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Portraits – Emily 15

Valerie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:25:45 +0000

Emily is having a Quinceanera in a couple months and wanted some really cute portraits to show at her party!! I met Emily through her aunt Angelica. I was Angelica’s wedding photographer earlier this year! Emily feel in love with Angelica’s bridals and wedding photos!! She contacted me a few months back and we set her date to take her gorgeous 15 portraits! We decided Lakeside Park in Dallas we be gorgeous and it was!!!! We had a great time and got some amazing photos!! I hope you love them Emily!! I do xoxo

Portrait Mini Session ~ Richard

Valerie — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:30:18 +0000

Richard and I are the greatest cousins!! We grew up together and even shared kindergarden through second grade classes together After he moved to Lewisville we always spent the night at each other house every weekend! It was the greatest times in my childhood. Now we are all grown up and he is still the greatest cousin. Richard is a awesome friend and we laugh like no other two together! LOL…..I remember getting introuble because we could not stop laughing. I loved all the moments we shared and I’m looking forward to many many more! We decided to do a mini session on Christmas Day! So Fun!! We plan on doing a full session in the spring but for now all we could handle was 15 min out in the cold…hehe! Hope you love them Cuzn!! Love YOU!!! xoxo

What A Beautiful Family – Jamie~Eric~Jason

Valerie — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:58:23 +0000

I love Jamie!! She is such a sweetheart and I was so excited when she asked me to take photos of her and her brothers. They wanted to take photos for their mom, it would be her Christmas Gift!! eekk….how awesome!! If she is anything like my mom, she will absolutely LOVE these!! It is the perfect gift for anyone but moms love photos of their own children much much more! Thanks Jamie for thinking of me to take these amazing photos!! You all look so AWESOME!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!! xoxo

Yolanda’s Beautiful Portrait Session

Valerie — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:12:35 +0000

About two month ago Yolanda sent me a message requesting some information on my portraits sessions. I was so excited and ready to book her appointment! She told me that she need to contact her hubby Will to get his approval as well. Sadly, he told her NO!! Whhha Whhhat!! I understood…a little! lol so I get a message from Will a few weeks later wanting to surprise his wife with the portrait session!! YAY!!! He told me that he was going to tell her the day of! but all us girls know we need more than a day to get prepared for a session! We have to decide on cloths, hair, and makeup! It’s a must! lol…I informed him that it would be best to give her at least a few days notice? He wanted to surprise her but did not know how but just coming right out and telling her “surprise”! So I told him I would come up with something he could give her, something she could hold in her hands and be a little but more special So, the search for a perfect idea was on!! I was in the store for about an hour and came out with a beautiful hand made gift box! She was soooooo excited when she got it!! She loved the gift box and LOVED the portrait session!! It was so much fun and Yolanda is gorgeous so she made all the photos amazing!!! Thanks Will and Yolanda!! I’ve had a blast on our two month journey

The Baker Family

Valerie — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:49:40 +0000

Every year I start doing mini portrait sessions for the holidays! It is so much fun and my families get a great little package of photos The Baker family were so relaxed and I really enjoyed working with them all. I LOVED the colors they wore, everything was perfect!! I want to thank these guys for haning in with me! The Las Colinas Canals was packed with many other families taking photos. We waited in line but the end result was great!! You guys look amazing!!! I hope you love them and thank you for allowing me to be your family photographer for the day!

~Beautiful Blue Eyed Aliya~

Valerie — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:53:48 +0000

Baby Aliya is my oldest friend Monica’s daughter!!!! Monica and I have known each other since elementry school! ya! a long time….we were best friends and through out all these year we always keep in contact no matter how crazy our lives were. Monica married Joe and now they have thier first beautiful blue eyed Aliya!!! She is soooo precious and I had a blast with her! It was soooooooo CUTE!!!! she was full of smiles and such a happy baby!! she was dancing the whole time, shaking her little bottom to her mom and dad singing to her!! I hope you love them Monica and Joe!!! You have a gorgeous baby girl!!! Love Ya!!! xoxo

Aiden’s Adorable Portraits

Valerie — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:33:46 +0000

Look at those ADORABLE dimples!!

