Just wrapping up the photos for Megan and Derek’s gallery from there session a couple weeks ago…and couldn’t leave a few more alone…just had to edit and share! This couple is great…enjoy!
I can’t tell you how much fun my husband and I had when we met up with Derek and Megan last Saturday for their engagement session. We met them at Derek’s parents home in Renton, where the reception for the wedding will be held…what a GREAT location and it’s right on a small lake, Shady Lake. We also has the pleasure of meeting Derek’s parents who were so nice…looking forward to talking with them more on the wedding day. Of course, I’m a “water gal” and love any location with water, so was excited we were starting out there. And, how lucky could we be…the weather was GORGEOUS…sunny and warm and after all the gray skies and rain we’d had the past week (two, three, month….), I took this as a sign that the wedding day will be wonderful as well and they’ll have a long and happy marriage! After shooting around that location, we piled into our car and headed up to Snoqualmie, to a park where the wedding will be. Wow, what a great location…such an amazing view and the spot for the wedding is perfect. It was great to hear all the plans so we could have an idea of how it’ll be set up and plan for that day. We enjoyed shooting around that area and we even were a bit warm, but no one complained as that’s something rare around here lately!
Our session came to an end and we drove back and dropped of Derek and Megan…they are so much fun and as you can see in the photos, they are totally in love with one another…and oh, so cute…I could have photographed them all day! Oh wait, I will be on their wedding day!!! And, just over a month until that exciting day…oh, how I look forward to sharing with them a day that will carry them forward into their new life as husband and wife!
Last weekend, with pleasure and pride, I attended my granddaughter’s first ballet recital along with the rest of our family. Jayden is 4 1/2 years old and was quite excited, but also very nervous about the recital. Dressed in their leotard, tights and ballet shoes, the girls also had the cutest little pink tutus and some darling headbands for their performance. The instructor, Danielle, is a friend of our family and asked if I could take photos of the girls while they were getting ready…and needless to say, I gladly agreed.
This class is through Tacoma City Ballet (Check out their site!) and is located on 6th Avenue. They offer classes, beginning at the age of four and have a wonderful program, whether one is just wanting to try it out, or more serious about pursuing for a career. The following was taken from their website and will give you an idea of how they value the importance of the studio:
“Tacoma City Ballet perpetuates the long established traditions of classical ballet. All classes, pre-ballet through professional, have a requisite syllabus, live piano accompaniment, and require dancers to don uniformed attire.”
Seeing these adorable and sweet little girls come in and get their tutus and move over to get their headband and then wait until it was time to perform was refreshing to see their nervous anticipation and innocence…it was wonderful. Some of the girls were giggling with one another, others concentrating on a position they needed to remember and others clinging to their moms, unsure about what was ahead.
The performance was wonderful…it was a demonstration of what they’ve learned this past year and an example of their class. Danielle is incredible with the girls, so patient, insightful and fun when with these girls…she obviously has a gift for teaching and working with young children. Congratulations to all of the girls and their families for the support they gave them throughout the year.
Working on the hair buns for the little ballerinas!
Practice makes perfect!
Adorable…this little one was so cute!
Admiring their new hairbows!
I’m a bit biased…but, isn’t she the sweetest little girl…of course, I’m related to her!
Everything is better after a kiss from mom!
All lined up and ready to head in to perform!
Danielle explains what we will be seeing during the performance.
The end!
Couldn’t resist adding this photo of Jayden with her parents afterwards…she was so excited and proud…and check out those sunglasses…she looks like “Miss Hollywood!”