Abier & Bryan are ENGAGED!

Abier contacted me on facebook to do an engagement shoot.  As soon as I looked at her picture, I couldn't wait.  Little miss gorgeous over here reminds me of my sister.  Cute as a button.

We had a blast in Downtown Sarasota.  Abier and Bryan are the exact kind of couple that makes me love what I do.  Fun, cute.. not afraid to laugh & act up.  And they were up for anything, as you will see in the last picture.  I feel in love with photographing them, and I didn't want the session to end.  We squeezed every last bit of sunlight out of that day.

I hope you like looking at their pictures as much as I loved taking them.

So freaking adorable.

L.O.V.E.

Smile of the year award?  What do you think?

Has to be one of my favorite pictures ever.

Such a cute idea.  Loved it!

At the end of the day, Abier jumped into a fountain and had a little splashing fight.  It was a little perfect.  :)

Vasquez Family Shoot

I fully admit, family sessions intimidate me.  My comfort zone is completely with couples.  When my friend Cindy said she wanted to do a family session with her kids & grand kids... I kinda froze.  Not that I didn't want to do it.  I've worked with Cindy before & I knew how much fun she was.  But this was a lot of people & a lot of kids!  I should have known better to worry.  The whole family was just as perfect & fun as Cindy is.  My nerves calmed immediately.

This was about the highest the kite got off the ground.  Not a real windy day, but we'll pretend for the sake of the picture.

The grand kids!

I honestly think the two youngest were terrified.  You see the terror in their cute little faces?  I promise I'm nice!

Little Olivia decided this was the perfect time to take her first steps.  I couldn't be more thrilled that I was there to capture it.

Wild child threw off her clothes and started sprinting for the water.

Perfect family.  Perfect day.  Perfect shoot.

Miss. N's Boudoir Session

Hottie alert.  Get ready.
I'm so loving this boudoir thing.  We have so much fun goofing off and taking fabulous, sexy pictures!  And Miss N's fiancee loooooves them!  Of course he would.  He's marrying a hottie!

Her fiancee is a Saints fan!!!  My kind of guy!!

I love these zebra heels.  LOVE

Va-va-voom.

Etsy & Pinterest.. OBSESSED

If you can't tell by now, I'm obsessed with weddings... but what kind of wedding photographer would I be if I weren't, right??  I'm quite in love with DIY/Vintage chic.  If I was married longer than 3.5 years, I would sooo want a vow renewal.  I'm craving another wedding.  Seriously, I would do one every year if I could.  I should probably clarify that I want another wedding because I love it AND because I love my husband more than life.  :)

So I'm in wedding planner mode and I have two links for you.  I started an etsy favorites page dedicated to my favorite wedding items.  And I also started a pinterest page with a wedding inspiration board.  I hope you love it as much as I do, and I can help you get inspired.

http://www.etsy.com/people/jessicacharlesphotog/favorites?ref=si_fav -- My Etsy page.  Make sure you check out both my favorite items AND shops!  You're going to want to order EVERYTHING!

http://pinterest.com/jessicacharles/ -- My Pinterest page.  Follow my wedding board for wedding inspiration, and follow my style page if you want inspiration on what to wear for your engagement shoot... or any day that ends in Y!

Welcome to my obsessions.

My "kids"

 
For those who don't know, I have a dog that's about 1 1/2 years old.  Her name is Jazz.  She's a Shar-pei mix.  We're thinking she may be mixed with some Ridgeback. 

For the past month or so, she has had an infected paw.  She couldn't stop licking, so we got her a cone.  But don't feel bad for her!  SHE LOVES THE CONE!!!  No lie.  We'll take it off, thinking she deserves a break from it.  But when it's time to put it back on, she runs up to it, BEGGING for it.  I almost feel bad when it's time for us to get rid of it.  Maybe I'll put it back on her for special occasions.  I think she thinks it's a crown.  Maybe I should decorate it with pretty jewels and ribbons.

And here's Doo.  She's the older sister.  She's fat.  She doesn't do much but sleep in one spot, get up and sleep in another spot.

 She wants you to believe she's prim and proper.

Thanks for indulging me, haha.  I'll tell them you said hello.  :)