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My husband and I cannot say enough amazing things about this beautiful family. We are incredibly blessed to have Lamar and Jessica as our neighbors and as close friends. They inspire us and have become role models in our lives. We are so excited to see both of our daughters grow up together.
These past 2 months have been the most life changing months of my life. I am now a mother to a beautiful sweet girl and I could never imagine my life without her. Daniela Cristina has changed me forever, and I am eternally grateful for her. She has taught me so much about life already. She has taught me to slow down, observe more, savor each and every moment, and be more thankful for the little things life has to offer.
I cannot believe how fast our little girl is growing.
She now:
-Smiles when she sees us
-Loves to make noises, “coos”, and squeals
-Has the longest eye lashes I’ve ever seen.
-Lifts her neck like a CHAMP! 1 minute at a time and looks around
-Has rolled onto her back about 5 times
-Sleeps between 7-9 hours straight at night.
-Loves looking at herself in the mirror; it makes her giggle
-We love our playgroup that we have joined. Plenty of mommy & baby friends.
-Sucks on her hand
-Takes an average of 3 hour naps in the mornings
-Loves to sit on my lap and observe
-And loves story time before going to bed
Here are her weekly photos.
"Being a mother changes the landscape of your heart forever"
There is just something about babies that makes the world stop. They say that babies are a piece of heaven...and this little boy is no different. Little George is such a joy and full of life! I spent the whole shoot admiring his sweet smile and watching him discover his different body parts. Thank you Marlee and Justin for allowing me to document these precious moments. I enjoyed every second!
There are certain people that impact your life in so many ways…this family is one of them. The beautiful Schueler family have taught me so much throughout the 5 years that I’ve known them. Heather, Chris, and their girls are truly special people. Each of them carry a unique personality and have spark for life. They all have given me so much joy and love…for that I am forever grateful.
As I near my due date, I find myself surrounded by newborns, new parents, and parents to be. I love that I get to capture the moments of these beautiful families, as in a couple of months someone will be capturing these precious moments for our family! There is nothing like seeing parents look at their new babies and being able to capture the priceless baby moments that pass by so quickly. Marco Antonio Rosa V, "Toño", filled my morning with sweet smiles and pure joy. I'm sure this little boy knows already how much he is loved, as he is so lucky to have amazing parents who absolutely adore him.
Toño, I cannot wait to watch you grow up and document your childhood.
I love seeing this sweet little boy grow up and documenting these special moments. It fills my heart with so much happiness and gratitude that I get to do this as my job.
Ever since I found out I was having a baby girl, I have been so focused on getting prepared for our sweet little one...eating healthy, finding a birthing class, decorating her nursery, researching baby gear... The list is endless. However, when I have a moment to photograph two little sisters who are filled with so much joy, I can't help but forget about that list and focus on these moments. Salem and Blair are so incredibly sweet. They have such a beautiful and special sister bond that every girl wishes for. Their laughter is so contagious and smiles are full of love for the world. I met Shannon, their wonderful mother, back in November through a photography group online and got to trade work for one another. Not only did I get to work with an amazing photographer at a wedding I shot, but I also gained a new friend. And I am so thankful for this new friendship. :)
This past month my mom and I went to Spain to visit my grandmother and family before I got too far along into my pregnancy. It was a bittersweet trip because I know this will be the last trip with my mom alone. The sweet part?...taking my precious little girl to visit in the future and show her where I spent my summers as a little girl. I have endless memories in my beautiful grandmother's house. Every time I go to visit, I savor every moment. I love to document the beautiful little corners in her house. I wanted to make a small video of my grandmother, Mami. I asked her to show me her wedding album, photos of her during her pregnancy, and photos of my mother as a little girl. I love this moment...a moment I will always cherish. So thankful for her kind heart and soul. Te quiero Mami!
