Henry & Maria

This session was extra special to me!  Not only because I have known Henry since high school, not only because his wife, Maria, and I have become friends, and not only because they love me. hehe  But being in a military family (my baby sister is a US Marine), you kind of look at life differently.  You appreciate your freedom more and you value your friends and family far more than before.  You're proud to be apart of the great Red, White, and Blue, and you love your country everyday just as much as you do on the 4th of July.

Henry was in town for a very short period of time, and of course, THE day we scheduled to shoot, it rained... ALL.DAY.LONG.  Maria and Henry both were glued to the weather radar with every hopeful fiber of their being, waiting to see at least some sun peeking through the dark gray clouds hovering over Houston's skyline.  The sun came out alright, BUT during our drive to Downtown, Houston, and after parking, yep, you guessed it, it rained. Boo.

Our original spot was out in the open, so we decided to take cover in front of this lovely mosaic wall you see below.  To be honest, it worked out pretty good seeing as the colors of the wall complimented Maria and Henry's wardrobe perfectly!

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And last but certainly not least, a HUGE thank you to Henry!

Thank you, for your service! And thank you, for your friendship!

 

 

Enlisted Oct 31, 2005

Oct 31, 05 - dec 31, 05 Recruit training command, great lakes, il

dec 31, 05 - feb 15, 06 Personnel Specialist "A" School, Meridian, MS

mar 1, 06 -  mar 21, 08 Personnel support detachment, pensacola, fl

apr 26, 08 - dec 1, 08 expeditionary combat readiness center forward iraq, little creek, va

dec 26, 08 - sep 2, 11 helicopter anti-submarine squadron eleven, jacksonville, fl

sep 19 - present Navy recruiting orientation unit, pensacola, fl

awarded:

joint service achievement medal

(3) navy and marine corps achievement medals

joint service achievement medal

navy good conduct medal

national defense service medal

iraqi campaign medal

global war on terrorism expeditionary medal

global war on terrorism service medal

humanitarian service medal

military outstanding volunteer service medal

(2) sea service deployment ribbon

navy marksman rifle ribbon

navy expert pistol medal

enlisted aviation warfare specialist 

currently a Personnel Specialist Second Class (Aviation Warfare), United States Navy

HOOYAH!!!

Love & Dreams,

Anchor of Love | Patty & Eric

I am SUPER excited to share this session with you!  Because of the idea for this session, I held my Beach Mini's! You can view those HERE, HERE, and HERE.

You may remember Patty and Eric from the Anchor of Love | Giveaway where couples entered their pictures for a chance to win this exact session. They were the prize winners! <3


Now, let me tell you a bit about this session...
This session was inspired by my own personal session with Clayton Austin (the use of rope). I knew I wanted to do Beach Mini's, but wasn't sure what direction I wanted to take the "main" session.  I browsed on my beloved Pinterest, and surprisingly gathered few ideas.  It wasn't until I visited my local Christian Book Store, that I found EXACTLY what I wanted to do.  An "Anchor of Love" pendant daintily hung from the the display case, and I immediately thought of the rope Clayton used for my husband and I, but instead of a floating chair with brown rope, why not white Marine rope with an anchor, sea shells, a message in a bottle, or perhaps even a boat??  Well I did think about the other goodies I listed, but I wanted to keep focus on just the couple... nothing else that would detour the eye or the imagination.  I wanted it to be clean and simple with the background of the beach as well... a backdrop that pulled the entire session together.   I did, however, bring other props, but once I got there, and got everything set up, even then, it all seemed overpowering, so they're all now, somehow displayed in my half bathroom which is also nautical themed.  =P

 To view the inspiration board click, HERE!


Thanks Patty and Eric for being AWESOME!!
Hope you all enjoy this session!

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Beach Mini | Carrasco Family

Meet the Carrasco Family!  You may remember Karen from EmmaLove Boutique; she's the co-founder and mastermind behind the creative goodness.  We've worked together on a good handful of shoots, and I know that if I ever need something sassy and cute, I can run to her, because sadly I can't even sew a button. hehe

Anywho, this session was more laid back.  No posing or direction of posing.  It was just the Carrasco's, the beach, and my camera just happened to be there.  So care-free!  So loving!  So REAL.

 Emma's ruffle romper made by: EmmaLove Boutique

Love & Dreams,

Beach Mini's | Amanda & Dan

Next up, we have Amanda and Dan!  Such a sweet couple!

Amanda and I went back and forth on themes for this session, and lanterns and chairs were literally our last minute decision, and I must say, I am so so happy with our choice.  Amanda was struggling with what to wear, and then last minute decided to take a trip into her closet.  Sometimes, simple is better... and sweeter.  I love how this session turned out!  Its simply classic and romantic!

Love & Dreams,