you are beautiful

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Each year I get the privilege of heading out on a weekend excursion with a wonderful group of women. If you don't have something like this in your life, there's no better time to start. We keep it the same weekend every year, so it's always on the calendar. This July will be our tenth weekend away. I can honestly say, I may have filled a glass of tears from laughing and crying if I kept track. Soaking in the friendship and sun with not much of an agenda is truly living to me. It's what it's all about.  Personally, I have learned how to be a better friend, wife, and mother on these trips. I've also learned, that it's not just me that goes through some hardships. It's a true weekend of therapy in a million little ways. As we aren't getting any younger as these years pass, I only thought it fitting to choose a weekend theme of "You are Beautiful". Some of our festivities include, Hat Day by the pool. The only rule is that you must feel like a Super Star, so dress to your liking. We'll have an accessible full range spa and restaurants at our fingertips. A weekend of photos and many traditions will continue and it can't get here soon enough.

This year we've opened up a Ladies Weekend Getaway Boutique, compliments of cafepress.com. Ah, the joys of technology. And a special thanks to pinterest.com for some of these fluffy photos intertwined that just make me feel good. Here's hoping you are blessed with a fabulous weekend with girlfriends in the very near future. Happy Summer!

security

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While we don't have tons of props hanging around the studio, I'll often ask my clients to bring along a certain object that may capture their children at that moment. A soccer ball, a cello, or a favorite blanket at age two, etc.

Life goes by way too fast, and Violet, the purple puppy that was the perfect companion each and every night, should not be forgotten and captured if only for a photo or two.

Most of my favorite photos are the candid images from comfort and security. It's the pacifier or bottle at the end of the session, the two year old little peek from behind their security blanket, or getting caught up in a violin tune in the middle of the grassy field. All of these images have something in common which I hold dear...capturing my object in their own element of sincere comfort and security.