This couple is one of my favorites…I can’t believe it’s been a year already!!! I hope you two have the best years of your life ahead of you. Thank you again for letting us be a part of it, you guys are precious!
This was a fun sneaky little thing that happened…this couple got engaged earlier this year and all of their friends thought they were coming out on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon to have engagement photos done…well, that isn’t what happened. They wanted to have these “wedding” pictures done, then get married at a later date and the save the date invites they have sent out are actually to their reception party they will be having next fall, because they already tied the knot!!
Crystal came to the studio that day and Heather did her make up for her, then when she was ready, they had their first look outside. They chose to do these on Main Street in Mount Airy, because that’s where they had their first date. There are some nice people in our little town too, during one shot we were out in the middle of the street and a car pulled up sideways and offered to block off traffic for us if we were going to be shooting anymore out there….so sweet!
Crystal made a gorgeous retro looking bride, with her dress from the 50’s, and her and Ryan are so cute together!! I wish them so much love together for the rest of their lives!! Thank you for letting us be a part of this cool day for you!!
I wish I had a clone of myself…one that knew how my mind NEVER stops going….never, and could do some of the endless tasks I do. It is utterly exhausting most of the time. I envy my husband, who can lay down at night, and be asleep in 5.9 seconds and there I lay, TRYING to shut my mind up to be able to go to sleep. I have two full time jobs and do a pretty good job of keeping it all going. My house work, very lacking. My down time, sorely neglected (glad I took my mini vacay in August). I thrive on being busy though, even as tiring as it all is, life is fabulous right now. My new job, stressful indeed, but I know I am where I belong right now. But here is just a snippet of a typical day in my life…
5am~ wake up usually before my husbands’ clock goes off and lay there until he gets up at 5:10
5:12~lay in bed and check emails and skim Facebook until my bladder says I must get up (I always have the hope I will be able to go back to sleep after Robert leaves…rarely happens…like three times a year, maybe)
5:30~ get up with the intentions of showering first, but usually drink my coffee while I edit a few pictures
6:30~ rush to take said shower because a few pictures turned into a lot more (or blogging, or updating my website, or replying to an email or message, or etc…you get the point)
7:15~get out the door to take kid to school, sit in the car and wait another ten minutes for the teenager who never gets in a hurry, even though I am losing my mind and honking the horn
8:00~arrive at my full time job that actually pays me lol and set messages to auto reply for my business, then there is so much that goes on in this time frame that there is no way I could put it all in this blog
5:00~ check messages and emails and Facebook and get back to all the stuff that has went on from 8-5; schedule clients, hair stylists, make up artists and myself; grab food as I head to the studio
5:30~reveals…this is one of my most favorite things to do, I love seeing clients see their images…it’s the best!! Or sometimes we have shoots at this time, which is one of my other favorite things to do (then I don’t get home until about 9)
6:30~home to edit a few more pictures for a couple of minutes, or work on album design, or blog, or advertise, and plan on seeing my kid and husband for a bit
10:00~realize that it is my bedtime and I can’t see straight anymore and my family has been without me again, so I go to bed
10:05~realize I am wide awake now, so I pick up a book
11:00~finally have read enough that my brain will be quite and I can go to sleep
Repeat 5-6 days a week haha!!
There you have just an idea of what it’s like to have my crazy busy life, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything!! ( I really do see my family more than I have let on, but still not as much as I’d like to, but one is a teenager and he only needs me for food, and the hubby is just about as busy as I am with all he does…)
Living the dream and loving life!!
This fabulous, spunky, witty lady just got married!!! These were a present for her groom to be. She obliterated this shoot! I love capturing women’s personalities and putting their own personal touches, as well as what their significant other likes, in boudoir photos. Here are just a few of the shoot, if you’d like to see the entire gallery, shoot us a message and we will get you a link sent out to view them!
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I am excited to get her in my studio again!!!
What the??? Ya’ll…it’s already November!!! Gah, we have been whirlwind busy around my house…we had two weddings in October, as well as tons of other stuff to shoot and edit too…needless to say, I have been at this computer often lol!! This month is looking to be even busier, which is a great thing and I am blessed that I am booked out (don’t let that stop you, we may can eeek you in on a weekday evening lol)!!
My new job is fabulous and I am a part of something that means so much to a lot of people and it is very gratifying for me. Life is great!!!
Here are just a few from a bridal boudoir I did recently….she is so beautiful and rocked her shoot, as well as made such a beautiful bride!!!
This is going to be such a gorgeous day for a wedding!!! I am so happy to have gotten to know this sweet little couple and I am looking forward to capturing their special day today! Congratulations Haley and Dustin, may you have the best love ever for the rest of your lives…
This sweet girl has been a friend of mine for several years now… we worked together at Forsyth and used to carpool…we have had MANY laughs on the ride home. I was honored when she got engaged and I texted her to ask about the details of her happy day, at the time she said, “all I know is it going to be in October and you’re shooting the wedding.” We got down to the wire on these, but they turned out fabulous and she is a stunning bride, as I am sure Nick is agreeing just about right now, since today is their wedding.
Thanks again to Kelleigh and Dee at The Farmhouse Siloam for letting us borrow your beautiful venue for some of these photos. You guys rock!!
Jessica and Nick, I wish you so much love for the rest of your life!! You deserve such happiness and blessings!! Love you much!!
I shot a wedding on June 10 with one of the coolest couples…they just seem to have a love very unique, so I asked her to give me their story…she did not disappoint. I loved it and I know you will too…
Photography is cool, I really love meeting new people and getting to peek into their lives for a bit. This young lady reached out to me at the beginning of the year and chose me to do their wedding, as well as her bridals. It’s funny how close you can get to someone in just a short amount of time, we shared stories and a lot of laughs in the journey we had together.
I am so glad this sweet couple found me to do photography for them, and in honor of their one year “engagement anniversary” here are some of my favorites from their wedding back on May 7th. Looking back on them is bittersweet for me, we don’t get to talk as much now that it’s done, but through social media, I still get to keep up with them (and their animals 😀 ). Thanks so much Alisonne and Austin, you guys are precious and your love for each other is something for others to reach for!!
So you have gotten engaged…maybe he got down on one knee, at a crowded place and an unsuspecting time, and popped the question- or maybe he wasn’t brave enough to do that and did it in a quite conversation with just the two of you…however he did it, it took a lot for him to do it, and it was a very big deal for him!!
Now, the wedding planning begins!! Fun, right? Haha, maybe some of it, but it is stressful. Most men will bow out during this process and let the brides (and their friends and family) take over the details. Sure, most of them will give input when asked, but generally the women folks handle everything from the flowers, attire, venue, down to the decorations.
Then, the day of the wedding comes, he is about to stand up in front of everyone he knows (and maybe some he doesn’t know) and profess his undying devotion to you. You have been busy planning and distracted by details getting ready for this day…it would be such a nice gesture to give him a token of how much he means to you, and that you didn’t forget he is the reason this day is happening for you.
A boudoir album gifted to the groom on the day of the wedding is such a special keepsake…as a photographer, I have had the honor of doing the boudoir shoot and designing the album, then to be the one to pull the groom aside to capture the moment of him seeing this unique gift. It was emotional and touching, to say the least!! I feel it meant a lot that his bride had taken the time out of the business of wedding planning, to do something like that for him. He will have that album now to look back on at their 50th anniversary and still feel that emotion of his bride that day, that had chosen to focus on her groom.
Give us a call and let us help you gift your groom with this timeless keepsake!!
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