Courtney's Maternity (a different Courtney from the previous post:)

My great sister-in-law purchased a gift certificate for her friend Courtney a few months ago. (gift certificates do make great shower presents). Stoney and I got to visit with Courtney over July 4th weekend and we set up the pictures for the next week. Nicholas (Courtney's husband) and their sweet pup joined in on some of the photo action too. Baby Eisley should be coming soon ...in fact, she may already be here!

This first one is my favorite...I think. There are several that I really like.



















...a little different, but I love the simplicity of Courtney's silhouetted baby bump.



Thanks PJ for getting the gift certificate for Courtney. Courtney and Nick, I wish you all the best...hope to meet Eisley soon!

Courtney's Bridals

So, this session one might call a trash the dress session (and that's what we intended it to be), but only if you consider trashing your dress is walking through a beautiful creek with crystal clear water. Hah! If you don't know what a Trash the Dress Session is, here is a great example.
Courtney and I had a blast at this "trash the dress session." We ended up getting some great bridal shots and had some fun taking pictures in the water too. I love this location! What a great find; if only I would have discovered it two years ago (since we're leaving in less than a month for Fort Knox, Kentucky). Since I found it I've done nearly all of my sessions at this gorgeous location.





Starting off slow with the toes in the water. Baby steps.




So here we go...I was pretty nervous about her dress getting wet.


The water really was crystal clear and I'm a huge dork.




These shoes were her "something blue" at the wedding.




Thanks Courtney, for entertaining my ideas. I had a great time and I'm sure the family watching by the creek loved the show too.

Catching up...Isn't she adorable?!

This is Yumi...short for Maiyumi.  I know her mom through the networking group I was in - CTNG (Central Texas Networking Group).  I did a session for her back in the fall and will be doing another session for her whole family later this month...Katie's husband just got back from Iraq!   

Yumi is such a sweet and well behaved little girl and she's so much fun to photograph.  Seriously, look at that precious face. :) 

We took these pictures at Central Texas College just across from Fort Hood.  The always keep the campus looking so well manicured.


I love this rock wall...and again, isn't she SOOO cute!?!
Thanks Katie...I look forward to the family picture.  Hope you're having a great vacation.