Kate Morrow Photography

announcement: new website and blog!!

2012-02-12T19:54:00.001-05:00

This will be the last post that Kate Morrow Photography will be making on blogger!! Hello to 2012, and hello to a brand new website, look and blog for me!!! Very excited about this. As always thank you so much for all of your support! Please continue to follow me at the new site:

NEW WEBSITE

newborn :: addison mae

2012-01-26T21:22:00.000-05:00

If I could use one word to describe Addison Mae, it would be breathtaking. She is seriously one of the most beautiful little baby girls I have ever seen. That hair. Those lips. That complexion. Wow. This is one lucky girl. Her parents, Dana and Sean were one of my very first bride and grooms and, let's face it, you are pretty cool. :)

The morning we had this lovely photo shoot, was the morning after one of the few snow storms we have had this season and Dana and Sean made the trek over to my house and were so very understanding of the fact that both of my girls were home and hanging out as well. Thank you both so much!

Even though Addison was 1 month old when we took these photos a few weeks ago already now, i feel it is never too late to say, "Congratulations and welcome to the world, Addison Mae!!" :)

jean + jon :: married

2012-01-23T20:32:00.000-05:00

Jean and Jon were married on a romantic, beautiful, spring-like day in January! I could not be any happier for these two people. Their happiness and love for each other was so obvious on this day, and listening to their friends and family speak about them, made it clear that this is the case all the time.

Jon and Jean first met working at a camp and their friendship and love grew from there. With Jon born and raised (and living) in the UK and Jean in the good ol' Mitten, they have had to be apart a lot. I can only imagine how hard this has been, but now that you are together in marriage, you will never have to be apart again!:) I admire you both!

It was truly an honor to be a part of your day!! Thank you so much for your friendship! Chris and I enjoyed getting to know you both more and meeting some of your wonderful friends! Thank you for making my 29th birthday a happy, memorable one! Congratulations to you and wishing you the very, very best!!! XOXOXO

sarah + tom : engagement

2012-01-03T14:53:00.001-05:00

Sarah and Tom were together, in GR, during the holidays (Tom now lives just outside of Las Vegas!) so we thought this would be the perfect time to work in some engagement pictures! We all braved the cold, wet conditions to capture a few great shots downtown. I think in some of these Tom is wishing he was back out West, not freezing! :) Thank you both for being great sports. Happy New Year! I am so looking forward to the year of your wedding!! :)

And so ends a wonderful year, 2011!

2011-12-28T18:11:00.000-05:00

This has been an amazing year, filled with so much love, happiness, new faces, places, and friendships! Thank you all so very much from the bottom of my heart for your support! I can honestly say I love my job and it is because of every one of you. YOU are what makes the moments worth capturing! Heres to an amazing 2011...and looking forward to an even more amazing 2012! Happy, happy New Year! :)

aidan :: happy first birthday!

2011-12-08T21:22:00.000-05:00

I missed posting this blog by ONE day! Yesterday, little man, aidan celebrate dhis very first birthday. Happy, happy birthday to youuu! :) It has been such a joy watching Aidan James grow in the past year and I am looking forward to seeing him grow in the years to come. You are special, Aidan! Much love! xoxo

We set out last Saturday morning, on a somewhat rainy and cold day to capture a few photos. We decided to begin indoors thinking the weather would improve even just a little bit. It did not, but we managed just fine! :)

Sweet, little, handsome man...

<3

Aidan started to fully walk/tottle, just in the week before this shoot! He seemed like an old pro!

Just LOOK at those baby blues!

We moved outside for a few. Aidan was not totally loving it. In his defense, it was spitting rain and somewhat chilly.

Well, maybe this outside thing is ok...

nick + lisa :: married.

2011-12-06T23:03:00.000-05:00

Lisa and Nick were married Thanksgiving weekend. It was the perfect way to start off the holiday season; celebrating the love they share for each other(and to end the wedding seasojn of 2011 for me)! It was such an honor to be a part of their day.

I knew Lisa a little bit back when we were in College at Alma, and met with Lisa and Nick together only weeks before the big day. I knew a little then, and was more sure than ever after sharing their wedding day with them, how truly special they both are as people and as a couple. It fills my heart so much to see two people so in love and so in tune with one another. I wish you both nothing but happiness and everything you wish for! Hope you enjoy this first holiday season as a married couple. Congratulations!

