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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Thank you for taking the time to look through my blog! I can't begin to tell you how lucky I feel to have this amazing career which allows me to be creative all the times. My blog and website are a labor of love and truly represents who I'm as an artist.

    things I LOVE!
    margaritas , a good chick flick, playing mario cart with Memo, pretend play with either kiddo, fresh flowers, going to nice restaurants, running, biking and swimming (swimming my least favorite), 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!!!!!!, law and order and PHOTOGRAPHING COOL COUPLES!!!!
    Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment. Vanessa

mallory’s bridals!

I can finally post these! It was so much fun doing Mallory’s bridal at the ZaZa Hotel. Thanks to Chelsea from Belle of the Ball for being there to lend a hand. Mallory you look stunning.

The gallery wrap we created for Mallory.

 

Vanessa Escobedo Barba - THANK YOU LADIES!!!! I can’t wait to share the rest. THANK YOU for being so kind to me.February 2, 2012 – 6:08 pm

Patty - Mallory is so beautiful!!!February 2, 2012 – 4:31 pm

Tracey Nelson - Vanessa,
You are an amazing ARTIST!!!!
Thank you for these amazing pictures of Mallory.
So happy to finally be able to share these with her Father and the rest of the family.
TraceyFebruary 2, 2012 – 3:32 pm

Mallory+James – ZaZa Hotel Houston Texas part 1

What a wonderful wedding at the ZaZa Hotel in Houston Texas! THANKS to Valerie and her team from Belle of the Ball for making Mallory and Jame’s day so spectacular! So here are some of my favorites from Mallory and her ladies getting ready. Come back to see more from the rest of the day including Mallory’s bridals!

Larry - Awesome picturesFebruary 2, 2012 – 4:33 pm

Heather - Wonderful picturesFebruary 2, 2012 – 4:32 pm

Walter - Hope you have a picture of me dancing!!!February 1, 2012 – 7:08 pm

Eloise - Wonderful photos from a storybook weddingFebruary 1, 2012 – 7:06 pm

Patty Bartell - Fabulous photos from a wonderful eventFebruary 1, 2012 – 7:06 pm

Anne&Joe!!!!

Cullen 10 months OLD!!!!

Another great family session with the Loefflers. I can’t phrase it any better than last time.  ”I can’t believe how lucky I have been to have photographed Correne and Court’s family for so long now… engagements, wedding, Payton’s first year and now Cullen’s first year (oh yeah and some immediate family pictures in the mix). THANKS for all your trust!”
I LOVE this awesome family! To see more click HERE!

Brenda - These photos make me smile! I just had mine done with Vanessa and I can’t get over how great they are!January 14, 2012 – 10:11 pm

vanessa - Love this!January 10, 2012 – 7:15 pm

Brenda+Miguel

I love this session soooooo much … Brenda and Miguel THANK YOU for being so much fun to hang out with.

Jennifer gongora - Happiness captured in every shot!!! Congrats to the happy coupleJanuary 17, 2012 – 9:35 pm

nubia - You guys look adorable! I’m so excited for you both :) January 17, 2012 – 9:02 am

samantha - These pictures are amazing!!! I love talented and artistic people that have such great ideas when it comes to engagement photos!!!January 16, 2012 – 7:24 pm

Sydney - These are awesome photos. I love the cupcake idea, too cute. Cheers to both as the big day approaches!January 16, 2012 – 4:32 pm

Gabriel Gonzalez - Those pics are amazing Brenda….. Congrats =)January 16, 2012 – 2:15 pm

Charles Ivy - Great photos! They are all very nice. Congratulations Brenda!January 16, 2012 – 12:54 pm

Lynnez Maya - I love it!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Cant wait for the big day!!January 13, 2012 – 10:06 am

Melissa - Cute pics. Looks like yall had lots of fun! I’m so happy for you both!January 13, 2012 – 8:57 am

