Courtney's Bridals

I shot Courtney's bridal session in Gruene about a month or so ago...Courtney is very much the "outdoors-woman" so Gruene was a perfect setting for her pictures. We had such a fun time!



Yup...she danced on the bar!






This is my FAV! She reminds me of a ballerina...Love it.

Stoney is HOME!

YAY! He's home....
Stoney got home around 10AM on Saturday the 19th of January from being gone a total of ~15 months in Iraq. I saw him last for two (very short) weeks in May 2007. I cannot tell you how excited I was in this picture below. I was so anxious, nervous, excited, and everything in between that I could hardly stand it. I've never felt so much at once. And the welcome home ceremony...oh my...extremely emotional for me! I had some really great friends of ours take pictures and a video. I'm so thankful for them doing this for us. If it wasn't for Joe and his video zooming skills, I don't think I would have found my husband in the sea of uniformed soldiers. Thanks Joe!

So anyway...here's how that morning played out.




This is Joe and Robyn Mroszczyk...my videographer and photographer! They also helped calm me down a bit ;)



This is Karissa Dolan my other photographer. Her husband, John, came in a couple days before Stoney and I took pictures for them.





Soooooo happy!!!



So the street is blocked off, the buses are announced, and they come around the corner...


...all the soldiers get off the buses, but they are behind the buses so no one can see them yet. Then the buses (in the picture above) pull away and the soldiers march onto the field (below).


So this is when I start freaking out because I can't find Stoney...but then Joe saves the day!


Then the General says a little something...(he seriously says just a little, otherwise he might have some really unhappy, impatient family members)...and then he releases the soldiers AND the families.









YAY!!!





I cannot tell you how thankful I am for having my husband back home. I thank God for bringing him back home safely from his tour in Iraq. It was a really, really long 15 months. I know that we have both grown so much through this time away from each other. Having been married for only four months before the deployment it's like we're newly weds again (or still...I'm not sure).

After my foot surgery, prepping for Stoney's return home, and now just being able to enjoy him being home, I haven't scheduled much in the way of photo sessions. We've been having a great time catching up on lost time away from each other. We are visiting family this weekend and will be going to Paris and Rome in February! There are so many great things going on right now! I will keep everyone updated.

Keep checking http://www.alisonportisphotography.com/ because I have a new website that will be launching by the end of the week! Yay!

Paul and Julia

I met this couple at a Chamber event. We were FINALLY able to schedule a session right before Christmas and had a great time. I had, had surgery not long before on my foot, so I was a little slow getting around. Julia and Paul were very patient with me. Thanks guys! I really enjoy getting to know the people I work with and these two are no exception.



I L-O-V-E this graffiti











Can you believe this blue sky! It was a perfect day.




I love this shot of Julia; she is stunning.

Amy, Lance, Luke and Emma

These two cute kids are my cousins! How cute are they?!? Amy and Lance came down from Houston to visit before Thanksgiving. We took these pictures on a really dreary, nasty day...but we still had a great time and at least it wasn't raining. These of Luke playing in the leaves are my faves.












So this is a pot that my mom got from Mexico. The kids were pretending that they were sprouting flowers and they got such a kick out of it.

SENIORS!!!

All you seniors (in high school that is), you are nearly half-way through your final year in high school! It may seem a little early to be thinking about senior pictures....but it isn't! I'm looking for senior representative from all Killeen ISD high schools, Copperas Cove, Belton, and Temple high schools.

Here's the deal...
1) You will have a mini-portrait session with me. I will choose one image to use for my senior portrait advertising, and you will get a professionally printed 5x7 of that image.

2) I will make up a postcard for advertising with each representatives picture on it. My representatives will then go out and give these postcards to other seniors at their school who are seriously interested in booking a session with Alison Portis Photography.

3) WHAT YOU GET...If you are able to get 5 seniors to book with me, you will get a free portrait session (different from the mini-session), and a proof book of all your images.
At both the mini and regular session we will take the photos at a location of our choosing. I am open to any of your ideas. These are YOUR senior portraits and I want them to represent YOU!

REMEMBER: I will only have ONE representative from each high school; so, if you're interested contact me ASAP!

I'm SO excited about senior portraits for the year and I need YOUR help!

Jaime and Jeremy

These photos are loooong over due for posting. This wedding was in July at the 7-F Ranch just outside of College Station. I actually looked into having my wedding there. I love this place! I went to high school with Jaime and it was so nice to be able to photograph her wedding. Best of luck Jaime and Jeremy.

The Baker Family

These two boys were adorable! I had the oppertunity to go back to their house last week and get some more shots...I may get them up by the end of the week. ;)
Thanks Baker's!

Portis Family dos

Bub, Tiff and Selah...Bubba and Tiffany are my sister and brother-in-law. And Selah...she just happens to be one of the three cutest little girls ever! The other two of the cutest girls are my other nieces, Trinity and Micah. ;) Love you guys.