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I went out with a dear friend {Angie Warren Photography} to take pictures of her two boys. I forgot how much energy these two boys had in an open space…filled with mud! Truth be told the boys were awesome and the mud wasn’t that bad.

My baby sister got married Sunday. Sniff, Sniff. I just can’t believe it!

So when life throws you a curve ball what do you do? Well, she plans a wedding in a week. It was wild, chaotic and crazy, but beautiful and well worth it to be able to share this special moment with family and friends that couldn’t join us in North Dakota. Nicole and Dustin had planned on an August 1st wedding in North Dakota. But since finances are short and emergencies came up, we switched it up a little. A few close friends and family here in California were able to witness the joining of two special hearts. And then off to North Dakota we go on Monday to share a special ceremony with their family that lives there.

Here are a few moments that I had the honor and joy to capture during the ceremony and some alone time after it all ended.

Fun Session at the park!

My Baby is my sweet cat, Leo. He is just the sweetest thing. Everybody that meets him can’t help but fall in love with him. I realized today, that I had yet to share a piece of my life, here on my photography blog. I hope that with each {Pieces of Me} Post, you will get to know more about who I am and what makes me tick!

I was so excited when Chris and Martha wanted for me to do their engagement portraits. I have known Martha since I was 9 years old…and she would have been 5! Martha and my sister have been best friends through all those years. They are actually each others Maid/Matron of Honor in their weddings! I love to see friendships like this continue to flourish even through life’s ups and downs, going away to school, and having a serious boyfriend (now fiance.)
Like always, I had a hard time choosing my favorites and ended up editing a lot of the pictures, before I did the sneak peek. Chris and Martha, I pray that you will have a long and happy life together!

I got the chance to take sweet Remy’s pictures again this year. Last year I did a studio session for her 8th birthday. This year we had a blast out at Tilden park. Remy got to ride the carousel and see, feed, and pet the animals at Little Farm. In between, we would capture some beautiful portraits of her! It was really hard to pick out my favorite! Miss Rem is so photogenic. Happy Birthday! It has been a joy and honor to watch you grow into the young lady you are today.

I am excited to be offering the first of my model searches! To kick off this summer with a great start, I decided to have some fun with “Engaged” Sessions. I am looking for 5 couples who are ready and willing to have a fun time and help me capture some fresh ideas.

This Model Search will:

~ have the session fee waived (however Prints & Cd’s may be purchased at discounted rates.)
~ require a model release (images will be used for: website, blog and marketing purposes.)
~ capture 1 specific idea (or set of ideas) first, and then time permitting additional images will be taken
~ bring fresh faces, ideas, and locations to my website

If you or anyone you know have recently become engaged please contact me by emailing me at: connect@rachelgoerkephotography.com. Hurry these sessions won’t last long!

I had the pleasure of photographing my sister and (soon to be) brother-in-law’s engagement pictures. They are such a sweet couple and I pray that they will have a long and committed life together with God and each other. They have been a great example [to me] of a couple who is putting God first in their lives and relationship. Thank you for this awesome opportunity Sis!
*I took way too many pictures (how could I not!) so I couldn’t just chose a few to show!

I have been watching this beautiful young lady since she was 2 years old. It started out that I worked at her day care. I overheard her mom asking if anyone knew of a good baby-sitter. On the way out to the car I told her that although I did not live nearby, I had a car and baby-sat. That was 6 years ago. And now she just turned 8 years old. I have since then had the opportunity to not just baby-sit her, but go to birthday parties, take her shopping (FUN!) and go to Disneyland with Miss Rem and her mom. It has been a blast getting to know her and watch her grow up. These are just a few of the pictures that I got last time I was with her! (BTW – she used to hate dressing up and taking pictures. Now she is a playful and wonderful model, whose favorite music to listen to is Hannah Montana while doing a photo shoot!)

Here she is rocking out to Hannah Montana and showing off some of her moves.

I LOVE these images of her twirling! A family friend of theirs made this beautiful dress (and the blue one as well) for Remy.