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Josh & Kathi

January 23, 2018
by Dakota Argo

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Okay, so third time is the charm (because I just deleted the app & re-downloaded). Hopefully this one will stick & I used a different pic for good juju. 🤦🏻‍♀️🙈 Thanks for still loving me 😂🌼

A week ago, I drove by this little spot and knew I just had to do a session here. It was like a picture I painted in my mind. Trying not to cry right now, because this is more beautiful than I imagined. 😭😭🙌🏻🙌🏻✨✨🌼🌼🌼

It’s meeeee! Well, Friday introductions are apparently becoming a thing and basically I stink at posting personal pictures. Dakota Argo here, but most of you know me as Dakota Chasity (thanks mom). My close friends & family call me KoKo (totally hoping my grandkids will call me this). I have a southern accent that never escapes me (the first time @madison_amiller met me, she asked me to quote a line from Sweet Home Alabama). My husband has been my best friend since we were 15. I really do have a gypsy soul. I’m sure everybody says they are people-lovers & wanna-be world travelers, but it’s so in my DNA. My name literally means “friend”. Even though I’m an extrovert (ENFJ-A for those who want to know), I don’t mind being alone. I love anything butterscotch or birthday cake flavored/scented (but not the actual cake). I’m fascinated with sunrises & sunsets. I believe in authenticity (my friends can vouch for that). My biggest fears are living a life without purpose & losing my identity in things that don’t matter. My favorite verse is Psalm 139:16. I wear my hair natural almost 95% of the time (hey, no split-ends). I love dark lipstick. I laugh all of the time, but I like to look serious in pictures (I don’t know, lol). Anyways, thanks for keeping up with me & valuing my work. You guys are super amazing! XO

Okay, so I tried really hard get the perfect crop in Lightroom for this. And then IG 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ LOL! HAHA! So excited that these two sweet souls are getting married a week from today! I’m ready to bust a move on the dance floor...but I’m not sure anyone else is. 😉🤦🏻‍♀️

True story…when I was a kid & I would spend the night with my friends, I would clean their rooms. WHO EVEN DOES THAT, LOL! There are people who can attest it. Honestly, I have no idea why except for the fact that I am an achiever by nature. I love getting stuff done. I actually LIKE cleaning. It seriously makes me feel so empowered to work & live in a clean space! But then I thought about that scene from Mean Girls where the girl gets on stage & starts talking about how she wishes things were like they used to be in middle school (UM NO & NEVER) & she wants to bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles. Then Damian yells, “She doesn’t even go here!” I’m the girl on the stage who cleans people’s rooms. WHAT

One of the things I have learned as a photographer is not to be afraid to ask questions…like, “Can I shoot in your pharmacy?” Because sometimes the lighting scenario is just too good to pass up.

I think that I’m always surprised when I deliver my clients’ galleries that their favorite images are often the ones that I wouldn’t think would be their favorites. I love that, actually. For those of you who have been on the receiving end, what have been your favorite images & why? And for my photog friends, what have you learned about your work from other clients?

I always get cracked up when I go into greenhouses, because even though I love plants, I just can’t keep them alive. So, thanks to Target, I have fake plants in my apartment. All I can hear in my head is John Mayer singing, “I don’t trust myself with loving you” 😂😂😂

Couch snuggles & lots of laughter. Sounds like my kind of Saturday. 🙌🏻😍

I was born an only child. Though I love being with people, I’ve never quite minded being on my own. We used to have a set of walkie-talkies in our kitchen drawer that had like a 3 mile radius on them. My mom would let me go out in the woods and hike around, as long as could still hear her & I beeped her every few minutes. I’ve always been an adventurer. People are probably horrified of letting their kids do stuff like that now just because it seems like you can’t trust people anymore. But every time I get to go hiking with my couples, it totally taps into my love for adventure. So, who’s going hiking with me next?!

“Put your head on my shoulder, hold me in your arms, baby” 🎶🎵 Thanks Paul Anka. ❤️

The best thing about Alex & Sarah’s wedding was the light saber sendoff, mostly because at the end there was a light saber fight between the two of them and Sarah won! Haha!

You may not be the first to say it, write it, create it, or believe it—but you saying it may be the first time someone finally hears.
― Emily P. Freeman

My favorite thing about Spring is all of the dogwoods, crepe myrtles, and cherry blossom trees that bloom. They make me so happy. 😭😭😭🙌🏻

© Dakota Chasity Photography 2017