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My trip home part 1

Paula — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:32:55 +0000

I’ve been spending such quality time with my family back in Colombia. Coming back to my home country has been such a great experience, specially since David and Miles came along too! Here are a few of the pics I’ve taken all along. There are more to come!

Precious photo my hubby took

The airplane ride seemed pretty far but we had plenty of distractions!

My lovely grandma and Miles

I love this moment!

My uncles are mechanics and happened to be fixing this super cute car!

The house I grew up in...

into the country

An indian hut

Climbing La Laguna de Guatavita with friends

Read the legend of Guatavita here

Laguna de Guatavita

The mountains here are breathtaking!

There's Miles at the Summit

We have a great amount of pastures too...

Me and Ana Maria...one of my bestest friends EVER!!

Wedding: Luke & Lindsey Rankin

Paula — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:22:53 +0000

I was so excited to work with Luke & Lindsey, We met a few weeks before the wedding. They were laid back, and when we got to the wedding, they were really excited to see us. I was really happy to work with such great vendors who made my job a lot easier. The whole day was just amazing, simply because everything went smoothly and everyone had a great time. Thank you and enjoy.

Venue: DeBordieu Club

Flower Design: Mark Gladden

Cake: Incredible edible

Band: The Fabulous Kays

Anna Bett & Andrew’s beautiful wedding!

Paula — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:25:53 +0000

I’m going to go ahead and say this: I love this couple so much…starting with Anna and her gown. It was flowy, light, and it fit the beach theme. All her bridesmaids looked adorable in their little black dresses and high heels and the groomsman had matching Converse shoes. When I arrived at the reception area, my eyes went straight to the huge vases with beautiful earth tone flowers they had for center pieces…( ohh…how I love green & brown). And how about the gospel singers? Their voices were so powerful, it gave me chills and joy at the same time…what an authentic and original idea, ha? This group had such a blast and so did we! Congrats you guys!

Thanks to vendors for making this wedding beautiful!

Venue: DeBordieu

Flowers & Design: Blossoms

DJ: Jeff Benton

Gospel singers: The Plantation Singers

This gospel group was just so authentic and original

Scott & Holly’s perfect day!

Paula — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:02:50 +0000

Scott and Holly are an incredible couple. They care deeply for each other, their family and friends. Their wedding honestly felt like I was hanging out with a bunch of friends–it was so warm and comfortable. These love birds met at the aquarium, so it only seemed fitting to have a beach wedding! Being surrounded by ocean, shells and sand, that day was absolutely beautiful and perfect. Especially during the ceremony. As the wind blew Holly’s hair, Scott would brush it off her face ( So cute!) and sweet! I felt honored to be a part of this important day of their lives and for the friendship we’ve develop.

Thanks to all the vendors who made this beautiful wedding possible!

Flowers: Little Shop of flowers

Venue: Kingston Plantation

Gown: Celebration Bridal

On a side note, I also had the pleasure of working with photographer Johnna Brynn from Kansas.

I need new & fun activities, please!

Paula — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:10:38 +0000

I thought I would share some of my experience of being a mom and a business owner. Miles is now 18 months, and he is non-stop! I guess I try to give him as many activities between naps so he’ll be worn out. Sometimes though, he is not so easily entertained and I am running out of ideas! He plays with cars, we color books, stack blocks, read tons of books, read flash cards in Spanish, we chase each other, dance and so many more things. While he’s awake, its next to impossible to check my email and forget about trying to edit! That means I have to be extra productive while he sleeps, but he’s sleeping less and less, so I need your help! I am not super mom and need to know what type of activities are great for kids that can keep them occupied and learning at the same time. Sometimes if I really need to get something done asap and he’s awake, I will play some Baby Einstein DVDs, but I will like to expand his knowledge in a creative and fun way!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog, and would love to hear from you, specially if you are a mom or dad. You may do lots of activities with your kids that I might be able to introduce to Miles.

He LOVES Spot books!

Thank God for Sunday!

