84 degrees, Ahhh...in the pool that is!

Matt and Melanie a great couple. We followed them from the connection session through the wedding and ending with their after session. I have shown a few of the images from that session and here are the rest of the highlights.
We love our connection and after session because we are able to do so much that just can't be done the day of the wedding!
N-joy!
S

Two of a kind

Sisters are beautiful and even though they come from the same parents they can be so different and yet so similar! I experience this with my own sister but it's fun to see how alike and different the sisters we are privileged to photograph are. Alyssa and Isabella fall right into this category, we created the image of Alyssa back in 2007 when she was 1 year old, and their mom asked us to do a picture of Isabella in the same outfit this year when she turned one. Our goal was to try and show each girls' uniqueness and still get a picture that was similar enough to be hung on the wall next to Alyssa's. We went and photographed the session and watched the two of them run and play and when we got back to the studio and took a look at the images we were shocked to see how similar they were. Never in our wildest dreams could we have imagined that we would end up with an almost identical images of two different children almost three years apart!

Tree of Life

We photographed our second wedding in Taos this year when Rico and Miranda were married in August at the Our Lady of Guadalupe. The ceremony was wonderful, lots of great moments to capture, and then the best part we got to go play under the tree of life and do pictures of just them. Our faithful blog stalkers may remember them as our "Love Story" contest winners, it was an honor to be there and we look forward to photographing in Taos again soon!













How is it that the guys always manage to make time for a shot?





One of the biggest wedding parties we have had in a while!











This was during the ceremony when Rico promised jayden that he would continue to take care of her and gave her a ring too-there wasn't a dry eye in the sanctuary!


Jayden was so proud of her ring.


"I want a ring!"








At the tree of life in Taos











Congrats guys!

Connection-hold the gnats!

We had a wonderful session with Matt and Melanie a while back, well, if you can forget about the horribly awful gnats! They were everywhere, we tried swatting at them, holding our hand up high so they wouldn't fly into our mouths, bug spray, nothing would work they were completely relentless. We all looked like a bunch of fools running and spitting and swatting, so we grabbed all the shots we needed and got out of there. I thought for sure we would be spending a great deal of time removing said pests from all the images but we were pleasantly surprised they chose not to make an appearance this time! Enjoy!

I'm pretty sure this was when Matt ate a gnat!




This is one of my favorites, and Matt and Melanie's too!

Dalya in the big "D"

I had the opportunity to fly to Dallas to photograph Dalya and her wonderful family at the Fort Worth Botanical gardens. I thought that the Bio Park here was great, but I guess I should get out more! This place was incredible, themed gardens all over, we spent most of our time in the Japanese garden which was carpeted with lush green vines and grasses and lots of koi, which Dalya enjoyed feeding! It was so fun to see some friends, have a great session and still be home in time for dinner!

It simply makes me happy!

I photographed this session several months back when I was in the early stages of pregnancy and was horribly, horribly, sick and I have wanted to post this for ages but just felt too icky to do so. Now that I am past that stage I wanted to get it up because it was one that really did just make me happy! No, it's not perfect and may not win any awards but it tells a story about each child and captured who they were in that split second when someone gave them a tickle and they were happy!
Enjoy!
Desiree

Lucky couple gets lucky again!

Paul and Dianna were married on 7-7-07 and we were lucky enough to be able to photograph that amazing event! And we were again thrilled when they called us to let us know they were expecting a baby girl! They brought Kristin into the studio when she was two weeks old and we again were blessed to photograph this newest lucky addition to their life!

E and Eddie

We went to the park to play with a good friend, Erica from 94 Rock and her big lab, Eddie. It was so fun to watch Eddie pull E all over the park, but the best was to watch them wrestle and play together.


This is my favorite image of Erica, who swears she is not photogenic, I don't see it!








Eddie is always embarrassing Erica at the dog park because he loves to play in the water, and make a big muddy mess!

Anti-Gravity Yoga

When people come to the studio for the first time they always ask what the place next door to us is, we are always excited to tell them about Exotica in Motion and what actually happens there! It's a fitness studio where true magic happens both physically and emotionally. They just started a new fitness program called Anti-Gravity Yoga and Exotica in Motion is the only place in New Mexico you can participate! We went by to photograph a class and we were blown away by what we saw, it's yoga suspended from hammocks and you do your poses inverted and flying through the air!! It combines strength and flexibility, and it is for both men and women. It was amazing to watch and I can hardly wait til after the baby comes to start classes. Here are a few of the pictures that we took, enjoy and call them today to start your new fitness experience at 505.604.9008

From South to North

This summer we had so many wonderful weddings and travel opportunities, and this was no different. We met up with Mike and Angie for some connection time in Las Cruces, at one of our favorite places to hike and photograph. And then their wedding was on family land in Taos where 4 generations of Mike's family have either married or shared their marriage celebration with family. The wedding was on the 4th of July and was a perfect mix of Mike and Angie's style, from the laid back ceremony, with Mike's first love being the ring dog, to the amazing BBQ from Texas BBQ in Taos, to fireworks and dancing to the wee hours of the morning! Congrats and thanks to Mike and Angie for sharing their day with us!

















A freshly picked lavender bouquet to hold the place for Angie's mom who passed away after a battle with cancer.














I love me some flare!!!


Angie loves watermelon, hence the color of the bridesmaids gowns, and what's a Fourth of July blowout without a watermelon eating contest?






I had no idea that the silly string I had been toting around all day in my bag was so Angie's dad and the rest of the guests could have a war during the cake cutting. I also didn't realize it was all Angie's idea!


A few groomsman created the fireworks show during Mike and Angie's first dance.


Nothin' better than a wedding bonfire!