Things have been crazy busy lately.  On top of tightened deadlines at work (for both Henry and me), Isabella’s health condition seems to have taken a major setback (we suspect her Endometriosis has recurred/progressed, but nothing is for sure yet as we wait for more doctors’ opinions and more tests to rule out other potential issues).  Meanwhile, we are also busy helping our parents prepare their house for sale.

As always, I have accumulated a ton of new pictures since the last time we blogged. =)  It’s now my goal to keep on blogging regularly no matter how busy things get in the future.

First, let me catch up with everyone on what’s happening lately, photography-wise:

The first week of July I flew to West Virginia to second shoot a wedding for the lovely Michelle Waters (“lovely” is an understatement for this truly amazing, quirky, kind-hearted woman!) I first got to know Michelle back in March, when Isabella bid on Thirst Relief’s mentor auctions for WPPI (check out our post “Quenching Thirst In The Desert” for pictures from another Thirst Relief auction – first annual Thirst Relief Benefit Shoot in Las Vegas).  Michelle was so nice to include both of us in the mentor session (and treated us to a very yummy meal too!), and kindly invited me to go second-shoot a wedding with her this year — This was something I didn’t expect and so my heart was overflown with joy and excitement!!!  Together with Henry and Isabella, we made it a fun work+play trip.  After shooting the wedding, the three of us continued on a road trip that span from WV, PA, MD, to DC. =)

One of the highlights during the trip was watching the July 4th fireworks at the three rivers regatta in Pittsburgh.  But the major highlight for me, of course, was the wedding itself. =D It is also the first wedding I’ve been to that had sparklers for the grand exit (these are so pretty and fun!). So, while I am organizing the rest of the images from the wedding, here is a preview picture that’s full of sparkles: