Oh yeah.

I had my logo installed on the back of my car today. Hooollllaa!! I am so excited about my new branding. I think it suits me and my style perfectly. :) YAY!

Check out the sunset in the reflection... I got skills. haha!

Sarah and Steffan get married!

I met Sarah several years ago. Long before Steffan was in the picture. I actually shot her sister's wedding 4 or 5 years ago! Sarah told me then that someday I would be her wedding photographer. She kept her word, booked me 2 years ago as soon as she got engaged and we have been planning everything since then. I must say, planning your wedding 2 years is a really good idea if you can manage it because her wedding went incredibly smooth. I was very impressed by everything. Myrna Miller from Walnut Street coordinated the whole thing and she a fabulous job! The wedding took place at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Orleans, and the reception was held at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel. Both venues were beautiful and everything flowed perfectly.

Courtney from Salon Indigo in Lafayette did everyone's hair and makeup. She is AMAZING at what she does and definitely has a gift. I highly recommend her.

The first few shots are from the night of the rehearsal.







Getting ready...



Looking amazing in black and ready to meet her hubby-to-be.



The first kiss as they meet each other in the hotel lobby.



Sarah and I went back to our hotel room after the rehearsal dinner was over... then we were suddenly visited by two of Sarah's best friends, Wes and Stephen. They decided to be complete goobers and put hair extensions on their head! They were cracking us both up! It was hysterical!



THE BIG DAY...











Becky (Sarah's sister, and past bride I shot) recently traveled to Ethiopia with her husband to adopt this precious baby whom they named Ezra. He is one of the most calm and content babies I have ever seen. I adore him!







One of the bridesmaids, Amy, getting dolled up. You'll get to see her performing Tina Turner further down. ;)



Time to get ready for her big night!











Isn't she gorgeous!?



The rings. The paper underneath it was the theme for a lot of Sarah's decorations.



The handsome groom..







And his groomsmen.















The wedding was absolutely beautiful. The bride entered to a choir singing "Kissing You" by Desiree from the movie Romeo and Juliet. It gave me goosebumps!



















These two were so obviously made for one another. It was so much fun watching them interact with each other.



Then the party started!!











I LOVE this shot!!! It 100% captures their personalities!



And this is where Amy decided to get on stage and sing "Rollin' on the River" by Tina Turner. Priceless!







Yes, that would be a chef's hat on his head!! :)



I was blown away by the band that performed at the reception. MoJeaux (pronounced Mojo) is their name and they could sing any genre of music! Any song you wanted, they knew it and were very good at it!




Thank you Sarah and Steffan for welcoming me to join you on such a beautiful night. I am honored I was able to experience and capture your wedding day. I had an amazing time!

Hayden

Hayden is almost 3yrs old and he definitely knows how to give you a workout!! He is so cute, but very active! :o) I went out with Hayden, his mom and dad last week to shoot their family pictures. We got a lot of cute stuff as we chased him around! ;) Hayden's cousin is Blakeleigh whom I've been photographing since she was born! If you notice, Hayden looks a lot like Blakeleigh!

I know I'm skipping over several other sessions to blog this first... but they were just so cute and I know his mom and dad (and Blakeleigh's mother! Love you Chas!!) are dying to see them so I decided to post some of my favorites.

Enjoy!

How cute is he?!?







He loved playing hide and seek behind his parent's legs!



Love this.



Weeee!!!



Look how cute his chuck taylors were!!











Had to get one of mom and dad! :)

Sarah & Steffan: Sneak Peak

Last night I had the honor of shooting one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever been a part of! It was so much fun! I will be blogging LOTS of their pictures as soon as possible. I realize I keep giving sneak peaks instead of full blog posts... I know!!! Yell at me!! At least I'm giving you something to look at. :) This busy girl WILL get caught up one of these days!!!

so cool!!

You may remember my insanely gorgeous friend and model, Jessica, from the super fun photo shoot I did of her and her husband in California. She is not only a beautiful person on the inside and out, but the girl can seriously draw!! She is sooo freakin' talented! I envy her so much! Jessica is by far one of the coolest people I've ever had the chance to surround myself with. She recently moved to Texas so we are much closer now and are trying to plan another photo shoot soon!!

If you're in need of a self portrait or of anything really.. she is your girl!! Email me and I'll pass along her phone number! courtney@dellafiora.com

So I found this picture of her drawing a photo I shot of her and Dan! I love it!! I just had to post this... it's truly an honor when your own art can inspire another artist!