Eeeeeek!!

I think I totally adore every single photo I took last night of these two wonderful love birds…  Really!   Not only was there session full of fun (they happen to be my sister-in-law and soon to be bro-in-law!), but the hugs, kisses, love, laughter, etc was also in adundance!  …. And it is totally evident in there photos!  I love it when that magically happens!  :-)

L + B, I hope you love this extended peek into your session… I am super thrilled to show you more!  Love you two!  Muuuuah!

I just love the above one…. and well, all of them, actually.

They are just too cute!

And, one last one… of the future groom!

xox, reata

Siiiiiiiigh.

Oh how I love this photo!  …and these two people!

More soon from tonight’s wonderful engagement session…  xox!!

It is absolutely, without a doubt, impossible to look at the following images of this darling engaged couple and not think to yourself:

Wow!  This couple looks so over the moon in love… I bet they will live 100 years together laughing and having fun with each other!

Seriously.  Look at them?!  Could they be any more obviously happy together?!?!?

She is just beaming with happiness on almost every single one of these… Love it!

And, of course, I love me some laughter (and trust me, they did plenty of this… happy people usually do!):

More laughter… I’m telling ya, they were such a happy couple!

And behind all her happiness, is a really sweet, ever-so-handsome man:

S + M:  You were a delight to hang out with this past weekend!  I am so happy that I got to photograph the obvious love that floats in the space around you two…  the love is so thick around you two that one can almost touch it in mid air!  : ) 

xox, reata

And utterly fantastic:

Isn’t this just the most adorable couple you’ve ever seen?!  

They were such cool people, I’m thinking I need to hang with them again soon.  Like, really.  Guys, let’s do lunch!

S + M, I can not wait to do a more full post from your engagement session Saturday morning…  I promise to share more VERY soon!

xox, reata

Edited To Say:  Help B + B receive a FREE 5×7 by commenting on this blog post…  They only need 25 comments!  So, please, leave a note and let them know how fab they look! 

Wow!  The session from yesterday evening was wonderful in so many ways…  The clouds provided the perfect filtered light.  The candles provided the perfect amount of romance to compliment their sweet relationship.  And, the happiness and love that these two exuded was incredibly uplifting.  Congrats, B + B… I’m sure your upcoming destination wedding will be completely wonderful and magnificantly beautiful!

Here are just a few many of my faves:

I love it when I get some laughter… Always makes me smile!

A change of outfits… and, voila!

Okay.  I’m gonna leave you hanging now… There are so many more I’d love to share, but I really want to keep some of my other favorites unseen until B + B get to see their gallery!  Sorry… please forgive me!  ;)

xox, reata

These past few months feel like one never ending children’s birthday party where I’ve been playing pin-the-tail on the donkey and someone has blindfolded me, spun me around several times, and yelled GO!  I’ve been so busy with all the holiday sessions, destination sessions,  holiday orders + cards, 2 of my kids birthday parties, Thanksgiving, Christmas shopping…  the list goes on and on.  But, although it’s been a whirlwind of a fall season, I’ve somehow managed to keep my sanity and enjoy myself!  

Life is grand.  Here are some random photos from my life I haven’t had time to share with you, until now.

I took this over the Thanksgiving holiday of my three girls…  Check out the wide range of emotions A2 displays in only about TWO mintues time!  What a hoot!

The photo I used for A2′s holiday themed birthday party invite…

An impromtu photo shoot while the girls were scouting locations with me one afternoon…

And, I also have to mention that this afternoon I had an AWESOME engagement session with two totally sweet and obviously in love people…  Here is a completely random sneak from their session!  I can NOT wait to post more from it tomorrow when I’m not so dead tired!  I’ve been thumbing through their images tonight trying to pick out my faves and I can tell it’s going to be hard to narrow it down for their real sneak…  :)  

This mini session in Dallas was so much fun….  Little Miss Thang, as I was calling her (and her mom confirmed that she often calls her that too!), was just about as cute as can be and knew exactly how to work the camera!  She worked it and worked it… And often showed me a thing or two about posing.  For every pose I showed her to do, she showed me at least one or two other ones that were much more creative than mine.  

