The End of 2011

Another year is coming to a close. This year has been an eye opener for me. On August 3rd I underwent a bypass surgery changing my entire life. I had to painfully shut down the business for 6 weeks to recover. It was hard to close up but I had no choice in the matter...but in return-I am a much happier, healthier person than I was in early 2011. My photography has taken a turn in another direction of which I am welcoming with open arms as of late this year. I've had the pleasure to photograph some amazing brides and grooms, as well as engaged couples and families in 2011 and cannot wait to see what 2012 brings my way and your way.

So here is to 2012! Make it a fabulous one.

Howdy everyone!

Hope everyone has been doing fantastic and that 2011 has been bringing you many blessings. I've had a great year thus far. My husband came home in late January after serving 6 months in Afghanistan and its been such a blessing to have him home. I thank God everyday for bringing him home safe and sound. I took a week off from work to focus on my children and my husband and to reconnect after his deployment. I am now back to work full force again! I have a wedding on the 26th that I am going to photograph and I am excited!! Its theme is romance, ah yes...LOVE. The colors? Red, Black, and White. I LOVE IT!

As for what I'll be doing this year when I am not out there photographing? Well, I have decided to start blogging about food. I seriously LOVE to cook! I will share with y'all what I made for dinner tonight and post the recipe and you can try it out at home and see if you like it. So here it goes!

Tonight's Dinner: Bruschetta


INGREDIENTS:

*French Bread
*Olive Oil
*Garlic
*Tomatoes
*Basil
*Green onion
*Yellow/Red Bell Peppers
*Salt & Pepper to taste

HOW TO:

First get your frying pan and get it nice and hot. Once its hot, take a cooking brush and brush olive oil on both sides of your bread- cook one side at a time till nice and golden! once both sides are a nice golden color place all of your ingredients on top of your warm bread and let it sit for about 45 seconds on the hot skillet, remove and serve immediately! Its simple, its delicious, its the perfect appetizer for anyone. ENJOY.

I'm alive, I'm alive

Bad blogger I know, I know. I already heard some of the ladies tell me this morning "Why have you not blogged" Well honestly I'm busy with sessions every weekend I have 2 or 3 and I am now getting ready for my parents to come up for Christmas and shortly after that my husband comes home *Woot woot* HOLLA! I am too excited! I have missed that amazing husband of mine! He can be a true pain in the buttay sometimes but he still brings a smile to my face and makes my heart melt with just a look or a few words. I am still SO in love with him. But back on track- I will be doing a "Best of 2010" blog this week, most likely Friday and share with y'all some of the best images of this year.

So y'all have a wonderful week and check back in this weekend!

I've been MIA

Hey all sorry I've been MIA but SO much has happened in the past few weeks. The worry and stress of my husband being in Afghanistan sent me into panic mode because of the constant attacks that he has been enduring. I have been so blessed to be busy for the past 5 weeks- this weekend was my first weekend off in 5 weeks. December is fast approaching and I have family coming to spend the holidays with me and the boys until late December- a HUGE blessing to be able to spend time with them.

Thanksgiving was great! Black Friday EVEN better. I almost have everything for Christmas- just have to get some minor things for the kiddos. I am just praying the holidays fly by so my husband can come home! Please keep our family in your prayers as we are almost done with this deployment and we are just seeking God to give us strength for the remaining weeks.

Hope everyone has a blessed holiday season and I will blog again soon.

Bridal/Trash the dress session

A colleague of mine asked me to tag along with her to a bridal/trash the dress session and since I love brides I told her absolutely! So now let me introduce you to this funny bride. Nichole is an absolute hoot! We laughed through the entire session. We started things off at the old Navy Base based off of Rivers Avenue then headed to the very gorgeous Downtown Charleston and finished up her session at Folly Bch for her to trash her dress. The water at Folly Beach must have been around 70* and Nichole just dove right in. All eyes at Folly Beach were on her! She laughed and giggled as the waves kept coming and she was slammed from one side to another- needless to say it was a fun fabulous session.

Enough of my rambling here are a few photographs from her session.

Bridal Session with Kimberly

Not a cloud in the sky and low humidity! That was the perfect Saturday afternoon. Kimberly has been married for now 3 years. She had told me that her bridal portraits weren't really something to wow over and that she'd love nothing more than to redo them. So Saturday we set out on our adventure. We headed to downtown Charleston and started photographing all around. Kimberly and her husband married at the beautiful Palmer Home in Charleston, SC. Let me tell you I had NEVER stepped foot inside that B&B but when I did go in on Saturday my jaw dropped. We knocked on the door not knowing whether or not they'd let us in to redo Kimberly's bridals. The lady was very nice and said we can absolutely go inside and take photos. The photographs are below and are just breathtaking!

If you ever want a gorgeous home to marry in full of not only history but absolutely timeless the Palmer Home is the place for you! I'd highly recommend this location to any bride. The staff was amazing while were there and the view to beautiful Charleston harbor was priceless. Below you'll find photographs of Kimberly around downtown Charleston as well as inside the Palmer Home.

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A Beautiful Family

I had the privilege to photograph this weekend the Eubanks family. I met Jodi through a Facebook Air Force Wife group and she was following my work for a while. She contacted me late last year to photograph her family but because my husband fell ill with pneumonia and she had just given birth I declined and told her I'd gladly photograph her family after July 2010. Jodi contacted me a few weeks ago and asked me if we can set up a session for downtown/ Folly Bch.

Once we met I knew I'd get some great shots. Jodi and Jason are an absolutely fabulous couple! She is a wonderful mother and wife and he is a wonderful husband and father. Their children are gorgeous! Little Austin is just a little darlin' and Mr. Jr. is a funny little man. They're a great family. Without further ado here are a few shots from their session this past Saturday.