First of all.....Happy Happy Birthday to my Jessica!! It was her birthday the day before our wonderful "MOI" event!!!! She worked her buns off even though it was her birthday!! How wonderful is she!!! Luv ya Jess!!!

The food.....yummy!!!! We had lots of fabulous food!!! The desserts were freaking awesome!!! Just to let you know....I got all my platters from Fresh Market and they were great to work with!!!

Also...notice the centerpiece!!!! Les Amis did all my flower arrangements....he is awesome!!!! I described my boutique decor to him and told him to use his imagination!! He did a wonderful job! Thanks Les Amis!!!

I snapped some pics before the party....while everything looked all neat and clean!! haha!! Look at that sweet baby on the wall!!! Precious!!

Just in case you were not able to make it to my little gala....here is a pic taken from the back of the boutique looking toward the front!

This is just another little sitting area in the corner!! I love my little green sofa!! It makes me smile! And YES! I have taken a nap on that sofa!! hee hee!! It is quite comfy!!

Moi (pun intended!!) and my Jess!!! I was nervous before the party!! Hoping for a great turn out!!!

I even had some potential clients at the party! It was great to meet new people!! This is Cathy Webre and Danielle Miller!! Thanks for coming guys!!!

Some of my sweet peeps!!! Melanie Fowler and Raven Lopez!!! They have been clients for quite some time now!! Thanks for coming guys!!! And Melanie brought me a bottle of champagne!! How sweet!!!

Some more of my wonderful clients!!! Heather Wallace and Callie Hardy!! These guys are also teachers for my kiddos!! I love them!! They are great teachers....I wouldn't trade 'em for a kool-aid!! (inside joke) hee hee!!

My supportive sis-in-laws!!! What would I do without you guys!!! Aren't they so pretty!! Thanks for behaving yourselves!! haha!! kidding!

Silly Heather and Callie!!! Yall are so cute!!

My dear friend Kim Boyd was talking (as usual...hee hee...just kiddin Kim) to April Judice and Lorraine Carriere!! I hope yall had a great time!!! Once again....thanks for coming!!

ummm....another pic of the food!!! I just thought it was pretty!!!

I want to thank everyone for coming and I hope yall enjoyed the goody bags!! Everyone made my first event a success and I just couldn't be more proud!! We had such a great turn out!!! I look forward to planning another one!! wink wink!!

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

Saturday, July 26th at 6pm.....Come join us for our 1st Annual Showing & Gala!! It is an evening for ladies....there will be hor d'oeuvres, drinks, music, even door prizes!!

Prizes will include....

portrait sessions

framing

portrait gifts

goody bags

...and more.

We are located in downtown Grand Coteau...right next to Creola Cafe!!!

July 15th and 16th!!!! I am offering a special session to my pre-existing clients...JUST FOR YOU!!! There will only be 12 sessions available at a special price!!! The sessions will take place at the wonderful Wolfe Building in Washington, LA.

Please call for details.....restrictions apply.

Here are some pics from when my kids and I visited the Wolfe Building briefly...to check it out!!! These sessions are gonna be FUN!!!!

one of my fav little girls in the whole world!! (besides my Rielly! of course) This little precious pranced around in the tutu and "sneakers" all over Magnolia Ridge!! Needless to say... I had a blast photographing her and her brothers!!

one of the "coolest" couples EVER!!! I love love love this pic!!! I wanted her shoes!! Wait 'til you see the pink pumps she was wearing with the other outfit!!! so darlin!!!!

I would photograph this child any day of the week!! She so reminded me of my Rielly with her silly little faces and quirky attitude!! But as you can see in these pics....there was certainly a serious side to her!!! LOVED it!!!

This pic was done in my studio!!! Don't you love that chair with that outfit!!! PERFECT!!!

This pic was done outside my studio....in the back....behind everything.

....{enter drum roll here}.... my fav pic from this session!!!!! This one was also done in my studio!! We just had a blast!! Can't you tell?

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

here are a few more pics of my little studio!!! I am waiting on my pics for my walls....BLAH!! Then I will post more pics of the whole place!!! yay!!

my little frame wall.....lots of colors to choose from!! It is sooo much fun to mix and match the frames and the trim!!!

my darlin fainting sofa!!!! I am having a ton of fun with this!!!

...and last but not least.....my little velvet chair!!! SWEET!!!

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

the title of this blog post is from a fun little book that I have called "REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF MY KIDS H AVE TAUGHT ME" by Cynthia Copeland Lewis. I just adore this book. The quotes are just so much fun!!

