I am SOOOO happy to finally have the last wedding added to my site. This is one of my most favorite weddings I've ever done. Because 1, it's family. I watched Jasmine grow up. I've known her since she was 3 years old. So to be a part of her special day was such an honor for me. 
The 2nd reason I love this wedding so much was because everyone worked together so well. Everyone was truly so happy for them. There was no drama. Everything flowed. It truly was a magical day. 
And 3rdly, the wedding venue was so amazing and I absolutely LOVE how these photos came out.

I am truly proud of my work and I hope you'll take the time to look at the page.

I think in 2024, I started a lot of projects. I started working on this page, and this article for Clients, and updating the look of this section, and adding content to this page. I filmed an entire video series which has YET to be released. Just trying to do too much at once.
I may have had the time to work on these things but then my schedule got bombarded with all these other things. So there was now all these unfinished areas of my website.

I've been chopping away bit by bit to update and add content and refresh the look of the home page and other pages. I've worked here and there on articles for Clients. Trying to put helpful content out there.
But a lot of the projects and mainly the "Weddings" section and the "Packages + Prices" page got seriously neglected. It's that section which has been unfinished for these past 2 years.

Well, this week, all of these "unfinished" areas have been completed!!!

Here's all the areas that have been completed.

It's been a lot of consistently working through covid. But it's been a much needed "staycation".
It feels so good to tie up all these loose ends.
I feel that now I can go back to focusing on just creating art.
I want to get back to work on my video series "My Side of the Camera" and
I want to get back to making music. I miss it so much.
With things completed on my website, I feel like I can go back to focusing on creating instead of always trying to update my website.
Don't get me wrong, there's always pages that could be "updated" or "refreshed" in the way it looks. But I don't feel like all of the pages are priority. Not like the Weddings section is.
I am happy with the condition of my website now.

So excuse me while I go celebrate by making some art.

If you've been to my Weddings page, you may have noticed there is a recommended article to read called "7 reasons to hire a videographer". Well, the link hasn't worked because it has not been completed.

I started this little project, apparently TWO YEARS AGO,.. and then life happened, I got busy and it was left undone. I kept saying I'll get to it. But work for other Clients popped up. Other big projects. Life happened, and I kept brushing it to the side.

I wanted to showcase clips of weddings I had filmed, throughout the article. So people could get a sense of what I was talking about in each paragraph. Typing it was easy, but looking for clips I knew would be time consuming. So like any brilliant person, I procrastinated. 

I kept wanting to get back to it, but other projects took priority. But finally, covid happened. I got sick. And I finally had some much needed time to sit and work on my website.

When I decided I was going to prioritize this particular article, I had no idea it had been sitting in my drafts for TWO YEARS. Until I saw it... September 9th, 2024!!! I couldn't believe it. Here I was in July of 2026. And this little project/side quest had been sitting there, waiting to be finished for two years!

Unfortunately, there's a lot of projects that are unfinished and I hate it. I want to put an end to that.
I want to finish all the projects that have been on stand by. I want to get it done.

So this is one step towards that. Completing my articles section of my website.
Now I can move on to other projects as my way of celebrating. 

Thank you for reading!

I've been sick, so I have been taking advantage of the sickness.
I've been working away making some much needed updates.
To help everyone know what I've been doing, I'm going to link it all here.

I added a new picture and updated some links on the front page.
The catalog is almost completed.

And I added a new section.

This is a HUGE update.
This is a project I've been wanting to work on for several months now, and finally I did it.
It is something that will be updated over time, but in the article I discuss all the venues I've worked at.
I showcase my photography of the said locations and explain why I would recommend using them. What's so great about them and is there any cons? 
This was a huge project but I'm super proud of it.
To read about wedding venues I would recommend,
click here.

I am planning on creating a PDF that gives tips to couples who are planning their engagement session.
That will be available to purchase soon.

More articles for couples to read will be available soon as well.

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It doesn't seem like a lot, but this has been a few days worth of consistently working on my website.
Trying to get things finished, sections complete, content added and helpful tools available for engaged couples/potential clients.
I'm excited about the new content that is still to come.
Thanks for reading!

