Fort the Love of Our Mothers

My husband and I have been living in Fort Wayne for just about 3 years, and I love it more and more all the time.

So I've decided to start this new blog series to spread a little bit of the Fort Love. Twice a month, I'll be posting about the town I live in... the town I love... the one and only Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Mother's Day is one of those holidays that tends to sneak up on me each May. The weather is getting warmer, and it's all about me and what I'm going to do each weekend.

So if you're anything like me, and need a little Mother's Day inspiration, check out my list of Mother's Day activities below. And remember... you're never too old to take Mom out for the day!

Mother's Day in the Garden

If your mom is into plants, flowers, and balmy temperatures, then the Botanical Conservatory is the perfect place to take her for Mother's Day. Visit their Butterflies of Malaysia exhibit, and pot your own special Mother's Day plant for her to take with her.

What to Wear: Women's Spring Engagement

Spring is filled with engagement sessions. The temps rise, and we're just itching to shed the layers and don our most colorful and flirty outfits. So today, I present you with an adorable spring outfit, perfect for a spring Engage Me session...

Truesdell Family :: Fort Wayne Family Photography

It was a March day so gloriously warm that you would have thought it was May. I met the Truesdell family downtown at Freimann Square to capture them in this brief moment of time... one grandchild just learning to stand, and another on the way.

It's so great when a family makes time to have their photo taken. I don't think it happens enough once children move out of the house, get married, and start their own families.

Roommates and Dogs :: Indianapolis Pet Photography

I've been photographing people my entire life. One of these days, I'll have to bring out the big guns... a model shoot I did with two of my best friends in 6th grade. We wanted to be "artsy"... which resulted in photos of us smelling roses and standing on bridges with our best serious "model face". It's awful with a capital A. (Update: Check out the photos here!)

But it's a whole different thing once you start shooting photos for your own photography business. These pictures are going to be representing your work for years to come.

I'm fortunate that my very first photo shoot as Kelly Benton Photography was with two of my college roommates. What's more fun than that?! It was a beautiful Saturday in early April, and I asked them to bring their dogs (and boy) along so I could get some diversity in my portfolio. What resulted was a super fun day at the gorgeous Indianapolis Museum of Art.

(As always, you can click the photos to see a larger version.)

This is my college roommate, Mel, and her Boxer, Annie. You can feel the love oozing from them...