Turkey Day! Albums! Football!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope all of you are having a quiet Sunday spending it however you like!  Thanksgiving is just a few days away.  With that, for those who follow college football, you know what that means...the Longhorn vs. Aggie game!  I have my favorite but mostly, I am looking forward to a close game!  That way it will at least be exciting until halftime.

Well, my last post had me ready to go to Kristina and Daryl's wedding.  What a wedding it was!  The pictures turned our great!  A beautiful hill country sunset also added a nice spice to them.  The Terrace Club in Dripping Springs was an excellent choice for the outdoor ceremony and indoor reception.  Texas in November always leaves a question mark as to what the weather will be.  For their wedding, it could not have been better.

I also have met with Brent and Sande for the wedding album consultation.  The photos they chose for their album were good choices!  I of course have seen all of their wedding photos and spent several hours looking at them after the wedding. The photos they chose however, reminded me of how elegant and fun their wedding was!

I pause for just a moment to do something I normally do not do, and that is to really highlight one of my services (I'm feeling inspired). With Brent and Sande's album and with each one I have prepared for my clients before I am reminded of the huge value that an investment into an album is.  Brent and Sande's wedding is only a couple of months old yet it is amazing how moments from the wedding  slip just beneath our consciousness so quickly.  Even for me who is concentrating on every minute and attempting to capture so many of them, the moments eventually fade.  When I was going through the photos that Brent and Sande chose for their album there were several photos that had me laughing again.  Imagine for a moment opening your wedding album 5,10,15,20,25 years from now and having so many special moments come to life again on the pages of your album.  If cared for properly your wedding album will outlive your grandchildren and pass down your legacy for generations to come.

All that being said, our albums are still completely optional and you can choose to invest in one at any time.

Back to Thanksgiving for a moment....as this short work week comes and goes, I challenge each of you pause for 5 minutes.  Go somewhere without any distractions, close your eyes if you need to (this would rule out doing this while driving) and reflect on the things that you are deeply thankful for.  If you are having trouble coming up with anything, try appealing to a higher power to reveal some things to you.  If you are sincere, I think you may be surprised at what comes to mind.

Have a safe week, God Bless, and GO Horns (oops, that last one just slipped out)!

-Ryan 

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had a great and safe Halloween!  Mine was ok.  I was on 6th St people watching.  It seems there were 10's of thousands of people walking around.  Some of the costumes were pretty creative.  Some were barely costumes at all.  Either way it appeared most people had a good time.

Last week was Jamie and Leslie's engagement session at the Capitol.  Jamie and I have been close friends for about 20 years so this was more than just a photo session.  It was a lot of fun and perfect weather!  The photos turned out really nice as well.  After the photo session we went for some good Mexican food at Iron Cactus on 6th St. It was the day before the Texas OSU game so it was really busy!  After that we went and kicked up our heels a bit at Club 21 just southeast of Austin.  If you have never been as I had not, it is a cool joint!  Old, no frills dancehall.  That was long overdue.

Also last week was Erica's Sweet 16 birthday party.  We started at her house and then went to the church in her uncle's very nice motorhome. It definitely was better than a limo!  There were 5 young ladies being honored at the church that day and then going off to their separate parties.  For Erica, what a big party it was!  There were at least 200 people at the reception!  Everyone had a great time.  All of the kids looked great and showed off a lot of their dancin' skills.  Erica's parents, Brenda and Cid pulled off a really nice party!  I was even kidnapped by Erica's grandmother when the song Neon Moon came on.  I was wrapping my job and about to leave when she told me that was her favorite song and asked me if I danced.  Of course I said.  So, we went out on the dance floor and cut a rug for the song. 

Today I am preparing head out to  Dripping Springs for Kristina and Daryl's wedding at the Terrance Club.  I am looking forward to a fun evening!

Hope everyone has  a safe Saturday and Go Horns!!

God Bless.

-Ryan