Edwin - Sweet pics.January 11, 2012 – 8:34 am

Ali - Very nice!January 10, 2012 – 7:56 pm

Gilbert Arispe III - Great pictures. You can see the love!January 10, 2012 – 7:39 pm

Lynnez - Aw I love all of them! So beautiful!January 10, 2012 – 7:35 pm

Kimia m - So cute!!January 10, 2012 – 7:30 pm

susie - cutie pic can’t wait for the big dayJanuary 10, 2012 – 7:28 pm

frank - luv the shoes miniJanuary 10, 2012 – 7:26 pm

Porya Mostaghimi - Lovely pictures.January 10, 2012 – 7:24 pm

Maria - I love them all!January 10, 2012 – 5:15 pm

Stacy Orlando - I love the photos and you both!! Your love for each other really shows through in these photos!January 10, 2012 – 5:00 pm

Kylie - Love the pics B!! You look gorgeous as always! Miss you and I’m so happy for you!January 9, 2012 – 9:36 pm

Daniel Mayora - You guys look beautiful ;) even you Miguel.. I’m happy for the both of youJanuary 9, 2012 – 9:27 pm

Ashleigh - Love these! So cute and creative! BeautifulJanuary 9, 2012 – 8:30 pm

Ashley - The pictures are so beautiful and creative! Miss you Brenda, and congrats!January 9, 2012 – 8:23 pm

Abby Hollis - Love the pictures!!!! So happy for you both.January 9, 2012 – 7:45 pm

Michael - Must have been an easy shoot with such a good looking couple! Okay… Maybe just Brenda! :) January 9, 2012 – 6:42 pm

Sara Nerio - Beautiful photos! favorite is the heart-shaped one, so clever :) January 9, 2012 – 6:32 pm

featured on style me pretty!!!

What a wonderful way to end the year!!!! THANK YOU Natalie and Chris for being…. well just plain awesome!!!!  A huge  THANKS to Katherine with Sweet August Events and all the other vendors for making their dream wedding a reality! Link to Style Me Pretty! Natalie and Chris Blog post part 1 and part2.

Natalie - Woohooo!December 31, 2011 – 5:34 pm

the knot best weddings 2012!

 

Another YEAR!!!! THANK You to all my wonderful couples. You truly make my job a dream.

I wanted to share a review from one of my awesome couples from this year!

Great Experience!
I don’t know where to begin – working with Vanessa has been such a wonderful experience – from my initial consultation to receiving our wedding gallery! We not only used Vanessa for our wedding day, but we also did an engagement session with her, in mid-July in Texas and she made the shoot go so smoothy and quickly! I was amazed at how great the shots came out – I was sure we would be drenched in sweat in 90% of them, but they are fantastic! As far as our wedding day – the whole entire experience was absolutely wonderful! Vanessa did our rehearsal dinner and then was out at my parents house the whole next morning for the prep photos – you honestly wouldn’t have known she was there! Then as far as the pre and post ceremony photos – her eye is unbelievable! The locations she suggested were great and the pictures are phenomenal! She also did an amazing job at capturing so much of the reception without being in people’s faces! I could rave on and on and on about our experience with Vanessa, but I will leave you with this – our entire gallery was up for viewing within 4 weeks of our wedding (and we had already had 4 sneak peaks on her blog)! Her timing is impecable! Oh, and she did a video for us that STILL has me teary-eyed! WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHER!!!

and I just received this email from a 2004 couple!
Hi Vanessa,
In november of 2004, you photographed our wedding in san antonio.  You did a wonderful job, and we have delighted in the photos ever since.  This november when my mother-in-law passed away, we enlarged one of the images you took of her helping me prepare for the wedding and displayed it on the altar at the church.  It is such a beautiful image, capturing her spirit perfectly, and its presence helped the hundreds of mourners remember her at a happy time.  We wanted to thank you again for doing such a wonderful job, and to let you know that your photos are still being used and enjoyed.

 

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