A few weeks ago, our good friend, Preston Davis of Divine Order Photography, met up with us in one of our favorite spots, the Marin Headlands, to take some pictures of us. Believe it or not, this was our first professional photo session. I'm ashamed to admit that I was not exactly looking forward to our shoot. I have no problem showcasing other people in front of the camera, but in perfectly hypocritical fashion, I actually do not like having my picture taken. So, during our shoot with Preston, I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun it was! Adm, Kiki and I had a GREAT time running around, holding hands, hugging, kissing, calling wild turkeys, and I think I laughed more during our shoot than I have in a LONG time. I'm pretty sure what started out as nervous giggles turned into full on cackling on my part, and c'mon, who doesn't love to laugh?
I will say that after doing the shoot, I have much more empathy for my couples. Modeling is no easy task, and so that makes us want to work even harder to put our clients at ease so that we can draw out their personalities. We were in luck with Preston since we already knew him and felt pretty comfortable with him. Aside from the fact that we've got a set of great images (something my mom is very happy about), it was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Just going through some personal pictures from last year, and found these two from one of our trips to LA that I liked:
Over Thanksgiving, we went to Austin, TX to visit my cousin Tammany and her boyfriend Kyle. They have an amazing garden in their backyard, and what better way to spend an evening than take some photos and pick food from the garden?
A couple of weeks ago, my grandma asked me to take a picture of her, my aunt Carolyn, my cousin Stephanie, and Stephanie's baby Marcella - four generations in one photo. We also had time to do some photos of Steph, Bill and Marcella, who is just the cutest.
We've got weddings up the gazoo right now, but to stay fresh and help us deal with all of the crazy, we took a mini break to Mendocino in Northern California. It was perfect. The trees, the sunshine, the food, the dog and the boy.
We got to play superfunauntanduncle last week when Adm's nieces, Abby and Hava, came down from Oregon to stay with us for a few days. We kept them super busy with day trips all over northern California - including the Russian River to go swimming and a visit to their grandparents' house in Greeley Hill (which has chickens galore) and to Yosemite National Park, among other things, and we had a ton of fun with them. I just love these two - they are so full of fun, youth and sweetness. Every time I get to see them, it makes me miss them even more when they leave. Luckily, we have lots of photos to remember their visit.
