going into a couple's home let's me connect with them like nothing else. so here's the part where lauren and andrew are in love in their home.... going

and here's the part where lauren dances and totally steals my heart. i know you're dying to hear the back story. here it is: we wanted to finish up the session by climbing onto the roof of the super cool historical building lauren and andrew live in, in the north end of boise. lauren had prepped me before our session, "it might be a little tricky, its kind of sketchy getting up there." i assure her, "oh, i'm pretty sure i can handle it."

HA. ha. ha. ha. i could not handle it. after watching the incredibly athletic andrew basically hop up, and the extraordinarily nimble lauren scramble up like a pretty little cat, i nervously tried to hoist myself on the railings.......and started sweating AND shaking within 1.89 minutes.

i looked down and saw the street, far below us, so very very very far below us, and it was at that moment that i said, "guys, i don't think i can do this." and my pride was busted and bruised. we agreed to shoot the dancing portion of the session the following night in another cool location (yet to be determined), and lauren and andrew were so super nice and gracious about the whole thing. they really really tried to not let me be embarrassed.

but i couldn't. get. over. it. i knew there had to be away to get up that roof. i went home that night and brainstormed with my mom, who is the master of all resourcefulness, in case you didn't know. long story short, we devised a plan, i emailed lauren and said, "we ARE getting up on that roof gosh darn it," and as you will soon see, we did.

it was the bravest thing i have ever done for a client and it was 100% worth it. because, my goodness just look at her....(i kid you not she brought me to tears)