This quote is so true...I am having such a blast with my new little studio!! The journey to where you are headed is much more meaningful than when you actually get there. So I am just gonna enjoy my little journey to....not sure where. I am just having fun!!

isn't she simply gorgeous!!

this little lady was super fun and easy to work with. I really did not have to direct her very much. She just kinda fell into place!!! I love that!!!

A little bit of news!!! My blog has been hi-jacked!! yes...that's right!! I actually don't know what that means but I had to turn the comment section off and I will be getting a new blog..so by the time my new website is finished....the blog will be all new and shiny too!! Sooooo.....right now you can't put any comments, but when my new blog arrives it will be even more fun and interactive!!! and bigger pics!!! yay! go blog!!!

NOTE: I have lots of people asking me about clothing for their sessions. If you will email me I will send you a list of websites you can go to for children's clothing. Very fun, trendy, and hip stuff.....even some very nostalgic clothing..sort of vintage!!! FUN FUN!!! I also have a few websites for grown ups...if you are planning an engagement session with me.

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

I will explain the header for this blog post....because i know it makes no sense whatsoever unless you know me very well. When I got up this morning I was determined that I was gonna do cardio on my eliptical (sp?) machine...well, I could not find the cord that goes to it....my wonderful beautiful (i love them so much) children must have put it in a safe place for me :-) Bless their little hearts!! Well, since I could not do my cardio, I decided to really mess things up....I stopped by the store before I got to work and picked up some red bull (a nice big 4 pack) and 2 nasty egg rolls!!!! AND duck sauce. That was breakfast. yay!! Oh well....cardio tomorrow?? hee hee!!

This session was so very fun!! I enjoyed every minute of it!! They are the same ages as 2 of my kids and that just made it even more fun!!

Just want to explain the big "m" on these pics!! I am not "pickin" on this particular session...I will (from now on) have the big "m" posted on all the blog pics.....this, i hope, will prevent any further copying of images. I like my "m" anyways....I think it is cute!!! (wink)

aren't they precious!!!!

UPDATE ON STUDIO!!!

I will post some more pics of the studio as soon as I get more stuff on the walls. Thanks to everyone that has come by to visit!!!! You guys are sooo sweet!!

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

yay!!! This is the studio!!! Under construction!!!

my old cedar door on my "shooting" wall. How very perfect!!! Can you see how excited I am!!

the little courtyard out front!!! it is sooo nice to sit out there and just "chill"!!!

ta daaaaaa!!!!!!!! We have almost finished painting. There is more to do....but it is coming right along!!!

more stuff....

the chairs I can't decide if I like or not!!!

my funky little chair!!!

this is our welcome mat for the front door!!! how cute is that!! LOVE it!!

[enter drum roll here].............the new logo!!!! I can't wait to get a real sign with my new little logo on it!!!

sneak peek of some more frames I will offer....these are soo much fun!!! you can choose a quote to put on it or you can do a custom quote!!! AWWWWW!!!! so pretty!!

That's it for now! I will post some session pics later (i hope)!!!!

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

That's right...I have been on 3 different trips in the last 2 weeks and I am worn slap out!!! But the traveling is done for a while!! I promise! My kids were starting to wonder if mommy was ever coming home!! BLAH!! I missed them sooo much!!

I had a great time though... this is the plane we went to Tunica, MS on. Yes...it is small and I was a scared little girl. But, to my surprise, the ride was quite smooth and not bad at all. I even took a small nap on the way there. The Tunica trip was for my hubby's work....a manufactured housing trade show!! yay! sorry, baby! no, really, we had fun!! hee hee!!

and Mr. Manufactured Housing himself!!!! hee hee!! (my husband)

there's me before the plane took off....you can't see the fear in my eyes because of those great big retarded looking shades on my face!!

As soon as I got back from Tunica, I left for Austin, TX.....the very same day!!! It was quite a day!! But sooo worth it!! I went for a photography workshop and it was great! I met so many great photographers and had a blast!!

This is part of our group unwinding from a long day in class!!! ;)

A little lunch at La Margarita!!!

my little photog buddies!!! my girls....my posse!! Soul Train!!! (sorry, inside joke)

Kim and I are so very classy!!! We ordered chips/dip and chicken tenders with our expensive red wine and champagne!! We KNOW how to live!! haha!!! Yummy!!

I went on a shopping spree at Ikea in Austin...here is a sneak peek of my decor for my studio!!!!

Even though I was completely worn out by the end of this last trip....it was sooo worth it!!!!! ;)

and always....

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa

I hope everyone has an EGG-cellent day!!!! (corny...I know!!!)

and always...

SMILE!!! ;)

Melissa