Anabelle.  Just born.  So precious.  So little.  Her little hands.  Her little toes.  Her big bright eyes staring back at me.  I fell in love.  Instantly.  Meet Anabelle.  Barely 4 weeks old.  Seriously, could she be any more adorable…oh!

To view the entire event click HERE.  I know, it’s so hard to stop staring at her.  Keep looking.  Nobody is watching!

Paige & Madelyn.  Could these two lil’ sisters be any cuter?!  Don’t think so!  Look how adorable these matching dresses are with the white tights and black baby doll shoes!  Ohhhhh…and then the red fluffy Santa hats and cute lil’ black coats.  Oh, it just makes me want a little girl of my own.  {Jason, please! }  We had so much fun running around historic Old Hilliard.  The girls pointed out all the good spots – the train, the green door, the bridge, the gazebo.  I left this shoot smiling, smiling real big.  It just brings so much joy to capture such innocent ages – capture it in time so that one day the girls can show their families how cute they were…how innocent they were…and maybe remember how they stuffed their mouths full of Lifesavor Gummies because they were afraid mom was going to take them away.  Oh, the pure innocence.

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That’s right.  They are married!  A Halloween wedding.  Oh – a beautiful day!  I honestly could not say more fantabulous things about this amazing couple.  They’ve helped me out in more ways than one.  Last October we shot their engagement pictures and they so graciously volunteered to shoot a second session for my promotional video {the one you see on the website in the Engagement section, I know, aren’t they cute!}. The “all so famous” Prodigy Video came out to shoot their wedding and we were able to, once again, work on my promotional video.  So, they wanna promote Crystal Jo Foto!  See, told you they were fantabulous! 

Kristen and Rik got married at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Gahanna.  Lovely.  After the ceremony we headed over to Otterbein College {where the two love kadoodles met}.  They had an awesome wedding party that was willing to do any crazy shenanigans I asked them to {despite the fall}.   And the lovely reception was at the Worthington Doubletree. 

So you wanna know my favorite fantabulous stuff at the wedding, don’t cha? 

1.)  The way the brides little sister stared at her the whole entire day – it was precious. 

2.)  The bridal party’s entrance.  Yes, it included a football – jerseys, war paint under their eyes and a lot of pushing, shoving, nearly tackling and the groom catching the brides “long” pass.  Fantabulous!

3.)  Guest Favors – Bottles of wine with a Crystal Jo Foto {yeah, that’s right} engagement pictures of the sweet couple as a label. 

4.)  The bright flowers – holy beautiful! 

5.)  Working with Prodigy Video – Nathan and team rocks your socks!

6.)  The Grooms grandparents – they won the Anniversary dance.  I can’t remember the exact number of years that they’ve been married.  I just know it was 50 +, the wife was spinning the husband in his wheelchair and everyone had tears in their eyes.  So sweet!

7.)  Kristen and Rik – you couldn’t ask for anymore love between two people.  This is called serious FANTABULOUSNESS right here.

To many more happy years, to you and your happy family!  Much love!  To view the entire gallery when they are ready for viewing, click HERE. 

Doug and Kathy.  Doug and the hubby have worked together for years.  They think they are cool – Kathy and I think otherwise..hehe.  We headed to Homestead Park in Hilliard for their “five year together” shoot.  What a beautiful fall day! 

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Doctor meets Pilot.  Pilot says “Come fly with me, forever.”  Doctor says yes.  Doctor and Pilot come play with Crystal Jo for engagement pictures.  {Yes, I’m corny.  I already know this}.  Doctor and Pilot were extremely easy to photograph.  I love photographing couples that are so in love.  It’s so incredibly easy to point to a spot and back up with my camera, snap away and get these images that show such love.  We shot at North Bank Park and then made our way down to the Arena District/Huntington Park {where they hope to have their rehearsal dinner}.  We had a grand time…which makes me even more excited for their May nuptials.  Look back in May when Doctor and Pilot say “I do”. 

