We are all a little damaged.

3 Nephi 22: 7-8, 10-11

For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hill be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted! Be hold, I will lat thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Lights off, the air was sleeping, and I sat in my closet.

He reached out, and spoke to me.

Then, and only then, when all else falls away, and at times, when I have nothing left to give.

So persevere my friends.

For it is all but a small moment before you shall see Gods face.

Ocean Breeze.

I am so excited to announce that I will be attending the awesome Escalate workshop in Newport Beach, California May 17-18th!!!! This is going to be one amazing, inspiring, and information filled event, and I can't wait to soak up all the knowledge I can from the industries leaders!

So my dear friends, photographers, and readers, if you are in California I would LOVE to meet you! I always try to make my trips working trips and use my camera as much as possible! This is a perfect opportunity for that photo shoot you have been dying to have!

If you just want to meet up over lunch, that is perfectly acceptable as well :)

So PLEASE, e-mail me {info@ameliakate.net} and lets get together!!

Emily&Dave=awesome!

When Emily contacted me a few months back about doing her engagements I was beyond stoked. Little did I know that I would have so much fun shooting them! They are beyond beautiful, and were so easy to work with! Emily first mentioned that she wanted the mountains, and I instantly started thinking, sweet road trip! A few second later, she clarified that she just recently moved out here from Michigan and she wants the true Arizona mountains! I can't count how many times she mentioned how beautiful the scenery was during our shoot. They are such genuine people, and I was so blessed to be able to work with them! All I can say is I wish I was able to shoot their wedding in Michigan in September!

It's all but a grain of sand.

Ok, I've gotta be honest here. I'm feeling the baby hunger set it.

I just saw someone talk about how they aren't enjoying the jabs and kicks from their little bun in the oven, and it brought me back to those moments where I missed that after she was born.

For any of you who are reading, let me tell you a little bit about myself.

I met this cute boy at age 18. We dated for 3 weeks, and decided to get married.

Three months later and at the ripe age of 19 I was married.

Three weeks later, I was pregnant.

I cried. and cried. and cried.

I. did. not. want. to. be. pregnant.

My pregnancy was one of the biggest trials of my life.

I had always feared that if I had a baby too young, that I wouldnt be able to love that child as much as I could, because I was so emotionally immature.

It wasn't until I was about 7 months pregnant that I found the joy.

This bond began to form with this daughter I was creating, and I couldn't help but love her.

Every movement, wether extremely painful or unbelievably perfect, I loved.

It was like she was communicating with me. We had a routine.

I would lay in bed at night, and Devin would rub oil on my belly, helping me cope with the thought of stretch marks, and she would let us know she was there.

No matter how many times I saw her move from one side of my stomach to the other, the fascination never faded. I was absolutely enthralled by her.

Then when she was born, and I cried. and cried. and cried.

I could not believe that I didn't want her.

Pregnancy is such a magical thing, and although is comes with a lot of discomfort, I am getting really excited to do it all again.

Dear Weddings, I love you!

What a crazy fun weekend!! Two weddings back to back with two awesome couples!

I have so much to blog about this coming week, for example:

I went running and almost died,

Sasha and Jeff's wedding,

and more personal mumbo jumbo :)

So be expecting an awesome jam packed week of blogging, but for now all I have to say is

PHOTO BOOTHS ARE AWESOME!!!

{Thank you Cami for letting me have so much fun!! Congrats Skyler and Jessica!!!}

I love when life shines down, helping the pieces just fall into place. God truly is good :)

What more is there to say.

Love.