Lora Ayers Photography

WPPI Road Show, Words of Wisdom, and Monster drinks.

Lora Ayers — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:29:04 +0000

Last year I attended the WPPI Road show Atlanta, and I can honestly say that the Dallas one this year blew it out of the park. I’m a crier, no doubt, but when I cry at a speech you know something moved me , like really moved me….gosh I’m so sensitive. I must’ve cried 4 times yesterday during Joe Buissink’s presentation. WOW. I’m hesitant to try and summarize what it was about because I’m afraid I won’t do it justice. The guy is a straight shooter, literally. He shoots straight from his heart, in his speech and in his art. He’s a wedding photographer of celebrities..think Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, and Christina Applegate (just to name a few) and he showed up in a T-shirt and jeans and basically started at the beginning of his life, and told us his incredible story. His story is not like most, and in fact is shocking, but he didn’t mind sharing it with a room full of strangers. How he brought his life story around and related it to how he shoots today was eye opening. AAAAH…so so so glad I went, and I was truly honored to meet this incredible man.

I took notes, and you know it’s good If I took notes. When it was over I had to meet him and thank him. He greeted me with the warmest hug. He didn’t worry about looking stupid for hugging every single person who came to meet him and get a photo-op. He wasn’t thinking about himself , he was thinking of us.

a few words of wisdom…Start from the heart, make it about the passion.

I was also happy to meet these two fun people…David Edmonson and Dixie Dixon.

Last but def not least, The Boudoir Divas. Could these girls look any cuter, and could I look any more dorky and excited?

Now , about those Monster Drinks, they are yucky aren’t they ( I think I’ll stick to my Americano’s)?? I bring this up because I just tried one today. It was the blue one that my designer recommended….huh? what’s that you say? OH! You want to know about my designer??? OKAY! I’m so excited to share that Nikki Nuckols from Doodle Dog Advertising is working on new branding for Lora Ayers Photography…. and things are gonna start looking good around here! SO EXCITED!!!!! SO SO SO SO SO EXCITED! How have I made it this long without a website? Pure luck, I’d say. Keep your eyes peeled! Here’s a pic of the Gorgeous Nikki herself. She’s the beauty on the left. This photo was taken by the talented Beto of Lindsey Joy Photography at last week’s Thursday Therapy (Lindsey Joy, Beto’s wife, is the gorgeous girl on right). Look at my new friends (I’m such a 1st grader!) ;)

Happy Birthday to Noah!

Lora Ayers — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:51:25 +0000

Happy birthday to my first child, Noah! He makes me feel like I’m the luckiest mom in the world! Everyone that meets him loves him. All his life he’s been the type of kid that doesn’t mind talking to adults (or anyone who would listen). He tells stories with his hands and his wide open big blue eyes. Embarrassed is not a word that he is familiar with. He’ll be the sole dancer on a dance floor in a room full of strangers without hesitation, and he’ll quote the scriptures Luke 8-14 during a Christmas Program in a huge church and think nothing of it (He was 4 by the way).

We love you Noah, and we are soooo proud of you!! It brought us so much joy to see that you loved your NINTENDO DS that we finally got you!!

Just a few of his favorite things; comic books, video games, french fries, swimming.

He’s fun.
I love his blue eyes, shaped like his daddy’s.

Some fun shots of him swimming! :) He and Abby thought the last one was pretty funny, so I had to post it.

Lauren & Elliott: Wedding

Lora Ayers — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:58:19 +0000

I complimented Lauren on the beautiful white lace that wrapped the stems of her bouquet. Then her mom told me of how it was taken carefully from her wedding dress that she had worn when she married Lauren’s Dad. I was amazed at how beautiful the lace was after twenty something years , and also at the thought and love that went into including it on Lauren’s wedding day. Then Kelly brought over the shoes, oh my gosh…I loved Lauren’s purple shoes! I have to admit I’ve been so lucky this year with my brides fabulous shoe choices! Lauren’s invitation also had purple on it, and the bridesmaids wore purple flip-flops when not in their heels.