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Anita and Sean.  So much fun!  I just love her hair.  Don’t you?!  Bright red and fluffy curls.  Meet Anita and Sean.  They are getting married on July 17^th in Upper Arlington and having the reception at the Park of Roses.  I can’t wait to shoot some red hair with some awesome vivid colored roses!  Here’s some shots of the newly engaged down on campus.  Go Bucks!

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Tyler Fabry.  Class of 2010.  From West Jefferson High School.  We had a fun time in the wrestling room at the high school.  Tyler showed me all of his awesome medals and wresting trophies.  He was quiet adamant about having the State Championship mural in the background.  Talk about proud of his schools accomplishments!  After the indoor shots we headed out to the football field and then over to a nearby park.  We got some smooooooth shots of Tyler…check’em out below. 

To view the entire gallery of Mr. Tyler Fabry click HERE.  Congrats Tyler.  Now off to many more happy endeavors.

Shammy Sham. 

Shambo {like the hard core Survivor chick}.

Sham-Wow..isn’t this the rag used to clean cars with “no” streaking..yeah, WOW. 

Shammy – oh, maybe this is the name of rag {ha!}.

Shammoo – isn’t this the name of the big whale? 

Shampoo – what we use to watch our hair {with exception of Justin Bobby}

Okay – in all seriousness.  The Shambaughs.  Completely and Udderly {yes, like a cow} AWESOME.  Sarah remembered me from a lonnng time ago.  We share a mutual friend and we ran into each other back in my Olive Garden bartending days.  Yes, I know, I was mixin’ and flippin’ those bottles to satisfy my customers with some crazy Crystal Jo concoctions.  If you knew me then you are laughing at that last comment. 

Anywhooo…she had contacted me to shoot her awesome Shambaugh fall family fotos {mouthful, I know}.  Sarah is a photographer herself, so the majority of our session her and I were rambling on about fun photography lingo, gear, places to shoot…you name it, we were all over it.  Needless to say, I adored her so much I invited her over to talk more photo.  And photo we talk!  Now, I can happily say I have Sarah onboard the Crystal Jo Foto train.  Yep, that’s right, she is now my {what I like to say} AsSistant.  You’ll see and hear so much more from/about her.  Welcome on the crazy train ride Sham…can’t wait for our journey together. 

And on to the fall family fotos.  We shot these at Jeffrey Mansion in Bexley with Sarah’s hubby Paul and oh so adorable lil’ one Hayden. 

Wow…isn’t this the cutest family?!  To view the entire gallery click HERE.

Erin and Phil.  Two love birds.  Their engagement session was especially easy.  It’s so easy when it’s true love.  The photographs really make themselves.  Phil is from Chicago and Erin is from Dublin, Ohio.  They met at college in Michigan {Go Bucks, I know…we won’t hold it against them.} and after an almost two year engagement..they are getting married!  We met at the Dublin Library and hiked to a beautiful park behind it.  This lovely location is where Phil proposed.  He showed me exactly where he planned to ask her to marry him.  And this location, uh, let’s just say was not an easy one to get to.  We climbed down some very, very steep rocks, crossed a river filled with tree branches and debris and then TA-DA..a BEAUTIFUL waterfall!  What an awesome little love spot!  The night Phil was going to propose, the stream was so dry he didn’t feel the waterfall was the greatest location to ask for her hand in marriage.  So we hiked some more {good thing I had on my trusty tennies} to another beautiful area.  You’ll see this below.

This is me climbing back up the steep rocks…scccary!The love birds..

Congrats on your engagement, Erin and Phil.  Thanks for sharing the beautiful waterfall with me.  I hope to take my love muffin here…that is, if he’s not to scared to climb down the “mountain”.  To view the entire gallery of images when they are ready for viewing, click HERE.

The Cruikshanks.  If you follow the blog you’ve become quite familiar with this adorable family.  We shoot family pictures a couple times a year (because really, who doesn’t love pictures!).  It has become pretty normal to these kids.  They see me getting my equipment out of my car and they come running outside…pictures, “take one me” “show me, I wanna see”.   They are so much fun!   Evyonne and Andy love documenting their lives season by season.  It’s nice to see how much the children grow and develop their own personalities.  You just can’t have enough family photos laying around!  Once again, enjoy The Cruikshank family fotos.