Since Lisa and Nick were unable to have engagement photos, we decided it would be great to have some memories of the rehearsal captured! Here are a few to start things off...

calmest bride. ever.:)

I love the way they look at each other. You will see more of this look further down in this post. <3

And now on to the Wedding Day!!

Flower delivery...

I believe Lisa had these straps made for the dress. Absolutely perfect and beautiful!

Lisa-you have the most beautiful, contagious smile!

We were able to get just a few pictures outside. It was such a cold, rainy afternoon/evening! Thank you, Ladies for being such troopers!

NO outdoors for the boys. We had to improvise. :)

I loved the tree...

A budding photographer? I wonder if he is free for the 2012 wedding season?

We made a stop before the reception at a really cool place!

happy thanksgiving : with love from the morrows :)

2011-11-23T14:39:00.000-05:00

I have been thinking a lot this month about what I am thankful for and it is truly overwhelming. I feel so amazingly blessed. I have a wonderful, supportive, best friend for a husband, two of the most beautiful little girls I have ever laid eyes on (a little bias, but seriously! ;)), a beautiful home in the coolest neighborhood in town, my health, awesome parents and family, a successful business doing what I love, yeesh-i could go on!! See what I mean about overwhelming??:)

This post was going to be mostly 3 year portraits of our Ella Rose, but I could not put it up this close to Thanksgiving without saying a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone out there who takes the time to read this, who supports me: family, friends, and the best clients (past and future) a girl could ask for! I can not thank you enough! God is GREAT! :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

OK-so now on to our Ella Bella who turned 3 years old back in October (and of course, a few of sweet Eden too). I can not believe how fast time goes by...

"Hey, where is Eden??"

"There she is! I yove Eden, mommy!"

This is probably one of my most favorite pictures. Ever.

I adore watching them interact with one another. They really love each other.<3

We managed to sneak in a family photo!

And just a few of Eden:)

I love Ella's little knees!

This last photo was taken by Chris last week while on a trip to the park with the girls...I had to post it because i love it. It is totally Ella.

Time to gear up for delicious food (more specifically, pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes for me), and great company!! Everyone have a great one!

corey + josh : engagement.

2011-11-15T14:41:00.000-05:00

I was so excited when Corey contacted me, asking about wedding photography and even more excited when she and Josh officially booked me and we set a date for engagement pictures! It was a beautiful, sunny, mild, fall day-until about 3:00 when we planned to meet out at one of my favorite places. I pulled up and got out of my car to not only the overwhelming smell of natural fertilizer, but also cloudy, windy, coldness! Good thing Corey and Josh are such fantastic, easy going, fun people! :) Really. We hd so much fun joking around and talking (and jump starting their modeling carreer, of course)! :) I am so hapy for you both on your engagement and am looking forward to next fall already! Congratulations.

When we were emailing back and forth about the engagement session, I told Corey to bring any props she wanted or that she and Josh could incorporate any activities that they enjoy together. She ended up bringing Scrabble because they enjoy playing games. A girl after my own heart. I love baord games and no one EVER wants to play them with me!:)

flynn : 6 month portraiture

2011-11-09T21:26:00.000-05:00

A few days before Halloween I got to meet Flynn for the first time. Flynn is the first baby I have gotten to photograph whose parent's wedding I captured! Yay! Cate and Jeff are wonderful people so it really is not that surprising that Flynn is nothing short of awesome. Besides being handsome and SOOOOOOOO cute (can I say "cute" for a boy?), he is one of THE happiest baby's I have ever met. His sweet disposition was such a joy to photograph and even while editing, i was pretty much smiling the entire time. :) Thanks, Flynn! :) Cate, Jeff and Flynn have just made a move to California following this photo shoot. I hope you all are settling in and enjoying yoru new digs! Thank you Cate and Jeff for being awesome, for inviting me to capture Flynn's 6 month photos, and for my first cup of hot chocolate of the season! :) You should have another baby soon-you guys make super cute kiddos! hehe.

oh those eyes are SOOO beautiful...

I actually volunteered to take one for the team and buy a pound of flavored tootsie rolls. My job is just so difficult. :)

Rarrrr

Flynn is thinking the same thing we all were thinking in this photo, "Danr! I wish this handle was not on this basket!"

yummmmmm

Flynn ran into a friend and they decided to read on the bench for awhile.

there were some serious moments...

and then there were obviously some funny moments...:)

Flynn brought his other friend, the elephant along for the reading too.

eden joy : 7 months

2011-11-08T12:23:00.000-05:00

It is hard to believe that almost 8 months ago, we welcomed this beautiful, perfect addition to our already blessed little family. Chris and I truly feel honored to be parents to two sweet little girls together.

