Britt & Ryan!

Britt and Ryan were married on June 16, 2007 at North Raleigh United Methodist Church and the reception was immediately following at Britt's family home. Their wedding day was absolutely beautiful! The details were breathtaking. Britt and Ryan have been together for ten years! Sweethearts through school and different colleges, their love was truly meant to be! The couple will return to New York City, where Britt will attend Pratt for her MA and Ryan will be in grad school at Columbia while working to design the new WTC. Thanks for letting us share in your special day! It was a blast! (Even though I fell getting the last shot-- skinned both kness and elbows. It was worth it!)

Richard Conrad, one of the best make up artist in Raleigh, hates to have his picture taken, so I thought his brushes would be okay...

Britt and the girls...
Ryan and the guys... on the golf course! We followed them around after they teed off this morning and then came back for shots once they were all tuxed up.


"There is no safer place than to be in love..."

"I love thee with a love that shall not die. Till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old."

The Cunninghams are so in love... and they only have about two weeks together until he is deployed again. They have only been married for 8 months. Perhaps that is why these shots are so touching.

This is what we love about Lifetime Portraits...

We love being able to photograph a bride and groom and then have them come back with their pets, and then their babies!!! Steve & Amanda were married in June 2005 at the Forrest Theatre and now they brought in their little four month old daughter, Samantha! This little one takes after Daddy- she's going to be tall!

Ashley's Engagements

Most of our referrals come from word-of-mouth. Lindsey and Chris are a great example of that. Two summers ago I photographed Lindsey's sister's wedding in Chapel Hill. If Lindsey is as much fun as Molly was I know it is going to be awesome!

Lindsey and Chris are very ready for the big day, which isn't too far away. This engagement shoot at Meredith College was so fun and mellow. They are amazingly calm for having so much happen at once. Chris's graduation, a wedding AND a big move to Texas... talk about keeping busy!

Carrie and Jeremy couldn't be more adorable if I asked them to be. Carrie with her killer eyes and Jeremy with that sneaky smile made this engagement shoot so much fun! It it always nice when you don't have to force the couple to get close and lovey dovey... with these two the mushy stuff came naturally!

Funny note: I swear that Jeremy has a long lost twin that went to highschool with me! Maybe?

What can I say about Val and Geoff... I love them! They are so funny and easy to work with... I mean I made them squeeze between two moving trailers and they didn't complain once... that is until a little spider came along. But who can blame them? I hate spiders too.

I am very excited about the big day... and can't wait to see some old friends. I photographed Geoff's brother's wedding 2 years ago and can't wait to see Matt and Sobia again!

Welcome to a new addition...

Shooting Starrs Maxamillion Jordan!

We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this new one, also known as Max, this little fellow took a long flight from Milwaukee to RDU on Tuesday to join the Bokhoven family. Max is our new 6 week old German Shorthair, a cousin to Gimpy, the beloved seven year old hunting friend we lost in December to kidney failure.

My husband Howard is an avid hunter --as many of you know from the two elk trophies (Larry and Lester) displayed on our conference room walls. Howard and Max will be very busy the next several months training for his first bird hunt...

The jury is still out on Mona appreciating the new addition...

Miss Mona in all her glory...

Will Patience!

Our token mascot (other than Miss Mona, of course) is a delightful, flirtacious little man named Will! Known to stop by just to visit with the Touch of Color girls, this smiley guy just turned 1! So we took his picture to celebrate! If you drive by the studio, there is a giant photo in the window of Will at 6 months old and there are some of the whole family in our hallway gallery like this one.

Now we have new ones to add to the collection of Will!

I love this one, he looks like he's slapping his belly with laughter...

Here's an 8x8 montage.

Rebecca's Maternity Photos!

Many of you know Rebecca, one of our awesome photographers, has been on maternity leave! Well, today she had her precious baby boy-- Liam! At 8lbs, 9oz. and 22 inches long, he was indeed well worth the wait! Here are some of the maternity shots we took the week before he came... we love them! Let us know which one you love the most.