more paul&melissa

i don’t do weddings very often.  i was so thankful to get to do this one.  because it was so small and so simple, i felt like every little thing was special (not that big weddings aren’t, but you know what i mean).  this is the most images i’ve ever posted at once, but i had a hard time narrowing it down.

her little brother walked her halfway down the “aisle”…he was obviously very proud.

her dad and step-dad walked her the rest of the way.

the excited groom.

the handoff.  i posted this picture because i love the look on her face.

“i now pronounce you man and wife.”

everyone who attended…

melissa had a bucket at the top of the boardwalk filled with flip-flops for everyone.  she and paul and the girls decorated theirs. 

frances street photography

my talented friend kathleen just gave her photography business a facelift.  she’s got a new name, new website, and a new logo.  she came over one friday night a few weeks ago and we spent some time figureing out what what she wanted her new look to be (font, colors, elements, etc.).  here’s what we came up with:

(each “logo” will be used for a different purpose…website homepage, business cards, corner photo logo)

paul&melissa

i have a ton more editing to do for this wedding, but i’m bursting at the seams to share at least a few shots…  these guys are the couple i did the painting for early last week.  we are kind of just getting to know each other, but their sunrise wedding was one of the coolest i’ve ever been to.  i felt so privileged to be there.  it was so intimate, but powerful at the same time.  here are a few that i liked…i’ll post more in a few days when i’m done with the editing.

this first shot was totally not set-up.  i sent them to the end of the walkway and hadn’t given them any more direction yet and they were just down there having a moment.  so so precious.

token solar flare shot.

melissa’s adorable little sisters.

#16 was the walkway where everything went down.  also the place where paul proposed.

special thanks to my friend/photography genius kat braman for lending me one of her lenses.  nice equipment makes all the difference and, well, i don’t have alot of it yet.

more from this wedding to come…stay tuned.

ecclesiastes 4:9-12

it felt good to paint again.  the text didn’t turn out like i’d hoped, but otherwise i liked it.  i did this a few days ago for a friend of mine getting married tomorrow (will post images from that wedding in a few days).  turns out they’re having the reference engraved on their rings.  cool.

 

SoFly Photo-of-the-Day: conclusion

this is the last day of the contest, but hopefully i can keep up some sort of consistency on this blog.  this month has been a great experience for me…very encouraging.  thank you to all of you who’ve commented and checked back often to see if i’d posted a new shot.

don’t know if this is breaking a rule, but i honestly didn’t have the camera alot tonight.  thus, i decided to post a picture OF me instead of one that i took.  here’s my sweet family at the fall festival we went to (thanks erin!):

SoFly Photo-of-the-Day: conversation

not sure why this kid was crying…maybe he’d decided he didn’t want to be a trash guy anymore (you should’ve seen the cardboard truck he had on before this…totally awesome).  harper (snow white) was concerned.  no idea what she said but she was trying to help him feel better.  it didn’t work.

SoFly Photo-of-the-Day: tradition!!!

SoFly Photo-of-the-Day: disorganization

this is the contents of my purse after i dumped it on the floor 5 minutes ago.  pretty much matches my entire life right now.  full and messy.  i’m spending today trying to get my house/life back in order a little bit.  that’s why i’m posting this picture so early (7:40 AM)…going to try to stay off the computer as much as possible.  my husband has on his last pair of clean underwear.  today: laundry, cleaning, and cleaning some more.

SoFly Photo-of-the-Day: decision

here’s some things i did today: boiled the only two eggs i had left and shoved them down my kids’ throats as we were walking to the car; drove harper to school; dropped off borrowed camera equipment at sara’s house by harper’s school; wal-mart; found 5 sippy cups in my car; finally ate some golden grahams after craving them for 3 days (thanks to wal-mart); worked on trying to catch up on my Bible study; e-mail; facebook; digital invitation design; dropped off overdue stuff at the library; picked up harper; got gas; picked up a birthday present for a friend; went to publix; successfully got groceries and two kids upstairs in one trip; put said groceries away; worked again on my Bible study (still only got 1/2 way through); listened to harper trying to nap while she was pretending to be molly having a bad dream (tossing and turning with her eyes closed saying “Annie!  Annie!”); changed a poopy diaper; gave kids a snack; made a killer broccoli cheese soup; tried to pick up some clutter; fed soup to kids (bribed one with m&m’s and turned the spoon into a plane for the other); gave layne a bath; took a shower and got dressed for Bible study in 20 minutes; picked up a birthday cake for a special friend; Bible study (awesome!!)

now here are 3 pictures i took today.  please comment and vote for which one you think should be my photo of the day.  to me, one represents peace, one is chaos, and one is accomplishment.

how sweet is she?

i let harper color all over a balloon with marker.  apparently the marker wasn’t dry yet when i gave layne the same balloon to play with.  she was so mad at me because i kept pushing her back away from the camera (also, hungry…thus fussy).

this soup was killer good.  it contains butter, 1/2 & 1/2, and cheese, among other things, so i purposedly cropped the nutrition facts out of the photo.  it was very close to the real thing.  if you’re like me and taste takes priority over fat grams, let me know and i’ll e-mail you the link for the recipe (or you could just google it…i think i found it on recipezaar).  to my defense, though, i did add extra vegetables.

SoFly Photo(s)-of-the-Day: recreation

tonight’s meet-up was so much fun.  crazy gorgeous models, amazingly pleasant weather (it’s breezy at the top of a parking garage), and a nice time of talking and eating after we shot.  here are three of my favorite shots…

thank you so much to (hopefully i’ll get links to put with these names):

Madame Butterfly in Boynton Beach for the amazing gowns

The Delray Beach Florist (in Delray) and Anna Flowers (in Jupiter) for the beautitul bouquets

our HOT models…i felt like i was shooting for a magazine!