On Feb 16th, I had the honor of being invited to shoot Emma and Sydney’s 16th Birthday here in San Diego. It was a blast, we set up a photo booth that everyone just really seemed to enjoy. Emma and Sydney provided some great props, but for the most part, everyone just had a blast being goofy in front of the camera. There was very little downtime as people were running up and down the stairs for one or two more great shots. The dancing was fun, everyone really got into it. There were so many treats, I don’t think that we put a dent into 1/2 of the food provided. (It all was so good, and I’m still eating left over rice crispy treats!)

I’ve got to say, I did learn something new, while going to this event. While all the ladies had these beautiful high heels, none of them were actually wearing them for dancing! They were all tucked under tables! So funny! It makes sense, but I never really thought too much about it before that evening.

Below are some of my favorites from the party, and if you want to see them all you can go to the events page. Please register, so you can set up a favorites gallery, making it easy to come back and find yourself and your favorite images to show friends and family later. http://gallery.erikathornes.com/event/EmmaSydneyBirthday

You can also find all the images on my facebook business page http://www.facebook.com/EThornes (easy way to tag yourself and share with your cousins who live out of state!)

Oh so I am very excited to share this post. I’ve been wanting to post for a while, and show you my favorite 3-5 images. I love to blog about the amazing people I get to met, the events I get to see and all the love and joy I get to be a part of. Yes, I’m sappy when it comes to my clients. I just am. This family is so in love. I loved how the mother kept telling me over and over again that her husband was her best friend. That they met when they were 10, and they are more than just husband and wife, they really are closer than that. I get it and I love it. This was his last deployment, and it was a surprise deployment on the USS Curts (FFG-38). The family was so very excited for his return, and wanted to document these moments. I am so glad I could be there for them.

Honestly, I still can’t pick my favorite 3-5 images. I’ll update the post when I can decide from the 40, yes 40 that are my favorites and share those with you.

But, this is for the mom. She picked her favorites, and here is a slideshow of her selections. You can click on the photo and it will take you to the gallery of images on the “client side” of my website where I host my images for the families I serve.