Family beach portraits...Destin, Santa Rosa Beach...business

Beth and her husband and their two daughters and their husbands traveled to the area for some early fall R&R...She has a lovely family, and the most fun part of the session was getting to spend time with 8-month-old Nolan, her only grandchild...But she does have another on the way.
Have to say...love me some babies...especially babies in buckets!
:-)

Melanie

Life between the dash. Personal

I have been out of town all week attending a video seminar in Orlando. This marks a year since I decided to branch out into videography in addition to my photography business. I specifically will be offering high end video for weddings along the Emerald Coast, including Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Rosemary and destinations in-between. I have been considering this--along with my husband's urging and support--for quite some time. My background is in television...I once was a reporter/videographer/producer after college graduation, at stations in Panama City, and south Alabama.

1985-2011
When I returned, my husband left to travel to Jacksonville, FL, to attend the funeral of a family friend. The young man was only 26 when a vehicle accident left him in a coma for many weeks...unfortunately he never recovered.
My husband described to me the service, and one part that really made an impact on me was a poem he said was read. It is called The Dash, and it was written by Linda Ellis.
It speaks of a memorial to a person deceased, and the dates listed on the tombstone...The date of birth, separated from the date of death...by a dash.
The poem explains that the most important part of a person's live is lived in the dash...the time only friends and loved ones know how that person has lived. Material things don't matter, as we should all learn. It is only important of the person we are to ourselves and our loved ones. We need to slow down, love and be considerate of others.
As my husband said others described this young man's life--and even how my husband knew him, I just imagine Jordan would have been proud of the way his friends described how he spent his dash.
You never know how much time you have on this earth.  Do things to make your dash a wonderful legacy.
Melanie

Telah & Casey and a night of karoke...Destin weddings

Three years ago Telah and a friend decided to go to karaoke...little did she know that there would be the place she would meet her future husband! A self-proclaimed lipgloss freak (!), Telah was applying some of the shiny stuff, when Casey happened to walk by. As he did--seeing her putting the gloss on her lips--he puckered up in the air. Well, Telah just thought that was the appropriate time to lay some smack on him! And that she did!
That peck led Casey to later take Telah and her friend out to breakfast...the rest is history, and they were married on the beach in Destin/Okaloosa Island on 9-10-11.
You two are such a beautiful couple, and Telah, it is obvious that Casey is so in love with you. I could see it as I stood snapping photos of your wedding.
You two will make some pretty babies!!!
God Bless!
:-)
Melanie