Jess and Micah are celebrating their one year anniversary. How sweet are they? :)
Marissa and Tommy have a unique story... Two people seeking to make a difference in the world were joined under unusual circumstances. They ventured outside of their homes and outside of their countries, to find their lives sharing a parallel moment in time. Their story began in Zambia where the two met, seeking to heal and empower African youth through teaching HIV awareness by playing soccer. By giving love to others they received each others love and decided in that place that they would become one.
Marissa and Tommy were blessed with a beautiful wedding, amazing weather, a loving family, and incredible friends. You could feel how much everyone loved this great couple. Thank so much for giving the honor of documenting your beautiful day!
With much love and gratitude,
Olga
A quick shoutout to my amazing husband for helping me throughout the day as I am 18 weeks pregnant and couldn't carry all of my gear alone. Also, Shannon Smith from 214 Photography. Check out her amazing work HERE!
When Jason and Brigitta enter a room together, they fill up the room with so much love and positive spirit. I absolutely loved getting to know them and their inspiring relationship. Thank you both for letting me capture these special moments.
The Smith family and I met at Piedmont Park on one of Fall's last beautiful days…the leaves still had the gorgeous colors and the weather was not too cold yet. They came to me with open arms and instant smiles on their faces. It had felt like I had know them forever. This is why I love my job... Shannon, is also an amazing and talented photographer! Check out her work HERE!
Thank you for allowing me to capture these moments for you.
For me, Thanksgiving is a time for family, a time to reflect on our life, a time to give thanks, and a time to count our blessings. I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who I have encountered this year. Thank you for inspiring me in every way possible, even if it was a small gesture like a smile. I am so grateful for every moment I have experienced…even the bad moments. Thank you to my amazing, wonderful, and loving clients. I feel so lucky to have captured a moment in your life. Thank you to my family and caring husband…without you, I would not be the person who I am today. Your endless love and support fills my heart with pure joy. This sweet family session has a place in my heart. I have been lucky enough to capture the most important moments of their lives together. For this, I am so grateful. When they asked me to photograph their first family portrait, I instantly smiled and said OF COURSE! :)
Every little girl dreams about their prince charming, their gorgeous wedding, their happily ever after… On October 20, my dream came true.
I woke that morning feeling so calm, at peace, and filled with overwhelming emotions of gratitude. I ordered some hot tea, wrote in my journal, did some soothing yoga, and prayed for a beautiful day.
Not only was I marrying a man that makes me whole, supports me, and loves me… but I was also marrying into a beautiful family. Since day 1, Chester's family welcomed me with open arms and blessed our relationship immensely. This is truly the best gift God could ever give me. I was blessed with my amazing family and now I have another beautiful family to share holidays with, laugh with, build more memories with.
This whole year of wedding planning was filled with so many emotions…but mostly it was filled with joy and excitement! Because Chester was gone most of the year with the Airforce, my mom was there for every step of the way. We had the time of our lives looking through wedding magazines, pinning ideas on pinterest, trying on wedding gowns, and meeting with different vendors. When it came to choosing our vendors, I not only looked at their portfolio, I also asked myself, "Can I see myself being their friend?" We were blessed with the most wonderful vendors…and had the best time planning my fairy-tale wedding. They brought my vision to life..,.no, they went BEYOND of what I could have ever imagined!!! Please look below to see the links to their websites.
The wedding planning was the easy part of the year… the part I had the most difficult time with was imagining myself in the center of attention, saying my vows with confidence and strength. The last thing I ever wanted was to have my voice stand in the way of expressing my love to my future husband. I prayed to God every night to give me strength, to give me full confidence in myself, to stand in front of all of our friends and family and say the vows that I wrote to the love of my life. The two months leading up to the big day, I was anxious, nervous, and filled with anxiety…not because I was doubtful about who I was marrying, but only because of my voice condition.
