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Our trip to Sweden!

Hello!
The blog has been sort of slow lately and that's because Sean and I took a couple of weeks off to visit my family in Sweden. It was an amazing trip! We had a great time, ate a bunch of tasty food and saw lots of new things.
I wanted to share a few photos with you. The photos below are taken by me, Sean (my husband) and my two brothers. Dad chipped in every once in a while too!
I'm back to work! Give me a call if you need me!

The Atlantic! We went swimming and it was surprisingly warm.

Here is proof that I did not sleep away the vacation! This is 5 am fog!!

We went shopping one day and the market was right next to this really old castle/military base. Nowadays it's just a building holding offices. What I wouldn't give to do a bridal session here!!

A self portrait!

A little hike took us to this great spot just a few minutes away from where my parents live.

Now for a few family pics!

My brother is cultivating a bonzai! It's so cool and he watches every branch and leaf on it!

Favorite one of my mom and I!

My brother! I wish I could take photos of him more often.

My mom and little brother.

Wasn't sure who should get the photo credit on this one! haha!

My Dad and I talking about how to take a particular photo!

Oh my gosh! My brother and Sean having fun!

These red houses are very old and traditional- a trade mark for the northern part of the country- a region called Dalarna.

A midsummer tree!
This is what the Swedes dance around when midsummer is celebrated- specially the northern part of the country. They are left standing most of the year, but covered in new greens for the celebration.

Traditional Swedish fence! This type of fence is found mostly in Dalarna.

The favorite photo of me and my parents- ever!

This is one of the largest lakes in Sweden- Siljan. We took a lift to the top for this view. I don't think it could have been any more beautiful. The landscape is literally covered with lakes that are this blue and clear. We went swimming in a bunch of them!

Sean is not afraid of getting dirty for the right shot!!

Even Dad is good with the camera!
Here is my little brother and I- he's so much taller than me!

My brother, Milad, is a great photographer!
He got his first SLR back in February and he's so good with it already! Thanks for all the great photos bro!

After spending a few days in Sweden with the family, we flew to London to take in the city of 14 million! My brother lives and goes to school there so we got to stay at his place and have a personal tour guide too! What an incredible place! There was so much to do and to see- we walked 10 hours a day and still came up short on time. Here are a few pics!

It was noon somewhere...but not in London!
I'd say we started our stay in London on the right note!

A great shot taken by Sean! You see the Tower of London and the "Gherkin"- but most important you see one of the famous pigeons of London. Pose pigeon, Pose!

One of the cool things about being in London was to see my old friends whom I had not seen for almost 8 years!

Right across the street from Westminster Abbey is the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben!

Sean gets in on a good angle!

My little brother took a few pics of us while we were taking a break at Westminster Abbey.

My brother and his girlfriend, Petra.
The neighborhood he lives in is so old and very beautiful.

A couple of the many really old and very cool buildings around the south bank.

Borough Market! Here we ate a great lunch and listened to a jazz band playing outside.
Here is a bit of info about this really cool place.
"Borough Market is London’s oldest food market. It was established on the south bank of the Thames when the Romans built the first London Bridge. It has occupied its present site for 250 years."

One of the many bridges crossing the river Thames.

The Tower bridge- often mistaken for London Bridge!
The tower bridge is a common commute route for pedestrians.

The last thing we did in London was to take a ride on the "London Eye". It was so worth it!

Jessica + Billy

Jessica and Billy got married at Kali Kate in Buda. Jessica had done an fabulous job at picking the colors for her wedding. The girls looked amazing in their fuchsia tea-length dresses and the guys looked very handsome in their summer suits, perfectly coordinated with fuchsia paisley ties.

These two are honestly one of the most beautiful and lovely couples I have ever met. They have so much love for each other, their friends and families. The whole wedding was so laid back and fun- from the very emotional ceremony to the party of all parties!
I am so happy and honored they picked me to shoot their wedding.
Thank you everyone for the very good times!

What a beauty!

Billy hangs out with his buddies just before the ceremony. It was raining a bit and everyone was waiting for it to stop. It happened just perfectly! The rain stopped and then we got beautiful skies!

Are you kidding me?! How beautiful is this moment?

It was starting to get dark but we got some really good colors with the dusk light.

Jessica looked amazing on her wedding day just as she did when we did her bridal session.

Grandma does the Macarena! That was awesome!

Jessica and Billy get their dance on!!

Change of outfits and it's time to go!

Jenn + Dan

Jenn and Dan's wedding was at the beautiful Barr Mansion. There was a chance of rain so the ceremony was moved inside, but I really don't think that made it any less beautiful. Jenn and Dan have such fun family and friends- and they were all there for one purpose, to celeberate! I have had such a good time photographing this awesome couple for their engagements, wedding and a Trash the Dress session. Thank you guys for making me part of your celebration and for allowing me to get to know you. You rock!

Hiding the bride behind a huge umbrella!

Wow- the staff at the Barr Mansion did an amazing job. The ceremony decorations looked great!

Everyone!

Jenn gets the party started! I love Dan's expression in this shot!

Dan preps the cake cutting sword!

Sarah's Bridals

Sarah! I love Sarah! She is the sweetest bride and I have now had two great shoots with her. A few weeks ago we did engagements with Sarah and her hubby-to-be, James. We had such a fun time so I was excited to shoot the bridals- and now I just can't wait until their wedding day!
Sarah, being a TX girl, wanted a few known landmarks worked into her bridals so we started at the Bob Bullock Museum.
By the way- Sarah's inner model totally rocks! Here are a few of my favs!
Thanks girl for a really fun shoot!
oh and here are a few James- my second shooter- took from the session.

Need I say more?!!

What a gorgeous dress! What a perfect silhouette!

Sarah wanted to get a few shot with the Capitol in the background. We just happened to see this great spot. We had to dodge a few cars and people probably thought we were nuts making a bride stand in the middle of the street! But, hey- we got the shot!!

Tanya +Dave

Tanya and Dave got married in a beautiful sunset ceremony at Kali-Kate, Buda. I met Tanya and her mom a few months ago and they were so sweet. I really was hoping that I would get a chance to shoot the wedding, so I was trilled when Tanya emailed me and told me that they had decided to go with me.
I had never shot at Kali-Kate before so I drove out there to check things out. It was so beautiful and that just got me even more excited about the wedding.
We had a wonderful and cool day- that was just before it got blazing hot-filled with laughter, love and good times!
Thank you Dave, Tanya, the families and friends for the amazing time.

Tanya's brother, David, is a Marine and is on his 2nd tour of duty in Iraq. He was really missed at the wedding but the family came up with a fun way to include him in the celebration. Here is Tanya holding a up a photo of him so he can be in the "just siblings" photos. They even gave him a bow-tie to make sure he was dressed appropriately! haha! How sweet!

My favorite kind of "family portraits"! It's the best when people start having fun.

Hello!!!

Wow! These people know how to party!! Everyone was on the dance floor!

Leslie + Chris

I got to spend some time with Leslie and Chris as they celebrated their wedding day. It was a big happy celebration!
The wedding was at St. Thomas More church, followed by a kicking party at the Oasis!
These guys can have some serious fun! They had a great group of family and friends helping them keep the volume of the party nice and high!
We had a beautiful sunset and I'd say it was a good day!
Thank you Leslie and Chris for making James and I a part of your big celebration.
Hope you're having a good honeymoon! : )

Folks- when I say I love shooting weddings, I really mean it!
Especially when you get to spend your day photographing beautiful and fun people like these guys! You see what I mean?!

Cool ride!

You cannot be at the Oasis and not take a few of these- right?!