Lauren and Elliott chose to have a first look before the ceremony and it went perfectly. Not only did it give them plenty of time for pictures, but it gave them an intimate moment with just the two of them, and it was so sweet when he turned around and saw her for the first time.

The lovebirds danced the night away surrounded by tons of friends and family, a true testament to how awesome these two are! The Venue they chose for the reception was The Metropolatin Club in Alpharetta. It was modern and gorgeous, and the staff was fantastic to work with.

Lauren and Elliott, I loved your wedding and I’m so happy that I got to be a part of your day, thank you so much for choosing me as your photographer!

Many thanks to my good friend Kelly Lane for assisting me.

Waffles

Lora Ayers — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:54:55 +0000

FYI: I don’t usually share much on here about my personal life, because I doubt that anyone would read it. Confesssion: I check lots of blogs and I don’t always read the words, most of the time I go straight to the pictures (oops, did I just admit that). So, if you actually read this, please say hi in the comments…please? ok, here goes.

The latest, in a nutshell;

Friday I shot an amazing wedding (a favorite song by The Cure comes to mind). Remember Lauren & Elliot’s engagement session? It was their wedding, and boy was it fun! I can’t wait to share!

Saturday we had the house re-carpeted…this took 13 hours!

Sunday morning we had a Merry Maid come over, holla! She stayed all day. Our house was just that dirty.

Sunday at 1pm we had a birthday celebration for Alex who turned 3, and it was awesome! He loved his cake, and ALL of his candles. We had a #3 candle and then a bunch more for fun. He had to have a little help from his siblings.

Sunday evening we left our family home, and started driving to, dun dun dun…did you notice the tagline for my blog when you pulled it up??

Here’s a hint, this morning we ate waffles in a hotel. The waffles were shaped like the state of Texas. They were yummy, AND shaped like the state of Texas, did I mention they were shaped like the state of Texas?

Yes, it seems that Aaron in all of his hard working glory has found himself a great opportunity here in Dallas Texas ( a “big deal” kind of promotion), and well, we’re moving, actually we’ve moved. We’re in temporary housing for the next 3 months. New schools, and in 3 months..new house, and then probably new schools again. I love an adventure, and this is definitely an adventure. A Texas shaped one.

Because pictures make blog posts better , and because he’s cute, and 3, and because this blog post is titled waffles, and he’s eating a waffle….here’s my super fun, super cute Alex! I can’t kiss him enough. I think my lips are wearing thin from all the kissing, or is that because I’m 33….oh my gosh, I’m old.

Stefanie & Schnyeder: Wedding

Lora Ayers — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:05:44 +0000

Instead of celebrating their independence on July 4th they celebrated their dependence…on each other. The need that each of them had for one another to be a part of their lives forever. The wedding and reception was held in the beautiful and peaceful North Georgia mountains of Blairsville at the Southern Tree Plantation.

It was evident that Faith, Family, and Friends are very important to them. They incorporated this in their wedding by taking the time to pray with those closest to them before the ceremony. Schnyeder and his family are from Haiti, and when the ceremony began Schnyeder and his guys came in dancing to Haitian music. One thing unique about their ceremony was that they had brown and white sand that they poured into a vase together instead of lighting a candle to represent their unity. A few different cultures were represented in their bridal parties, and they incorporated them all in the music that they chose for the reception, and I especially loved it when I got to witness some fun salsa dancing going on.

Stefanie and Schnyder are so completely in love and precious, he makes her laugh constantly, but at the same time he is so sweet with her. Here’s some of my favorites from the day.

Stefanie’s gorgeous red shoes were shot by my awesome 2nd shooter Evie PerezThe other love in Stefanie’s life, her nephew!The shot on the left was Evie’s view while I was taking the ring shot below it.They had a pretty sweet ride back to Atlanta after the wedding was over.