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    I LOVE margaritas, a good chick flick, playing mario cart with Memo, fresh flowers, going to nice restaurants, running, biking and swimming (swimming my least favorite), playing fairies with Sol, reading, WILCO!, David Sedaris, traveling, not making plans and just going with the flow, girls lunches (no boys allowed), french food, date night with the old man ;), a good lipstick, shopping, stalking other PHOTOGS blogs, shawls (it's the mexican in me), crown&coke, nice bags, a good red blend, my BLOG!!!!!!, Weeds, Dexter, True Blood, and PHOTOGRAPHING COOL COUPLES!!!!

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Sol is 3!

My baby girl turned 3 yesterday!  I LOVE YOU SOL!

Here she is at her BATMAN PARTY!!!! Happy 3rd BIRTHDAY (sorry for the crappy iphone photo)

On a side not I will be going to Cabo tomorrow to second shot with my good friend Heather Banks!!! wohoooooooo for ME! I’ll be back in the office on Tuesday.

Jennifer&Lenny – Four Seasons Hotel 08.28.10 Part 1

Here is PART 1 from Jennifer and Lenny’s wedding this past weekend at University United Methodist Church with the reception following at the Four Season Hotel. I’ll have more photos from the reception later this week but I will tell you that SAUCE played and that always makes for a CRAZY PARTY!!!! THANKS to Elizabeth from Caplan Miller Events for making this event flawless. Jennifer and Lenny I hope you are enjoying a much deserved honeymoon in MEXICO!

flowers by: Merveille Flowers & Events, invitations and programs by:

Beverly Rocha - Great preview. Can’t wait to see the rest!August 31, 2010 – 5:43 am

Elizabeth - Great work Vanessa! Love the teaser–can’t wait to see the rest!August 30, 2010 – 3:49 pm

Barbara Mackey - The sneask peak is great! Can’t wait to see more. Lots of photos were taken at the reception. Vanessa was great!August 30, 2010 – 11:35 am

hunter!

I was super excited when Debbie called to ask me if I would take pictures of her first grandchild Hunter! I had just photographer Holly’s (who is Debbie daughter) wedding this past March and Amanda is Holly’s sister in law who is Hunter’s mom. Ryan is the the eldest of the 4 siblings to Debbie and Randy that is married to Amanda. Wohooosss…. That’s lots of dots to connect but it gets more complicated because I photographed Amanda’s brothers wedding back in 2007! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! ok so we have the twins to go and then I’ll be completely happy.

marc goodfriend - he makes his uncle proudAugust 31, 2010 – 6:32 am

Jennifer Keen - I love these. He is so cute in his plaid shirt and jeans!August 31, 2010 – 6:24 am

Lisa Schlimgen - They are so sweet, loved everyone of them. No doubt he is a Rehmann!!!August 30, 2010 – 9:50 pm

Amelia Whitman - Hunter is literally just too precious. Love these pics!August 30, 2010 – 7:00 pm

Lauren Weese - The pictures are absolutely beautiful!!! It helps that sweet Hunter is ridiculously cute…August 30, 2010 – 6:38 pm

Erin Nix - Hunter is such an adorable baby! These are such beautiful pictures!August 30, 2010 – 4:20 pm

Dawn Choate - The pictures were amazing!!August 30, 2010 – 3:57 pm

Brittany C - Absolutely precious pictures! Love them!August 30, 2010 – 3:37 pm

Lisa Sartorio - Precious baby boy! What a blessing to the entire family! Enjoy!August 30, 2010 – 3:12 pm

Andrea Reidy - The pictures are GREAT!!! I just love every one of them,but I just love the one with Hunter laying on the Axis hide!! Amanda and Ryan, yall have the most amazing little boy!!August 30, 2010 – 3:10 pm

Jacque Daughtry - I LOVE the pictures and they brought tears to my eyes as I thought about Ryan as a little baby and now he is holding his baby boy!! Hunter is precious and I cannot wait to see him “in the flesh”. MUCH love!!!August 29, 2010 – 8:58 pm

Abigail - Hunter is so precious and has changed so much, even over the past few weeks. I can’t wait to see him again!!August 29, 2010 – 2:14 pm

Nichole Lawrence - Such an adorable baby! Congrats to both of you! And Amanda, I LOVE your hair! I think I am going to try Crystal thanks to your mom!August 29, 2010 – 10:51 am

