Eat Beef!

I think we went all over DeWitt county for these fantastic country locations. This family had access to some fantastic rustic goodness. These 2 even grew up working at the Livestock Auction-- so we HAD to shoot there. Kyle is graduating from Cuero High School and his sister, Paige, is graduation from Texas State University. Congrats to them both and thanks for listening to me go on and on about the fun locations. You guys rocked! xo

enjoy life......it's delicious

the 2010 Collection Names are:

Everything but the Kitchen Sink

A Bowl Full of Cherries

The Cup 1/2 Full

A Spoonful of Sugar

I have gotten mixed reviews... some love it, some hate it-- but... i love it

Still working on getting all of the Laura Haley Photography makeover ready for an official unveiling.... stay tuned.

ps- I awarded my friend Stacey with the other giveaway prize... another album. I got so much great feedback and inspiration from all of the posts. Thanks again!

you had me at howdy

S0-- if you are not from a small Texas town, you may not completely understand small town sports. IT'S A BIG DEAL! If you are a high school sports fan, you have more than likely heard of this guy. Tyler is going somewhere and has that fantastic southern gentleman personality to match his talent. I dragged him to every rusty masculine thing I could find. It was a great shoot with this beautiful spring weather!!!

And the winner is.............................

Kim is the winner of the DRAWING portion of this contest. Thanks so much to you guys for participating. You have no idea how exciting it was to get that many comments and all of these great ideas!~ too bad I had to bribe ya! ha ha

Kim is Kelton's momma (you know, the star of this blog for the past year) ... AND- guess who I will be seeing this weekend??? KELTON!!!!!! I am having withdrawals and so excited about this session. I lucked out with shipping on this one huh? I swear it was not rigged!! I will try to decide on collection names by the end of the weekend and will get back to you with that. I am sure you all would like to know as would my new branding designer to get all of my new PDF pages done. Happy Easter and lots of love- Haley

P is for Party!!!

Congratulations to Chuck & Sharon-- They are getting married on May 1st in Cuero, Tx at their home. Their daughter Kahlei is one of my very good friends. This wedding is going to be the party of the year, and I cannot wait to capture it all through my lens! Here are some fun early morning engagement shots we captured right in their own yard. I l-o-v-e Cuero!!!

a little giveaway.....

"Life is tough.

I recommend getting a manicure and a really cute helmet."

What gets you through tough days? Here are a few of my FAVORITE things- my quick pick me ups- I wanted to share with some lucky winner...

Happy Day Prize includes:

The camera photo album- no brainer- love what I do & love pictures

bert's beeswax- can't live with out it... it is fair to say that I am a junkie

chocolate- this is my favorite kind

cute cups- say peace and harmony- we all need some of that

thoughtful card-to send to a friend, just because. My favorite card designer is curly girl design

contest ends Thursday evening!

To win this little gift for yourself or a friend- please leave a comment with your ideas for my new collections names. Collection 1,2, and 3 just aren't going to fly anymore :) get creative! There are 4 of them in the works. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

All Grown Up!

I was thrilled when Ashley's mom called me to take her senior portraits. I practically watched her grow up and cannot believe she is a Senior in high school. When my family lived in Cuero, we lived next to them and were at each others' houses daily. This session was so natural and so fun. I do not think this girl has a CLUE how freakishly beautiful she is. I have many more to edit, but had to share some of my favorites so far.... oh- big brother Cody was also a real trooper. I always feel bad for my friends when their parents are hire me- ha ha.... he was great though, and it was so good to catch up!

Congratulations to the McCormicks!

I couldn't imagine a better location for a small intimate wedding. Marriage Island on the San Antonio river-walk was a great setting for this early morning ceremony. A brunch reception followed at the well known Guenther House restaurant. Love was definitely in the air. Congratulations again to the McCormicks-- best wishes! xo

My favorite tiny detail of the wedding was a handmade cards from 2 of the Hudson girls saying, "I hope your wedding goes good." Taped inside was a flower and some of their allowance money! melts my heart

he's baaaaaaack!

Welcome home to LTC McFarren- director of logistics for Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command: Afghanistan

He's home, he's home, he's home.... so so happy for this amazing family.

This is hands down the happiest thing I have photographed. Such relief, anticipation, and excitement. Thank you to the McFarren family for letting me capture this intimate and memorable time in your life. xo

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Major Love

Oh the Major family... looks like these people popped right out of a catalog right? beautiful!!!! I had a fantastic time getting to know this family. They are wonderful people with really awesome kids. Happy Spring Break everyone! be safe xo

to be 3 again....

sneak sneak peek for the Major Family..... loved this girly girl :)

many more to come!

Pay it Forward

Mo is the winner!!!!!!! Thanks everyone for leaving your comments- please let your nominees know you appreciate them :) xo

A friend of mine posted an inspiring facebook update today....

"I love pay it forward--pulled up to the Starbucks window and person in front of me had paid for mine! Can't wait to do that for someone else! Put a smile on my face:) "

I know this will by no means save the world, but making someone else happy is totally worth it. Someone is always having a worse day than you and sometimes it is the little things that can turn it all around.

Please leave a comment to nominate a friend for a $25 gift card to Starbucks.... I will pick the winner by Friday. Pay it forward to your friend who is worthy..... and they can simply buy a stranger a cup of coffee to start their morning off right. Now I am off to brew a pot of coffee so I can get motivated for kickboxing!!!