Aiden with his favorite teddy bear! There is a picture of him and his dad on the teddy bears belly! His dad is over seas so he holds it dear to him…

It was so cute….Aiden started talking to his bear…..*tear*

I loved his cool skelton hat!! he was rocken the mohawk!

Sooooo cute! Aiden was sharing with momma

~Carmine’s 3rd Birthday Portraits~

Valerie — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:26:41 +0000

Carmine is my nephew!! He is unlike any other little boy I know! He has the biggest personality and we all love him so much! Carmine has gone through many stages, like all children. His stages are characters! lol….he started off as a Conductor from Thomas the Train. He had the whistle, hat, and striped outfit! So Cute!! Then he changed to Batman! well….sometimes he still is Batman…lol! He has everything Batman and watched all the movies and cartoons He even does a Batman face where is looks real mean and tough >:/ Now, he is in my favorite stage so far! My mom was watching This Is It, the Michael Jackson movie. After that, Carmine was HOOKED!!! He can not stop watching anything Michael Jackson! He thinks he IS Michael Jackson and sings and dances along with him!! It is sooooooo cute! He puts on his glasses and he is in the zone! lol For his 3rd birthday his mom and dad even hired a Michael Jackson impersonator! WOW!!!! The Michael Jackson impersonator was AWESOME! and Carmine was in total shock! He brags and tells everyone Michael Jackson came to my party! lol For Carmines portraits his mom wanted somewhere that fit his personality. I knew Deep Ellum would be perfect with all the colored walls, music, and art everywhere! Love you Carmine!! Happy 3rd Birthday Something!! xoxoxo

Here Carmine is dancing to Thriller….lol he is a zombie!

Carmine showing how old he is…..I THREEE!! hehe

Jayden’s Fun Portrait Session

Valerie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:16:54 +0000

Jayden is such a cute 15 month little boy!! I was really looking forward to his fun session because his mom Marysol and I are old friends We first met in Junior High and I stood up in her Quince(15)! Yep…..those were the years! Jayden is Marysol’s first baby and she is a proud mom! Jayden is so sweet and full of smiles. He was ready to play and enjoy his time at the park! Jayden was baptized on 8-14-10 and they also wanted to make sure to take photos of him in his suite!! He is such a doll and looked so precious! I hope you love your photos! I had so much fun!!

The Adorable Baby Cristian

Valerie — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00:01 +0000

Baby Cristian is 5 months and is too adorable!! His entire room is decorated in monkeys! If anyones knows me, they know that I LOVE monkeys! So yes, I was a bit excited!! hehe! Cristians cloths and shoes were just perfect, so tiny and cute! Cristian is such a happy baby! It made my job sooooo much easier! I hope you love your photos!! xoxo

Amy’s Fashion Senior Portraits

Valerie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:44:48 +0000

Amy graduated highschool in the Spring of 2010! I was so excited when she contacted me to do her senior portraits! She is sooooo sweet and just gorgeous We had been planning the portrait session for weeks, since she was a very busy girl getting ready for college. This year she will be attending UT Austin!! I’m so happy for her and I know she is going to do great!!! She wanted something fun and something green for her session so I thought Deep Ellum and the Botanical Gardens would be perfect! She invited her friend Sara to come along. Of course, I could not let Sara get away with out getting into some photos too! We had a blast, talked, and laughed the whole time! I wish you the best Amy!!! You are a wonderful person and it was a pleasure to be your photographer! xoxo

ChrysQ Summer 2010 Workshop – W Hotel

Valerie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:27:18 +0000

I had the pleasure of attending the ChrysQ Summer 2010 Workshop at the W hotel in Dallas, Texas. I was so excited to be working with Chrys and Ben Q. Ben being the amazing photographer and Chrys with her fashion fingers (everything she designs turns to gold…seriously) Chrys is so gorgeous and made all the photos beautiful. Chrys and Ben decided that each photographer attending would have thier own creativity in shooting. We were able to locate, pose, and direct….all at the W Hotel!! Wow!! it was a blast and it was exciting watching everyone brainstorm what they wanted to do for their shoot. Ben of course assisted each of us and taught us lighting tricks Thank you Ben!!!!! Please visit ChrysQ.com for her gorgeous slipcovers that every album MUST have! Here are a few photos I captured during the workshop!! Thank you again Chrys and Ben for having me out! I can’t wait for the next workshop!! xoxo