Finally, our wedding day was here…the moment of truth. Was my Dysphonia going to get in the way of being confident, calm, and happy? God blessed us with a gorgeous Fall sunny day. The whole day was filled with magic, serenity, and pure Love. When it came to walk down the aisle with my dad, I was surprisingly at peace…I was ready to marry Chester. That walk down the aisle was a moment I will never forget. I made sure to walk slowly…I looked around to see my family and friends smiling at me…soaking this moment…I looked up to my dad's eyes and saw how proud he was of his little girl….then my eyes met Chester's and saw his eyes light up, tears starting to roll down both my face and his face. My dad kissed my cheek and gave me to Chester. God gave me the strength I needed to say my vows to my love. I just wanted to press pause and really take in all the emotions that I was feeling.
Our wedding was simply… magical.
A day we will always cherish.
A day we will one day tell our kids all about.
“Love is a partnership of two unique people who bring out the very best in each other, and who know that even though they are wonderful as individuals, they are even better together.”
Our dear friends, Ashley and Graham Scobey from Scobey Photography were their to capture these beautiful moments. Please click the link below to see their blog post of our wedding. Ashley and Graham, we are forever grateful for your friendship and talent! We cannot thank you enough!
http://www.scobeyphotography.com/blog/2013/10/summerour-wedding/
Event Coordinator: Kate and Campbell / Ceremony & Reception Location: Summerour / Bride’s hair & makeup: Claudia Mejerle / Dress Designer: Anne Barge / Bridal Salon: Guffey’s Bridal Store / Bride’s shoes: handmade in a little shoemaker shop in Spain / Groom’s attire: Guffey’s / Florist: The Savage Garden / Catering: Endive / Cake: Anne Kathleen / Calligraphy: Kara Swilley / DJ: DJ Fonix / Transportation: The Trolley Guy / Videographer: Ryan Rodinis / Wedding Invitations: Ashley Buzzy Craftery
What a couple of busy months it has been... As many of you know, I am getting married in 17 days!!!! Even though I have been so overwhelmed for the last few weeks, I could not be happier for the journey I am about to embark on. I keep reminding myself to not get stressed over the small things about the wedding and that I want a marriage more beautiful than my wedding. After months of planning, I am ready to become a wife to my wonderful fiancé. He has blessed my life in more ways than I ever imagined. I am forever grateful for his presence in my life.
I decided to step back from work this past month so I could put all of my energy on preparing for our marriage. I wanted to take the time today to thank everyone who has been there for me…I feel so incredible blessed for all the love and support I have received all my life. Thank you for your patience as I take time away from my business. I will be ready to come back to work in November and will be filled with so much inspiration and ideas. :)
"Take time to live. Life will only inspire your work"
Spain...
Where my family is from.
Where my roots are.
Where I found my passion for photography.
Where I gain inspiration for life.
Where I feel most at home.
Here are some of the many photographs I took while I was there. 
I go to Spain once a year to go visit my beautiful family. My grandmother, or Mami as I call her, is one of the most giving, sweet, gentle people I know. Every time I spend time with her, I get inspired by her kindness. I love hearing stories of how she met my grandfather and memories with her father. She always loves to pull out all of her albums…what an elegant women she was and still is. I loved spending these moments with her as she will not be able to come to my wedding in October. These are the memories that I will always cherish. 
After spending a week in Madrid, my parents and I went to the South of Spain in a city called Marbella. Best part about this city? There is a gorgeous blue sky every single day! After spending endless days with rain in Atlanta, I appreciate the warm sun so much more.
This specific pueblo is called Casares. This little white town was where I discovered my passion for photography.
One of my favorite parts about going to these beautiful white towns is connecting with the older people. They all gather in the "plazas" and talk for hours after hours…
The summers in these towns are filled with parties…this is before everyone arrived. They don't start until about 10pm. Oh, did I forget to mention that people do not go to bed before 3am? I don't think there was one day that we went to bed before then.
After this wonderful time away from work, I feel refreshed, rejuvenated, and inspired!
