A couple weeks ago my past intern, friend AND future bride Sarah called asking for some new pics for her amazing new photography site! I'm sooo proud of her and her growth in her business! She's killing it! We literally met up for half an hour one morning and got a few quick shots which I ended up lovinggg!!! Check her out!
In all the shooting that I've done down here in Nashville I never got the chance to document my beautiful friend Emilia! She is so beautiful and has such an overall amazing aethstic in her style. It was one of the easiest shoots I've ever done and felt so creative throughout. I guess when our styles mix they explode or something! Emilia is one of the most beautiful souls I've ever met...I can sit and talk with her for days... which I have..and not run out of things to talk about. Just one of those sort of friends that you will have for life! I love her! Check out some of my favorites from the shoot:)
If ever two people were more like me than Jazz and Marisha I would seriously question it...I don't know if that could be possible. These two have been my daily companions for the past half year or so...and I love them sooooo crazily it's not even right. We've laughed until we cried, cried until we laughed and everything in between. They are dedicated too as they come and hang out almost everyday and live half an hour away! Unreal. I am sooo blessed that God brought people like them into my life, cause after living on my own for a good year I needed a good "Nashville Family" that we could grow and learn together. They were God's pick for me....and I couldn't be more thankful.
Plus all that, they are rediculously hot...so they're fun to take pictures of too;) They offered to model for this past internship...and boy did we have fun as you'll see. Love you all!!
On Sunday, my friends and I headed downtown Franklin, TN... which if you have never been there you are missing out big time! It is an adorable little town with little boutique shops and the cutest homes everywhere that I have to keep from drooling over. Right outside of town there is an old historic graveyard that is from the 1800s...probably one of the scariest places I've been but rich with places to take pictures! I always thought whenever I heard people taking pictures in graveyards that it was just way too morbid...but for more high fashion stuff I reallllly like the look!! I had my beautiful friend Marisha model while my friends and I shot away! It made for a fun afternoon...even though it was freezing she pulled off the look so well! Check it out!
Whew! What a month! December and January went by and is going by waaaaay to fast! I guess it's so true about time flying when you are having fun! Here is a little recap of my past month and somewhat of an explanation of the lack of blogging...I've figured out what it is..I am a HUGE people person and when they are around I don't want to do anything except entertain or veg... I need to learn how to balance it so that my work-life/productiveness doesn't stop when I have people around...as my dad said right after I had moved out... that there was more oxygen at their house because I wasn't there...not that I personally was taking up so much oxygen... just that I always like to bring a TRIBE home with me! That hasn't really stopped since being down here... it's actually almost escalated I think.. It's been such INCREDIBLE times of laughing, talking, dressing up, photo-shooting, working out, eating really good food, shopping... plus getting some work done too of course;)
So as I said in a previous post the month started with my friend Victoria and Angela from Chicago coming to visit and go to a concert!
Then my friend/previous intern Jamie Delaine came in for a week in the middle of December to see my new place and just spend some quality time! She is from Vancouver, BC and I'm trying to get her to move here... cause we are definitely two peas in a pod it's ridiculous and we basically never slept the entire time she was here... with ugly sweater parties, crazy youtube video making, running what felt like 1000s of miles. Yeah. We lived it up!
Right after Jamie left I headed home for 8 days for Christmas! It was sooooo wonderful being back with my family and didn't realize how much I had missed them! I always get really refreshed and re-energized when I'm there...yes even through all the craziness I find it relaxing! ha! It was a beautiful Christmas and one of my favorite parts was being able to see my youngest sister JuliAnna really start to enjoy it... as the past years she's been to little to understand! It was a beautiful time!
I made sure that I stayed an extra day for my beautiful sister Natalie's 17th birthday...she's getting sooo crazy old and mature... has a million friends, her own business, a gorgeous model, plus such a heart to help and love people...what more could you want!? I love her so much!
I came home and enjoyed a couple days of quiet and rest to catch up on everything and get focused before the new year! It was perfect timing too before the next group of people showed up!
On New Years Eve I went to my church for a crazzzzzzy 80's celebration! Sometimes you might think with a church it might just end up cheesy or something like that...NOT even close! This was beyond incredible! Everyone being crazy decked out in hideous 80s outfits, learning thriller, and dancing the night away to a cover band! It was amazing!
The next morning I woke up super early.. yes I can be hardcore like that sometimes... to run Nashville's 5K Resolution Run with my running club from church! It was THE best way to start off the new year... plus then heading over to one of my friends house to celebrate and laugh the rest of the day away with fun games!
That night my beautiful friend Abby Smith arrived in town to spend a couple days here in Nashville! We had been trying to work out a time and finally found just the right time! Also in keeping with tradition as last year was the first time I had met her right at the same time when she came to my house in Chicago! Abby is from the brown state(that's what I relate it too...) of Oklahoma. haha!! She is SUCH a sweet spirit and we just get into some of the best conversations! She is a BRILLIANT photographer too and she actually did some pics for me that I'm going to post on my new website! I love her so much and am so blessed by her!
Finally...right after Abby left my friend Carolina came in town for a photoshoot! Carolina and I have been emailing the past 3 years or so as she is one of the moderators for my cousin's, BarlowGirl, forum and we hit is off SOOO well...she is a worship leader down in Miami and finally decided that she needed some photos for her new projects!! It was seriously one of the most amazing and fun shoots I've done...I'll post those very soon!
Lastly... my friend Heather texted me a couple weeks ago as she had 2 tickets to the Nashville Celine Dion Concert and she invite ME to go with her! I was so honored and boy was it an experience!! What an amazing show! I didn't think I would know a lot of her stuff...but I was happily surprised at how much I recognized...I guess being a wedding photographer that comes with the territory...it was one unreal night! :)
Well.....that my friends has been my last month and where I've been..I'm considering hiring a professional blogger for me just to follow me around like a paparazzi and document my life...what do you think? Yeah...I thought it was a pretty good idea myself! ;)
I love you all!!!
