New Feature: 10 things I love about Wednesdays

I have a new weekly feature I'm starting today and I'm really excited about the concept behind it. I needed a new creative outlet to update you all with things I'm up to in between my wedding/portrait posts. A lot of people don't really like Wednesdays, but its one of my favorite days of the week! (besides the weekend, of course) Its the "hump" day, the middle of the week, the halfway mark, and the most relaxing day for me. So I'm going to post some fun pictures of what I love to do on my Wednesdays, and also post any cute finds I see on the internet.

First thing I do have a cup of tea to wake me up, followed by a jog!



I love making lists, and with this weekends wedding coming up, I just go crazy! Its mostly a list of shots that I can't live without. Also, I'm a fiend for making props for my clients. I especially love triangle banners, which I made below for this weekend! It says "bliss"



I love going through old photos and seeing if I've missed anything good. These two photos are perhaps some of my favorites. My two fav boys! Race my cousin, and of course, Jeremy.



Reading is so relaxing to me. I'm currently on "Emma" by Jane Austen. And Baxter, my grandma's dog, usually likes to lounge around the house with me while I read.



A lot of people don't enjoy emails, but I love them! I almost always reply back the same day, mostly out of excitement. A friend also found this super cute camera strap on Etsy that I love!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50901331/seabreeze-ruffled-dslr-camera-strap



Hope you enjoy the new feature! Let me know what you think.

Belle Noelle Session

Very excited right now to share my recent session I had with baby Belle (my niece) and her momma Manda. She just turned 6 months so I knew we had to do something big, and fun for her, especially since she can sit up now! I had the theme be a little bit sweet, girly pinks and pastels (which Belle looks cutest in!) and tea party-ish. So over the last 3 or so weeks of collecting items, making a ton of paper crafts, and baking some desserts, I was finally ready for Belle and Amanda! Take a look at some shots of them below.

















Pure beauty down here! Ugh. Just makes you melt.





























I am so thankful that I had the opportunity and ability to photograph them together so sweetly. I can't wait to show these to Belle one day when shes old enough, and her mom and I can laugh at all the fun times we had getting her to giggle.

Enjoy!

Bouquet Love.

I'm really into bridal bouquets right now. And I love these icy looking flowers my mom had in her backyard, so the dog and me ventured over to the field next door. I love experimenting, and wanted to get some good practice in for my brides this summer. Enjoy

Update from home

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been home in Texas shutting off the world and focusing on family time. Its incredibly liberating, as I spend a lot of time online from either editing, catching up with other blogs, emails, and researching. Phew! I really hope my eyes don't turn into squares like my mom used to tease me when I was younger =p. Anyways...Today was my mom's birthday! I was super happy to be able to spend it with her here too. I've probably missed her day a couple times since moving. So she took ME to Crack Barrel, my favorite breakfast spot here at home. I know, right? Her day and she takes me. Well, shows how much she does love me. :] Then we shopped around all day taking care of a couple things, and swam and tanned together (although, I never tan. Even if I bake and use special tanning lotion). We went out to dinner and had a good time too with the whole family. It was nice. I leave tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it! I'm coming back about August time once my weddings slow down again, one week was just not enough!







Um yes... The best place for vintage candy. Drool!









Happy Birthday, Mum! =p





Enjoy the photos. I feel a little rusty when doing personal work. It feels weird not to cater to someone else's interest's but mine.

PS. my wedding season starts in less than a month! Sooo excited!