An Evening out in the country.

I had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful woman the fall after my last baby was born. This spring I had the privilege of meeting her heart: the rest of her family. And following them for a bit with my camera. . .

Thank you, Gretchen (and family!), for making the evening such a joy!

I feel in love with their black and whites ~ so much love and emotion in so many of the pictures that the black and white just pulled it out all the more! If I didn't have so many black and whites already framed in my house, I'd be tempted to put them on my walls!

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I'm sorry for the issue with the clarity of pictures after they are posted - I've always used photobucket to house my photos and recently they switched gears on me and ever since I've been having this problem. Hoping and trying to work it out soon! I'm just not that techy! From what I understand I am uploading my photos in full size and quality, but this makes the file so large in photobucket that when they attempt to down size it to make it blog post-able, we're dealing with this clarity issue. Hopefully it will be solved soon. :)

Alyssa

Happy February!

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Alyssa

The new year came fast! Last year I took a "break" - or so I was saying - from taking on much photography outside what I already had on the schedule. . . or something like that. Seriously, though I think I ended up doing more than I had "planned," which was all wonderful and good. I only wish I could have said yes to everyone who asked. Though, not really because I was plenty happy being a mom full time and not missing trying to be more than that. . . Wanting to say yes because I have loved working with every single person through the years, but at the same time knowing and wanting my heart right here at home with my family as much as possible. You get the idea.

Anyway, I can't post all the great people I did get to work with this past fall, but I thought I'd post a few of some extra special people - my siblings and their awesome families.

I can't claim credit for the piano in the field! That was all my sister-in-law's doing! When we chatted about a shoot and she mentioned getting a piano for it - oh, goodness, I was so not complaining. My brother is a wonderful musician and his family loves music. Thanks to Craigslist piano shopping and my brother hauling the piano in the field, we were able to do their shoot piano plus their darling family. I wish I could share them all - so many fun ones, but here's a few:

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I adore the joy and fun of this family! My sister picked out her location as well. . . making it easy for me to just show up and shoot. The chickens showed up for a few pictures too. . . :)

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Oh, while I'm pulling from files -- not siblings at all, but some pretty cute kids and family too. And pretty fall colors!

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All I have time for for today. -- 

Happy New Year!

Alyssa

Wedding Photography {M&L} June 2012

Breaking into baby #8 I was pretty sure I needed a break on the business front, so this was the year I decided I wouldn't be taking weddings. . . and of course this year it seems that everyone is getting married! I wish I could have taken each one of you who has asked ~ I know each would have been and will be a wonderful, special occasion that would have been awesome to be a part of. Thanks for asking - that is an honor.

Last minute, pretty much month prior to, I decided to say yes to shooting my cousin's wedding in June. I was so excited when she explained the venue they would be getting married at - sounded so beautiful and so them! Summer weddings in south Texas are usually pretty warm, to say the least. . . but this summer has been pretty mild and the day was absolutely beautiful in every possible way. So happy for them!

I hope you enjoy viewing all the little details and these beautiful, special people. I typically split weddings into several posts but I got on a roll here and I think it's fun seeing the whole wedding day at a glimpse like this. As you can see, I was having a hard time narrowing it down to a few. . . and there so many more I wish I had time to post ~ but I think these sum it up nicely.

Mark and Laura, God bless you both and thanks for asking me to be apart of your wedding day!

Sisters~

~ First look. . .

Such a great bridal party!

House party gals!

Siblings~

Nieces and nephews! Aren't they all so adorable!

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Late evening Barn Reception~

~on a personal note~

I had the pleasure of taking a special someone as my second shooter: my son!

He worked so hard right along with me all day long. I was so proud of him! 

A. Ann

Lovely.

I had the pleasure of shooting for my cousins wedding a few weeks ago. I am so excited to post the pictures soon!

Beautiful doesn't well enough describe the couple or their wonderful wedding day and events. I have no idea how I will ever pick which ones to post because I am in love with them all.

A. Ann