Carol and Anthony's Guestbook

So, recently, I have switched labs - to White House Custom Color, and one of the things that they offer are these "press-printed books" that serve great for Guestbooks or Senior Brag books. They are made sort of like an album - and rock my socks off! Being that Toute Ma Vie Photography is always looking for something new - I decided to offer a few of these this year.

So Carol and Anthony, who are getting married on September 1, 2007, are getting one for their guests to sign. It took me a while to get the design thing down - using a new program has it's pluses and minuses - but I have succeeded! :)

Here's their guestbook design. Click here.

If you are interested in having a personalized guestbook - send an email my way and we will hook you up.

Hope you enjoy!

Heather - senior 2008

It is that time of year . . . senior pictures are in full-swing. Heather was my first of three sessions this week . . . yikes. After spending Sunday with her brother, Anthony and his fiancée Carol, it was great to hang out with Heather and her mom, JoAnn. We hit Lake Frederick, Rivendell, Skyline Drive and downtown Front Royal. Here are some of her pictures!



I just couldn't resist putting this one up. What a pair of good looking ladies!


To see Heather's slide show - click here! Thanks for letting me hang out with you guys!

Carol and Anthony - Engagement

It has been a busy week. On Sunday, I hung out with Carol and Anthony, who will be getting married on September 1. We headed up Skyline Drive and around Front Royal to get some fun shots of them hanging out. I am so blessed with great couples - and that is something that not everyone in the wedding business always has . . . so thanks for being great, guys!

Here are a few of their pics:





See you guys in September - can't wait!

Through Their Eyes - Africa Blogathon

July 9th & 10th

Blogathon

Go to the through their eyes africa blog at:

www.throughtheireyesafrica.typepad.com

Be a part of history! Today I am participating in the first ever “blogathon” to raise funds for the through their eyes africa project. Please go to their blog and give generously today. You can make a difference to some of the neediest people on earth in a very unique way, and we need your help.

This project will be sending a group of well known photographers into a remote part of Africa that has not received any help yet. The photographers will be mentoring young adults on how to take pictures so that we can get a look at their society “through their eyes”. The funds raised from this project will go right back to the needs of these people. Remember, what you give will make a difference in the lives of some of the neediest people on earth.

Be a part of history. Be part of the solution.

Thank you for your generosity.

More Sally & Michael

Okay, so now that we are back from vacation - here is bit more info/pix from Sally and Michael's beautiful wedding.

First, their slide show is up and running - visit it here

Second, I had a great opportunity to have Shelby Martin of Shelby Leigh Photography be my second shooter for the day, and she has some great images up on her blog - check them out. It was my first experience with taking a second shooter, and I loved having her there . . . it was just such a great thing - thanks again, Shelby!

Third - here are a few more pics from the day . . . still editing, but getting them up for you all to see - Click here to go to their "photocart."

Enjoy!






See their wedding album design here - click here!

Sally & Michael's wedding

What a gorgeous day we had yesterday - so beautiful. Sally and Michael were stunning, the church was stunning . . . the whole day was just stunning. Sally was one of the most relaxed brides I have seen, and she looked amazing. It was such a joy to share this day with them, and their families - many of whom traveled from Japan to be a part of the special day. I will admit to getting a little choked up during Michael and Sally's toast to their family. What a special group of people. My Michael and I are off to Michigan for a week, but before we left, I wanted to at least give you a taste of yesterday . . .



Thanks for letting me share your wedding day with you . . . it was amazing. More to come . . .

Sally and Michael - the engagement session

On Monday, Michael and I went and hung out with Sally and Michael - who will be getting married tomorrow!!! They live in Japan, so we got to squeeze in the engagement session while they are here for the wedding. Luckily, WHCC rocks and got me my cards that display the website of their pics in time - they rock!

Anyway, we did the session at Georgetown University. It was so beautiful there - what a great location! They are such a cute couple, and I cannot wait for tomorrow!

Okay, so I am having trouble with Blogger - so more images will have to come later on.

It's HERE!!!!!! It's HERE!!!!!!!

My fabulous ShootSac came today. They are a line of camera bags designed by the one and only Jessica Claire who is an awesome photographer! Anyway, I have been waiting for these bags to be released and then waiting for it to come, and I was so excited to open the box this morning!





More pics to come, gotta take some of the bag in use! :) Can't wait!

Thanks to Jessica for designing something with style!

The Waurio's and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad vacation

Ah, our vacation to paradise . . . what a comedy of errors. You know the book Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day? It felt something like that. Everything that could go wrong, seemed to . . . okay, it really wasn't that bad! :)

Here is where we were:

The Park Royal in Cancun, MX was a wonderful resort - beautiful, friendly service . . . we just had a hard time getting there. We were supposed to arrive on Friday at 12:00, but after being bumped off of our flight, and re-routed through Miami, we arrived at 9:30 at night . . . and . . . they lost my luggage. Normally, I am a pretty smart traveler - bringing extras in my carry-on. This time, however, we were flying direct (less of a chance of losing bags), so I didn't pack anything else . . . and then we ended up on two flights, with two different airlines, resulting in 1 lost bag, and 1 stinky and upset customer = me.

Finally, Saturday afternoon, my bag arrived. I was so happy to see it!


Saturday, we got massages - and go figure, now I probably need to see a chiropractor . . . so instead of surfing or scuba diving, we spent most of our time doing this:


And then . . . it happened. We got sick. Just like everyone else, we had been careful of the water - despite what the signs had said around the hotel about the water being consumable . . . and yet, we still fell ill . . . *sigh*.

On Tuesday, we managed to get onto the beach one last time, still sick, but trying to enjoy the last few minutes of vacation.


We also gave in and wanted to eat some American food - incase it was the food that was making us sick . . . so we went across the street to a mall and ate at Chili's. The mall itself was pretty sweet - outdoors, lots of shops, really nice and high-end. Here it is:


And then, Tuesday, we finally got a flight that was on-time and that we had seats on, and left for home . . . a bit wiser and certainly not planning to visit Cancun anytime soon. At least we enjoyed the time together - right!?! :)


Okay, overall - not a horrible trip - just a comedy of errors, and somethings to laugh about. Although, they are probably much more funny to us than to anyone else! Adios, Mexico!

Tori : Senior 2008

Memorial Day weekend was a busy one! I spent Monday afternoon cruising the town with Tori to get some pics in before it rained! She is such a sweet girl, and is very involved in the school. I give this girl props - she was in the cheer uniform in 95 degree heat - phew.

And a few of her pictures:




Hope you enjoy your pics, Tori! :) I enjoyed spending the day with you!