Precious Ethan’s 10 month Portrait Session

Valerie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:01:45 +0000

Ethan is 10 months old and is soooooo precious!! He is such a little ham and was full of smiles. He is such a happy baby! I decided that the Farmers Branch City Hall park would be a prefect spot for his portrait session. The day of the session was a very special day for him. Ethan had many “firsts”. Before he arrived he had his first lollipop! during the session he had his first ride on the swings, and of course it was his first photo session!! I was so happy to be apart of his big day! Ethan is turning the big ONE in two months and I’m looking forward to taking beautiful photos at his party! Thanks again! I enjoyed every minute getting to know precious Ethan

Shannon and Adam Engaged!

Valerie — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:48:04 +0000

Happy 15th Birthday Aileen!! xoxo

Valerie — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:54 +0000

Aileen is my beautiful daughter and I was soooo proud to be taking her 15th birthday portraits. Also, soooo happy that I get to see her pretty face on my blog If anyone knows Aileen, they know that she does not like to take photos! lol….when you look at these you will not understand why?? she is soooo beautiful and great in front of the camera!! I took her to Mac to get her makeup done, hair did, and we were off to Deep Ellum. Aileen has such a bright personality and this was the perfect spot for her. I started crying as I went through these photos because my baby girl is growing up and into such a gorgeous young lady!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE!! I’m so proud of you…xoxo

Quince Portraits – The Beautiful Leenda

Valerie — Sun, 09 May 2010 16:45:13 +0000

I was so excited when Leenda my niece wanted me to take her quince(15) portraits!! She is soooo beautiful and so much fun to be around. She wanted something a little more different for her quinceanera portraits(nothing traditional) so she thought Deep Ellum would be a perfect location!! She did not want to wear her dress until the day of…so she picked out other great outfits for her wonderful portrait session! Her mother Roberta was such a wonderful help! She was the hair and make-up on shoot! lol…..I told her that I need to bring her to all my portrait session and how much she charges…hahaha!! She was wonderful and a great help! I can’t wait for the big Quince Party in August! I love you Leenda….I still can’t believe you are already turning 15!!!! xoxo

Engagement Portraits – Manuel and Cristina

Valerie — Sun, 02 May 2010 02:00:14 +0000

This was a special engagement session for me! Manuel is my uncle and he is such a wonderful man!! He is a man of god and his faith is soooooo strong. I am sooo happy he met Cristina who is also a very faithful christian. They are a perfect couple and I believe god brought them together! I can’t wait for the wedding later this month…I know it’s going to be an amazing time in their lives. Love you Manuel and welcome to the family Cristina!! xoxo

Engagement Portraits – Lisa and Kyle

Valerie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:18:45 +0000

I was so pleased to take a few photos of Lisa and Kyle engagement session! We went to Old Downtown Grapevine for the portrait session. It was my first time there and it was awesome! Thanks for inviting me out! You guys are the best! Congrats and I can’t wait for the wedding this summer <3

Joshua’s Awesome Senior Session

Valerie — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:02:51 +0000

I was so happy when Connie Joshua’s grandmother approached me about senior portraits!!! Joshua will be graduating this year in Waxahachie, Texas and could not be more happy!! He knew exactly where he wanted to go for his senior portrait session. It was either places he went fishing at or hanging out with his friends. Congratulations Joshua!! I know you will do great things…..you are such a awesome guy!!

Joshua and his proud Mom <3

I could not help but to get this great photo of Joshua with his grandmother Connie and mom Brenda

Engagement Portraits – Jamie & Travis in Love

Valerie — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:45:11 +0000

Jamie and Travis is such a awesome couple! I was so happy to be able to meet with them and to document this very special time in their life’s. I had a hard time picking photos to post because there are soooo many that I loved!! yay! The engagement session did not feel like a normal session…..it was way better! We talked, laughed, and had a blast! Thanks so much for allowing me to capture the true love you guys have for each other! Congratulations to you both!!