I relaunched my new Photography Website!!! To read more about it, check out my post at Imaginale.

And here is the website: Imaginale Design

Okay.. this is about my photography and not weddings, but I'm so excited! Go check out the sneak peek of the Alice in Wonderland - Tea Party shoot I did with my fiance's sister a few weekends ago :)

Sometimes a photographer is blessed with the perfect capture.... the beauty of simplicity:

I am SO EXCITED! I should be planning a wedding, but something exciting is happening in a month: HALLOWEEN! Okay, okay, I am not usually this excited about Halloween, but let me tell you WHY I AM this time!

This, sadly, will be the last year I am living in Atlanta. After Jose completes his masters in May, we are moving out to either TX or California. OR Europe. Ha... j/k (though we have looked for possibilities).

Anyway, Jose's sister Jasmine and I are planning on having a crazy photoshoot next weekend. We got onto the topic of "Alice in Wonderland." After that, everything went UPHILL. I mentioned dressing up as madhatter for Halloween with some girl friends, and suddenly ... it clicked. ALICE IN WONDERLAND THEMED PARTY FOR HALLOWEEN!!

Oh, yes. I am going there. AND I am having awesome collaboration help with Jasmine and some friends of mine.

You can just imagine how we're literally BURSTING with ideas, texting each other 24/7, and Jose rolling his eyes constantly. Could I be any luckier to have such an awesome soon-to-be sister?!

Let's just say.. I am taking madhatter to another level! Here is my inspiration:

I'm sorry I'm not posting anything "wedding" related today (image wise). I'm feeling pretty crappy because I have really, REALLY bad allergies :( Hopefully I'm not coming down with a cold... or even worse, the flu!! My co-workers are already approaching me apprehensively just in case, haha.

Also, I'm busy working on this little guy



I do have a question though, if anybody is reading this. I am shooting my first wedding as the main photographer in October and out of curiosity, I wanted to know: If you were getting married (or WHEN you were) ... what would be (or was) the ONE shot that you absolutely wanted your photographer to capture? Not the "obvious" ones like first dance, first kiss, cutting cake, etc.

EVEN if you're single, I would love to hear your opinion. Mine? Like I said before ... Jose's face when I walk down the isle. I want to capture that moment and keep it forever! I know the day I'm walking down the isle I'm going to have a million sparks going off in my stomach that it will all be a blur. I want to remember when he first saw me on the path to becoming his wife :)

Woaaah the thought that I WILL be doing that in a few months makes me all jittery and excited! Sometimes I don't think this truly sinks in.

So yeah, what is your MUST HAVE shot if/when you get married?

Okay, SOMEBODY stop me from buying this drop-dead-gorgeous teal bolero. NOW!!! A bride that one of my favorite blogs (Vintageglam) was featuring, wore a RED one! Don't worry, I wouldn't wear it with my wedding dress -- but not a bad idea for "going away" outfit!! Granted, that other bride definitely worked it. Check out the other beauties at Bonzie's shop. Seriously.


Second -- one of my faaavorite photographers is Sarah Q because of her amazing talent, and additionally -- she reminds me a little of me. She's a photographer AND graphic designer, and her style of editing reminds me of my own. Err... one that I am ASPIRING to be :) She's obviously mastered it and is just awesome. Anyway, I had to share with you the color of these bridesmaid's dresses! What a unique blue!


And last -- awwww, a crying groom from this same wedding! Everytime I speak with a potential photographer for my wedding, I tell them -- "Of all my wedding shots, one that you MUST capture is my fiance's face when I walk down the isle."

-deep breath-

After plenty of nights working on this till' about 2 a.m. (with a steaming laptop on my lap) -- I took a huge leap into one of my life's goals: my photography business. Photography makes me SO happy. I love doing it without even thinking about charging people, but it got to the point that I wanted to keep growing. Growing means: workshops, new equipment, programs, etc. So while my passion is still a hobby, I definitely want to take this to the next level. And since I can't do it without investment, I pushed myself to create a website I am happy with (and did all my own!) to officially offer my services (my love :) to others.

This is the beginning of my journey. I'm really happy about documenting it because I hope that a year or two from now, I can look back at this and see how I've grown. I'm really scared and THIRSTY. I honest to God think people are beautiful and I am OBSESSED with children! That's probably one of my favorites! I can't wait to have my first "newborn" shoot. AHHH that makes me so excited! God has blessed me so far with these opportunities and I have faith that He'll continue to guide me....

What I did not enjoy in creating my site:
burning laptop on lap
sweating profusely from hot laptop
the stupid logo that is "hidden" in my publisher that I don't know how to UNHIDE!
being self conscious of my photography once it was up on my "official" site
how long a lot of little things take

What I enjoyed:
being able to say I did it on my own!
having SOOO much room to play
inexpensive
did I mention how much room I had to play?
pushing myself

Last, I owe a huge thanks to my love who refers to himself as my "agent" -- haha. He expects me to pay him and post tons of photos of him on my site. Haha, just kidding. Kind of. But really -- you're so good to me :)

Alright, here's my heart on your keyboard: Imaginale Design

My first official "kid" photoshoot. I hope this puts a smile on your face this Monday! Such a beautiful family with love that just spills off their face!