Some things have been, others have stayed the same.

I've done more photoshoots this year which has been a wonderful feeling. Last year I had no weddings booked. Plenty of inquiries, but nothing stuck. This year I have 2 weddings, which is so exciting. 

But I have been struggling with prioritizing my art/work. It's so challenging to be a care-giver and reserve space for yourself. Your desires. Your dreams. Your ambitions.

I have got in this terrible cycle of staying up late to work on something, anything, on the computer. Which causes me to have a late start to my day, which makes me leave work late, get home late. And I have to go to sleep and not create anything, or stay up late just to have time to create. I've seen my need for change. My sleep has been suffering. Things cannot continue like this.

Besides the personal changes and potential for change and my inner thoughts I have shared, there are some changes that have been made to the website.

I updated the home page.

Now, when people visit, they see samples of my work immediately. Then I share my roles as a photographer, videographer and graphic designer. Then it moves down to the other regular parts of my home page. 

I'm so indecisive about what should be seen first. What it most effective? What tells people the most about me and my Artistry? What would make people want to look more into my website? To stay and browse. What captures people's attention?

I want people to look at all I have created. To browse and watch and look and listen to my music, as if visiting an art gallery. But I also want them to know I am here to serve. I have services I have offer.
And I want to create art for people.

I'm constantly seeing ideas from other photographers and I think to myself "Oh, I would love to incorporate that!" And I tweak, and I move, and I add and I edit and am constantly trying to fine-tune the front page. But I want to focus on other pages and have them finished.

I have just 2 pages left to upload to the wedding section. Before the 2 weddings I am doing later this year. I also have articles I want to finish and/or create for the FAQ section. These articles will help future Brides decide on important things for their weddings. Like what venue to book, what to look for in a wedding venue. Should one hire a videographer? Etc. 

There are thousands of resources provided to Brides talking about such topics. But I am shining light on these issues from my POV, and also sharing my work along the way. 

Besides the wedding section, I would LOVE to get back to creating videos and content for my store. 

Nothing exciting, just yet.

Only small whispers of what could be. What is hoped to be.

Thanks for reading,
-Lady

When you go to my photography page, you can now scroll down
and see samples of my newest photoshoots.

click here to see it on the page.

Or simply check it out below.

So, if you've ever scrolled down the entire home page of my website, you will see the "film" section. This is where I speak about my work with videography, how long I've been filming for and how it's another extension of my creativity. 
Cool beans. However, I have not made it a priority to add a "showcase" reel to that section.
I have had it for over a YEAR on my "to-do" list. I thought "eh, no one will see this. I'll get to it when I feel like it."
Well, after seeing my stats and how I've been having over a thousand visitors to my website, I really felt like I needed to prioritize updating my website. Give all these wonderful people something to look at.
SO.... You can now watch my videography showcase reel on the home page.
And here it is below, just in case you missed it.

That's all for now.
More videos are on the way.
Thanks for watching!
-Lady

Yes, you read the title right.

WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD.

As I mentioned in my last post, I am trying to get back into giving my website the love and attention it deserves. Prioritizing my art. So, as of right now, my Prom page is up to date and has all the Prom photoshoots on it.

Thanks for reading. More pages to be updated soon...
-Lady

I am so proud of my mom for writing her FIRST BOOK! She asked me to design it (well, of course) but then she told me she wanted my photography featured throughout the entire book. I cried instantly. I was so honored to be a part of her journey already, but then she goes and says that.
It was a long 6 month process and a race against the clock (because she wanted it finished BEFORE Christmas!) and amazingly, by the grace of God, it arrived the day before Christmas Eve. And she passed her first book out to friends and family.
Not only was this her first book, it was my first book designing. (a book that wasn't a photo album.) It was completed with 132 pages. And will soon to be ready to sell.

