Fox Hole Kingdom // Event

​I don't know why, but I've always had a thing for local bands. I love seeing the talent that's around here, instead of always hearing about people all over the country who made it big. I think it's cool when small bands make it in their own way, and get gigs and record and play in a small part of the country.

Fox Hole Kingdom is a band that just got started last month, and already got to play at a church block party last Saturday. It was a little chilly because we've had a weird cold snap lately, but the audience was so kind and it was fun. They grilled out with hot dogs & hamburgers and had a giant inflatable slide, face painting, and some local artists selling their work. And, of course, they had live music!

This is my first time taking pictures of a band, and I loved it. I love instruments, since I grew up in a musical household, and it was fun to be right up next to the band while they were playing. I'm looking forward to taking some album cover shorts for Fox Hole Kingdom later but for now, here's some pictures from Saturday.​

Disciple Now // Event

I was trying to decide what to write about today, because I have a few different sets of pictures to post. Although a lot of you may have seen these already, I figured I should talk about Easter and Acts of Love at my church, and in doing so post about Disciple Now weekend.

​Each year, the Saturday, before Easter, my church gives away over 1600 boxes of food to families in need in the community. Of course, someone has to actually put those boxes together. That brings us to Disciple Now weekend. Each year, students go to DNow and pack these boxes so we can give them out. I've never seen it before, but it's very well organized chaos! Imagine a couple hundred kids in a room trying to fill boxes as fast as they can, bring it to a packing table, and move it outside. It's crazy, but a lot of fun, as you'll be able to see. (oh and those puppies? They're just extra cuteness)

Marriage: Up Close & Personal // Event

Over the last few weeks, I've had the privilege to switch off with Dani White and take pictures of Marriage: Up Close & Personal, a seminar at our church. It's been a blast, with 2,000+ people showing up on Wednesday nights; some married, some single, some divorced, widowed, or in other tough situations, all coming to learn about marriage and real life.

It's been so much fun to be able to plan out the sets each week, and we've had some great results. Here are a few pictures that I snapped over the course of a couple weeks. Enjoy!