyer, and he is helicopter pilot in the Army. One pretty serious power couple! I love Beth’s sweet and sincere smile and Jason’s love for her. When I asked Jason to tell me some things about himself, I knew right away I had met another fun client, because his response was, “I am a leo. I like long walks on the beach, romantic novels, sunsets and unicorns.” Haha! It’s great to work with people who have a sense of humor!

Seriously. You two are gorgeous!
Take a gander at this beautiful ring Jason picked out on his own! Nice job!

I think this is when Jason’s sarcasm really came out – he saw a couple red berries and wanted to take pictures of him feeding the berries to her! Haha!
It sure produced some good laughter though
Dear Miss Beth, you are drop dead gorgeous!

For some reason I can’t explain, this may be my favorite shot from the day (below):

Thanks so much for asking me to be a part of your lives! I am so excited for the wedding on January 23rd! You guys are beautiful and I can’t wait to capture that love on your special day!

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Spinner’s

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Mackenzie is an avid follower of my blog and a great old friend from high school who asked me to take her family pictures! (Hope you enjoy your “big premier” on the blog! Haha!)

I had so much fun spending some good quality time with Mack and her family to document their love for one another and this point in time for their family! Dave, Brenda, Trent, Paige, Brock, Mackenzie – thank you so much for asking me to take your family pictures! I hope you enjoy all of your pictures and have a wonderful holiday season!