It wasn't something I wanted or chose, but it happened.
A lady I've been working for the past (almost) 6 years, fell and injured herself. It was difficult for her to stand and needed help with using the restroom, getting dressed, getting food, and taking care of her dog. Because she knows me and trusts me, she had me staying around the clock. I finally got exhausted and burned out and had to step away. However, I was still going to her house almost every day. This made creating the book for my mom EXTREMELY challenging. But I worked on it as much as I could. And got it done. The lady I work for got better. And now I don't go over as much. It's better this way, and I am hoping to have more time to get back to work on my many projects.

I had the lovely privilege of capturing Chris + Erin's wedding. It was a beautiful venue and I highly recommend it. I will be creating an article page that showcases all the venues I've worked at and recommend to my Clients. This will definitely be on the list. It's absolutely stunning.
Click here to visit their website.
Below are some images from the wedding.

I wrote Take Me To Summer during March of 2023. I was sick of winter. Sick of the cold. Ready for the heat, the beach, the sun and longer days to enjoy being outside. I recorded it and was so proud of my creation. Wasn't perfect, but I was proud.
Well, a year later, I still had not made it public. I was scared what people would say. But finally decided, I wanted to share it with the world. So I spent a week in Pensacola and filmed my music video all by myself.
It took me 6 months before I could begin editing it. A little over a month of consistent work and my video was completed. I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed creating it. You can watch it, below.

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I am also in the works of creating a new online course. The idea was birthed in my in Jan/February of 2024. Over a year in the making and I am almost ready to begin filming. I will share more details on this later.

Losing Marvel was so devastating to me. I still cry sometimes thinking of how I had to let her go. I couldn't stop her from dying. She was a part of 10 years of my life. She was with my as I launched my business, embarked on new adventures and ambitions. Through 2 bad relationships. 4 different houses. When I got my first car. 4 different jobs. She was there for all of it. I would work long hours on the computer and she would be sitting right there. She would tuck me in to bed and I'd fall asleep with her massaging me. I'd wake up every morning to her meows. I'd come home to her greeting me. 10 years of all of that suddenly gone.

It was sad to go asleep alone. Wake up alone. And come home to an empty room and no one waiting on me. I finally decided I was ready to love again. I reached out to a girl in Pensacola and she immediately responded.
I found Thunder 2 days after he was born. I wanted to be open to the possibility of connecting with any of the babies from the litter, but Thunder was the only gray one. I had dreams of having a gray cat and felt like God was telling me that was gonna be my next one. I decided if I did get a gray cat, his name would be Thunder.
So here was this one, gray kitten. And it just so happen to be a boy.

So I present, Thunder.

My heart is so full and every day I am so grateful to have him and not be alone. He is growing so much and developing his personality. I wish he would stay small forever. I'm just trying to enjoy it while I can.

In closing, I've had a lot to keep me busy and touching my website is something that got kicked to the side.

I hate that, but it's true. But I hope to get back to work on it soon.

If you made it this far, you're a rockstar. Message me with the word "rockstar" and get a free sticker from me. ;) Yes, a sticker you stick on stuff.

Have a great day, and stay amazing!
-Lady

I've been working as consistently as I can to upload new content and I am so happy to report that I am officially caught up with these pages. That all my newest content for these categories have been added.

Although some of these photoshoots are a few years old, they are brand new to this website and to any visitors who may look at them.

I am so happy to FINALLY have them uploaded on my site.

Below is a few of my favorite pictures from these photoshoots.

Thank you for visiting!
-Lady

It breaks my heart to write this post. I suppose it's not necessary, but I wanted to explain why not much has happened on my website.

In short, my baby Marvel, passed away and I lost all motivation to do anything work related.

If you are an animal lover, or a caring person, feel free to read on about my heart break.

Life took a hard turn as I watched Marvel's health decline. Marvel was my beloved Princess who I had for 10 wonderful, long years. Though, looking back, it felt like a matter of a few months.

The vets didn't know what was wrong with her. They assumed there was cancer, but couldn't find it.
So I watched her lose weight and lose her strength. But I enjoyed her presence and clung to her as tightly as I could. I cherished every "meow" she would give me. Even though her meows were half as loud as they typically would be. She was beautiful and happy until the end. I had to assist her with cleaning her fur, she was too weak to do it. But I gladly did everything I could to make sure she was comfortable.