Eden is showing her personality more everyday. She is sitting up, becoming a bit more mobile, always reacting when she hears her name, and absolutely in love with her big sister, Ella. Chris and I think there is a gentleness about Eden. She is very easy going most of the time and just wants to be where ever the action is. We love her so much. Chris even says he read an article somewhere that a study was done and it was proven that families raising two girls are the happiest! I think it's true...

I took pictures of Eden when she was closer to 7 months (hence the title), although she is now nearly 8 months!

:)

Those little teeth just get me every time.

holly and rick : engagement.

2011-11-07T23:14:00.000-05:00

I am going to make this introduction short and sweet to speed up the posting of this blog! :) Holly and Rick- I am so excited to work with two people like you and so happy for you in your engagement! Next August will be here before you know it! I loved hanging out with you both and felt so comfortable and when i drove away from the session, I had a smile on my face thinking about all the goofy conversation we shared during the photos. :) Congrats again and thank you for asking me to be a part of it!

sidenote: thank you so much for taking that sleeper sofa off our hands!! I hope it serves you well! :)

Now, on to one of my favorite places for photos-the open fields...

Love the big smile on Rick's face in this one. I think he had just made an inappropriate joke or a Family Guy reference or something. haha! Sorry, Rick, you know I have to give you a hard time at least once for how many times i had to say, "Ok, smile. SMILE. smile...;)

Holly and her mom whipped up this banner! SO cute! Holly was modest and said we did not have to use it if I did not think it was right. Of course i wanted us to use it. Nothing better than home made stuff!

<3

And on to lovely downtown GR for a few pics...

All I said was, "Pretend you are in a photo booth...GO!!" :) I like what they did.

amber + jeremy : married.

2011-11-06T23:56:00.000-05:00

Amber and Jeremy were married a few weekends ago and the day involved 3 of my favorite things: vintage inspired details, open fields, and fantastic company! Of course there was more to the day too-LOVE, a cool car, sunny skies, etc. So many things I love! I am so happy for the two of you and was so honored to be a part of your day. I wish the happiest future for you! You all were a pleasure to work with and are just another reason I love my job! Thank you so much for your friendship and congratulations again to you!

We started the day off at this Salon and Spa in downtown Lansing...

THis bouquet was unlike any I had ever seen. It was ahhh-mazing! Amber made this herself with a compilation of broches she had collected from various antique shows and stores!

Hello, mr. turtle...

*gorgeous*

<3

The getaway car...

happy halloween from the morrows :)

2011-10-31T20:26:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween with love from the Morrow Family!!:)

Here is a little taste of what halloween was like over the past few days in our house. A little Flower, a little pumpkin carving, some neighborly love, and lots of FUN! :)

Ok, so I had a mini-photo shoot with Eden the other day finally (now that she can sit up!) and part of it was Halloween themed, so look out for another blog post soon!:)

And did I mention our neighbors are the most awesome neighbors ever? OH yes. They are. Ella had a blast participating in pre trick or treating festivities tonight including pizza, snacks, and a mummy wrapping contest!! Wahoo! :)

These are just some of the neighbor kids...

Beautiful Tinker Bell fairy...

Eden just watched the Halloween madness.:)

"Trick or treat timeeeeee!!!" (in the words of Ella)

She was dominating this event right up until she spotted a man dressed like a fat baby with one eye and no shirt on...(seriously)

jackie and forrest : engaged.

2011-10-29T22:14:00.001-04:00

I can't even tell you how happy the title of this blog makes me. My dear friend, Jackie is engaged! As if being engaged was not exciting enough, it is to a wonderful guy! I have known them both since high school and it is so awesome seeing you happily in love with one another. You deserve all the happiness in the world and I wish it on you! I am so honored to have been asked to share in your day in such a special way! Thank you and congrats! I love you both! :)

For their engagement session, Jackie and Forrest wanted to go to Muskegon (where Forrest currently lives), to the river. Forrest LOVES fishing and they thought it would be fun to incorporate that. You will see what I mean further down...

<3

So pretty, Jackie!

