our honeymoon

Doug and I snuck away for a week to go on our all too late honeymoon. We had so many places to choose from but we finally decided on a relaxing trip to Florida. We flew in and ate a romantic dinner on top of our hotel called "Spinners." The restaurant rotates around so you are moving and you get to see a 360 degree view of the ocean and other scenery. It was so cool. We got to relax a LOT and we went parasailing. I will post those pics as soon as they come in. We had fun hanging out, drinking beachy drinks, and connecting all over again! It rained on one of the days we were on the beach and we put a towl over our heads and let it rain on top of us. (we made out under the towel - he he he he) That was my favorite part - getting rained on. We are both relaxed, refreshed and ready to go again! :-)

OH and no, I did not tan. I wore SPF 50 all week. I don't want skin cancer, so yes I look pale! LOL


Awesome sunset!

Here we are during one of the glorious sunsets!

1st time Doug has gone snorkeling!

Look at all the shells!! Oh my!

I had to make sand art while hanging out on the beach!

We stayed at the Grand Plaza Florida. This is our hotel!

Here we are exploring Egmont Key....fort ruins in the back

Doug inside the fort "jail"

Egmont Key ("shell island") - that was the island we visited. There was an old fort there. I'm standing on top of the fort!

My flip flops say it all! Who the heck photographs their shoes on vacation?? ME!

Dolphins chased the boat. Unfortunately I had my crap & shoot with me so it was impossible to catch the dolphins mid-air...ya know - crapamera delays. OH well! But I did manage to capture video of it. Now I just need to upload it onto you tube!

Doug sitting on the bench outside of the Dali museum.

I just HAD to see the Salvador Dali museum. Doug and I stayed for a long time looking! Dali was CRAZY! I swear he was insane but his work is just amazing! I am a fan for life now!

On the boat ... took us snorkeling and to "shell island"

Hold the camera up and say cheese!

A cute one of us at sunset.

Check that lady out! HA! I have a series of her all "interested" in what we were doing. hehehehe

Us! I wanted to roll around in the sand but I don't think Doug wanted to! HA HA!

Doug snagged this one of me at sunset! Good times!

yours truly....on the beach!

Amelia went to camp

My sweet Amelia went to camp for the 1st time. She went an entire week and I was soooooo nervous. But she really had a great time and says she can't wait to go again!
Here are photos of her as Doug & I dropped her off to the camp buses.

Speaking of Women's Health

I spoke at Speaking of Women's Health in Rogers. I scanned in the program and Jenn took a pic of me with the sign that was lit up with my name. How fun!

It was a great experience and I really enjoyed speaking to all the women. I was also very humbled. It's very difficult to hear a person say such nice things about you to a crowd of women but my friend Caelli did that when she introduced me. She really humbled me and I was very proud at the same time. Is that possible?

Honeymoon

So Doug and I are going on our honeymoon next week. 10 months after our wedding we finally booked a trip! lol! I can't wait!!! We are going parasailing and it has been YEARS since I've done that. Doug has never parasailed but he has gone sky diving - he is NOT convincing me to do that! No way! I'm not that daring. I have my limitations. I'm just so excited to get away with my Doug. I can't wait to get my feet in the sand and catch some rays. I stay out of the sun at all times but figured I'd put on my spf50 and catch a few. Well I'm off to the mall today to find a cute sundress to wear on one of our romantic evenings. I'm so stoked!

Shimmyfest 2007

Shimmyfest 2007 - ROCKED OUT!! WOO!! What a great time! Here are a few photos!


Silly me!! Oh - my new eyeglasses - check it out!


kitty sparkle on 2 layers of wine glasses and a layer of shot glasses!

Kitty Sparkle ROCKED it!

Disco Diana!

The awesome-ness of Colleen!!!!


Mirage - Russellville, AR


Me!


Belly Dancing Divas.....I mean DISCO DIVAS!!! WHOO!

Desert Fire - Fayetteville

My husband is HOT!!!!

OK, so no...it hasn't been a full year since we got married (Doug I married at last years shimmyfest) but shimmyfest was last Saturday....I'm still on a belly dance "high" - it was so exciting. I look forward to shimmyfest every year. Anyways, shimmyfest marks our wedding and boy I was just so excited to have the love of my life there. Doug is just so exciting and did I tell you all he is HOT HOT HOT??? My man makes me swoon every time I see him and my heart flutters like crazy. Almost a full year of marriage and I'm crazier about him now than I was over a year ago!!! He really makes me all "foggy" and I can't seem to concentrate because I'm in la-la land. Ok, ok ....I'm making you all sick but being in love is nothing I have ever experienced ever! (well the exception of my daughter but that is a different love - you all know what I mean!!) Anyways, I'm just so proud of my hot husband and I'm so excited to be his wife and I can't wait to see what is in store for us. Being in love ROCKS!!!!

July 14th wedding

I photographed another wedding for Stone Ridge Photographers. Saturday, July 14th. The wedding was at Colonial Courts which is a pretty neat place. Stefanie and Mike were super cool and I had a great time at their wedding!

Wanna trash it?

Trashing the wedding dress is creating quite the "buzz" in the media. I am all about taking someone out and having fun "trashing the dress." We don't have to destroy it but you can totally let your hair down, not worry about your dress getting dirty before the wedding (you're married already!) and just having a good time in the great outdoors. Let's go have fun!




This is Sarah in her dress - 5 years later!! She didn't care that we were in the woods and there was dirt on the ground!

Fairies, wood nymphs, gothic chics - oh my!

So I get this "inkling" to do fun dress up photos from time to time. I called my family and friends up and said "let's go into the woods and do pics!" I asked my bestest bud Haley if we could use her driveway and she said "yeah!" So here' what we did!


My other bestest bud - she's all dreamy in the woods!

My mom dressed as a fairy along with Amelia! How cute is this?

The witch runs thru the woods!

Make your own story line.....attack of the witch!

The beautiful Sarah. Can you believe she has 2 young children? She looks awesome!!!

07-07-07

07-07-07 was the most popular wedding date of the year! I booked a wedding through Stone Ridge Photography. I had so many inquiries for this date but I got the opportunity to spend the day with Ashley and Channon. They were such an awesome couple and Ashley was full of personality!


I had meant for Ashley to turn the other way and look at her ring but things were going SUPER fast, I like the photo either way! It's so dainty and beautiful!

Macro shot of the rings - LOVE her ring - so unique!

My assistant Shane grabbed this amazing shot during the ceremony. Bravo to him - he has been shadowing me at weddings and is really picking up photography!

A cute pic of Ashley! Her mom made her dress - WAY cool!

It was definitely HOT outside, so glad the bride thought of having fans for all her guests.

Uh oh....the cops showed up! There was actually a "hit & run" at the reception! One of the guests backed into another guests car and sped off! The lady had to call the cops to file a report!

Ashley and her dad - walking down the aisle. Love the look in her face and love how proud her father is!

ONDA OK Magazine

So I photographed the centerfold for the July girl for ONDA OK Magazine. The owner, JP, took video of the photoshoot. For the August issue - I'll make sure to wear something a bit cuter - lol!! JP plans on video taping each photoshoot. I think for August I want to get a hot chick on a chopper....

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