2nd anniversary!

today, two years ago, i married my best friend. matt is everything i could never have even imagined that i’d want in a life partner. the way he lives his own life, the way he cares for us, the clarity with which he sees the world- these are things that never made it to the list i made in middle school that started with just, ‘good sense of humor’ although, i am happy to be able to check that off too! ;)

i cooouuuuld write a long sappy post, which i will probably do in the years to come but today, since we’re photographers, and since they say a picture is worth 1000 words, i decided to go with 7000 words in the form of new header images of our little family! check it out! (for you loyal friends in reader, click out please!) we’d love to hear what you think, which image is your fave and, of course, any compliments on stella’s adorableness will be much appreciated!

sneak peek for reader people!

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    37 Comments

    1. Eryn said . . .

      You guys are precious! Congratulations! :) We need to have a wedding dress party! haha…

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:28 am | Permalink
    2. Erin Hill said . . .

      So adorable! My favorite is the one where both Kate and Stella are kissing Matt’s cheeks at the same time!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:31 am | Permalink
    3. skay said . . .

      the one with you laughing and stella licking matt, while matt makes that face he makes often…classic. and both of you, your hair looks good (stella too)…and i like kate’s dress and matt’s glasses. and stella’s little butt in the air – excellent. i think i covered all my bases.

      happy anniversary! i’m so thankful i was there to celebrate two years ago with the two of you. love, skay.

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:35 am | Permalink
    4. Liza said . . .

      All the pictures are beautiful, but I love the image of both you and Stella kissing Matt! P.S. Your hair and makeup looks great! :0)

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:35 am | Permalink
    5. Lauren said . . .

      GAH! You guys are SO cute. Kate, you totally look like a classy 50′s housewife in some of these :) My favorite is the one where Matt gets a kiss from you and Stella!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:40 am | Permalink
    6. Emilie said . . .

      Happy anniversary!!!! You two are the cutest couple ever!! And your dog is cute too!! LOL ;)
      Love the new header!!! I’ve seen some sneak peaks on Facebook/Twitter and it’s worth the wait! ;)
      Have a wonderful and happy anniversary day!
      Emilie

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:47 am | Permalink
    7. Jamie said . . .

      LOVE them all! Happy anniversary guys! My favorite is the one where Kate is kissing Matt’s cheek… and so is Stella!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 8:56 am | Permalink
    8. Emily said . . .

      So sweet. Congratulations you two!!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 9:07 am | Permalink
    9. Liz K. said . . .

      The new pictures are absolutely wonderful! They perfectly portray your cute, chic, fun family. I love the little “story line” with Stella – adorable :) CONGRATULATIONS on 2 years together and all of your well-deserved success!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 9:09 am | Permalink
    10. Hawley said . . .

      PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 9:36 am | Permalink
    11. caroline joy said . . .

      Aww! You guys did it! :) I love the blog banner…so much fun personality going on with the pup, glasses, and kate’s awesome plaid! My fav has to be the one with stella’s tail in the air. :) Y’all are great!! Happy A-day!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 9:45 am | Permalink
    12. Brittany said . . .

      ok, so I ventured out of my reader and I’m glad I did. You kids are just too cute for words. And Stella is GORGEOUS! I love that name for a dog!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 10:01 am | Permalink
    13. Mike Hall said . . .

      Congrats you two! I love the one of Stella looking back at you guys. She looks like a kid in ‘time-out’! God bless…

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 10:07 am | Permalink
    14. Jaynah said . . .

      LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Kate, you look stunning and Matt, I can tell you love your girls! Love you guys!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 10:15 am | Permalink
    15. mary beth said . . .

      Have to go with the one of you both kissing Matt. So glad you included Stella in these pics. She’s a beaut!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 10:18 am | Permalink
    16. Lelia said . . .

      OK, I agree. The “double kiss” photo is the best! So adorable. I love how your lives have taken shape in your first two years of marriage, so here is to the years to come!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 11:17 am | Permalink
    17. Kathy said . . .

      These are SOOOOOOO cute….I love all three of you!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 11:24 am | Permalink
    18. Andrea Taylor said . . .

      CONGRATULATIONS!!! Love the new images… hard to pick but the one of Stella’s tail sneaking on the left hand side adn the kiss/lick are at the top of my list.
      Have a wonderful dinner date tonight!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 11:46 am | Permalink
    19. mary said . . .

