they had a friend chauffeur us around up town new orleans for their engagement session so that i would not have to walk my very large pregnant rear around too much.
chris opened the car door for me.
they carried my bags for me.
they fed me the most delicious ice cream i have ever eaten in my 29 years of life. seriously. there were swirls of soft peanut butter in this stuff. drool.
they both have extreme dimples 
they are so obviously in love.
they are a dream to photograph.
just a few of the many reasons i can not wait until their wedding next june.
oh oh oh how i loved being part of this wedding.
they mean business when it comes to marriage. no messing around. when stevie and i met before her wedding to get to know each other and discuss details about her plans i left the restaurant so happy and hopeful. not only because i had inhaled a massive cheese filled omelet either. i was hopeful because i could tell how excited she truly was to become jeff’s wife. it wasnt the wedding that she was looking forward to. it was the marriage after the wedding.
my favorite part of our conversation that day was about their marriage license. in louisiana there are two options. youve got the good old traditional marriage license and then youve got the covenant marriage license. basically the covenant marriage is just harder to get out of. so thats exactly what stevie chose … because why on earth wouldnt she?
they wanted to be married in a little chapel in the middle of nowhere southern louisiana with only their family present. it was perfect.
stevie’s twin sisters were readers during the ceremony. so sweet.
and then they were husband and wife.
and we had just enough sunlight left to run across the street and celebrate with some lovey snuggly photos.
and they were quite excellent snugglers.
i felt like i needed to get back into the swing of things with this here blog.
but first i thought i needed to give a little explanation as to why i totally suck at updating this guy.
1. we moved into a new house this summer and all of my free time went into remodeling and moving in. maybe ill share pictures one day when i finally get it cleaned up and decorated.
2. it was 100 plus degrees all summer and that sort of heat really isnt conducive to many awesome photo sessions.
3. ive been growing a giant hyper active baby in my stomach for the past 6 months
little no name dude or dudette will be here early december and then you can expect an obnoxious amount of baby photos posted on here weekly
if you would go back and look at my last blog post from FEBRUARY you would see how i mentioned blogging TOMORROW. tomorrow as in february 15th. tomorrow as in more than two months ago tomorrow.
thats just embarrassing.
ive been a busy girl though people. really.
so many good and stressful things going on in my business and in my personal life and i cant wait to share it all with you.
but for now here are a few from the family i photographed this afternoon. they taught me some new tricks…..
to get kids to smile just make them yell “underpants” and also bring your family dog. an instant pick me up when sweet little ladies are having meltdowns
i hope you get to spend some cuddly time with the one/ones you love today.
and i hope they dont reject your kisses
i will be posting more from this session tomorrow. i kind of miss blogging
when i take the time to really think about my life and my job i freak myself out.
i feel like i am doing exactly what i am supposed to be doing which is such an awesome feeling.
when i was in middle school cindy crawford was like THE MODEL and i wanted to be just like her. but i wasnt tall and honestly i wasnt cute not even a little bit at that age. i had greasy stringy hair and crazy teeth and really bad style (think turquoise wind suit and pink scrunchy socks) and well that just wasnt going to cut it. so i gave up on my modeling dreams but i still loved the whole photography aspect of modeling and playing dress up and now i get to do that all the time!
i am a people watcher. i know most people are but i could do this all. day. long. especially in airports. i could just sit with a cup of coffee and watch people for hours and hours.
i also just love making new friends.
and obviously i love taking pictures of anything and everything.
you see where i am going here?
i get to meet new people every week. watch them interact with their families. sometimes help these senior girls with their clothing and hair and makeup AND i get to photograph them a few hours a day.
pretty awesome right?
its like my childhood dream twisted a little bit into something even better.
here are some recent seniors that i had so much fun playing dress up with….
* and if you steal images from my blog i will hunt you down like a ninja.
and few not so fun business things…
1. you seniors are TERRIBLE at following policies
i know your lives are busy. trust me. mine is too. that is why i need your orders placed asap.
please and thank you!
2. i have very few openings left for senior photos in february and march so if you are thinking about booking a session please dont wait until then because there will be no openings 
have a great day everyone!
Posted in senior, seniors | Tags: high school, lafayette, louisiana, opelousas, photo, photographer, photography, photos, senior, southern louisiana
this was such an awesome wedding to be a part of.
the family = so much fun.
definitely my kind of people. veeery entertaining
and the bride was so so so very super laid back. i believe she asked me if i needed anything at least 5 times throughout the night. she totally stole my thunder because i am supposed to ask her that question!
so yeah needless to say she was awesome too.
here are a few from the day…
they have a pet donkey named burrito and a pet pig named cochon.
they have happiness.
they have fun.
they have mud 
they have love.
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