Beautiful Destin Weekend

We had a great weekend. Although the chaos of running around came into play, as every trip to Destin does... it was amazing. Ryan, Erica and I took advantage of the weather. Saturday afternoon we met with our new friend JD Mabry of JD Mabry Photography, another photographer in the area. We met at Panera for lunch and spoke of new ideas. We love this! We all agreed that coming together as a unit would be a great opportunity for all of us to share ideas and techniques... We feel extremely blessed to be associated with such a great photographer, like JD.

Later that evening we went to a concert in the park at Alys Beach near Watercolor... talk about breathtaking. When you think you've seen it all, the Emerald Coast seems to find a way of surprising you. It had Moroccan appeal, I felt like I was in a resort... absolutely gorgeous. We had a great time with our friends Chad and Kessin (sorry if that's spelled wrong). I brought with me my baby son, Kieran and my babysitter Noami. It was a great family type event. We copped a squat in the mosquito filled park, around a beautifully lit stage and enjoyed the instrumentals. But I gotta give props to the staff at Alys Beach, they were well prepared with the bug repellent. I don't believe that one person would have stayed too long if it wasn't for that.

Sunday morning, we started our day at Shoreline Church. This was my first time going to Shoreline. Erica, Ryan, Chad and Kessin are regular attendees, so I was invited by them... and I am so happy that I did. My son Kieran loved it. They had a special kids room with a bouncy castle and he told me that he got to paint and that he had a lot of fun. I, myself, have never felt so comfortable at church. Maybe it was the fact that service was held in a Movie Theatre? Or maybe the fact that I could totally relate to the pastor. Either way, it ended up with me in tears, completely moved by what he had to say.

Afterward we went to Zoes for lunch then headed for the beach. After a long walk, through the sand, with an artillery of beach supplies we plopped ourselves down near Whale's Tale off of Old 98 in Destin. The popular spot. We intended on playing volleyball, but had no volleyball... boo. So we enjoyed just being there together in the sunshine. So overall, a completely wonderful weekend in Destin. Best part - NO SUNBURNS!

Oh, and we took some awesome pictures! Cause that's what we do... :)

Pure 7 Studios starts in Hattiesburg, MS

We finally started shooting in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. We started at Tranquility Day Spa, shooting photos of the stafff and the facility. We intended in doing a small feature in the magazine that we design, "Southern Dream Weddings". Unfortunately we already had 2 other big spas being featured and it just wouldn't have worked featuring 3, it wouldn't be a feature in that case. So we will set something up to do one in the next issue. We were, however, able to do a feature called "All Natural" an article about custom invitations. We worked with the owner of Forrest Paper Company, Cheryl Fletcher. We set up shots of the invitations and she wrote an article about customizing your wedding invitations. Our other feature was about John David Williams who is a well-known artist/designer, and coauthor of Fearless Entertaining along with Catherine Strange. The two work together to create the most beautiful arrangements for weddings and other events. So make sure to check out the articles in the next issue of Southern Dream Weddings magazine available on the newsstands next week. We have over 1000 locations, so pick one up or email me at gina@pure7studios.com to receive a free copy.

Bluepoint Rocks Out

Ryan, Ryan, Ryan... you never cease to amaze me. The photos that you did at Bluepoint in the Destin Commons were awesome. They only go to show what a talented photographer you are. Keep it up buddy! We've come a long way, I am so blessed to be apart of our team!