      Congratulations to you both! You guys are awesome and I hope you guys have a wonderful day celebrating..even if it does land on a work day…you should spend today with eachother doing adventurous things. My favorite image is the one with stellas tail in the picture awhile she hopping down (Im guessing) and you guys are looking all cute on the other end. But they all are awesome and fun as usual! Have a beautiful day Altmix’s!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 12:10 pm | Permalink
    20. lef said . . .

      love the new header! i would go with everyone else and say my fave is the duo kissing picture, but i think the winner goes to the tail in the air :) that is a puppy in a nutshell, always on the move! and if you are ever questioning or need more comments on stella’s adorablenss, fear not, i will supply them :) she is soooooo precious!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 12:15 pm | Permalink
    21. Becca said . . .

      Oh I love ALL the header pics (but the one where the “girls” are both kissing Matt is definitely my fav) . . . and CONGRATS!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 12:53 pm | Permalink
    22. Katie said . . .

      ADORABLE. Love you guys.

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 2:19 pm | Permalink
    23. April said . . .

      Love it guys!! A picture is worth 1000 words. :) I LOVE the one with only Stella’s tail sticking up…so cute!

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 2:40 pm | Permalink
    24. jessica said . . .

      Could you guys be ANY cuter!?!?! I love it!! I love the one where Matt is getting kissed by his two girls. So sweet :)

      Posted August 18, 2009 at 4:41 pm | Permalink
    25. erin said . . .

      happy anniversary you two (now three)! i love every last pic, but the one of kate and stella both kissing matt made me laugh out loud when it appeared! excellent as always-fun and fresh!

      Posted August 19, 2009 at 10:51 am | Permalink
    26. beth said . . .

      love the new fam pics! i think i agree with most everyone else…matt getting kisses from both girls is my fave. congrats on 2 years together!

      Posted August 19, 2009 at 12:34 pm | Permalink
    27. Jeff said . . .

      Happy 2nd Anniversary. Goes by fast doesn’t it? I really dig the new header. It is a shame you didn’t have a basket on your bike to put Stella into. That would of been a bit too E.T. huh? It looks like you two aren’t short on things going on. I am happy for you both. My favorite photo has to be you (Kate) & Stella kissing Matt. Yeah. . .it is freakin’ cute. Well, I hope this finds you with all the happiness. Stay cool out there in Atlanta. You know I always keep stopping by in awe of your photos here in PA. Later.

      Posted August 19, 2009 at 1:05 pm | Permalink
    28. congratulations!!!!! :))))

      Posted August 19, 2009 at 6:25 pm | Permalink
    29. christen said . . .

      love the kissing one! your puppy is so beautiful. i’m sure you’ve heard it before, but I think “grey ghost” dogs are so lovely. happy anniversary!

      Posted August 20, 2009 at 7:32 am | Permalink
    30. Laura said . . .

      you. are. so. adorable.

      Posted August 20, 2009 at 11:51 am | Permalink
    31. Anna said . . .

      absolutely LOVE all of the pics! i too say that the one where matt is getting kisses from both you and stella is my fave…and stella is adorable! congrats on 2 years!

      Posted August 20, 2009 at 12:31 pm | Permalink
    32. Blakely said . . .

      LOVE the new pictures! Stella is soooo cute!!! We’d love to meet her sometime and so would Ashton!

      Posted August 23, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Permalink
    33. Kyle & Chris said . . .

      The double kiss/lick is PRECIOUS!!!!!! Matt, you are a lucky man! (Stella would make a good memeber of our future family – Stella Stelling… it has a ring to it, no?!)

      Posted August 24, 2009 at 6:01 pm | Permalink
    34. Julie said . . .

      That is like the cutest freakin’ puppy EVER! :) Congratulations – love the pics!!

      Posted August 24, 2009 at 8:07 pm | Permalink
    35. Corey Jones said . . .

      omg! great dane puppy?!

      Posted August 26, 2009 at 3:04 pm | Permalink
    36. jude said . . .

      love the new banner! stella is so cute! & kate i love your dress! where did you get it?

      Posted August 27, 2009 at 10:20 pm | Permalink
    37. katealtmix said . . .

      you guys are the BEST! thanks so much for the encouragement!

      blakely* we’d LOVE to have a stella & ashton playdate! come over!

      corey* oh yes! and she’s growing so fast!

      jude* thanks! and also, the dress is from urban outfitters, one of my faves!

      Posted August 28, 2009 at 10:26 am | Permalink

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