*beautiful*

This was mostly my idea (so you can blame me if it is cheesy!), but I thought it would be cute. Jackie and Forrest "met" in a choir that my husband and I also sang in with them called Schola. They are still in it and sadly, I am not! Anyway, if it were not for this choir, they would have never met again!! Plus, they both obviously love music, so here ya go...:)

I know it is kind of an over done song, but i still LOVE Canon in D. It is the song of Graduations and Weddings. And Jackie and Forrest just happened to have it in their music folder. :)

Meet Forrest's baby, er dog, Molly. She wanted desperately to be a part of the photo shoot.

Alright, now time for some serious fishing photos...break out the matching Patagonia waders. That's right, people. Awesomeness.

And a few of Forrest in his fly fishing glory...I had never seen fly fishing before. I was pretty impressed.

dressanders: family

2011-10-25T20:52:00.000-04:00

A few weekends ago, i met up with Nick and his little boy, Caleb for some Father/son pics and Caleb's awesome Aunt and Uncles came too! We all had fun watching Caleb run around modeling and using his imagination to its fullest-looking for a buried treasure somewhere in these fields! We did not find a buried treasure that night, but we did create some memories and capture them in some great photos! :) Thank you guys! You are such a fun little family!

This is one of my favs...

On an intense search for a buried treasure...

We convinced him there was someone in there and he should knock to see who it was. He was a bit cautious about this at first...

This feather was what he showed me right when we met that night. He was excited to show it to me!

Caleb was ready to be done taking pictures and was putting on his sad face so everyone else joined in...

BUt then he had his "second wind" for a few more.:)

Best family photos ever.

mo + angela : engaged.

2011-10-24T22:20:00.000-04:00

From my first meeting with Mo and Angela, I felt like we were old friends and I was so happy and excited at the chance to get to know them even better! A few weekends ago, we set out to WMU for a beautiful morning of engagement pics. Mo and Angela are both former students and Mo now works for WMU. I learned so much about the campus and the University just walking around with them! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, friendship and happiness with me you two! You both are very special and I could not be more excited to share your wedding day with you next summer! Keep smiling. Your happiness is truly contagious! :)

The first location we went to was SO cool. It was the old part of Campus (the east campus-is that right?) and it is no longer occupied. There is talk of tearing it down, but it would be such a shame! So much history! This building sits on a hill and overlooks the city of Kalamazoo!

Angela and Mo love movies. This was Angela's idea and I think it was such a cute one! :)

You are so beautiful, Angela! Gorgeous!

jane + chad : engaged.

2011-10-23T10:32:00.000-04:00

A few weekends ago, I met Jane and Chad early on a Saturday morning to walk around in the beautiful fall foliage! I think we caught the "peak" colors. :) I had such a great time with you guys-you two are so easy going and fun. I am so excited for your wedding next year!! Thank you! xo

karrie + adam + baby liam : maternity

2011-10-20T15:22:00.000-04:00

I was so excited when Karrie contacted me to take belly pictures! The setting was perfect and it was the perfect evening-except for those CRAZY mosquitos! Poor Adam endured the continuous mosquito attacks and Karrie helped him laugh it off. This alone is proof that you two will be great parents and will be able to raise baby Liam together to be a wonderful little boy! I am so happy for you guys and can't wait to hear that Liam has arrived!! He is already so special!

P.S. Karrie-you are beautiful and your belly is beautiful too! Hang in there for these last few weeks-I know I probably do not need to tell you, It is totally 200 percent worth the wait!:)

jane and alec: engaged.

2011-10-18T21:31:00.000-04:00

A few weekends ago, I met up with Alec and Jane at our Alma Mater, Alma College, for some engagement pics! This, of course, was were the two of them first met and their love bloomed. :) It was so much fun wandering around campus and talking about our different memories of college. Why does it seem so long ago already?? Thank you for the lovely Sunday morning stroll-i felt like i was hanging out with a couple of old friends! I can't wait for your wedding next summer!

This architecture is completely Alma.

I hope we got this photo right. We tried to recreate an exact photo that Alec's parents had taken in front of this sign years ago. :)

They wanted pics in the Science building. This was totally out of my element, but completely in theirs! :)

We tried to go in the library to take some pictures of their favorite study area together, but it was not open. Apparently college students are sleeping or something on Sunday mornings and there is not a need to have the library open?! :) haha. We settled for outside of the library...

