Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: Beautiful Whitney

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Beautiful Whitney

All I have to say, is you'd have to be a pretty awful photographer to mess up pictures of a girl this beautiful! ;) I had so much fun with Whitney's bridal shoot this morning!

She's getting married next week (where I'm the lucky photographer... again! :)

Whitney has a smile to light up a room! She was a perfect model...

Color??

Or black & white?? I'm torn...

See those cute toes peeking out? Yes, she's wearing hot pink heels. How cute is that?

After buttoning up this dress, we thought she might have to just wear it until next week... it's quite the ordeal, but well worth it in the end. :)

Her colors will be this pink and green... I can't wait to see the whole effect at her reception. I'm sure it will be gorgeous!

I really like it when clouds work in my favor. :)

11 comments:

Annalee Kelly said...: I love it! I'll say it again Sam...you rock at professional photography!; 3:07 PM
Charlotte said...: Oh my goodness, you do beautiful work, Mindy. I vote Black and white for the head shot, and my overall fave is absolutely the flowers and shoes together. Love them all, though!; 3:09 PM
Mike, Sha, Kenna, Kate, & Garrett said...: love those, maybe, if I lose a lot of weight you could retake my bridals. Ha Ha! Love the one with the clouds. HOw awesome it that.; 4:15 PM
Janice {Run Far} said...: love em... you rock.; 4:27 PM
Amy said...: So cute! And I don't know which one is my fave, I really like them all. And her dress is gorgeous!; 5:10 PM
Tanya said...: oh my gosh mindy!!! these are beautiful! i can't wait to see the rest of them!!!; 7:25 PM
Shell said...: Wow! Those are all so beautiful. Great work.; 11:31 PM
Marci said...: GORGEOUS!; 11:35 PM
Jason said...: I like the color shot better than the black and white. Here face doesn't stand out very much against the background in the black and white picture.; 1:43 AM
Kim said...: You really have a talent! Those are beautiful.; 2:14 PM
Memories of the Friendliest Ghost said...: Mindy-

I have to agree with Jason. I like the color one the best. Her face looks pale in the B&W photo. I love all the photos, nice work!!!!

P.S. What are your secrets.; 6:01 PM

To Do Today

* Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks. The covenant with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him, and nothing is impossible for you.
* When you are physically sick, tired, or in despair, steer your thoughts away from yourself and direct them, in gratitude and love, toward God.
* In your life there have to be challenges. They will either bring you closer to God and therefore make you stronger, or they can destroy you. But you make the decision of which road you take.
* First and foremost, you are a spirit child of God. If you neglect to feed your spirit, you will reap unhappiness. Don't permit anything to detract you from this awareness.
* You cannot communicate with God unless you have first sacrificed your self-oriented natural man and have brought yourself into the lower levels of meekness, to become acceptable for the Light of Christ.
* Put all frustrations, hurt feelings, and grumblings into the perspective of your eternal hope. Light will flow into your soul.
* Pause to ponder the suffering Christ felt in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the awareness of the depth of gratitude for him, you appreciate every opportunity to show your love for him by diligently serving in his Church.
* God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he will give you comfort and suggestions of where to improve.
* God knows better than you what you need. He always attempts to speak to you. Listen, and follow the uncomfortable suggestions that he makes to us--everything will fall into its place.
* Avoid any fear like your worst enemy, but magnify your fear about the consequences of sin.
* When you cannot love someone, look into that person's eyes long enough to find the hidden rudiments of the child of God in him.
* Never judge anyone. When you accept this, you will be freed. In the case of your own children or subordinates, where you have the responsibility to judge, help them to become their own judges.
* If someone hurts you so much that your feelings seem to choke you, forgive and you will be free again.
* Avoid at all cost any pessimistic, negative, or criticizing thoughts. If you cannot cut them out, they will do you harm. On the road toward salvation, let questions arise but never doubts. If something is wrong, God will give you clarity but never doubts.
* Avoid rush and haste and uncontrolled words. Divine light develops in places of peace and quiet. Be aware of that as you enter places of worship.
* Be not so much concerned about what you do, but do what you do with all your heart, might, and strength. In thoroughness is satisfaction.
* You want to be good and to do good. That is commendable. But the greatest achievement that can be reached in our lives is to be under the complete influence of the Holy Ghost. Then he will teach us what is really good and necessary to do.
* The pain of sacrifice lasts only one moment. It is the fear of the pain of sacrifice that makes you hesitate to do it.
* Be grateful for every opportunity to serve. It helps you more than those you serve.
* And finally, when you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better.

from "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit by F. Enzio Busche