The Gendreaus

It's been two months since we moved to Costa Rica to attend Language School for missionaries. Isn't that crazy?! If you didn't already know, we are currently giving two years of our lives to missions. It's something that we completely believe in, and since we had been giving to misssions for such a long time, we thought to ourselves, why not go? So we went through this long process and got approved to serve in Santiago, Chile. For now, we find ourselves in Costa Rica until mid August, where we are currently receiving our training and expanding our knowledge in Spanish.
 

The first day we arrived in San José we met the Gendreaus. They had been part of CINCEL (our language school) since Last September and had been assigned to be our welcoming coaches. That very first night we had dinner with Phil and Mia and their beautiful girls, Selah and Shiloh. Not long after that first dinner Phil and Mia invited us to go to the beach with them to get to see a little more of Costa Rica. We saidyes of course and wanting to take advantage of the scenery, we offered a family session. The Gendreaus wanted to wear Costa Rican colors to their shoot: red, white and blue. Sound familiar? :) Together we had a blast getting dirty, walking on the sand, and enjoying a sunny day at the beach. The Gendreaus will be heading to El Salvador after they graduate in April; we will surely miss them.

Location: Playa Punta Leona, Jacó, Costa Rica

Ashley + Mike

Mike and Ashley were wed on December 20th, 2015; my last wedding of the year.  I met ashley during my college years at Sam Houston; her personality was the first thing that caught my attention. She wasn't shy, she was truthful, and she knew what she wanted. She was, and still is, a very independent woman. You may recall a few earliers posts in which we took her engagement pictures; It was during this time that I met a different Ashley. An Ashley who had gotten bit by this bug we call love. Her smile was contagious and her love for Mike was evident in all of her. I am privileged to have clients that allow me to do what I need to do. Ashley and Mike were so flexible with me! Following is what I captured on their beautiful cloudy and windy wedding day :).

Venue: The Victorian House(Kaufman, TX)

Wedding Coordinator: Tatum Dyke

Hair + Make-up : Hannah Powell

Wedding Dress: David's Bridal

Flowers: Lauren Simmons

Ashlee + Daniel

Literally, two days before we left to Costa Rica we hung out with Ashlee and Daniel to take their engagement pictures. As soon as Ashlee asked if we would consider taking their pictures at such a short notice and stressful time of our departure, Brian and I looked at each other and smiled. We knew that our answer was a big YES. There are some clients that really just make you feel special, and Daniel and Ashlee are those clients. Since we met they let us know how much we were appreciated and that goes a long way when you have barely met. It was our privilege to have documented their engagement session. Now, in Costa Rica, we will most likely be doing a different type of photography, so I am glad I got to do one last engagement session in Houston right before we left :). Congrats Ashlee and Daniel!