Carolyn + Ryan are married!

Wedding was this past Saturday and so I’m here to share a few of my favorite images…

PS – Yes, I’m here; I DID come home from New York.    We’ve just been swamped lately but many MANY surprises to come!

Mother/Daughter Bridal Show & AWESOME Saturday afternoon fun! Plus we are giving away $10,000 worth of sessions/gift cards!

Hands down THE biggest giveaway we have EVER done!!!  We will be giving out special cards worth a FREE engagement session OR $100 towards wall portraits to the FIRST 100 who come see us at the show!  AND, if that’s not enough, we’re also giving an awesome door prize – and so are the OTHER 10 vendors!  Listen for the radio announcement next week, or pick up a Jumbalaya issue and check out the back cover!

A GREAT way to spend a Saturday afternoon with your mom or daughter!

See you there!

Leave a comment if you have any questions!

I’m still here! With a little news, too. ;)

Hello, faithful blog readers!  There IS a reason I’ve been sooo MIA lately.  I’ve been putting off posting anything about it here on the blog for about a month now, but I guess it’s time to go ahead and officially spill the beans…

I’m preggo!  Yep!  I found out about a month ago.  Adam and I are totally excited!  We’ve been waiting for this & yet we both can’t believe it’s really happening!  It’s really exciting, but also a WHOLE LOT more time consuming than I EVER would have imagined – I am TOTALLY & COMPLETELY exhausted and sick (with morning sickness) almost 24/7.  How hard does this make it to shoot sessions & weddings?  Lots, but I’m really do great with it.  Being a “5-cups-of-coffee-a-day” girl and used to living on only a few hours of sleep, this new “world” of sleeping 10 hours a day, with a nap in the afternoons, and NO COFFEE to help wake me up makes life interesting.  Having the need to constantly snack and/or hurl 24/7 just adds to the bittersweet comedy of being in my first trimester. 

BUT I HAVE FAITH!  Morning sickness should be over & done with right around June 1st (or so the books & doctor tells me)!  So I’m just counting down the days until then & keeping my head up high with the excitement of what’s to come this December!

So, naturally, what has suffered more than anything with a drastic change in the # of office hours I can make in a day?  THE BLOG.  Poor blog.  It’s my little side project that always makes it fun to share some of my favorite images from recent sessions, but it IS what has been neglected for the past few weeks.

So NO WORRIES!  Life is good!  And the blog WILL BE MAKING A COMEBACK within the next few days as the seniors are wrapped up & done with.  **  We’re starting on 2009 seniors within the next month or so!** 

And as I desperately try to keep up with my weddings every weekend, I have been DYING to share some of Katherine’s AMAZING bridals that we took months ago that couldn’t be shared until now!

It was a very windy day, but we made the absolute MOST of it and laughed the entire time!

My FAVORITE image:

 

Ginny

 Ginny was married this past Saturday.  I couldn’t shoot her wedding, but I was very priveledged to have her for bridals & engagements. 

This day was very memorable for Ginny & her mom – we had to RUSH through our session because her sister-in-law was in labor in Alexandria!  But I think we got some great shots in a small amount on time!

Looking GORGEOUS with my hot pink chair. 

 

And her sweet little daughter, Kaleigh, came too!  It was EXTREMELY windy (kind of like today) and severly cold that day – like a 30-something degree wind chill.  Kaleigh was such an awesome sport – but only when she got to hold my little white umbrella!  (I’d brought it because it was her size and she was so cute with it, but we really didn’t care to have it in some – but we quickly found out UMBRELLA = SMILES.  )

Thanks, chic!  I’m so glad you had a great time at your wedding!  And the next time you see me shooting a wedding while you’re heading to your own reception, HOLLA!   hehe 

Lee Anna

A few images from our AMAZING bridal session with Lee Anna a few weeks back…

 

Love this one between shots – Lee Anna balancing her bouquet.  (She did this for a good while, and never dropped it!  Such a talented bride.   )

Awesome, Lee Anna!  Thank you so much for such a great day!  (A HUGE thanks to your awesome mom(s) & “magnolia girl” – if you’re reading this – thanks!    )