A + H = CUTE!!!

It's true.

These two are adorable and I'm lucky enough to call them my friends.  

So we had scheduled to go get pics done.  However...ominous clouds started appearing and we were so worried we would have to cancel.

We started driving to where I had planned to do the pictures...and it started hailing.

Hmmm...I quickly decided we needed a plan B.

Problem is, I get a vision of shoots in my head and I just KNEW what I had planned for this shoot!  And it wasn't urban...it was fall leaves.

Especially since her cardigan was mustard yellow.

There was no way I was leaving the beautiful fall colors. 

So we drove and as soon as we were out of the rain/hail...I started looking for a place just off the side of the road in the canyon.

We found one.

And I will be forever grateful for beautiful fall colors.

My vision was fulfilled...and I think you can see why I refused to budge from my beautiful fall shoot...

Family Sessions

Um folks?

It's October.

That means Christmas is RIGHT around the corner.

That.Is.CRAZY!

That also means that you should probably get your family pictures scheduled.

Like...yesterday.

So here is the info to do that m'kay?

Yup...I will talk to you at the session, get a good idea of what you want in your card...and custom design you a Christmas card.

Like this one:

 

(click on it to see the actual dimensions)

So be sure to get booked cause

a) I'm filling up fast and

b) you really need your Christmas Cards done so you don't have to worry about it and

c) I love love LOVE family sessions and it will be tons of fun.  :)

All my contact info is in the About Me tab above!  Talk to you soon!

My Project!!!

I have been wanting to do a fashion bridal shoot for awhile now. I just had to find a dress and refashion it. My sister-in-law Ashley was going to be my model so I sent her on a thrift store hunt to find something in her size. She found an awesome '80's cream prom dress. And by awesome...I mean total '80's. Puffed sleeves, polyester, great big bow on the front...everything. SO! We went and bought 20+ yards of tulle, pulled out the scissors and sewing machine and went to work. We took before pictures but I can't find them anywhere...I'll add them later if I can find them.

I'm very lucky to know a LOT of very talented cosmetologists. One of them is another sister-in-law. Tariel is amazing and I had to have her in on the shoot and she did the hair and make-up...and she did GREAT!

Here's are some pictures showing her mad skills...



That headpiece was something we just threw together with some extra fabric, tulle, and a random broach I had lying around. I tacked some netting onto it and voila! We had a veil! And one that I loved too. But...something was missing...then my mother-in-law showed us some feathers that she had and they were PERFECT!




We ended up sewing Ashley into the dress but it ended up working perfectly.



We added the brown corset bodice to cover up where the bow was and the princess waist. And in using the feathers as a bouquet, and Ashley's killer shoes, it worked great!


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Ashley was a natural and the above pose was totally her idea. She also found this apartment building...



It was such a fun shoot. And we had so much fun. Thanks Tariel and Ashley for all of your help!!! You guys are great!!!

Enjoy the rest of the pictures!

Personal Project...

Just a peek at a personal project I'm working on... I'll explain more later but I know my beautiful model and amazing hair and make-up artist were just dying to see at least one. Details of the shoot coming soon...