"We sat in the backseat and laughed and danced and listened to colbie callait and it sounded like summer itself. The squeak of flip-flops on the tile floor in the lobby, contrasted against the click clack of heels, and shooting photos in the dappled light of the indoor gardens are memories stuck in my mind. the way we clustered in tired heaps all over the hotel room, the dim glow of our laptops illuminating our faces as we laughed at the silliest things, because everything is funny that late at night, pointing out images we liked from the sessions. lunch at chipotle and lemons in our drinks and shooting images on hot days and evenings and looking around thinking, “i can’t remember being so happy."
- from my tumblr
Last week at this time, I was sitting next to some of my best friends online turned best friends in real life, scarfing down a salad and sipping lemon water. I flew into Texas on Saturday and from then on until Thursday night, my days were jammed pack and full of so much fun, depth, and laughter. Not to mention a ton of great food -- I think I ate at half of Texas' restaurants by the time we were done. I was crazy blessed (seriously, as I flew into Texas, I was pinching myself) to attend Jessica's Summer Adventure at the gorgeous Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine. Not only was I able to learn from her, but I was also able to meet some sweet friends I've known for ages, and also get to know other lovely photographer friends. I flew out a few days early to shoot her engagement, and got to meet her boy (more on those two later :), and every night, we had a shoot, so I have oodles and oodles to share with you, but for now, here are just a few photos from my Texas adventure. :)
My wonderful best-friends-forever fellow photographers and interns + past interns + our fabulous and sweet mentor (photo by her)! :)
from left to right: Jessica, Allix, Anna, Olivia, Hannah, Madeline, Chelsea, Me, Madi, Julianna, Lauren, and Rachel
Love and miss y'all (see! Texas is rubbing off on me ;) so much. Reunion next year? I think yes. :)
Much love,
h
- from my tumblr
Last week at this time, I was sitting next to some of my best friends online turned best friends in real life, scarfing down a salad and sipping lemon water. I flew into Texas on Saturday and from then on until Thursday night, my days were jammed pack and full of so much fun, depth, and laughter. Not to mention a ton of great food -- I think I ate at half of Texas' restaurants by the time we were done. I was crazy blessed (seriously, as I flew into Texas, I was pinching myself) to attend Jessica's Summer Adventure at the gorgeous Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine. Not only was I able to learn from her, but I was also able to meet some sweet friends I've known for ages, and also get to know other lovely photographer friends. I flew out a few days early to shoot her engagement, and got to meet her boy (more on those two later :), and every night, we had a shoot, so I have oodles and oodles to share with you, but for now, here are just a few photos from my Texas adventure. :)
My wonderful best-friends-forever fellow photographers and interns + past interns + our fabulous and sweet mentor (photo by her)! :)
from left to right: Jessica, Allix, Anna, Olivia, Hannah, Madeline, Chelsea, Me, Madi, Julianna, Lauren, and Rachel
Love and miss y'all (see! Texas is rubbing off on me ;) so much. Reunion next year? I think yes. :)
Much love,
h
I literally just ran around the house to my computer when I saw on twitter that you'd posted. ;)
ReplyDeletelooks like you had a grand time!! You all are so gorgeous!
xo.
I may or may not have had happy tears in my eyes reading this- y'all had the most beautiful time and I feel like I was there seeing all the pictures! Praise the LORD for opportunities to learn from/with and fellowship with such dear sisters in Christ. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, as usual :) glad to see you enjoyed it here ♥ miss you my dear!
ReplyDeletedon't make me sad. :( missyoface girl. so many happy memories~!
ReplyDeletegah. just gah. yes.
ReplyDeleteAwww!! The best!
ReplyDeleteOh gee, that seriously looks like one of the most fun things to do. EVER. If she does it next year, I'm going. Yep. Such beautiful photos and words, girlie! It looks like such a wonderful group of you all too. :]
ReplyDeletep.s. just saw the collage. LOVE!
ReplyDeletela, Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteEm;)
gahhh so amazing :) hah i was so going to do a instagram post today but oh well we will match yet again ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm dying of jealousy. this looks and sounds fabulous, and I'm so glad you girls had the time of your lives. (: can't wait for more photos!
ReplyDeletemadeline+olivia- they're so cute! what fun :)
ReplyDeleteLooks lie you had soo much fun! It was fun following your summer adventure on instagram. Would love to do that internship thing, looks fun!
