August Break 2011- Day 2

i realize i have no pictures loaded on the computer of her at 16 but that will be tomorrow's post :)
big weekend...
15 turned 16
in the blink of an eye.
wedding rehearsals and wedding days held
on the beach
sister-in-laws marrying new brother-in-laws into the family...
flowergirls playing in the sand
and 16 singing
in front of a crowd of family
in a pale yellow dress
and how hard it was to work the camera
while i cried
because she did such a good job
she was so beautiful up there
who is this
young
woman...
this interesting, funny, compelling and intriguing person...
so separate suddenly {yet so much still a part of me that it hurts...}
wow.
16.
you blow my mind
{with happiness}{and pride}...
i love you.

August Break 2011- Day 1

now that i am fully-dead-head-on into wedding season
and the accompanying craziness that brings
i thought this
august break idea
would be perfect for me...
words or no words,
an image will suffice...
no hard and fast rules...
once a day or once a week or whenever the mood strikes you...
that's my kind of challenge for this month of shooting and editing and answering countless emails.

check it out...maybe you need an august break, too...