Debbie Milam - Beautiful pictures! Hunter is precious!August 27, 2010 – 11:39 pm

Wanda Reidy - Hunter is getting so big. Pictures are very nice and mom and dad look so happy to have such a precious little boy.August 27, 2010 – 8:55 pm

Kelly Spears - These pictures have captured such true love and affection between a new mother and father! Hunter is adorable!August 27, 2010 – 1:09 pm

vanessa - THANKS GUYS!!!!!!! I’m just happy he didn’t start crying. He’s such a good baby well at least he was for me ;) August 27, 2010 – 10:13 am

Gail Forreter - The pictures are adorable!August 27, 2010 – 7:09 am

Megan Balsdon - Adorable pictures!August 27, 2010 – 5:42 am

george drummey - awesome pics! nice job!!August 27, 2010 – 5:09 am

Angela Marshall - Little Hunter is so sweet and you have done a wonderful job capturing him on film. Thank you for sharing!August 26, 2010 – 10:17 pm

Ryan Rehmann - Proud to be his daddy. Thank you, Vanessa!August 26, 2010 – 9:25 pm

Brian Hanson - Great pictures!August 26, 2010 – 8:48 pm

Lauren Hanson - Every time I see him, he looks more and more like Ryan! These are such fantastic pictures!August 26, 2010 – 8:44 pm

Debbie - Babies are truly masterpieces from heaven. Beautiful pictures.August 26, 2010 – 8:15 pm

Valerie Wottrich - These are awesome!August 26, 2010 – 8:11 pm

Mimi - Beautiful pictures of a precious family captured in time forever.
I like the one of him wrapped in the blanket.August 26, 2010 – 7:44 pm

Ann Trask - I love all the poses. What a darling baby boy and so alert! Blessings to all, AnnAugust 26, 2010 – 7:24 pm

Daniel Bazan - I love my little nephew. These pictures are wonderful.

Love,
Uncle DanielAugust 26, 2010 – 6:00 pm

Holly Bazan - Vanessa,

The photos are amazing.

Amanda-I LOVE the one of Hunter smiling. What a beautiful family.

Love,
Auntie HollyAugust 26, 2010 – 5:57 pm

Holly Bazan - Vanessa, I think you have completely monopolized my family with your beautiful work! I know we’ll be seeing you again and again! :)

Amanda, I can’t get over how handsome my nephew is! I LOVE the ones of all three of you, and my favorite is the pic of Hunter in his jeans, smiling.August 26, 2010 – 5:14 pm

Holly Ridley - Oh Debbie! What a darling baby. Congatulations!!August 26, 2010 – 3:50 pm

Michele Teter - I love all the pictures. My favorite is the one where the dad’s holding him and the boots are in the background.August 26, 2010 – 3:43 pm

Amanda Rehmann - Thank you for the beautiful pictures, Vanessa! I could not be happier with how they turned out!August 26, 2010 – 3:27 pm

Darlene Brown - What awesome pictures of such a beautiful family!August 26, 2010 – 3:24 pm

Kathy Weese - The pictures of Hunter are precious. Love all the clever backgrounds and he looks so big already.

Kathy WeeseAugust 26, 2010 – 3:22 pm

meredith thompson - Those pictures could not possibly be cuter. The one with him in the plaid shirt with his daddy’s boots in the background is gorgeous! Wonderful job!August 26, 2010 – 2:51 pm

Raechel Barnes - Sooooooooo cute!!!! What sweet pictures! I have to say my faves are the one with the blanket with paw prints and the one with the family in the grass! ;-) August 26, 2010 – 2:44 pm

debbie’s (MOB) thoughts…

I want to THANK Holly’s mom Debbie for this awesome wedding thoughts! To see Holly and Daniel’s slideshow. PHOTOS part 1 and PHOTOS part 2

With three sons and one daughter being “Mother of the Bride” instead of “Mother of the Groom” takes on an entirely different approach.  You realize as MOG that you are to wait patiently until you are asked before expressing your opinion.  But, as MOB…the pressure is on.  Your opinion matters, not only to your precious daughter, but to all the vendors as well.  My wedding experience as MOB was the best it could have ever been.  I had a dear friend tell me, prior to our son’s wedding, “You will never do all the things you are doing right now with this child of yours, so do not stress.  Make every appt an adventure and enjoy them.  Enjoy the time you are spending with the soon to be married couple.”  I took this to heart after she shared it with me prior to Ryan and Amanda’s wedding and remembered it every day in helping to plan Holly and Daniel’s wedding.  From our Wedding Planner, to the Florist, to our wonderful Vanessa and her team, every meeting, phone call and especially the Big Event was a God-filled, fun-filled, family-filled adventure.  I’ll never walk that road again so I was honored to walk it with those who put so much love and effort into making our only daughter’s wedding the unforgettable day that it was.


katie+adam – old glory ranch 07.31.10 part2

Here is PART 2 from Katie and Adams fabulous wedding at Old Glory Ranch! To see PART 1 click here. THANKS again for being so sweet!



