Merry Christmas from Photography by Avery

He must love me...

I've decided that perfect handsome sweet Parkes just loves me... he may not know it yet but he does because he was so good to me. He slept like an angel, let me put him in every prop I brought with me, and he peed on pretty much everyone but me. I'm pretty sure he and I are going to be great friends :) I photographed his beautiful mom here while he was still in her belly and I could just tell by that beautiful belly that he would be adorable and I was oh so right.

Tuesday Tunes

I missed Tuesday Tunes last week, things have been crazy so I'm going to post two this week :) The top one is my FAVORITE Christmas song, I just love love it.



and this one is not a Christmas song but it's oh so good

Hope

This is a photo that I took while in the redwood forest in northern California a few months ago. The photo really speaks to me in some way, when I look at it I feel my spirit lift a little, I feel like this photo represents hope for me.

Baby it's cold outside...

I know I have been a really pitiful blogger but life has been busy, I have lots and lots of pictures to share and I'll do my best to play catchup. This session was so fun, this beautiful girl is an interior designer running her own business and being fabulous doing it. I can definitely speak for her design prowess because her house is too cute for words, she has awesome taste. It was FREEZING the day we took these shots but she was such a champ and you would never know it by looking at the pictures, she was a natural at looking relaxed and beautiful even though her teeth were chattering. I'll share more photo's from other sessions asap!

Tuesday Tunes

Tuesday Tunes

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for and I feel truly blessed. We are all heading to watch the Cowboys play in the new stadium today so my Thanksgiving dinner will probably consist of a coke and a hot dog but that works for me! Have a blessed day everyone!

Tuesday Tunes

I would say this one is for the kiddo's, but if I'm being real I probably love it more than they do. Anyone who knows all the words to this song is an instant friend in my book. This video has the words at the bottom so everyone can learn it :) wow... I'm kind of lame...

Josh and Jaclyn are married!

I've known these two since high school and I was just so excited to be a part of their big day. I always have moments when I am photographing a wedding where I feel really lucky, moments like waiting with the bride and bridesmaids before they walk out, I get to see her anxious and excited and I think to myself "all those people are out there waiting for her and how lucky that I get to be back here cheering her on beforehand."

I also had a moment like that before this wedding during the first glance, I am a HUGE fan of the first glance, not only do you get to take some amazing photographs that you probably wouldn't get otherwise, and not only does it help with the timeline of photographing the wedding, but most importantly I feel like it makes the moment of seeing each other for the first time even more intimate and special for the bride and groom.

So that's one of those moments, I'm standing there with the groom and the bride is waiting for me to give her the go sign to come through the door way and then "bam" she comes around the corner and he see's her for the first time and his face lights up and he gets to hug her and hold her and just ooo and ahhh over how beautiful she is, things that he definitely wouldn't be able to do at the alter without some pretty weird looks from the guests. It's in those moments that I feel there love is it's most palpable, when it's just the two of them and it's not for anyone else, the moment is just about them and they are just so happy in it. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.

Here he is seeing her for the first time, he's lit up like a Christmas tree. :)

They are just such a beautiful couple.

This wedding was full of really fun people that knew how to have a good time.

ferociously

like crazed teenage twilight fans...
this cracks me up, I think I may need to bring my tazer when I go watch it this weekend. (yes, I will be watching it....don't judge me) :)

girl hospitalized over twilight guy poster

Tuesday Tunes

This song is an oldie but a goodie. It's perfect for singing with someone you love during a late night stroll by the lake. :)

Dapper

Dapper is a really cool word, and it's not one that is used nearly enough, but it's one of the first things that comes to my mind when looking at this adorable honey...he just looks so dapper, like such a little man. Mom and dad were looking pretty sharp themselves, they are a beautiful family (and mom has some killer legs, I've got some serious leg envy) :)

I love this one because he was actually walking with me holding my hand and looked up at me and I snapped the pic, he sort of melted my heart. :)

sweet girl

I was working on these pics and just had to share a few on here because I'm pretty sure everyone is going to want to see the sweetness that is this new baby girl. She was so easy to photograph, she slept through almost the entire thing and her big sister was too cute for words so I just had to get some shots of her too. And look at mom, for real...she's so stunning...this blog just may be pretty girl overload actually. :)

Simplicity

I just got back from shooting in Texarkana all weekend and I'm beat but it was a wonderful time. I got to hang out with some adorable kiddo's and shoot a beautiful wedding, I'll be sharing photo's soon. In the mean time I feel like I need to recharge and slow down so I thought some nice black and white images would be great for the blog today. :) I've been meaning to share these for a while now but I keep getting sidetracked. I am dear friends with this dad and mom and their boys are just too adorable for words. Mom is a doctor and was busy working that day so hopefully next time I'm in Lubbock I can get her in some of the pictures, and they have a baby girl on the way so I can't wait to meet her!

My Loves

I am so so very blessed. I have a wonderful brother who is kind and gentle, yet strong. He is smart and funny and I've been so fortunate to see him grow into a loving husband, a doting father and an amazing man.

My brother is married to a woman that is like no other, she is truly one of the most giving, sincere loving people I have ever met. She loves completely and deeply and without reservation and I'm just honored to have her as a sister in law.

And then there are my nieces, they are just the light of my life... they make me laugh when I wouldn't think I could even muster a chuckle, they warm my heart when it's feeling stubborn and cold, there just aren't words for how much I love them... And I have 4 more amazing nieces and one too adorable for words nephew, how lucky am I???

We are all so excited about the new sweet girl that will be joining our family in the spring, and of course Aunt Avery will be there with the camera ready to photograph the little angel for the first time. I am truly blessed with a job that I love and that I can use to show my love for my family. Nothing brings me more joy than capturing those who are so near to my heart in a way that is uniquely them.