[This picture to my left is her sitting on my camera bag. Even as a baby, she loved sitting on my camera bags. She supported mommy.]

God answered my prayers and allowed me to hold her the entire night as she passed.

She meowed one last time and I felt as if that was her spirit leaving her body. After that, I wanted for her body to shut down. We had a beautiful funeral for her. I played our song by Guns N' Roses "Sweet child  O' Mine" because I would often sing those lyrics to her.

All through the night while holding Marvel, I played Haley Reinhart's version of "Can't Help Falling In Love".
It was perfect and soothing. The lyrics matched our relationship perfectly. I felt as though Marvel filled every part of my heart and my life. To hold her knowing that every minute that passed meant I was getting closer to losing her, killed me. I couldn't stop time from moving. And I couldn't stop her body from shutting down. I wept and cried and couldn't sleep. But I felt her heart beat against mine. I took pictures, and I thanked God for my baby. I remembered so many special things that we did. Milestones in my life that I went through and had her to share it with.

My heart was so full of gratitude and was broken into a million pieces all at once.

Because of my grief, I lost so much motivation to do anything. For many nights, I simply watched TV.

I would work on my website while she was near me, and I cherished those moments. Because I knew one day, I would be working and she would not be there beside me anymore.

I still cry and grieve over my baby. I miss her deeply. But I have found the push to resume working and pursuing my goals. She has inspired me to write music and to create art. I know losing a pet happens, but this was the first time for me to lose a baby that I had for 10 years.

So while I have been silent, I am still working and striving towards my goals.
It's just with less company.

Thank you for reading a broken hearts thoughts,
-Lady

Besides the obvious changes I've listed here, there's a lot of other pages I've updated.
I've updated headers,
moved content around,
deleted some pages,
prepped some pages for newer content to be added
and tweaked some content on pages that needed some touching up.
(Just trying to make everything look a little neater.)

The End Game

My goal is to get everything from the past 3-4 years added to my site.
I would love to be caught up with everything, so when I have a photoshoot or filming session, all I have to do is create the content and add it to my site.

The problem is, when I transferred websites, I didn't hustle enough. (pauses to take a deep breath. that's heavy truth.)
I didn't work hard to get all my content added. I added enough and then got busy with work. Had a bunch of weddings, photoshoots, traveling, and the website was neglected.
I should have worked harder to add as much content as possible.
I know, life happens, but during my down time I should have made it a priority to add more content. And I didn't.
I chose to work on other things and continued to neglect the website.
All the neglect adds up.
So here I am, years later, adding all of this content that should have been added YEARS ago.
Some pages, the last thing I see on it is from 2017. That's 6 years. That's CRAZY! Other pages aren't as bad, with the last photoshoot or graphic or video being shown is from 2019. That's only 4 years worth of content that needs to be added.
But with having so many pages, the different time gaps can add up to a LOT of content.
Fortunately, not every section will be updated. Some pages have old content and it will not be updated anymore. It was stuff I made in the past, and I have no intentions of working for that client or organization anymore. But I still want to showcase it.

Motivated / What's to come

I have suddenly been extremely motivated (for whatever reason) to get everything updated.
I LOVE the newer content. How polished my creations are looking. I want people to see what I've been working on these past few years. I'm proud of my hard work and I have a website so I can display that hard work.
So I have been trying to add content as much as possible in between projects that I'm doing for clients.
Adding content from the smallest projects, leading up to my larger projects.
(like creating a portal to my weddings section. It's going to be a MASSIVE project that will take up a lot of my time. But I'm excited for it!!)

I've been making sure to put content in chronological order, as best I can, but as far as what pages gets updated next, honestly it depends on how "big" of a project I think it will be. If it seems daunting or as if it would require a lot of time, I move on to something of a smaller scale. Something I know "oh, I've only got 5 graphics to upload here. No big deal." Or I can analyze a page and see there's only 3 areas that need to be updated. The header, a gallery added, and maybe some text moved around. Now that sounds simple, right? A lot less daunting.