They are not the class of 1999, but i like this clock. Plus, you can see my old dorm room window in the background of this photo. Bonus! :)

Go Scots!!

corinne and john : married.

2011-10-18T21:10:00.001-04:00

Corinne and John-it was such an honor for Chris and I to spend our wedding anniversary celebrating your wedding day! You two have a beautiful love and it is so refreshing to be around. We are so happy for you both and truly enjoyed being a part of it for just one day! I know that your lives will continue to be filled with much happiness, success and love. Wishing you all the best and a final congratulations and thank you...xoxo

erin and lyle : married 9.24.11

2011-10-12T15:24:00.000-04:00

On September 24, Erin and Lyle were married! It was a day filled with the many faces of fall weather-warmth and sunshine, thunder, lightning and rain! It was a recipe for the perfect wedding day! Thank you so much for including me in your day. I have very much enjoyed getting to know you both (and your friends and family)and wish you both the very best! Since you have been waiting 3 weeks for this preview, i will skip right to the good stuff...:) CONGRATS!! xoxo.

We started out in downtown GR at the hotel with the ladies getting ready.

happy feet shoes. :)

A friend of Erin's MADE this bag, incorporating erin and lyle's wedding colors! LOVE this!

Look at all the detail in her dress! Stunning!

Erin had a team of people working on her. :)

I always say this is the only day when you can get away with asking someone else to put your shoes on for you (until you are 8 months pregnant)! :)

Erin's Dad seeing her for the first time...

And off we go-to the church!

And the guys got ready at the church...

I love this church.

And then the ladies kicked the boys out of their "getting ready" area...

Breathtaking flowers! The florist did a beautiful job with these arrangements!

Brilliant idea of earrings as hairclips!

With stormy skies threatening, we eagerly set out to get as many photos in as we could at this perfect spot!

Skies getting darker...

and darker...

And I think our time is about out, judging by the sky.

here it comes...

The look on erin's face reminds me that this is the point when the lightning and thunder began and it started to rain.

As we drove back toward the city, the rain seemed to mostly let up so we were able to get more photos!

Freshening up in the bridal room, at the reception site...

Erin made a dress change to allow more dancing and comfort after their first dances! I think this is an old tradition and i love the idea!

Oh sweets bar, how I love you!

a few of my fav treats...

amelia: 6 month portraits

2011-10-11T21:09:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago, I spent an evening with Amelia and her mommy, Dana for some photos! You may remember Amelia from her newborn photos in March. :)She has actually gotten even cuter (if you can belive this) and so much personality is emerging! She is such a happy little girl and SO strong! I could not belive her sitting up on her own and pulling herself up on all fours (she started crawling the next day!!!)! It was so much fun to catch up with you ladies again! Thank you for spending time with me again! I am so glad we JUST missed the rain too!

We managed a few more shots before the rain came.

annie and charlie : married {9.17.11}

2011-10-05T15:23:00.000-04:00

To Annie and Charlie-you are a beautiful couple. I am so happy for you both and was so happy to be a part of your day a few weeks ago.

It was such an honor to photograph your day, Annie! I still remember grade school and how you were always so friendly and kind. Thank you. Watching you walk down the aisle and seeing you so happy even made me choked up to my surprise! I know you will have a successful, wonderful life together! Congratulations. XOXO :)

Annie and her flower girl, Reese!

Gorgeous day and lovely church!

I heart Trader Joe's.

Charlie looks so official here.:)

I love the simple beauty of churches like this.

Charlie's look is priceless...

<3

While the girls worked on bustling the dress...

the guys hung out and were acting goofy!:)

This is where they had their first date and it was very conveniently located right across from the reception so we thought we should steal a few quick photos! ;)

The reception venue was like begin in a fairytale! It was held in the IMperial Ballroom at the Amway Grand. I had never been there before so you may find that I took a lot of photos of the room itself...

I am still in awe of the concept of an ice sculpture. I just want to go up to them and touch them.

Cocktail hour was held on the second floor, overlooking the ballroom.

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams!

So long to hand written notes for toasts and speeches!

Apparently Annie really loved the last name she was leaving "behind", so this was a thoughtful gift...

So. Much. Love.

They even played and sang the MSU Fight song!

Shortly before I left the party, this group did something called a "Wine Bomb"?! Yikes.:)

Happily ever after for you two!! XOXO