I have been waiting and waiting to show you these!!
I am serious. I had to keep this shoot a secret for way too long.
This Summer, while talking to my best friend about her upcoming anniversary, we came up with a fab anniversary gift for her hubby of almost 10 years.
Kate and Dante go way back. In fact, they go all the way back to my wedding day.
Those close to us already know but it bares repeating!
Kate and Dante met at my wedding when Dante asked Kate (who was my maid of honor) to dance.
The rest they say...is history right?
10 years have passed since they said their own "I do's" and things have changed just a little ;)
Over the years, I had remembered hearing Kate talk about not liking some things about her wedding photographs. Wishing she had her hair different...etc.
So we decided to take the beginning of the shoot and do some portraits that she could "love" 10 years later.
It was a warm, windy and perfect day at the beach.
I couldn't get over how beautiful she looked out on the sand...
As only a true best friend can do, I gave her the most honest truth.
She seriously looked even more beautiful on this day...then she did on the day she wed.
(And yes...this is after three kids too!)
With a few portrait type bridal photographs behind us, it was time to get a little dirty.
When absolutely forced to choose a most favorite photograph of the shoot...I would pick these two.
Today marks been 10 years of marriage for Kate and Dante!
Happy Anniversary you two...may you have 10 x 10 more happy years of marriage :)
P.S. To all those who are wondering...after the shoot the dress was thrown right in my garbage can and was hauled away by the garbage men!
OMG! Sara you have outdone yourself and Kate looks soooo beautiful!!! Just amazing photos
Posted by: Tina | November 10, 2011 at 10:11 PM
These are absolutely GORGEOUS!! Kate is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Sara...you are truly an AMAZING photographer! BREATHTAKING!!!
Posted by: Amy Bermingham | November 11, 2011 at 06:57 AM
Beautiful! Stunning! I need to trash my dress too! Wonder if we could find somewhere to do this in Dallas?
Posted by: phoebesebring@sbcglobal.net | November 11, 2011 at 07:56 AM
Sara, you're awesome! I really want you to do our family someday!
Posted by: Kelly Pleva | November 11, 2011 at 08:33 AM
L-O-V-E this!! They are amazing!
Posted by: penny | November 11, 2011 at 09:13 AM
Gorgeous pictures and model! :)
Posted by: Janeen | November 14, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Love Love Love!! Wish I could do this BUT...don't think I can fit in my dress anymore!
Posted by: Lisa | November 14, 2011 at 06:55 PM
Lisa, look closely... the dress was literally busting open at the seams on the sides :)
Posted by: Kate | November 15, 2011 at 02:18 PM
I LOVE this!!! Beautiful Kate. My new goal is to lose 30lbs so I can do it this summer from my 15th:)
Posted by: Tara | November 22, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Take it she had all boys and wouldn't want to hand down the dress to her girls?? I imagine it could have been cleaned ;-(
But....I absolutely LOVED everything behind these photos, being a ten year gift and being free as a bird in the dress trashing it for some beautiful pictures!! Love love love! I would love to have this done also! I don't have my dress anymore:-(
You had a fabulous idea!!
Posted by: Charolette | December 10, 2011 at 07:59 AM