Write Laugh Dream Photo Shoot

So I finally took the pictures to begin revamping the site! I am so excited. Sometimes we get so caught up in other projects and helping other people with their dreams that we forget about our own. I am so happy that lately I am back on the horse with focusing on the things that I need to get done. I hope to have at least 100 followers for the blog within the next month or so (so I need you guys help with that! Tell a friend to tell a friend) and I have really been working at getting things together. On Saturday, October 8, I had the pleasure of shooting with Ja’Reef Quayan who is a very dope photographer and Karim Rashad a great visual artist and brand manager. I was extremely nervous! As outgoing as I am, I am not used to being the center of attention in front of a camera. I have a newfound respect for models!!!! It is extremely hard work. Silly me, I thought the shoot wouldn’t take more than 2-3 hours. I don’t know where I could have possibly gotten that idea from. We ended up shooting from about 2pm – 8:30pm, which isn’t the longest amount of time, I know, but longer than I expected. There are so many intricacies that go into getting the right shots. How does your body look “bored,” lol. I learned new angles and ways to make my body look excited I guess. Haha. And for me standing for hours in high heels didn’t help! I was floored at the great job my friend Amanda Brown did on my make-up. I had never had someone who was a professional make-up artist do my face for me. I recommend every woman get made up at some point in her life and take pictures. Also make sure you check out Amanda’s facebook page and tutorials. Make-Up By Amanda Brown. Special thanks to my friend Shauntae, Dilemma, and Sigma Sound for helping me out as well. It really takes a lot out of you to shoot for a day. I was extremely exhausted by the time we were done and I still had two events to go to. It really made me understand how sometimes when you meet celebrities it seems like they have a whack personality. But honestly, I got it! I had absolutely nothing left by the time I got to the other two events. I can’t imagine if that was what my everyday was like. But in any case, seeing just the rough photos made it all worth it. Here are just a few silly shots from the shoot. Make sure you look out for the finished product in the next couple of weeks.

I was just thinking ...

Marriage 25 and it seems like all my friends are married or getting married. And I can’t even lie … I am feeling some type of way! I have never been the type to dream about the white dress and big wedding and I am still NOT! Haha. The marriage has always been more important to me than the wedding. I am looking forward to sharing that with someone. I think it is really an honor to be able to call someone your husband and not just your boyfriend and vice versa. I look forward to being called wife. You can never rush these types of things and I don’t plan to but I can’t say that I don’t feel the pressure sometimes. I’m still young and yadda yadda but when you really think about it the gift of marriage and what it means in the eyes of God, it’s kind of cool. I have to admit. I am not a gushy girl for the most part at all … but there is something about that moment when people decide make that step, that makes my heart melt. The rings don’t hurt either. (Yes we all like shiny things.) haha. But really, marriage is such a treasure that God created. To know that your spouse is a special gift to help you along in this world is pretty awesome. I know how much it meant to me to have parents that were married … and not that they were PERFECT, but I felt secure because of it. I hope to give my children that same feeling. I feel like there was a point in my life where I wasn’t really sure what I wanted. But it is nice to come to grips with the fact that I know I want to experience being married and having children before I leave this Earth. I pray it’s in God’s plan for me. I never want to get so caught up in chasing my dream that that part of my life has to fall by the wayside. I really want it all and I don’t plan to stop until I have it.