ReplyDeleteAli
Sounds be-awesome :) - Alex
ReplyDeletei've been seeing so much about this lately and i know y'all had a great time, because there's not way you couldn't! (: gorgeous photos and i can't wait to see more! xo
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, girl, you are just plain adorable. And so are all your photographer-friends. :) Sounds like you had a blast!!! Luck-ee. :)
ReplyDeletei love this. a lot. that is all.
ReplyDeleteoh, and i see you found madeline's TOMS. :)
dang. madeline, you could be a model! gorgeous pictures, hannah!!
ReplyDeletexox.
you don't even know how happy this just made me. :) doing mine right now.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys had an awesome time! So fun :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful girls, all of you. i'm so glad you had fun! your photos are stunning :)
ReplyDeletexo, Jessica @ Diary of a Beautiful Soul
oh my goodness. this is crazy-crazy beautiful.
ReplyDeleteand someone particularly stood out... oliva -- ohmyword, you're drop-dead-gorgeous.
This post TOTALLLY made my day! Thanks so much for sharing!
xx Acacia
gosh. so. there's just something about seeing a bunch of girls, each one holding a camera. photography really does create friendships, doesn't it? its a passion we share. because of it, we connect, we understand. beautiful photographs from this event, hannah, you really captured it xx
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Hannah, these pictures are just breathtaking. So real, so awesome, so gorgeous. The fourth one up from the bottom was my absolute favorite. It screamed to me "All American Girl". ♥
ReplyDelete~Molly~
mollyslittlecorner.blogspot.com
aw, looks like you had so much fun!! you and the girls are so, so gorgeous.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to seeing those photoshoots. :)
What fun!! =) So glad that you all (or, shall I say "y'all"? =) had a fabulous adventure! =) And wow. Your photography is so inspiring, Hannah!! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like y'all had a great time! It is hard to believe that y'all were so close to where I live and having so much fun! It makes me long to be able to meet my friends in person who I only know super well through the internet and phones.
ReplyDeleteRachel Keeth // Lavender & Honey
I've been waiting for someone to post about the summer adventure and was so excited to see this in my google reader! :) It totally delivered. Glad you had such an amazing time! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!
ReplyDeletelooks like you had SUCH a blast. meeting online friends must be the coolest! i can't wait to see the rest of your photos! :)
ReplyDeleteAhh! SUCH pretty photos! Looks like you girls had a blast!
ReplyDeleteyay :D :D
ReplyDeletegreat photos, hannah! i love the one of me looking up into the tree. :) i've been bragging on you to everyone who has complimented my new blog. you're amazing!
ReplyDeleteit looks like you had an insanely fab time! I loved following along with you with your instagram photos. can't wait for more posts about the summer adventure! (at least... there'd better be more!) And ya'll are just to pretty. (yup. texan born right here.)
ReplyDeleteokay <3
oh, such fun! I can't wait to see all the shoots!
ReplyDeleteLooks like SOO much fun!
ReplyDelete-Anna Rose
oh my soul. so much awesome.
ReplyDeleteHey Hannah,
ReplyDeleteI was trying to figure out how to send you an email, but it says something isn't properly installed on my computer (WHAT?!?) Anyway, I was wondering if you should shoot me an email. I want to talk to you about possibly doing an interview over on my blog, if you're up for it.
My email is ahiebert(at)live(dot)com
Great post, by the way, you guys look like you had a lot of fun!
gah... i´m so jealous :D
ReplyDeletecan´t wait for a new bunch of photos!!
love,
stella
Looks like y'all had LOTS of fun in Texas. So jealous! :]
ReplyDeletegah. looks like it was the 'adventure' of a lifetime (pardon the pun). i love all these pictures of you gorgeous girls.
ReplyDeleteabbie /// xoxox
So preety! Love this post! Thanks for sharing! These photos are JUST AMAZING!!! and I am so happy you had such a great time!!!
ReplyDeletewow wow wow, you girls must of had a ball together!
ReplyDeletelooks like so much fun! :)
Hey Hannah! Just started following. :> Just out of curiosity... what kind of camera do you use? Your photos are amazing!
ReplyDeleteBtw you are seriously drop-dead gorgeous. Just sayin', girl!
-madi
thanks so much, lady! I use a Canon 5D MK II + 50mm 1.4 :) xo
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