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Relaxing weekend

Its been awhile since we've had a relaxing weekend. A weekend that we didnt think about work (okay so that didn't happen exactly) and simply caught up on rest and took some time to do a few things for ourselves. This weekend we were able to do all of the above.

Saturday we got a late start to the day after getting up fairly late. As we went to lunch before running some errands we talked about some things related to work. This wouldn't last long as we knew if we went down that road we wouldn't have a good weekend. I believe that there comes a time for everyone to step aside from work and concentrate on those things in your life that matter the most, family, kids and your spouse. Right now thank God we don't have to worry about kids. I often joke sometimes that our business is our kid. As a small business owner, it seems that work is your life and your life is ruled by work. As we tried to distract ourselves from the normal routine of "work talk" we settled in and had a great weekend. I was able to catch up on some much needed rest yesterday afternoon (Bridget of course can't take naps) and as it turned out we had a very relaxing day.

Today we served in the children's ministry with the 4-5 year olds at church and only ended up having two kids in our class, Cole and Mikeala. This was a welcome change since we've been used to having upwards of 16 kids when volunteering with the 2-3 year olds. Today was the last sermon on the series on Johna, When Life Takes You Under. I don't know how someone can say that they aren't rejuvenated for the week after going to a service at Fellowship of the Woodlands. We've been at Fellowship for almost two years now and I haven't once thought that we needed to look elsewhere for a church home.

This week will prove to be another challenging one as we have many major projects to tackle. I will continue to teach the grueling schedule with my two courses at North Harris. In little over two weeks the Upward Bound Video class will come to an end and I'll simply have just the Tuesday and Thursday Intro to Multimedia class. Say a prayer that our work schedule at the studio survives while I am teaching the two classes.

Lindsey & Brian's Wedding

Last Friday we shot Lindsey & Brian's wedding. What an awesome day! Lindsey's parent's are good friends with my parents and are in a small group at our church together. Of course it made it a little easier working with them since we already knew each other. Despite it being so brutally hot out everything went perfectly.

We started the day at John & Amy's (another small group couple) house to get ready and to shoot all the family portraits. Lindsey and all the girls were a little late arriving, but that didn't seem to put a damper on our photo schedule of the day as a whole. John and Amy have a beautiful house in Spring and it made the perfect backdrop for the wedding photos since shooting outside was basically not an option.

Lindsey and Brian's ceremony and reception were held at Shady Oaks in Spring, just a mile from our studio. It had been sometime since I'd worked at Shady Oaks. Thank you Nancy for being so nice to us and for making our experience working at your venue a joy. The ceremony started just after 7 PM. Since Lindsey and Brian had agreed to see each other prior to the ceremony (great decision) we only had to shoot the photos of the entire wedding party after the ceremony. I can't stress enough how important it is (in some cases) for couple's to see each other prior to the ceremony if they are passionate about having exceptional photography for their wedding. In Lindsey and Brian's case they didn't have a lot of time after the ceremony to take portraits. Also, the chapel doors at Shady Oaks would not be opened until just 30 minutes prior to the ceremony, thus taking photos in the chapel before the ceremony was out of the picture. Also, it would have been suicide to take the family photos out doors, thus it was necessary for everybody to meet at another indoor location to shoot almost all the photos prior to the ceremony.

Thank you so much Teresa and Les for allowing us to be such an important part of Lindsey and Brian's wedding day. It was a pleasure getting to know you all more and being there with you Friday. We appreciate you guys and wish blessings upon you and your family. God Bless.

Darcey & Robert's Wedding

Darcey and Robert are married!!!! I worked double time at Darcey and Robert's wedding this past weekend in an effort (just as we always do) to give them the very best photography and video for their wedding. The only difference this time is that Bridget wasn't at my side to help. Bridget was in the wedding serving as Darcey's matron of honor which meant not only was I to perform the duties of two photographers I always was to shoot their wedding video as well. I'm sure it was comical to see me running around like a turkey with his head cut off with not only a huge digital SLR camera on one shoulder but a huge digital Sony HD video camera on the other. :)

I have known Darcey now for almost three years and that doesn't even seem possible, it feels as if she has always been a part of my life. For those of you who do not know Darcey, Darcey is Bridget's best friend and was Bridget's maid of honor in our wedding last year. Of course it was only fitting that Bridget be Darcey's matron of honor this Saturday. Darcey and Robert met just a year ago, but its clear that they are destined to spend their lives together forever, though the road may be rocky we know you guys will be forever happy with one another. Darcey and Robert are both very unique people. 

Darcey, there are few people in this world that understand you, but somehow you found Bridget, and she understands you completely. Those of you that know Darcey and understand her for who she is knows that she is hysterical and always has some whitty thing to say. Darcey and Bridget met each other back in high school over 10 years ago. Little did Bridget know back then that that little flaming red head would turn out to be her best friend. I met Darcey just three years ago when Bridget and I first started dating. I loved Darcey from the start and loved hanging out with the both so much. In fact the first time that Bridget and I hung out with each other, Darcey was there. :) 

Robert, what can we say about Robert. I truly have never met someone like Robert. Robert is "one crazy little man." Robert is opinionated and somehow know a little something about everything, but that just makes Robert, well... Robert. I have enjoyed getting to know Robert this past year and I look forward to all of us growing old together and hanging out with each other on Sunday afternoons. 

We love you guys so much! Congratulations! We hope you enjoy your photography and video! :)

Grand Opening Coming Soon

Things are moving right along for our official "Grand Opening" on April 28th. Though we are officially open for business with our new studio space in Old Town Spring we decided to push back our grand opening until April 28th. Why April 28th? This date coincides with Bridget becoming a full-time employee of 4 Leaf Photography and the 28th happens to be the date anniversary of us dating (2 years and seven months to be exact). Those of you that don't already know; I'm privledged to call Mrs. Bridget my wife. She has worked at Baker Hughes for almost six years, and after many years of debating has finally decided to hang up her Baker hat for the position right along side me at our studio. This Friday (tomorrow) the 11th will be her official last day as a Baker Hughes employee. It was a good long run babe, I'm proud of you for sticking with Baker this long.

Its always been our goal for us to work together. We simply never saw it coming this quickly. Though we have prayed and looked forward to it for a couple of years now, it almost seems surreal that the time has come. Bridget will first take a few weeks of much needed time off before she assumes her position at the studio. We know things will run much more smoothly with her and I in command (I need some help). We both work really well together and this only means good things for our current and future 4 Leaf customers.

To start off the grand opening we will be offering a special "Grand Opening Promotion." 

- ONE FREE 30 minute portrait session with the purchase of (2) 8x10 portrait units ($30)

 - Limited to weekday portrait sittings

- Up to 4 subjects, unlimited photographic images, poses and candids

- Promotion valid through the month of May

Call soon to book your session, slots will book up quickly. This sitting is perfect for a short senior session, simple modeling or corporate head shots, expectant mom's wishing to get a few maternity photos, families, babies... you get the picture, this offer is open to any type of studio portraiture. Please call for details and to book your session soon.