On a Sunny Afternoon

This past weekend we were fortunate enough to work with a couple that are so very lovely.

Having been to Matheson Hammock several times last week and the week before for some down-time with the family and the weather and the light, oh the light, being so fantastic, I suggested to the clients that we use that as our location for their Engagement Session.

It was a great session. The Bride-to-Be is Gorgeous! The Groom is so darn cute. And they both are great sports.

We scheduled a portrait session for after the wedding in more casual attire. I cannot wait to see what those are going to look like...

Je suis fatigué

Hello All,

It has been a while since we last posted. Just completed a whirlwind weekend.

Friday night being the pinnacle. Was asked to cover a Surprise Birthday party in Surfside at a lovely little restaurant named Bistro. The chef/owner is Yiannis Deverts and the food was delicious. The menu is multicultural like the owner, French and Italian. So Good.

Everyone was in great spirits as the guest of honor arrived. Once the wine and music began to flow the night took off.

Did not get home until 3:30 AM! Party they did!

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Google beat me to it, but they did it so sweetly!!

Today is Ms. Baum's Birthday! Hopefully she is out on the town celebrating to her heart's content.

We have plans to work tomorrow, don't worry - late afternoon, so not too late Brooke.

Rickee

And they lived happily ever after...

Hello All,

December 16th was a success. The terrific trio, myself, Brooke, and Rebekah, were amazing. A couple of setbacks, but we rallied and came out on top.

First, things did not go exactly according to plans, as things are prone to do of course. Upon arrival at Grove Isle hotel we gave the car to the valet who then drove it in to the garage and promptly broke it by putting the car into gear too quickly and breaking the cellanoid (which I am sure I am spelling incorrectly) so that the car was stuck in the middle of the garage and would not go in to neutral or anything else for that matter. My lovely husband and AAA to the rescue!!! Chris drove out to the hotel and brought me a new car to use and waited for AAA to come McGyver the car so it could drive home.

Then all those shots done, we hustled (in our replacement car) to the wedding/reception site to get more shots that we did not get the chance to take at the hotel because all the bridesmaids and groomsmen were at different locations. So we rounded them up and worked our magic.

Working in this industry is so great. You get to meet fantastic people. The Wedding Planner, Sandee, is one such person. 

All in all we had a great time. We cannot wait until the next one, while hard work and long hours that usually run until the wee hours, there is usually CAKE!

Rickee

Ah to be in Napoli!

Greetings,

This weekend Brooke photographed a beautiful beach wedding in Naples, FL. She was asked to capture the candid unscripted moments of the event. The weather was perfect and the guests were fabulous also.

In Love

Hello everyone,

Last evening during my nightly web searching (for advertising locals) I happened on a little gem of a site titled www.rocknrollbride.com. This site is amazing. Its author is amazing. Brooke and I are so going to advertise with them.

Unfortunately, they are located in the UK! But from what I can tell, the audience is global. So good for us!!!

Check it out. You will be a believer.

Rickee

Moonlighting

When I had children I quickly realized that I had involuntarily joined the Cult of the Child (coined by my BFF Janice). Boy, was she right. I would rather spend $50 on the kids instead of $5 on myself and the thought of anything other than that purple dinosaur swirling around my brain was almost impossible.

Making things "work" in the nursery and out were also a constant thought too. I hated the plastic diaper wipe container. It was always sliding off the top of the changing table, and it was ugly (say this last word as if you were listening to Fishbone). So I pushed the dino aside and oiled the gears and came up with the solution of a handmade mosaic box that would later serve as a Treasure Box for the kids.

We made one for Piper's (and also Finn's) Kindergarten teacher's granddaughter whom we hear after three years still loves to look at the myriad objects and just recently, last night, completed another for Finn's (and previously Piper's 2nd grade) 1st grade teacher's son. Every one helped out, including the lovely Tina. We had so much fun making them and the were received with such gratitude it was worth the had work.