LOL re: luggage post below…
I received all kinds of funny e-mails about my luggage fiasco…Jess recommended a Coach suitcase (great idea!) although I went to their website and they only have 1 suitcase to choose from? Odd. Then Cori recommended this Samsonite suitcase that she found while working on her wedding registry! LOL She said the pink & green reminded her of me anyway – loved it! LOL Then the funniest e-mail came from my dad who said "I recommend custom luggage built by Carmel Concrete, painted pink with a nice semi-gloss from Sherwin Williams, and completed with four tires off an Indy 500 race car!!" LOL!! 🙂
Studio Photography & Design…
Great news!! We found out today that our next article (and images) in SPD will be published in their September 2007 issue! I'll post the link after it's in print and on their website…:)
Random question re: luggage…
Does anyone know who makes the best luggage (suitcases) on the market? Continental Airlines destroyed (no joke – I'll be posting pics) my suitcase after our trip to Mexico last week and now I'm on the hunt for new luggage…they said to just send them the receipt. 🙂 I'm thinking Brighton…to match my purse…LOL…any other suggestions???? I want something cute that stands out and is "run-over-by-a-truck proof" and preferably not in black. I'm sure some of you remember that post about the lady that nearly walked off with my last suitcase in March after the WPPI convention! 🙂 What is it with me and suitcases these days?? LOL
April’s Surprise Baby Shower!
After April's maternity pictures, she thought she was headed out for a drive with her sister so we all hugged and said good-bye after her photo shoot…but she only THOUGHT we were done with pics for that day…LOL We headed over to her baby shower quickly and got final set-up shots while Jess stalled her arrival. This was one of the cutest baby showers EVER!! As always, the details were AMAZING! Here is a shot of the giraffe that was on top of a cake made of diapers…SO CUTE!
As Jessica was planning April's shower, she saw my post on here about the Jones soda bottles that Courtney & Tom used for their wedding a few months ago and fell in love with the idea…she had custom blue soda bottles made up with April's photo on them…adorable…:)
The diaper cake…
April's reaction as she realized what was going on…:)
They had the cutest baby games and activities planned…one of them was for each guest to hand paint a shirt for Jalen to wear, this was the funny example they used…
And here were some of my faves…
LOL!
Look at all of the loot!! LOL!
April's cake…
I try to do this shot at weddings…so I was back in my element…LOL
And Jalen was hungry for some cake!
They had a pinata planned for the final activity, the poor thing got beat up but candy flew out everywhere and it was a huge hit!
Thanks for a great time that day!! 🙂
Congratulations Nathan & April!
The day before we left for vacation, we photographed April's maternity session & surprise baby shower! (Those pics coming soon…) She was so much fun to photograph and with a big sis like Jess (one of our favorite clients) we knew it would be a blast hanging out with them all day! 🙂 Here they are together below…
The weather wasn't looking too good when we first got to their house, can you believe we ended up with a beautiful sunny day for outdoor pics after this?! Indiana weather is so unpredictable! LOL
Karen Hall did April's hair & make-up…she looked and felt amazing for her photo shoot!
While she was in the process of getting ready, we photographed details of her nursery…
Then she showed us Jalen's first baby pics…:)
April was due on Labor Day (as in next month) but Jalen arrived early! His b-day was July 26th, Happy Birthday Jalen!!! When my mom was pregnant with me, I was supposed to be born on Labor Day too but I guess I decided it was warm and cozy and I wasn't going to leave until 9/9. 🙂
She had the cutest dog that LOVED to be photographed – we're talking POSING for the camera! 😉
He had to show both of his favorite toys to us that day…
Then Jalen decided he was hungry for McDonald's so April made a pit stop on the way to the park as the weather was clearing up…:)
I LOVED this statue…it was so perfect for the photo shoot and totally unplanned, I turned around and freaked out when I noticed how it would work perfectly for this shot!
Loved this too….:)
Although it had rained that morning, it worked out to our advantage for a couple of cool shots!
There was this blue & white building on the park grounds and I fell in love with it, it was perfect for her shoot!
How cute are these shoes?! This little guy seriously has more shoes than I do…her nursery closet was full of them! LOL
Towards the end of her photo shoot, we all went to feed the ducks. They were really tame and let me get up close to them for their close ups. 🙂
Congratulations you guys on your new addition!! Baby shower pics will be posted on here soon….:)