Paula — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:28:07 +0000

This morning I woke up and my feet were a bit swollen from yesterday’s beautiful wedding, so I’ve been doing some serious resting on the couch! I am thankful for days when I can relax, drink tea, and just watch Miles & David play. And yet I am sitting here with this cool little MacPro I got this week! I’ve been wanting to post something super neat that the Motto girls gave me. Really, I pretty much asked them for it, because the first time walked into their office, I saw the most beautiful/ginormous blackboard with all sorts of graphics on it. I was fascinated how pretty it looked and how many different photos it had up hanging. They were so kind to give me this one, which I hang in my office last week and since then, I’ve been adding items that inspire me…so, I grabbed all my wedding magazines and looked for things that I liked, such as:

Color patterns.

Matching themes.

Natural light images.

Fun Graphic designs.

Floral designs.

Women with strong looks.

Detail shots.

Color combinations that match.

This board makes my office look so pretty! Thank you Ashley & Sunny!

Cheers,

Paula

Ryan and Carlie

Paula — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:02:09 +0000

This was such a sweet couple to work with….from the moment I met Carlie at her beautiful home, I really fell in love with her personality and charisma. She was really excited about this engagement session…she had lots of neat ideas for props, outfits and such. We started at a golf course and moved on from there. Ryan is originally from Pawleys island, so he took us to a beach entrance so beautiful, I must come back! Again, I had a lot of fun with these two love birds, i can’t wait till their wedding next month!!

Recap

Paula — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:30:35 +0000

Wow…hello!! its sure has been a while since I have written a single word in this blog of mine…I bet you were all wondering if I just had totally forgotten about it. To tell you the truth, I have been working so hard making this blog exactly what I want it to be. So let me start from the top–after coming back from WPPI I had a much better idea of the direction that I needed to take this business. Not only did I meet amazing photographers, such as Jose Villa, Sarah Rhodes and Jessica Claire but I got to learn new concepts, new tips and more importantly more about branding. Now that my wedding season has started, I have implemented some of what i have been learning knowing that it takes time and practice! At this point, I feel very comfortable my shooting style and my workflow–and I plan to continue to grow.

Part of working on my brand, I started with this blog…much work went into making it look just perfect! Thanks to Daniella Miller who really worked hard to come up with this concept. As far as my logo, well– Paul Cordero came up with the concept that I was just looking for! It totally describes the artist that I am. And finally, I have been encouraged greatly by not only an amazing photographer, but also a beautiful person Johnna Brynn. She always reassures me to embrace who I am and to keep on going!

In addition to a new logo, a new blog and overall, a new brand I am also making the switch to MAC!! My brand new machine should be here next week…this brings a whole new set of things that I will have to learn, knowing that I am making yet another improvement to my work flow and speed. So, I better get to it!! I have lots of blogging to do!!

Thanks to you audience out there!

Paula!

Sarah’s 1st “official” haircut!

Paula — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:33:03 +0000

Where do I start?! Well, I guess I have to tell you that my mom has always asked me to let my hair grow out, I just never wanted it. Well, after my little sister was born, she was so excited to see Sarah with very long hair. After 5 years, my mom was finally ready to get my sisters 1st haircut. So, my mom has been asking me where would be the BEST place to go, since my sister also wanted to donate it to Locks of Love!. We went to see one of my sweet brides: Katy Powell. She is my personal hairstylist, so my mom trusted her to do the job!! (he-he) I knew my mom was going to get emotional, so I brought my camera along.

There she is…

I love this very first picture! I love the feel to it!

Look at my momma!

Look at the tears...she thought it was going to hurt!

The emotional part!! Ohh...mommy...

Happy 1st Birthday son!

Paula — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:18:26 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe a year has gone by since the day my little baby came into this world!!! I am incredibly thankful that God sent us this little buddy to play with. I absolutely love being able to be at home with him and enjoy his first year. I got to tell you, those first few months were hard after he was born…I mean I guess I really did not realize what it is like to fully care for someone. He is a person that needs attention and You are the one to provide it! You also get to play with them & love them!

I am incredibly that we have had a great first year, and hope to have many more years filled with fun smiles, games & learning lots from him! Thanks you dear Lord for him!