The rain waited patiently for me to capture the love between Michelle and AJ. Seconds after we finished, the rain poured down and cooled us off. The three of us felt so much gratitude for the nice, cool rain after dripping in sweat. Michelle and AJ didn't even seemed bothered by the heat…they were truly focused on each other and their love for one another. Michelle and AJ, thank you for sharing your morning with me!
There is something so special about seeing the cousin you grew up with have his first baby boy with his beautiful wife. John Paul and Abbi welcomed their sweet little one on June 28, 2013. I and everyone in their lives were counting down the days to meet him. David Augustine Diego decided to surprise us all and arrive a few weeks early. My heart melts seeing my cousin and Abbi so happy with their little bundle of joy. Their smiles light up the whole room and you can feel the love for their son. Augustine, you won't be seeing my face often because my camera will be blocking it most of the time…you are just too cute!
My family and I have always gone on family trips every summer for as long as I can remember. The four of us, my mom, dad, brother (Nacho), and I would pack up our bags and go to a new place to discover this world together. Now I am 24 and my brother is 28 and we are still taking our annual family trips together. There is just something about traveling with the family…you play games in the car that you used to play as little kids, tell childhood stories of each other, and get to spend quality time without the stress from reality. I thank my parents and feel so blessed for allowing us to continue our tradition…except now we have my fiancé and my brother's girlfriend. :) The family is growing, and I couldn't be happier about it!
Because Chester is off in Texas from a 3 month training course for the Airforce, we decided to stick close to Texas and head to California. He was allowed 2 days off plus the weekend because of 4th of July, so he met us in Big Sur, California towards the end of the trip. Hey, 4 days is better than nothing! I was just happy to see him and spend some time with him. We flew into Los Angeles, California and drove to Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Napa Valley and then off to San Francisco. With endless hours of driving, the 6 of us had a lot of good laughs and stories to share!
I decided to ditch my heavy DSLR and bring my new Fuji x100 on this trip. The photos below are from the Fuji and my iPhone.
With our crazy amount of luggage and packed car, we were ready to start our journey!
Of course, I had to bring Moco and Luna (stuffed animal version) with me on the trip. How could I leave them behind?
First off, Santa Monica! I was so surprised on the amount of fog this beach had… Regardless, it had some amazing chances to take photos.
You know you are a true photographer when you are on vacation and you see this beautiful backdrop for an engagement shoot or family session. It was like a tease the whole trip.
We had to stop to see the Hollywood sign before heading to Santa Barbara.
Hello Santa Barbara! Loved spending 4 relaxed nights here. Got to bike to downtown Santa Barbara, visit the local artists at an art show, play croquet, enjoy the nice gorgeous weather with the soft breeze, and get some good sleep…zzzz….
The crew minus Chester :)
On our way to one of the wineries, we came across to some ostriches. We found OSTRICH LAND!
On our way to Big Sur, we got to stop by the road to capture the gorgeous landscapes that California has to offer. I also had a chance to pause, be still, and give thanks for this beautiful journey.
Amazing how the fog rolls in so fast.
The amazing driver, my brother, and his girlfriend :)
We stopped by a little fisherman village, called Morro Bay that was so charming.
Morro Rock is a 581-foot volcanic plug located just offshore from Morro Bay, California, at the entrance of the fisherman village.
The breath-taking view from our hotel. Can I stay here forever? That hammock is calling my name...
While in Big Sur, we decided to spend some time at this gorgeous beach! How amazing is this?
Picking up my wonderful man! The crew is now complete! Off to San Francisco next…just in time for the 4th of July Fireworks!
Napa Valley was filled with gorgeous family-owned wineries. We got to do a wine tasting at Terra Valentine.
A bee decided to swim in my wine...
A mini photoshoot of my brother and Andrea.
Next day we did some sight-seeing around the beautiful city with these awesome go-carts!
Blue Bottle Coffee was an amazing coffee shop. craving that delicious cappuccino…Yum!
I am pretty much in love with California.. this won't be the last time I go!
