Annie Moses Band Concert 3.25.2012 | Personal

Several years ago, as I was browsing around on iTunes listening to music, I stumbled across an artist (a group of artists, I should say) that I'd never heard of: the Annie Moses Band. My curiosity was peaked, and as I listened to sound clips from their CD's, I was amazed: how in the world had I not known about them before?!

The Annie Moses Band, named for their great-grandmother, is a family group comprised of siblings Annie, Alex, Benjamin, Camille, Gretchen, and Jeremiah, along with their parents, renowned songwriters Bill and Robin Wolaver. I would write more, but I'd encourage you to head over to their website and read about them yourself!

Okay, now that you've read about them, you may be wondering why I'm doing a blog post about them! Well, a couple of months ago I just so happened to check their website; I hadn't done so in a while and wondered what they'd been up to lately. Imagine my surprise and delight to look over at the Tour dates on the sidebar...and see that they were going to be in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on March 25th!

I knew we couldn't miss this incredible opportunity, so we quickly made plans with our dear friend Scarlett (featured in this blog post). So, on Sunday afternoon, the Twenty-fifth of March, we headed down to the absolutely darling little coastal town of Ocean Springs, got a bite to eat at Sonic, and scurried over to First Baptist - just in time to find a seat! It was a glorious evening and we enjoyed every minute of it!

So...I thought you'd enjoy seeing some pictures from the concert!





















(The girl in the middle is Alex's wife, Berklee)

(This was SO funny...Annie picked this guy out of the audience and proceeded to teach him how to play the violin! Her dry wit had us in stitches!)


   

Because of Jesus,
Rebekah

Powell Family | Long Beach, Mississippi family photography

I was so excited when Jessica asked me to take pictures for her family! She and Andrew and their sweet boys, Ethan and Braden, are lots of fun to be around. We've really enjoyed getting to know them!

They wanted beach pictures so we headed down to Long Beach...the sun was just setting and the light was beautiful. Andrew's dad, Mr. Jimmy, came with them, and we got some sweet pictures of the boys with "Bopper". :)

 

Thanks y'all! I had a great time!! :)

Because of Jesus,
Rebekah Hope

Sarah | Becoming a Bride...and The Wedding! {Gulfport, Mississippi wedding photography}

At last I have finally been able to process through all the photos I shot on Sarah and Paul's wedding day...which was almost a month ago!

I was so honored when Sarah asked me to take pictures while she and her bridesmaids were getting ready. I knew it would be special, fun, and sweet...and it was! Thank you again, Sarah- we miss you and know you and Paul are greatly enjoying married life together in Texas. :)



















































































































 {The bride and her sister, the groom's sisters, and their friend} 

After we left the "beauty parlor", as my grandmother would say, the girls went to get lunch and I headed over to the church to get detail shots. They had a fantastic decorating team who did an amazing job! I was blown away!

Meanwhile, the girls arrived and started getting ready...

{Paul and his sister, Katie, playing one last duet together before the wedding...they are both incredible musicians!}







































{Sarah's super excited expression when she saw herself in the mirror!}





































{Sometimes you need a sister to help you with your shoes. :)} 

I took only a handful of pictures during the ceremony...there were so many other people taking pictures and I just wanted to sit back and enjoy it. :)

{I had to include this last one. My dad, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force, gave Paul a really hard time for not kissing his bride when they went under the sword arch!}

My friend Katey got some beautiful pictures of the wedding- you should head over to her blog and check them out! 

Their official photographer was Paul McAllister, and he did an amazing job!

I'm finally getting the hang of processing in Lightroom, so be on the lookout for a few more posts in the next couple of weeks. :)

Because of Jesus,

Rebekah Hope