Brigid - I like these even more than the first set!!August 18, 2010 – 7:05 pm

Megan Sangl - I love the swing pictures, and of course the picture of you two with the painted pig :) August 18, 2010 – 12:14 am

vanessa - THANKS!!!!!!! I had BLASTAugust 17, 2010 – 8:20 pm

Gina McClure - It was such a delight to play a part in Katie & Adam’s special day. You captured it beautifully!August 17, 2010 – 8:09 am

nicole sanders - gorgeous!!! cant wait to see the rest of them!August 16, 2010 – 10:46 pm

scott roberson - I thought the wedding was in color.August 14, 2010 – 7:52 pm

cindy bergfeld - I love these pictures! Of course the subject matter is incredible!August 14, 2010 – 9:25 am

Mom Sangl - Love these 2 new ones. Anxious to see more :) August 13, 2010 – 6:45 pm

Becky Roberson - Great job Vanessa! I love all of the pictures so far and can’t wait to see the rest!!! Thanks for making my sister’s big day so special and creating memories for her to cherish for years to come!August 13, 2010 – 4:48 pm

Liz Grayson - These pics are so beautiful! I’m so glad we were able to share your special day with you.August 13, 2010 – 2:30 pm

Sarah Gauss - Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful! I can’t wait to see them all! Katie you are such a stunning bride!August 13, 2010 – 12:33 pm

Sheila Woodside - LOVE these pictures! You guys look so happy!August 13, 2010 – 12:00 pm

Katie Sangl - Woohoo super excited to see the rest!August 13, 2010 – 11:22 am

Katie Sangl - Woohoo! So excited to see pics of Adam and I together. I cannot wait for the rest. I know there will be some good dancin’ pics!!!August 13, 2010 – 11:11 am

Kim+Adam Slideshow!

Janet Benckenstein - Thanks so much for sharing the photos. Loved every one of them! I’ve watched the slideshow several times because they are all so good. Kim, you made a beautiful bride!

JanetAugust 6, 2010 – 9:06 am

katie+adam – old glory ranch 07.31.10 part1

Katie and Adam had an amazing wedding this past weekend at Old Glory Ranch in Wimberly! I love Katie and Adam not only are they super sweet but they are incredibly fun….. these 2 sure know how to party! I know I’ve said this a million times but I love it when I get to photograph sisters weddings. Katie’s sister Becky got married in 2004 to Scott and I can’t pinpoint what wedding number that was exactly but it had to be one of my first… CRAZY!!!!! Here is PART 1 of this super COOL Hill Country Wedding! A special THANKS to Katie, Adam and their parents for making us feel like part of the family!!!!!  PS. Katie you looked amazing and I loved your DRESS and shoes and STYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me Maw - Since we missed the wedding, SO glad we have the pictures of the beautiful bride and handsome groom.Brings tears!August 26, 2010 – 3:44 pm

Tommy - Lori needs to borrow those pink high heeled shoes!August 13, 2010 – 8:11 pm

Lori - what a beautiful bride you are! So was Becky pinching your neck when she was putting on the necklace? ha! We are so incredibly happy for you!August 13, 2010 – 8:10 pm

Brigid - I love that venue! It is very Texas and the bride is so gorgeous!!August 13, 2010 – 7:14 pm

Jennifer Howe - These pics turned out great. I love the one of you and all of us bridesmaids. The turquoise and hot pink colors really POP! Can’t wait to see the rest!August 13, 2010 – 4:35 pm

Liz Grayson - Katie- what was the present? I’m especially interested in “the long one” because that’s just totally Adam to do something weird & random. :) August 13, 2010 – 2:32 pm

Sarah Gauss - I love all of these pictures!! Katie they could use you as a model, you look gorgeous!!August 13, 2010 – 12:39 pm

Sheila Woodside - I love the Colts cuff links. Great gift!August 13, 2010 – 12:16 pm

Katie Sangl - WOOOHOOO!!! Love the pics. I can’t wait to see the rest. I keep scrolling through them time after time. You really made the colors pop and I love it. Plus my hubby looks hot : )August 4, 2010 – 4:09 pm