Sunday, January 25, 2009

Stars and Stripes



It was an honor and a priveledge to shoot Teisha and Brock's wedding. Teisha is a nurse and Brock a marine who has served our nation in Iraq through three tours. Everything about their wedding was about thinking of others, honoring others.
She wanted him to wear his dress uniform.



She wanted to wear jeans and a t-shirt. He told her that if he had to wear his dress uniform that she had to wear a dress. This is what she picked for him. Top secret until she walked down the aisle.





The sword ceremony was fun. Notice the guy on the left blocks them from going forward will the guy on the right gives her a swat.


After the ceremony we went across the street to take some pictures at the memorial. Brock's "people" were amazing. They were so light hearted and jovial yet they have been through so much together. All day I was dumbstruck by how they have served our country. Thank you seems like such a pathetically small show of gratitude. This is the memorial which has the names of his people who didn't come home. It was very imortant to him that they be included in his special day.





The best thing about Teisha and Brock is that they are just plain crazy and fun!! Did I mention that she wore his combat boots that he wore in Iraq as her wedding shoes? Check out these last three photos, are they hot or what?!






Thursday, January 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Izzy

Our baby Izzy has finally arrived and we are soooo in love. My oldest daughter Megan and her husband Gaspar welcomed their second child and my first granddaughter Saturday morning. Her name is Isabelle Madelleine, but we have been calling her Izzy for a while. There is nothing like a new born baby to believe in miracles. I was fortunate to be at her birth and this is a picture of her when she was a few minutes old.

What a difference a day makes!