Gwen | Senior Portraits | Cedar Falls, IA

Gwen is a fabulous violist (that means she plays the viola, not violin...so y'all know!;) as well as vocalist, student, actress, AWANAs teacher, creative mastermind, and all-around wonderful girl! Her session was right before sunset, but we got in as many photos as possible in the shortest amount of time. Miss Gwen is planning on furthering her knowledge at Emmaus, and I'm super excited to hear about her adventures there next year!


left one...a favorite for sure!









I love Gwen's diversity! She can rock the serious look and pull a totally sincere laugh the next second!


she has some of the most beautiful brown eyes!




can you say "America's Next Top Model"???



oh Gwen, your laugh is gorgeous. :)


at this point, the sun had pretty much set...but we still got a few more in!


right photo..another fav.


love always,

amelia renee:)

olivia | senior portraits | hudson, ia portrait photographer

I had such a blast taking Olivia's senior portraits! She had mentioned she'd like to do something fun, perhaps by an old barn...and we found the perfect, abandoned, RED barn! (barns of any kind are great, but red barns=classic barns!) And even though the barn was surrounded by lots & lots & lots of weeds, this girl didn't complain. Nope, not at all--even through the minor wind storm that was going on that afternoon. ;) Uhm, yeah...Olivia made those weeds & barn look good! Only because she's gorgeous and a natural model!Besides being gorggg, Olivia is a talented writer & photographer herself, but most importantly loves Jesus with all her heart! So I know that no matter what path she takes after high school, she is going to do amazing things. :)
























have a lovely first weekend of November!
love always,amelia renee:)

post-october thoughts | personal

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it?

-Anne Shirley

I meant to write and blog this post a while ago. While it was actually still October, for one thing. But, for whatever reason, this October flew by! I really don't know what happened to it! It has been one of the craziest, busiest months of my life--seriously. It's almost surreal to look back in my planner for last month and see everything I've done! I feel so wonderfully accomplished, I must say. :)

I absolutely adore fall (somewhat like Miss Shirley;)! And so far this fall has not disappointed! It's been wonderfully warm here, which has been perfect for lots of photo sessions, learning how to shoot film for school, a field trip to Omaha, a spontaneous shopping trip, complete with Chick-fil-a!, a few bonfires, and just enjoying the lovely colors on the trees, pumpkins on doorsteps, hot apple cider, & pumpkin candles!

October is one of my most favorite months, hands down. (I probably say that about every month. Welllll, not quite. But I absolutely love October though December. Probably my favorite time of the year! Although as I've grown older, I'm growing more partial to summer...probably because it doesn't involve driving in the snow...hah!)

so, here are some photos of a few memories I want to remember from this October! :)

What is your favorite memory of this past month?

field trip to Omaha & changing leaves.

3 of my Nav girlfriends got baptized!


visited the World's Largest Frying Pan!

bonfire with old friends. :)



and of course, Main Event! (more on that another time.)Happy first day of November!
love always,amelia renee:)