I've been a member of St. John's church based out of downtown Houston for over 5 years. Pastor Steven has always been a figure in my church life and had became a figure in my personal life when christened my daughter Milan. Steven is a mild mannered guy, and just easy to be around. When he delivers his sermons they are with great enthusiasm and true conviction.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I got the chance to work with an awesome couple. Eric a well known professional trainer and his fiancé Peace ,a Doctor, came together, and we made magic in front of the camera. Eric was a great sport during the engagement session and Peace couldn't stop laughing.
Read MoreHouston once again BossLife had an amazing event. Rico’s exact words were "We have to make it bigger and better every year!". Well the only way they can one up this year’s event is by giving me an award, or having it on the moon, because the decorand atmosphere were out of this world. Deronica Horn the CEO of Lasting Empressions did an amazing job bringing this all together. The Corinthian is one of Houston premiere event venues boasting tons of square footage in the heart of downtown. The staff is great and the venue has a very upscale feel to it. The ice sculptures provided by Ice Occasions brought an elegance to the event, and GFX killed it with the uplighting and the batman like BossLife light on the outside of the Corinthian was a great touch. The BossLife center piece on the floor was the icing on the cake, I have never personally seen one that was in the shape of a circle. Lace Vinyl did an awesome job with it. Beanz and Cornbread provided a nice and easy sound that you could groove to between Dj Duffey spinning new tracks.
Read MoreI recently got the chance to work with this awesome couple, Prince and Candice. Prince, a Nigerian Native, and Candice Nigerian by the way of Houston, met when she visited Nigeria. Prince's sister met Candice once before and knew she had what it took to make Prince fall. Prince after being instructed to contact Candice, gave it a try and was politely told NO. Prince was shocked and being told NO was a new thing to him. So he had to find out what Candice was about and what was so special about this young lady. Through the process of discovery, love found it's way and here we are now. Prince adores Candice, and is tender and kind with her. You can tell Candice loves every moment with him and always laughing.
Read MoreChris and his awesome family gave me the chance to work with them this Holiday season. Amber ,Chris's wife, did an amazing juggling all three of the kiddos meanwhile keeping a smile. Isabella the oldest has a confident spirit and knew exactly what to do to make her younger brothers smile. Matthew aka the guy in the middle was a blast, to be three that guy had a lot of one liners and his sweater was pretty neat. I actually looked for the sweater in an adult size to no prevail. Ender, the little guy, would smile on a drop of a dime and he had such a lay-backed demeanor about him.
Read MoreJet Lounge is the most recent lounge opened by Aristocratlife.com. When I saw it, I knew I was going to photograph Alfred and Ihuoma at this location because their unique style. The two made the place their own, and the laughs and smiles were genuine. From there we went and captured some magic in Downtown Houston. The two meshed so well together and the way Alfred held Ihuoma you can tell she has found her protector in him. I have no clue what Alfred was saying majority of the shot but Ihuoma never stopped smiling. Don't take my word for it check out the images.
Read MoreAfter meeting Amanda and Simon, I walked away knowing these two shared a special bond, the way their answers seamlessly fit together one could concur that they were both on the same accord. Amanda a teacher had a bubbly and excited energy about her, and Simon with charming Australian accent relayed their exceptions of their special day.
Read MoreAmanda and Justin are high school sweet hearts that have stand the test of time. The way Justin spoke about Amanda you could tell this young man is smitten by her.
Read MoreChristian reached out to me several months ago when he was going to propose to Katilyn so that I could photograph that special moment. Christian went over the top for the proposal and Katilyn loved it every moment of it. We were supposed to have an engagement session that day but time didn't permit. So he reached out to me and we cooked up something pretty nice. We shot close to Herman park, and the greenery truly worked with them.
Read MoreEvery now and then, things happen fast. Really fast. The energy’s right. The vibe is right. Things almost seem to be too good to be true, and because of that you almost hesitate to appreciate it because you’re waiting for the catch.
That was me, Chelsea Coffey, Life and Style Blogger for my blog TheCoffeyBreak.com, about two weeks ago. I attended my friend’s Aces of Taste event and happened to run into a stylist friend of mine, Feyi Omodele, on the way into the brunch. She mentioned that she was in a neighboring studio working with her photographer friend, Fred, and that I should come by to check it out.
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