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What a fun session this was. Both Kayla and Jerime grew up in the Douglas County area and now live in Las Vegas, so when they were home for a visit Kayla’s mom scheduled a family portrait session for them. Their little guy, Damon, is just so cute! Kayla is a hair stylist so of course his hair was perfect for his session! I asked them to bring a quilt so that we could sit in the grass which was slightly damp and I fell in LOVE with the one that they brought! I am now on the hunt for a similar one to keep on hand, so if you see one please let me know.  Here are just a few of my favorites from their session…

This was the first time that I had photographed a wedding at Delfino Vineyards and it is so pretty! They have a little pond with a pier AND a canoe that my bride and groom took for a spin! While the guest list was small at this event you could tell the love was not! One of the brides best friends acted as officiant at the wedding, standing up for the groom were his two sons, and standing up for the bride was her “step-daughter to be” and another best friend… who just happened to be a guy! He was jokingly called the “dude of honor.”  And can you imagine my delight when the bride told me her dog was going to be a part of the day! You know me and dogs…. love those fur kids! It was a beautiful wedding, colors where amazing, fun … fun … fun couple, and you really could feel the love between the bride and groom. So … here a few of my favorite photos from the day… it was SO hard to choose!

As many of you know I spent last weekend at a seminar for Professional Photographers of Oregon. One of the classes that I took was on boudoir photography. Whitney Stevens led the class and she had some great tips and tricks for making boudoir sessions fun and flirty! I had so much fun I have decided to start offering “boudoir portrait” parties for interested ladies …  think “girls night out” with some really great photos for your hubby! Our model for the class was gracious enough to allow me to post a couple of photos so that people can get an idea of what boudoir photography is.

One of my favorite wedding couples is expecting a baby this month! I am so excited for them because I know they will make wonderful parents. They came in a couple of weeks ago, YES I am THAT far behind on blog posts, to have some maternity portraits taken. Love, love, love them!! I can’t believe that in a few weeks we will be taking photos of their new little baby!

As many of you know Glide’s Softball team is going to be playing for the State 3A Championship tomorrow! This is the first time that Glide has gone to state since 1997 so it is a BIG deal! While I know several girls on the team and am proud of them all… I have to brag a bit on one in particular. Marissa Duarte is the team pitcher, she is also one of my 2011 Senior Models! Marissa had a great write up in Thursday’s NewsReview for being the Female Prep Athlete of the SEASON!! She has an 18-1 record in the pitchers circle with an 0.53 ERA, with 181 strikeouts and 33 walks in 105 1/3 innings… now if you are like me and not a softball genius that may sound like gobbledy-gook… suffice to say it means the girl is GOOD!

So, if you don’t have plans for tomorrow make the drive up to Portland and support some local girls who have worked super hard and just may be the State Champs on Sunday!

Well after more interviews than I can count I am finally ready to announce who will be my senior models for the class of 2011! I am so looking forward to working with these kids, they are all great kids… involved in more activities than you can count and just all round fun people!! So without further ado, and in no particular order… Dulce Phelps Photography’s 2011 Senior Models are………

Karly White, Michaela Bailey, Lynsey Luiz, Nicole Johnson, Chelsee Dreier, Andy Girod, Melissa Lund, Shelby Bambino, Kenzie Smith, Rochelle Stockton, Anna Jerome, Danielle Hanson, Marissa Duarte, Kylie Scevers, Kendall Wagoner, Becca Spain, Brooke Painter, AND Kelsey Bateson! Geesh!

If it ever stops raining long enough for us to go take some photos you will get to see what all of these fabulous kids look like!