For example:

Seriously.  This little girl had so much personality and I was able to get so many great pictures of her…  Unfortunately, I don’t have time to show them all because I’m about to leave for Austin (Destination: Austin Sessions!).

But, here are a few more faves before I go…  And also, a little bit more evidence that Miss Thang knows how to pose like no other.

And a few of mom and dad…

More of Miss Thang to come soon, Momma J….  Hope the suspense doesn’t overwhelm you!!  :)

xox, reata

I just can’t help myself…. I’ve fallen in love with my newly purchased treasures!

The richness of their color….  the textures…. the worn edges of the binding…  and the incredible scent of their pages.  

I am over the moon with these little guys!!

I am so happy and proud to add them to my library and to use them as the decor in my home…  they range in age from 1923 to 1976 and each one has their own unique story.  And most of them have their original owners names scribed into the front page – complete with address and all!  

The one in the middle up there, entitled American History for Colleges, was actually my husband’s grandmas!  Obviously, I didn’t just purchase that one…  That one was given to my husband a little over a year ago but I decided to include it in this picture because it’s one of my favorites because of the significance and meaning to my husband.  You see, my husband teaches History… And this was his grandma’s college history book.  It has HER handwritten notes and schedule all over the place on it’s pages.  It’s quite a special little book.  And besides being special, it just looks cool.

I adore the fascinating colors on Ginny Gordon and the Missing Heirloom….  Looks so pretty.  Now I just need to read it!  I’m sure it’s awesome…  It just oozes awesomeness.

Anyhow, this was pretty much a random, pointless post…  But, I enjoyed it nevertheless! 

A little bit of planning goes along way.  So true…  even in the art of dressing your family for your photo session!  If you want to have a look that says ‘put together’ then you are going to have to plan a little bit.  Trust me…  I know it sounds scary.  But honestly, it shouldn’t be!  It should be fun!!  The age old look of everyone wearing matching shirts, jeans, and santa hats is totally out…  and good gosh, it’s about time!  No one dresses like that in real life (do they?!?).  You’re photos should say more about you than “I can buy 5 identical red turtle necks” for my family!  Start looking around in magazines (or even on commercials/online ads) for good color combos, pick something you like, and start seaching for pieces for you and your loved ones that will coordinate, yet still lend a touch of who you are! 

Here are a few easy examples I threw together just from searching on the internet at some pretty common stores….  And, for the record, I’m not saying you should go buy these exact outfits.  I’m giving you these examples to use as references as to how you can find things at everyday stores for the whole family that compliment each other!  

Good luck shopping!  And, as always, keep in touch with me during your shopping experience!  I love it when clients send me their oufit choices beforehand, so I can get a visual and lend suggestions when asked.

Now for the examples:

xox, reata

Oh yeah, baby!  Sugar Shots is hitting the road in November… Gonna be heading to Dallas, followed by Austin, to visit some family and do another round of Destination Sessions!  Only this time, I am giving away KILLER deals!!  Seriously.  I don’t know what I was thinking when I came up with this…  I’m offering regular full sessions, as well as mini sessions, at a great price with obviously no travel fee…  plus, I’m throwing in a discount and something digital!

If you live in the Dallas or Austin area and are looking for a good deal and fabulous imagery for your holiday card… give me shout and request info and set up your session!  These sessions are very limited.

If you live in the Houston/Sugar Land area and are wishing I’d do something like this in your neck of the woods…..  Don’t worry!  I’m planning on it!  Not only am I going to offer a couple of days of Holiday Mini Sessions very soon, I’m also going to be offering Halloween Mini Sessions again!  So, keep your eyes and ears open… That info will be out *very, very* soon!

xox, reata