Lauran and Carlos were married at her parent’s backyard! I was completely overwhelmed with details EVERYWHERE and I LOVED every second of it! These two are the cutest couple on top of it, which made this wedding by far an all time favorite of mine. It was quaint, with some 40 guests, give or take, and it was beautiful! The weather was perfect. The bride and groom a very handsome and connected couple. And the whole vibe of the day was relaxed and all about  enjoying the simple and most precious things in life…family and close friends.

This post seriously took me forever since I got so many great keepers from the day!

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Loved these programs…by Tulaloo Stationary Studio…they fit perfectly into the rustic backyard theme with the twine binding.

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gorgeous flowers…just gorgeous. Elizabeth from Blush Floral Design does absolutely wonderful work!

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I should probably explain myself for the next few pictures. Due to the fact that I LOVE shoes and LOVE taking photographs of them even more, I had to include all shots that I captured!! Sorry in advance!

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Lauran, who was very relaxed, was upstairs working on her vows for the ceremony! They wrote the most personalized and honest vows I have ever heard! The vows made for some laughs along with some tears. It was such an awesome moment!

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her dress…Modern Trousseau from the White Dress by the Shore…

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i LOVE this shot…i picture this as a canvas gallery wrap in my studio…yum.

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I love how Lauran’s dad is fixing his tie just as they start heading towards the aisle.

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the ceremony had some pretty emotional moments.

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Lauran laughed quite a bit when Carlos recited his vows…

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Nina Healy of Les Petits Presents ( Nina.Healy@yahoo.com)created these doggie bags and biscuits by hand, complete with a recipe for them and all! It was such a clever idea.

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These are my all time favorite…little “sprites”  hand-made with natural materials by Lauran’s ever so talented mom.

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Congratulations to Lauran and Carlos!

Stay tuned for a whole lot of posts that are waiting in the wings…and then some!

Happy Tuesday!

MEG

First off I am announcing that the much longer then expected leave of absense from blogging was due to a very good cause in which I am very pleased to announce! I am no longer a victim of maintaining two individual sites for Creative Image Collections. Wooohooo! The feeling of freedom is priceless! I am now a proud owner of a wonderful blog-site that Brian, from Skooks Designs has created for me. We have collaborated for months to make it a smooth transition. The flip was swiched just yesterday and I coudn’t be happier. The design is simple, clean, and modern, with easy navigation through out the site (that is site as in singular, not plural). I was so tired of having to maintain two sites and constantly upload new material onto both. It was exhausting and quite frankly, I have a ton on my plate as it is, so doing all the extra work to two sites was too time consuming. My theory with many things in life is “less is more”.  Now I have everything all in one area for clients and prospective clients. All navigation is done on the top menu bar and the pull down tabs are pretty self explainatory. You can view my portfolio up above as well as view my most recent work right on the home page of the site, which is also my blog. LOVE IT!!!

Although the old site had served its purpose and I enjoyed it while it lasted, I have always been open to change and find it fun to keep moving forward in a bright and positive direction with my business! There are fun little voting buttons under each photo so you can pick your favorite picture and there will be more little changes as time goes on!

So in honor of my first post on the new blog, I thought it may be appropriate to include some images as well. The subject matter is really nothing of importance, my old and new pair of Ed Hardy’s. I know they definitely don’t compete with some of the Jimmy Choo and Manolos I have had the honor of photographing (i LOVE  photographing all your shoes girls) but these are what you will find on my feet most often. I am a single mom running a busy photography business. High heeled shoes and laying in a pool of mud to get that perfect shot is not exactly smart. I am pretty reaslistic when it comes to my everyday style. There aren’t many days I leave the house without a peanut butter hand print on my jeans. So once again, in honor of saying TTFN (ta-ta-for-now) to the old blog and saying hello to the new blog-site.. here are a few pics of my everyday kicks!

old pair…

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New pair…

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Stay tuned for I have about 15 jobs to post that will carry us over into the winter months for sure!

And as usual (because I am also good for keeping it real)…

Happy Tuesday!

MEG