Share the Love: Wish Upon A Wedding

I learned about Wish Upon A Wedding  when one of my favorite photographers on the planet Christine Tremoulet photographed this wedding.  Aside from the wonderful photography, the story warmed my heart and I immediately started trying to figure out a way that I could help.  At this point the closest chapter of WUW is Houston and that is good 5 hour drive for me.  I am obviously not in the wedding industry and can't really provide a service, but I did  sign up to be a Wish Granter by offering a keepsake collage for the couple, provided I could either work with them or the designated photographer to get digital images.  I long for the day that I get that call or email!

http://wishuponawedding.org/about-our-wish/apply-for-a-wish/

Until I get that call, I am trying to help in other ways.  This has been Share the Love week at Wish Upon  A Wedding.  They have asked for help raising awareness of the organization and what they do, specifically through avenues of social media.  I received my information a bit late and am squeaking in under the wire to get the word out.  I challenge you to visit their site and see if you are not moved by the stories of unconditional love of the recipients and the amazing wishes that they have granted.

I also jumped on this opportunity:

I have been lugging around a huge heirloomed wedding dress from move to move for the better part of 15 years....why?  I have no idea, but in the last couple of years I have wanted to resell it just to get it out of my closet.  It takes up a lot of room and I have a son...he will never want it.  But try as I might I could not get a consignment shop to take it because they said that it was too old.  It was never about the money for me, but for some reason I couldn't just dump it off at the Good Will and feel good about it.  Enter Brides For A Cause.  They are partnering with Wish Upon A Wedding to raise money through wedding dress donation.  I immediately called them and they agreed to take my dress even though it was a bit older than the "2000 or newer" cutoff.  I was doing a serious case of the happy dance. 

So, although I haven't been able to contribute on a large scale, I am trying to do my part in the little ways that I am able.  In other words, if you have a dress in your closet taking up space and potentially collecting dust...there is a solution, not to mention a wonderful cause! 

If you or someone you know could benefit from a wish granted through Wish Upon a Wedding, click here and submit an application.  Have a great weekend and don't forget to "SHARE THE LOVE"! 

Sorry….One Last Time….SHE ROCKS!

I participated in a link up back in February entitled "Love Yourself" sponsored by Cyn at The Chunky Goddess  I let my hair down so to speak, opened up a bit more than usual and shared some pictures.  I have gained almost double the followers since then, so I thought in light of the fact that she centered an entire post around my shoot, I would sing the praises of Christine Tremoulet one last time – at least as far as a blog post, because honestly I rave about her to anyone that seems the least bit interested and even those who don't and will continue to do so.  You can also find her under Photographers That Rock on my nav bar above.

Christine took boudoir (GASP) pictures for me back in September of last year.  Trust me I am not one of the few women in the world that is comfortable with my body.  I have those areas that I cringe at when I look in the mirror and quite frankly taking scantily clad photos kinda scared the crap out of me.  Enter (drum roll please) Christine Temoulet.   In her words:

There are no words to adequately describe the confidence that spending one afternoon with this amazingly talented woman has given me.  Not only will her talent become evident if you choose to click on this link., but she is also funny, warm, compassionate and really listens to her clients, taking into consideration what each woman is comfortable with.  Although she lives in Houston, I can honestly say that I consider her a friend…even if from afar.

Enough jabbering from me, her post speaks for itself.  Although, this link is probably not work friendly, it is probably nothing more than PG13 at the most. A lot of people wear much less to the beach….whether that is good or not I am not sure.  Unless you are offended by cleavage…go ahead, take a peek!  Finally, for any of you in the DFW metroplex, Christine promises that she is going to be making a trip to our neck of the woods.  If you need a gift for a special someone or more importantly for yourself….let me know and I will pass on your interest.  You will not regret it and trust me….your inner diva is just dying to be set free….YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!!!

Tomorrow is the first post in my “Fellow TEXAS BLOGGERS Series” and I am so excited to share some of my new friends and their blogs…stay tuned!