In early March, I met with Holly & Jeremy to shoot their engagement photos. An outdoorsy couple who love to go mudding on their monstrous 4-wheelers, we had a ton of fun exploring and shooting at the Bluebonnet Swamp & Nature Center in Baton Rouge! I can’t wait to shoot Holly’s bridals in a few weeks, and am looking forward to shooting you guys’ wedding in June!
Now that I’m back in the saddle and things have finally slowed down, it’s time for me to get caught up! Here are a couple of pics from sessions back in January. The first victim is Brittany Winters, an almost-cousin of mine, skilled pianist, and graduation senior from the Denham Springs area. The second is Lauren Thomas (and boyfriend prop), the neice of a friend of mine, and a graduating senior from Alexandria.
Brittany
Lauren
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m a newlywed!! I’d like you to meet my new husband, Colten Ducote-Roberts. 
Don’t worry, I’M taking HIS name, altho I have a pretty good argument as to why it should be reversed (hint: see my biz name). Until further notice though, I’ll still be Mandy Roberts Photography. That may change one day, but for now it still works.
Being a newlywed has been so fun…and difficult all at once. Unfortunately, we don’t have a typical newlywed situation, so our time together has been limited. Because of an unbelievable job opportunity that arose for Colten in the week surrounding our wedding, we made the difficult decision for me not to move into our brand new apartment with him since we’d be moving him out of it two weeks later when he took this new job. So, until next Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Colten Ducote have two separate addresses….an hour apart. 
DEFINITELY looking forward to finding a quick resolve to that issue. But at least the end is in sight!!
So, to dwell on good times, here are a couple of fun shots from our honeymoon! We took a 7-day cruise of the Western Caribbean, with stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. What an amazing time and relaxing vacation! Who wants to go back to work after that?? Here are a couple of our favorite pics…
Our cruise ship and the unbelievable water in Grand Cayman!
Everything is so colorful there. LOVE it!
While we were just typical tourist shooters for most of the trip, we did take some time to have fun with the camera. In playing with lighting and the timer, we got this sassy shot one night on one of the upper decks. I love it!
**I know I’m posting wedding and honeymoon in reverse order, but I’m waiting to post about the wedding when I have my professional photos back. Good friend Robin Depaula and new friend Amanda Meyer did an amazing job, and our families are dying to see photos. But I refuse to be the photographee who starts on you the day after your session…”Are my pictures ready yet? When can I see them? Are they ready yet?” Whew. So, I’m patiently waiting until they are ready, and then the whole world will get to see them!! Check back soon to get a glimpse (or complete photo narrative!!) of our perfect day!
I would like to bestow upon myself a big fat blue ribbon and the 1st place trophy for Most Pathetic Blogger. I’m ashamed that I’ve been so lax on updating my blog, especially with the stockpile of photos I have to post. On the optimistic side, I could console myself with the fact that during the most overwhelmingly stressful and busy time in my life while I planned my wedding, I updated it at least once a month, right? 
Truly, that’s a shame. Well, gone are the days. The wedding is finally behind me (more on that perfect day and our fabulous honeymoon later!), and I’m refreshed and relaxed and ready to hit the ground running! Consider these my new life resolutions…
Since I’m usually terrible about setting unrealistic goals that I can never reach, and since my new husband is working on me to be more practical, here are some bite sized goals for now, which I’ll revise as I acheive.
- I vow to update my blog at least once a week.
- I vow to dedicate myself to a faster turnaround for edited photos.
- I vow to GET MY NEW CAMERA and supporting equipment to step my game up!
- I vow to be more efficient in my client communication.
Thanks for your patience with me as I went into a cacoon and emerged Mrs. Ducote!
