A few more pictures of Sasha!

Well, Sasha is home with us. We finally learned the reason she was so mellow when we met her at the shelter: she had just been spayed and was still recovering. So, she is acting much more like a puppy now. She's absolutely adorable and has already met "grandma and grandpa".

So, here's a few more pictures of our little girl!

Introducing the newest member of the Bruner family

I would like to take a minute and introduce you all to the newest member of the Bruner family: Sasha!


Sasha is a 9 month old female German Shephard/Boxer who was given up by her previous owners because they didn't have the time for her. When we first met her, instead of jumping up and down like a lot of puppies, she just came over and sat at my feet while I pet her and rubbed her ears. We decided immediately that we would take her home.

So, tomorrow, we'll bring her to her new home. (The Fort Wayne Animal Control Center requires a 24 hour waiting period). She seemed to loved Matthias and was very patient with him while he grabbed at her and hit her nose. So, if she can deal with that, she can deal with anything.

I can't wait to bring this little girl home. While we were at the shelter, we just wanted to take all of the animals home. The hardest thing is to watch these beautiful animals live in cages while someone decides if they want to take them home or not. But, most of the animals at this particular shelter are very lucky. Out of the 6 puppies there, two were already in the adoption stage and now, there is a third. There are about 10 older dogs, but they all live together. There were tons of kittens and some older cats, and we'll likely return to get a couple of cats. This particular shelter has an "adopt a buddy" program for cats, so if you adopt one, you get a second one for no extra charge. I think its a wonderful idea to give a couple of animals a nice home.

So, there she is! The newest member of the Bruner family. Without a doubt she'll soon have lots of camera time! Be on the lookout for more pictures soon!

A request from my blog readers

Hello blog readers!

I have a request for you! You've seen my photos and you know which ones you like. I'm in the midst of revamping my website, and I'm pulling down the old photos and putting up only the best of the best. But, I would like to know what the best of the best are! That's where you come in!

Which photos do you like above the others? All photos are fair game, and can be used from the Photocart, slideshows, album pre-designs and any other source you have seen my wedding photography.

So, blog readers, it is time to come out of the woodwork and tell me which pictures you like! And hopefully, I'll take your suggestions and my website will be all the better for it!

Simply leave a comment below with the wedding name and any kind of description that you think matches it. For example, a description of the very first photo on my website would look like this:

"The closeup face of the girl with green eyes from the Indianapolis Bridals shoot". I know exactly which one that is, I totally agree that it is one of my best photos, and it will definitely be on the website!

Please bear with us as we update!

Well, I've taken the plunge, and we are updating our sites! New colors, new songs, new photos...it'll be a whole new Eighth Day Photography.

So, I apologize for the look of things. Everything is functional, it may just look a little funky!

Weight Watchers Week 2

Well...this week wasn't nearly as good as last week, but I definitely know that I can attribute that to eating out...a lot! However, it was still a loss that I am proud of...I lost .6 and that brings my total to 4 pounds lost. Its a good start! Let's hope for a bigger loss next week!

Michelle & Lee's Album Pre-design

I'm so excited about this pre-design! I just loved photographing this wedding so much and now I've had the chance to pre-design the album! Michelle and Lee are just a beautiful couple and it really showed in their photographs. The album is a bit longer than I think I had originally thought, but I just didn't want to leave out any of their story! I hope you enjoy it!

You can view the slideshow here.

Congratulations Courtney & Nick - June 9, 207

On Saturday, I co-shot a wedding with Becki Roach from Roach Photography in Indianapolis. What a beautiful day, and a beautiful couple. Here are just a few photos from the day!




I loved photographing this beautiful couple on a beautiful Indiana day! Congratulations!

Keeping busy busy!

Sometimes I feel like I don't blog enough. Its not because I don't have anything to say. Rather, I'm so stinkin' busy, I just don't have time. I can't believe tomorrow is already Friday and I have another wedding shoot on Saturday. Wasn't it just Saturday? Where has the time gone?

I know where it went:

*Shoot a wedding
*Work for ABC
*Edit wedding
*Finish editing previous wedding and get it uploaded for the world to see!
*Work for ABC
*Figure out if I want to update the music on my website and start sorting through music to choose just the right song
*Build furniture in my office
*Work for ABC
*Finalize design of an album and get it sent off for printing
*Spend time with my husband and son
*Did I mention work for ABC?

So, that's where my week went. And tomorrow is Friday, and then Saturday comes and we start again! The good news is, I love it all! I love my work for ABC! I love my wedding photography! I love editing photos and designing albums! And I love my husband and son! Life really is very very good!

The Weight Watchers journey continues...

Today I went to my second Weight Watchers meeting and weigh in. I think I did really well this whole week and, I have to say, wedding work on the weekends in a major workout! So...how did I do this week? Well...I lost.....


3.4 pounds!!!!!!

Whoo hoo!!!! It feels so good to lose the weight! And I'm eating better. And drinking more water. And just starting to feel really good! Yay!