Sarah | Bridal Portraits

At laaaaaast! Sarah is married!! (Which I still cannot believe!!!!)

The wedding was beautiful - I'll post her getting-ready shots within the next couple weeks (not makin' any promises, y'all...) but for now, here are her bridal portraits!

We were all a little worried when we drove down to the beach and the fog was so thick you could hardly see the highway! But once we actually walked out on the pier it turned out rather pretty, in a mysterious sort of way. We also took some shots at the Friendship Oak on the USM Gulf Park campus. It's a great location!

Without further adieu, may I present.........Mrs. Sarah DeJarnette!
























































{personal favorite}





{The fog. Yep. The beach is beyond those cars.}























{another personal favorite}





{Talking to Paul}

As you can imagine, with shooting bridal portraits in public locations...we got some rather funny reactions from passers-by:

 

"Your dress is beautiful, honey!" (from a 20-something year old girl)

"Oh, I'm so sorry!!!!" (from girls running by)

"You fishing for a groom?" (a guy)

"Are you getting married?"

"Are you going to a bridal shower?"

"That is just beautiful!" (a sweet elderly black man working on the buildings on the USM campus that had been washed out by Katrina)

 

....and the funniest of all:

"Is that a net?" asked the 50's-ish man as we got in the car. "A what?!" we replied. "A net! Like a fishing net!" "Nooooooo...!!" "Well, I know somebody who fixes nets and I thought that's what it was!"

We had fun. :)

Congratulations, Paul and Sarah - we love y'all and miss you already!! Happy honeymooning and life in San Antonio!

Because of Jesus,

Rebekah

PS - photographers! I need your help. Which editing program do you use, Photoshop or Lightroom, and why? I'm considering buying Lightroom but I'm undecided as to whether I should buy that or Photoshop. Let me know in the comments section or shoot me an email! Thanks!

1,000 Word Fridays: Week 5 | Personal

I really honestly did want to post this yesterday but it's been craaaaaazy busy 'round here getting ready for a certain somebody's wedding today! :)

I didn't take many pictures this week other than 601 for Sarah's bridal shoot and the 473 for her family's pictures....yeah, over 1000 in one week! (My camera passed up the 10,000-images-taken mark, by the way...in a little over one year!)

So, here you go- Week 5 of 1,000 Word Fridays:
First coat of nail polish and comfy new flip-flops...
Sweet little Callie girl...
Spring has sprung! And is almost gone!...
A last-minute and wonderfully fun visit with our dear friend Scarlett...we had fun with Photo Booth on my computer!...





















And! A sneak peek of a family photo shoot I'll be posting in the next few days!



Have a wonderful week and weekend!

Because of Jesus,
Bekah

1,000 Word Fridays: Week 4 | Personal

I know, I know. I didn't get this posted yesterday. Well, there's a reason...a long busy day, and a bright shiny object pictured below that took 3 hours to get fully set up...so by the time I was actually able to get pictures posted it was nearly midnight!

So here you go, Week 4 of 1,000 Word Fridays!

Watching my favorite movie ever, The Glenn Miller Story (the scene in the picture is my favorite - the band playing "Pennsylvania 6-5000" for Glenn and Helen on their 10th anniversary)...
I may or may not have had coffee AND a chocolate chip cookie AND a brownie one afternoon...
Weeds can be pretty sometimes!...
The flag flying in the breeze...
Cardinals absolutely crack me up...
It's the last weekend for the horse show, so we went out there yesterday morning...
I made my great-grandmother's biscuits so we could have them with sausage for breakfast the next morning...
And yes, Daddy and I went halves on a very nice birthday present. :-)










































By the way, I got a new *free* watermark software since my other one wouldn't work for some reason - it's called Jet Photo Studio and you can get it here: http://www.jetphotosoft.com/web/home/  It's very user-friendly and works really well!

I had the great blessing of taking pictures for a certain bride-to-be on Tuesday...and the wedding is on the 24th...so be on the lookout for a post within a couple days after that! I can hardly wait to show the pictures to you - Sarah is a beautiful bride!

Because of Jesus,
Bekah Hope

My Favorite Things Project: Finished!!

I can't believe I'm writing this...I actually, really and truly finished My Favorite Things Project aaaaand got the pictures up on my bedroom wall yesterday!!!

So, instead of doing another couple separate posts for the last few pictures, here they are:




First off- sisters! I've mentioned Sarah several times here on the blog, and those of you who know us in person know just how close we are. We're identical twins (mirror-image, actually - just ask us about who's left-brain dominant and who's right-brain dominant!) and we're inseparable. So of course I knew I wanted to include my dear sister in my project!!



These sweet munchkins in the above photo are Callie, an almost-12-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and Luke, an almost-11-year-old Lab/Shepherd/whoknowswhatelse mix. They are both precious and we love them to death. :-)



One of the other things I listed on my original "list" was "wide open spaces". I love being out in the quiet, peaceful country. Every October our family gathers with dozens of others for a weekend of fun and fellowship in the central part of the state, and I love this big field and hills. I've got lots of sweet memories from this place. So I was glad I was able to include this picture! (Notice the little cowboy boots? :-))

Okay- on to the finished project!!




Here's a "Before" shot - a blank wall that needed something else....



Putting the pictures in the frames and trying to get an idea of the layout...



And they're up! Hooray!





Left to right, top to bottom:
Boots - Dama's hands - Family - Camera - Candle - Sweet Tea
Laughing - Sunset - Sisters - Favorite Bible verse - Guitar
Apple pie - Playing the piano - Azaleas - Chocolate chip cookies - Red rose - Books - Wide open spaces - Sewing - The Dogs - Music

I had so much fun doing this project (even though it took me so long to finish it) and it's a great thing to do to make a room more personal. It's also a great way to learn more photography skills!

Because of Jesus,
Bekah Hope