But when thinking of creating my weddings portal, I see in my mind how I want it to look, and I know there will be a lot of steps to making it look beautiful and also be functional. I also don't know entirely how I'm going to execute this idea, so it will be something I have to figure out along the way. Trial and error if you will.
That sounds like a bigger project, don't you think?

In Closing...

Please sit tight as some of these pages are still waiting for content. Still waiting for "something cool" to happen.
I'm working as much as I can on my website, my baby. My gallery. In fact, as I'm typing this, it's 1:25 AM.
I'm tired, my head is beginning to hurt, but I wanted to get this finished.

I love this place. It's like my house. And I want people to walk in and love what they see. I want it to represent me and my imagination, my creativity, my heart and passion for art and creating.
I want it to be obvious as well as beautiful.
I know it won't be perfect, so I try to do what I can and accept that "this is good enough, I need to move on."
You can get so stuck on perfection, you forget to move forward.
So I am trying my best to make it beautiFULL here, and move on to what's next.

I have 2 really big projects under my hat that I want to start working on, and I feel like finishing my website would help me to move on to those projects confidently and without the stress of knowing my website is neglected and underdeveloped.

That's it for now. I have more to update but this is what I've got so far.
Thank you for taking the time to read all of this.
You're a legend!
-Lady

A lot of changes have been happening behind the scenes and I'm so happy to share those changes with you.

After years of sitting in my computer, I FINALLY added many new photoshoots to my Clientele section.
Be sure to check out the photoshoots section for Family and Events. And you'll see a lot of new stuff there. ;)

I still have a lot of photoshoots to add. Like stuff for couples, graduations, senior portraits, family shoots and so on. So over the next few weeks/months, my goal is to add all of that content. It is long over due, but I'm excited to finally have a start on it.

Something I have wanted to do for many years (since I was a teenager) was to produce my own music.
I didn't know what style I would have, as I was obsessed with several genres, but I knew I wanted to produce my own music.
I had been writing since I was a child. I stopped for a few years and picked it back up when I was a teenager.
It was my way of expressing myself when I was in a dark place. I was struggling with low self-esteem, bitterness, depression and even suicidal thoughts. Writing poetry and songs was my escape. A way to let it all out.

As I got older, I started to look into what it would take to make my own music. I either had to buy expensive programs and teach myself how to make music or buy a Mac laptop just to use Garage Band, which I thought was ridiculous.
So I came to the conclusion that it wasn't something I wasn't going to be able to do at that time. I set that dream aside but continued to write when I was inspired.

Fast forward to over 15 years later, I got inspired to make a song for Caleb. (My "at the time" boyfriend)
I had written a song for him but I wanted original music to go with it. I looked into hiring someone on fiverr to make the backtrack for me. But when I started to estimate the cost, it was climbing into the hundreds. I thought surely there's a cheaper alternative.

I turned to YouTube in hopes of finding an instrumental track that I could bend my lyrics too. And to my surprise, I unlocked a new level of YouTube that I did not know existed!

Music producers were putting their tracks out there, for FREE! Free to use music!

If you wanted to stream the music, you could purchase a license. But for personal use (like uploading to youtube or soundcloud) the tracks were free to use.

I was so excited! I spent hours and hours listening to tracks by different producers, hoping to find the right fit for the song I wrote for Caleb. I found one that I loved, but found so many more I could see myself using for other songs I had written.

Suddenly, it wasn't just about one song for Caleb, but I started to think on a bigger scale.

What if I could FINALLY produce my music!? My songs!

After years of them sitting in my computer, and being read on my website, what if I could record my vocals to music and people actually listen to my words rather than just read them?

It was so refreshing to feel an old dream wake from a long slumber. I'm not a great singer and by no means want fame, but to pursue music as a hobby and another form of creating art, sure! Why not!?

I need a new microphone that has better quality, but I have managed to record one song. I posted it to Youtube. Which you can listen to here. If you dare.

It felt uncomfortable to me to sing it because I was trying to copy a male singer. This is an original song wrote by me, but the music is from a famous band "Keane. It's their song "Somewhere Only we know" but I wrote a song to their music called "Something Only We Know". A song about a relationship I had back in 2017. I loved how my lyrics fit with their music. And 5 years later, I finally recorded to it. It was fun but I definitely want to start working on projects where I am starting from scratch. Not copying someone else's singing style. But for now, it will serve as an ice breaker.

