Whew what a wirlwind!!!!

Whew! Things have been SO crazy lately. We finally received our orders to move halfway accross the world from Hawaii to Newport News, VA. We will be getting there sometime soon, although Im not exactly sure when. We had a little under a week to set up for a move and travel from the date we received the orders. It was in INSANE! The packers were great and really handled our belongings well. The house has been cleaned for the most part and Greg is tying up loose ends with work, housing, and everything else before he heads this way. All I can say is that having a week to pack and move is not something I would wish on my worst enemy!!!

Anyway, we are finally in Texas and things are great. The weather is gorgeous and its been good to see family again. We are staying in Houston for about 2-3 weeks and then will be heading to either Georgia or Florida.

I would love to do some work while here, but don't know if I'll have the opportunity. If anyone in the Houston/Katy area are interested in swapping or having a photo session done, please let me know!

I'll update again soon!

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.......

This morning The Today Show aired an interview with a very special family and photographer. The photographer, Jessica Persons is one of over 3,000 affiliated volunteers with the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep organization. Please take a moment to view the video of this mornings interview.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23481435#23481435

What is NILMDTS?

The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation gently provides a helping hand and a healing heart. For families overcome by grief and pain, the idea of photographing their baby may not immediately occur to them. Offering gentle and beautiful photography services in a compassionate and sensitive manner is the heart of this organization. The soft, gentle heirloom photographs of these beautiful babies are an important part of the healing process. They allow families to honor and cherish their babies, and share the spirits of their lives.

The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers a network of nearly 3,000 volunteer professional photographers in the United States and eight International countries.

This is a wonderful organization and I am proud to be a part of it. Giving parents something as simple as a photograph to help them remember their last moments with their child is an amazing gift. Please take a moment to visit their site, or even help spread the word about this group.

http://www.nilmdts.org

Stacy and James

Last weekend Stacy and James invited me to be a guest at their vow renewal cermony out at Foster's Point. It was beautiful!!! As always, the "bride" was glowing, the people were having a great time, and the food and decorations were gorgeous.

Well, Stacy and I got to talking and we decided to trash her dress! If you frequent my blog and website, you'll know that I LOVE doing these type sessions. They are almost as fun as the wedding itself! She even talked James into coming out as well to trash his renewal outfit.

We had a fabulous afternoon! We were able to take some more traditional type poses along with the trashing!! We were even able to get a bit more romantic---but I'll wait and let them show you those Here's a bit of a sneak peak to hold you all over until I can finish proofing and editing the rest of the shots. Enjoy!!

Not quite a newborn anymore.....

Remember those wonderful photos from the birth I did about a month ago? Well, Miss Paige has grown significantly since then. She is thriving and growing more beautiful everyday! She came over to the garage studio ready for her debut modeling session ;)

She had a bit of a rough start and christened my black backdrop as well as my cream one if you know what I mean!! Poor little girl was SOOOOOOOOOOO tired and not feeling well but she still managed to smile for the camera a couple of times. Enjoy the sneak peak everyone~~

Looking for a band..........

Ive decided its time for another change for BVP! Despite all of the big changes going on, this one will be considerably smaller.

I am looking for a band or solo artist that is up and coming that wants to get their name out! What do I want them for you might be wondering? Well, I want to showcase different music on my official website in exchange for commercial released music!

Im looking for acoustic, jazz, folk, whatever type of music grooves with my site. Go take a peak and if your style matches what you see, shoot me an email (the contact me button on the site)!

Hopefully I'll find a great match or two, or three and I can help get your name out in return for some great tunes!

Looking toward a new day.....

As many of you know, my family is preparing for change of location coming up very soon. We are still unclear of definite dates, however we do have a very good idea of where we will be heading.

To help say goodbye to our Ohana in Hawaii, BVP is extending an invitation to family and friends to book their reservation for quite possibly the last weekend I'll shoot on this island!

The "Aloha Hawaii Event" will take place February 23rd-24th. This will be set up different than most shoots I've done before. Here are the specifics:

--the location will be an "urban" setting
--this will be a walking shoot i.e. walking, talking, shooting
--shoot will consist of small groups (about 3-5 children and parents)
--shoot will last apprx. 1.5-2 hours
--parents are assured a minimum of 15 proofs to view from session

Now on to the pricing--I know many of you have been looking to book a session, so here's your chance. The session fee for this event will be 60% off the normal session pricing! Also, print collections during this event will be 50% off! There are many other incentives as well, so please contact me to find out more!

This is a wonderful opportunity to have quality professional photographs taken of your children at a wonderful price! This event will last both Saturday and Sunday. Make sure to book your session since I will only be accepting a maximum of 5 children each day!

Pro Bowl Weekend......

Well its that time again out here in Hawaii......Super Bowl is over (GO Giants!) and people are gearing up for the Pro Bowl. What was I doing to help ring in the festivities??? Meeting up with the Chalker family of course! Who needs football when you have a gorgeous family that wants to spend a few hours on the beach? Just a few sneak peaks from their session for you and thats all. You'll have to wait to see the rest! Enjoy ;)

Constantly changing.....

Well I just put the finishing touches on the official site splash page. For those of you that aren't familiar with what a splash page is, it serves as kind of a directory for your website. Basically you'll type in my website address and come to the splash page. You'll have the option to enter my full website, visit my blog, or visit my specials page. It also gives a bit of information about the type of photography I do along with the areas I currently serve.

Im really excited for it to be up and running. I'm also hoping that activating this page will help my standings with Google and other search engines. Keep checking back everyone. I'm making it a priority to blog at least once a week with new information and sneak peaks from recent sessions! I may even make a little game out of it.

Thanks everyone!

~Erin

My little Urbanite!

I grabbed the camera and family this morning in between the raindrops to do some location scouting. Even though we're going to be leaving soon, its always try out a few new places to shoot. I found some of the most amazing doorways and alleys but I'm not telling you where unless you book a session!!! I am nowhere near finished with the session from this morning but here are a few to wet your appetite. Who says Hawaii is all about the gorgeous beaches??

Welcome to the world Paige Elizabeth!!!

So Im a few days late welcoming baby Paige on my blog, but she needs to be recognized. My friend Holly gave birth to this GORGEOUS little girl on January 10th at 5:50am. Paige weighed in a 7lbs 12oz and was 19.75 inches long! She's absolutly stunning and mom and baby are doing fabulous!!!!