Anyone wanting a winter session, you can now thank Veronica and Cody for showing me how stupidly sweet they can be.
 

I’m gonna let you in on a little secret.
Ever wondered how my best weddings earn their title?

I'm about to hit PUBLISH.
I'm about to post a social media preview to direct traffic.
And I'm about to publicly share this little gem of a blog post with the world.
With you!
(Hello, gorgeous.)

There will forever be a before and an after.
A time prior to Paula, and the life following, having lived 6 months of it out of a van in New Zealand.

Maybe it's because it's December 1st today. 
Perhaps the "winter scented" candle I've got burning next to me also has something to do with it. 
But I haven't really felt the holiday holidazzle until just now.

How do you know when you reallyreallyreally love a session?
We're going to figure this out in an organized, scientific manner. 

Can I let you in on a little secret?
I've never done a golden hour session in the AM before.
I've either been too nervous to suggest it, and/or my couple has flat out said they aren't morning people.
Because really, who wants to voluntarily wake up before the sun to curl your hair and road trip out to a cold and empty field, still wet with dew? I get it. Most days I'm in the same camp. 
But when Brittlyn and Taylor told me they were game for it, WHOOP, I was settin' that alarm clock with nothing but excitement and anticipation. 

It wasn't supposed to work.
Because they rarely do, unless you live in a rom-com.

Im convinced these kids need to be models.

K + J take direction well, acting naturally, while cheesin' for the camera.
They bring such exuberant energy with them on set.
They happily do their own stunts.

"I'm looking at the weather and it's forecasted to storm but I'm not bothered by it."
Said no one ever.
Except, wait--

Welcome to the Robby and Kayla Show.
It's a romantic comedy, now in it's first official year of showing. Centering around the lives of two crazy kids, crazy in love, it's a hilarious and heartwarming display of affection from beginning to end.

While I've been editing this ridiculously cute family session commemorating little E aging up, I've been idly daydreaming about the life of these photos.