With the summer quickly approaching I've begun finalizing our vacations plans. And our main vacation this summer is...drumroll...DISNEY WORLD! Woot, there it is!

We've been talking about taking the rugrats to Disney for a few years now, but life has gotten in the way. And life still threatens to get in the way this summer but we decided to grab that bitch by the throat and show her who's boss. So with life struggling to breath now that our hands are tightly around her neck, the hubby and I were able to find a mutual week that works for our work/training schedules and take off to Disney. And seriously, the week we came up with is the only week all summer that we are both certain that we could take off at the same time. Boo to inconvenient Air Force training dates and backasswards join spouse rules.

So next month is the big trip. And I can't wait to see the kids' reactions. They have no clue that we are taking them to Disney. And on top of all that, it will be me and the kids' first time going! Seth grew up near the Tampa area so he's like Disney-Shnisney no biggie, whereas the brood and I are gonna be hyperventilating over the fact that we are walking into "...the magical world of Disney."

I'm sure I'll load up several memory cards with photos and take way too many videos so we'll share those when all is said and done. And this summer planning made me realize that I never posted photos of some of last summer's fun, so I'll be back tomorrow with those deets. Until then, give it to me real - if you've been to Disney with children do you have any tips/suggestions/comments/do's/don'ts/must-do's/must-sees? I'm a compulsive planner when it comes to vacations so I need an agenda.

Xo,

Lorri

I shot my first wedding last month. Let me repeat that, I SHOT MY FIRST WEDDING LAST MONTH! Yep, it's amazing what a little word of mouth can do, that's how all my shoots thus far have came about and I am oh-so-grateful to all the amazing peeps I've worked with so far that have gone on to recommend me to others; I appreciate it from the bottom of my Nikon loving heart.



As for this wedding, this first wedding, it was definitely intimidating to know that I was responsible for capturing the beginning of these two wonderful individuals' lives together.



I learned so much that day. And I learned even more when I looked back at the photos during the editing process. And even now, just a month later, I look at the photos and I still learn from them. That's how every shoot goes. And I hope that's how every shoot always goes. I want to always be learning. Always. And so far that's been the case, even if it's just photos I snap of my own kids, it's a learning experience.

So without further ado, here are just a few of the (literally) hundreds of photos I took at the Galcik wedding.



















And seriously, again, because I can't say it enough - thank you, thank you, thank you all for trusting me to capture these moments in your lives, whether it was a wedding, your child's birthday or communion, an engagement, or fun family photos. I love watching a family laugh, a bride cry, and a baby smile. I feel so honored to be asked to document all these events and times in ya'lls lives. So thank you for allowing me that. I am so blessed.

Last month I spent the weekend in the Tampa area for my sister-in-law’s baby shower. She is expecting her first baby – a boy – in a few weeks. And this is me and the hubby’s first nephew so I didn’t wanna miss the festivities.