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      Friday, March 11, 2011

      Jessica & Jeff’s Wedding/Sneak Peak Part 1

      Posted in Weddings

      Here are some of my favorite photos from Jessica & Jeff’s wedding from last weekend.  Their ceremony was held at the church were Jessica went as a child and was baptized Hosanna Luthern.  They celebrated with the reception at The Petroleum Club in Downtown Houston.  It was such a pleasure working with Jessica and Jeff.   She is such a doll and is super sweet.  You can tell Jeff is just absolutely smitten with her and it’s so adorable.  It was such a honor to be a part of their special celebration.  Jessica’s parents and my parents are neighbors, so it was really cool to be able to capture such precious memories for them.  Check back for more sweet shots of this wedding.

      Posted in Weddings
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      Jessica - March 12, 2011 - 5:14 am

      SO in love with all of these pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Jessica - March 12, 2011 - 2:08 pm

      Such amazing pictures!!!!! LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!

      -The Bride

      Jessica - March 13, 2011 - 8:02 pm

      LOVE LOVE LOVE these pictures! They’re beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

      Pat Costa - April 4, 2011 - 7:41 pm

      Just beautiful,can’t wait to see them all! They will have a problem choosing photos for their books, don’t know how they will decide.

      Friends of the Brides Family

      Monday, February 28, 2011

      Picture Perfect Honeymoon!

      Posted in Destinations

      So, you might already know, but I’m a newlywed.  My honey and I just tied the knot last month.  We both wanted our honeymoon destination to have the following: crystal blue water, white sand, island hopping options, yummy tropical drinks and reggae music.  So, we decided on the Caribbean Island of  St. Thomas.  We stayed at the Ritz-Calrton and it really was as wonderful as everyone said it was.   It was so relaxing and just perfect.  I’m usually the one that loves an adventure, but after planning a wedding…this girl needed a break.   We did one excursion trip to island hop, which was so fun.  We rode the “Bad Kitty” from St. John and visited the BVI.  St. John is only a 20 min. ferry ride from Red Hook which is the east end of St. Thomas close to where we stayed.   The locals were super sweet and informative.  We even ran into a former Houstonian working at one of the bars there on St. John.  I can see why he escaped the hustle and bustle of the city life.  I could totally live out there.  It was so gorgeous!  I would love to go back and visit the islands again.  There was so much to see and do.  One of our guides told us they filmed the Corona commercials out there on one of the deserted islands.  I thought that was pretty interesting.  If you get a chance to go to the Caribbean….go island hopping.  It was so much fun!

      View of St.Thomas VI

      View of Lindbergh Bay with our cool driver

      View from the Ritz-St. Thomas lobby

      We stopped for lunch here at Cooper Island

      View of the Soggy Dollar bar home of the "Painkiller" on Jost van Dyke-BVI

      Jost van Dyke-BVI

      Jost Van Dyke

      BVI

      St. John-VI

      View of the bay at Ritz-St. Thomas

      St. Thomas

      Drink of choice-Lime in da Coconut! Yum!

      At Duffy's Love Shack-St. Thomas

      Most romantic dinner on St.Thomas-Havana Blue

      Yacht Grande Haven

      Bye bye St. Thomas

      Hello reality!

      So so sad to leave!

      Posted in Destinations
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      Monday, February 28, 2011

      Jessica’s Bridals-Petroleum Club Houston

      Posted in Bridals

      I’m so happy I can post these gorgeous bridal portraits of Jessica now.  She just got married this Saturday at the Petroleum Club in downtown Houston!  Congratulations to you and Jeff!  You made such a beautiful bride and made my job so much fun!  Jessica said she never modeled before, but she was working it like a pro for my camera this day.  Her mom Linda did her hair for the shoot and Cindy Pham from Blush and Co. did her makeup.  Thanks ladies for helping me create amazing pics!  Check back soon to see the photos from the wedding!

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      Linda - March 1, 2011 - 4:35 pm

      Sunshine,

      You were amazing and we cannot wait to see the pictures!!!

      Hugs from the Mother of the Bride!!!

      Melissa - March 1, 2011 - 5:25 pm

      Hi Sunshine!

      Your pictures of my sister are so very beautiful. You did such an amazing job! My family and I cannot wait to see the pictures from the wedding.

      Thank you so much for capturing so many special moments from Jessica’s very special day.

      All my best,

      Melissa, Sister of the Bride and Maid of Honor.

      Lizettte - March 2, 2011 - 1:18 am

      Amazing photos!!!!! Breathtaking!!!! Jessica is absolutely beautiful!! I cannot wait to see wedding photos. Love to the Brinz Family. Lizette, Friend of family

      Beth - March 2, 2011 - 1:49 am

      The pictures of Jessica are awesome – like something you would see in a magazine. You captured Jessica just as she is – absolutely beautiful. My son is a very lucky man!

      Mother of the Groom

      Leticia Winters - March 3, 2011 - 3:13 am

      Sunshine love Jessicas portraits, what a beautiful bride. Excited to see the wedding photos.

      Elke Richter - March 6, 2011 - 12:01 am

      The photos are just fabulous. Can’t wait to see the rest of the wedding photos.
      Best Friends of the Mother and Father of the Bride.

      Jessica - March 12, 2011 - 4:42 am

      Love Love Love my Bridal Portraits! Sunshine, I can’t thank you enough for taking the pictures and making me feel beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      -The Bride!

      Jessica Brinz - March 15, 2011 - 5:06 pm

      LOVE LOVE LOVE my photos!!!! You did an amazing job!

      The Bride!

      Friday, February 25, 2011

      Best DJ ever!!!

      Posted in Portraits

      DJ Gracie Chavez is the best!  I’ve known Gracie for years now.  She is a veteran of the Houston DJ music scene.   She asked me to help her with her promo photos she needed for www.scratch-events.com.  Scratch is a nationwide network of select DJ’s who play for leading brands and notable client events.  I’m so happy that she was able to be a part of my event….my wedding.  She DJ’d throughout the ceremony and  reception.  I wanted something different from the normal wedding songs and wanted her to play something that was modern and unique to fit the style of our wedding.  I found modern and classic songs that were recorded by a string quartet and she played these during the ceremony.  Everyone is still talking about how cool our ceremony was.  Everything she played was perfect!  Everyone was on the dance floor all night long.  It was so much fun!  Gracie is one of the sweetest and coolest chicas I know.   I’m so glad she was a part of my special day.  She is the perfect act with a pedigree heavy enough to handle any party.  Check her out a www.facebook.com/graciechavez.  Thanks girl!

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      Tuesday, February 22, 2011

      Marissa’s Baby Bump Session

      Posted in Maternity

      I was so excited to hear that my good friend Marissa was expecting!  I’ve known Marissa since high school.  We played volleyball together at Cy-Fair H.S.  I knew she would make the cutiest mom one day and now she is on her way.   You might recognize her husband Chad.  He played one of the football players in Friday Night Lights the movie and tv series and was also in The Express.  He is super sweet and they make an awesome couple and I’m so happy for them.  They definitely have a lil’ baller growing inside them.  Marrisa and Chad are both incredible athletes, so I’m sure their lil’ one will follow in their steps one day.  I wish you both the very best and I can’t wait to see meet your little bundle of joy.

      Posted in Maternity
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      Marissa - April 17, 2011 - 12:02 pm

      Your photos are amazing Sunny!! We had so much fun shooting that day! 17 more days until delivery…can’t wait to come back for some newborn pics!!