Colorado & The Fix Part 2

So I know I said that I would be posting part 2 of my trip to Colorado to see Jasmine Star yesterday, but I got so swamped with my dad’s 70^th birthday party and a few other errands, that I didn’t get a chance to write this post. So I’m making up for that by posting this today, literally a few minutes before I have to leave to drive 2 hours with my good friend, Mercy Nompone, to our first wedding photography workshop with Leslie Spurlock!! Super excited!! :)

Anyways, this post is just about the day after The Fix and what we did in Colorado. So instead of staying in Denver, Daniel and I decided to spend our last day in Colorado Springs. While we were there we did a Cave of The Winds tour, took a train up to the topof Pikes Peak, and toured around Garden of The Gods. All of which were a lot of fun and beautiful, but I definitely think the caves were my favorite. Also, on the way back to Dallas we decided to stop in Amarillo, Texas to see CadillacRanch and since it’s right by Route 66 we decided to look for the “Route 66” sign. Turns out, not easy to find lol. We drove around for an hour looking for it and just when we were giving up, the road we were driving on was blocked and we were directed another way which turned out to be historic Route 66! Talk about luck lol! Well anyways, I got to run to my workshop. I’ll post next week about my first workshop experience! :) Below are some more pictures. If you want to see more just friend me on Facebook HERE. I'll be posting tons later! :)

Oh, and I almost forgot. My big news is officially confirmed! I am shooting my first wedding next month, April 14^th!!! I was just waiting for the bride to send back the signed contract till I announced the exciting news. So excited!! Anyways, that’s it for today, enjoy the pictures! :)

Until next time, Happy Saturday!!

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Colorado & The Fix Part 1

I know I’m a little late on this, but this past week has been surprisingly crazy busy. So anyways, here it goes. This past weekend was our road trip to Denver, Colorado to see Jasmine Star in her tour of The Fix. My hubby completely surprised me with this trip after knowing how upset I was that I couldn’t go to her one here in Dallas. Colorado was so much fun and Jasmine was definitely worth the trip up there! :) We left on Thursday afternoon and stayed in a little town called Dumas, Texas, which is about 6 hours from DFW. We then got up bright and early the next morning to finish the drive to Denver. Along the way, we stopped at the Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico and climbed to the top. (You know, your normal road trip rest stop lol) Luckily we made it to our hotel, The Ritz, holler! ;) With literally 2 hours to spare till the event started.

The Fix was held at the Artwork Network in Denver, which was nice minus the fact that there was nowhere to park, but we won’t get into that little stressful moment lol. Anyways, Jasmine gave an amazing 1 hour presentation over struggle, change, and making friends along the way. It was a very powerful presentation. Jasmine made me laugh, cry, and realize that I am not alone. The presentation was followed by some brief Q&A and then a reading from her book, Exposed. It was a great night with free drinks, and at the end I got to go up and meet her and have her sign my copy of Exposed. (I was beyond nervous! Lol) Oh, and for those of you who don’t know, this was my first ever photography event!! I was so nervous about it, but everyone was so nice and I made a bunch of new friends in the industry! :) Too bad they live 14 hours away. :(

Any who, tomorrow I will be posting part 2 of this post. I will also finally be announcing the exciting news I talked about a couple of post ago! So stay tuned for that! :)

Below are some pictures from the road trip as well as some pictures & a video from The Fix. Enjoy!

View from the top of the Capulin Volcano.

Some cows with the Capulin Volcano in the background.

A River of Lava Turned to Stone...

The long road ahead...

Jasmine Star speaking :)

Jasmine Star reading a page from her book.

Below are pictures of me meeting Jasmine. Both pictures were taken by Jasmine's Fix crew. You can view the rest of the images from this event HERE.

And finally, below is a video of me actually meeting Jasmine Star!! Shot by my wonderful husband, Daniel. :) I think you can tell how nervous I was lol.



 

Happy Thursday! :)

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Clothes & Speedlites

This past weekend, Daniel and I went shopping for a new outfit for me to wear to The Fix. Unfortunately, it was an ugly/rainy weekend, but the good news is that I did come home with three possible outfit choices! Thanks to Nordstrom’s Rack! I can’t wait to decide which one it’s going to be! :) Only 2 more days till we leave!

Another exciting purchase that I came home with is my new Canon Speedlite 580EX II! I am so excited that I finally have my first speedlite! I had been meaning to get this for a while but just never got around to it. Now I have another one of those fun little manuals to read lol.

Happy Tuesday! :)

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Road Trip!!!

Ok, so last week I mentioned that I had a couple of really exciting things coming up but was keeping them a secret until they were confirmed. Well, as some of you may know from my post on Twitter and Facebook, one of those events was officially confirmed and I am know announcing it on my blog! :) So in one week from today, Daniel and I will be road tripping it to Denver, Colorado to see Jasmine Star’s The Fix!! I am beyond excited! Knowing how upset I was that I couldn’t see Jasmine while she was here in Dallas, my husband completely surprised me with this trip. He is way too good to me. Also, a couple days ago he surprised me again by getting a ticket for himself as well. So now I will be able to have and share this experience with my partner in crime lol. ;) Anyways, I can’t wait to share my experience with everyone and I will of course be posting lots of pictures from the trip! :) As for the other exciting news, that will have to stay a secret until it’s officially confirmed. I know, I know, but hopefully you won’t have to wait too much longer.

In other photography related news, I discovered this amazing community started by Scarlett & Stephen, called The Prosper Community. The community is an extension of Scarlett’s new book, Prosper: A 40 Day Prayer Journey to Seek God’s Will for Your PhotographyBusiness (Which I can’t wait to buy!). The Prosper Community is a photographer community of believers who encourage, uplift and pray for each other, and I feel very blessed to be a part of this amazing community. If you’re a photographer and think this is something you would like to be a part of, just click the link below to join me and a bunch of other amazing photographers in this community:

Visit The Prosper Community

That’s it for today. Until next time, Happy Thursday! :)

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