Time for Tea....

My sweet daughter, Corrie turned 6 on Friday and we had a tea party for her birthday. Whew...it was a lot of work finding 12 little vintage tea cups at a reasonable price. I went to every antique/junk store in Wichita Falls twice and finally gathered up 12. They were so cute and everything came together so nice. I got all of the girls little gloves, rings and necklaces to wear. We had peach tea punch and a chocoalte fountain to dip strawberries, marshmallows, bananas and cherries in. After they ate, then they decorated some cupcakes...whew that was fun. The girls did so good and their cupcakes turned out beautiful! My Mom and Grandmother helped bake all of the cupcakes and my sister and I decorated them. They were so cute and colorful. Corrie had a great time and got lots of fun gifts. Thanks to everyone for their help. Here are a few shots from the day....

More of Marlayna

I didn't get to post all from Marlayna's shoot on Friday, so here are the rest of them!

Photography Class!

Well, I have posted a photo from my last photography class and it is time for another one. If any of you out there are interested in learning more about your camera, how to shoot in manual mode, posing, lighting and some photoshop secrets....please come to my photography class scheduled for February 6th. It will be from 9-3 and the cost is $125. We will start out with some discussion about your camera, then we will go on a photo shoot with a model. We will have a light lunch and then we will go over some of the photos that were shot and talk about photoshop. This is a beginner's class; however if I have more advanced users sign up, we will spend more time on Photoshop. We had such a fantastic time at our last session and I am looking forward to the next one. Please email me at deerinwater@sw.rr.com if you are interested! I want to see YOU there!

A Few Teasers...

Meet Marlayna...a sweet senior that loves to laugh. We had a great time today and her friend Sierra came along to give her some pointers since she had her pictures taken on Tuesday. My daughters birthday is tomorrow and we are having her party on Saturday, so I am a little busy the next couple of days. I told Marlayna that it may be Monday before I got some photos up, but I couldn't stand it. I didn't want to have to make her wait all weekend, so I thought I would put up a few teasers! Thanks Marlana...I hope you enjoy these until I get the rest up. Have a great weekend everyone!

Punky Brewster ROCKS!

Meet Sierra...a senior that loves to smile! I met Sierra yesterday for her senior pictures and we had a great time. She was so sweet and had the most beautiful smile! I just loved the ones of her smiling and laughing, so you will see a lot of those. We were talking about her cute converse shoes and I said that we wore those back when I was in jr. high. Some how I said something about "Punky Brewster" and her unique style. That was one of my favorite shows growing up. Anyway...Punky was so cool back in the day. After I was talking about Punky, Sierra and her sister were just quiet. I said, "please don't tell me you don't know who Punky Brewster is." They looked at me and said they had never heard of her or that name. I almost died! Are you kidding me....???? Anyway, I am officially OLD I guess.

CDs for Africa...

I would like to tell you about an adventure that I will be going on with my husband, Caleb this summer. At the end of July we will be going on a mission trip to Uganda in Western Africa. Our church has been going to visit and support McKindey Orphanage for the past three years and we will get to go on this journey this year. I have always wanted to do mission work and I am so excited that God has put this in my path. He has been preparing my heart for this for some time. I can't believe the time is finally here. I am so excited, yet humbled to be able to experience this and share the love of Jesus Christ. These photos that I have included on this post are from the orphanage a couple of years ago.

All of this being said...I am offering all of my clients the opportunity to share in this with me. You may purchase a CD of your photo shoot for only $150. These CDs are highly discounted so more people can buy the CDs and participate in this journey. All of the proceeds from the CD sales will go towards our mission trip. I will have this offer available until February 15, 2010. Please email me at deerinwater@sw.rr.com if you are intersted in participating in any way to our mission trip to Uganda. We always need continued prayer for the children and staff of McKindey Orphanage.

God Bless,

Jamie

Biggest Smile...

Meet Tiffany and Mikey....a sweet, fun couple that were ready for anything! We went to several different places and we captured some really cute shots. Mikey was a little nervous in the beginning. He said he DID NOT like getting his picture made, but he loosened up after a little bit. He smiled the whole time though. They were so cute together! Tiffany had a few suggestions of poses that she liked, so we tried them out and they turned out cute. I will be photographing their wedding in March and am very excited to capture their love for each other. Thanks guys...I had a great time. I am looking forward to your big day!

This photo below is my favorite from the shoot. He has the biggest smile on his face...so sweet! :)