I can’t believe 2019 has already come and gone! It has been such a whirlwind year for me and my wedding photography business.

2019 marked the first full year of my rebrand. I was concerned about the slow pick up at the beginning of the year, but things quickly improved.

We shot a total of 5 weddings, 6 engagement portrait sessions a few random sessions and endless family portraits. There were a few bumps in the road, as there always is, but we managed through. This year was my first attempt at scheduling and shooting a styled shoot. I enjoyed it immensely. So much so that I am already scheduled to do another one next month and have 2 or 3 ideas to work out as well.

Tristan started Kindergarten this year. We learned a lot about where he lands on the bell curve for reading and math. Andy started a new job this year that he has really enjoyed and that has allowed him to go places he never would have imagined. This year, I started my creep toward becoming a full time photographer.

I can’t wait to see what 2020 will bring!

From my family to yours, have a fun, prosperous and most importantly happy 2020.

Ugh, It’s been a busy several weeks. I wish I’d thought ahead and written a ton of blogs to schedule… alas I hate blogging, so I didn’t.

Today, I just wanted to catch you up on what’s going on in the Urban household.

Tristan started kindergarten around the end of August. It’s been a little stressful for me trying to figure out our new routine, but he LOVES it! He was happy to find a friend in his class from his old daycare. He also is constantly telling me about several different girls, one set of twins and another girl in his class. I’m concerned about his love for the ladies… Andy and I are going to have to keep both eyes on him when he gets older.

Andy started a new job around the middle of the summer setting up networking for rigs. It’s an exciting job for him with some travel and a chance to get more cyber security experience. I would say he is getting an exciting opportunity to travel on the companies dime, however he sometimes is a little anxious about it. Shortly, he’ll be making a trip to Israel. I hope he gets to do some sight seeing, but I don’t think he will. The furthest he has ever traveled outside the US was to Antigua for our honeymoon.

As for myself, I’m easing into a life as a full time photographer. I’ve spent the last several weeks meeting with stunning wedding venues around the greater Houston and surrounding area. I’m working with a wedding coordinator at A Splendid Event to develop a styled wedding shoot that I’ve been thinking about for a long time now. Lori has been amazing. I am so blessed to have met her. Hopefully, we’ll be able to work on many other projects together.

This fall is going to be so exciting. I have a couple of amazing weddings I am ecstatic to be photographing, and several engagement portraits. Andy and I just met a fun couple last weekend who booked us for their 2020 wedding. They have a really interesting idea for their engagement portraits that I can’t wait for.

That’s all for now.