I have lots of plans to travel this year and make music. I hope to get back into photography, but if not I definitely plan to film. I have so many videos I want to make. But that will come later.
I have a lot of plans and goals. I feel like I can never get it all done. But I'm going to try my best too.
Or at least prioritize which is most important to get done first.

Thank you so much for reading and visiting my website!
Have a wonderful day.
-Lady

If you're one of the many who checks this page regularly, thank you! You're amazing. If you're reading this right now, thank you. I'd love to hug you. I hope you have a wonderful day. Thank you (again) for checking in to see what's new.

As I upload new content and update pages, I will make posts here and say what's been updated.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas.
With love,
-Lady

First off, I want to say that FOUR NEW photoshoots have been added to the Prom page.
Click here to check out these four NEW photoshoots.
(Link will open in a new window.)

As I said in my previous post, I wanted to get back to updating the website. I have SO much content that needs  to be added.
So every day, I am taking one page and adding content to it. I recently went through my entire website and wrote down every thing that needed to be added. The Prom page was the first to be updated. Other pages are soon to follow. So hopefully soon, there will be tons of new content for you to see.

I also shared previously about how my part time job was becoming a burden to me. That's usually a sign it's time to leave.
After much prayer and consideration, I did put in my 2 weeks notice. And as of June, I was full time with my business.
However, I still needed a part time job to help pay my bills.

Around the time I had resigned, I was at a Graduation party for one of my clients/friends.
I was speaking with the Father (of the Client) when he told me about DoorDash. Sure, I heard about it. But is it really that great?
I decided to pursue it, at least to get me by. And four months later, I'm still doing it and I LOVE IT!
It's perfect for me because of the flexibility. I can go out of town at any time I need too. I can schedule photoshoots or be booked for weddings at any time and my job will not get in the way. I can also take time off for my family and other Clients when they need me.
Which brings me to my next point....

I mentioned in my last post to stay tuned for some news. I'm sorry for the wait, but here's the expansion.. Or, "New Service"...

I've honestly been house sitting (or really, "pet sitting") for 5 years now. Word of mouth traveled about me to different people needing someone to look after their pets. Before I knew it, I had built a list of clientele. I'm very blessed and happy these people have used me and some on a regular basis. I thought it would be interesting to open it up to other people. Perhaps people who book me for photshoots or weddings would also want me to look after their dog or cat?
I have been abundantly booked this year already leading into 2023. But there are openings for 2023. I will post this service and details about it, along with pricing on the "Services" page. But until then, I'll just leave this here for any inquiring minds.

Before I jump into what I've been up to, I just want to say thank you!
It's been TWO YEARS since I've updated this part of my website. And frankly, I'm embarrassed. And I apologize. BUT! I want to say thank you for the sudden growth in views that I've had.
A lot of those views have been coming here!
I'm so grateful that you are wondering what's "new" or "what's next?"
That's why you came to this page, right?
So thank you to the influx of viewers that I've recently received. And for those who have been looking at this page, I'm about to drop some updates for you!

Not today Covid! I'm working!
Wow, so... since my last post:

• The world shut down
  
• A virus took over
  
• I was LOVING my time off
  
• My plans got derailed and I had to put them off (maybe next year)
  
• Events got cancelled
  
• I kept learning and kept creating
  

So many things has happened. I only completed a few things off of my "28 ways to say yes!" challenge. Maybe I can try again for my 29th birthday.
My "Series: Inspiration" is still something I am eager to do, but I have decided to post-pone it until another year. In the meantime, I am still working and chopping away at my to-do list. Speaking of which, here's what I've done to the site recently.

• Updated the Services Page
  

 It now includes ALL my packages and the prices that go with it

• I've added some videos to the Wedding Videos section
  
• Renamed some pages
  

 And there's more to come.

This is a short update, but I wanted to mention the things I've done thus far.
Thanks for checking, Your views are greatly appreciated.
Until next time,
-Lady