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Chelsea and Anthony {Effingham County Photographer}

Misty DeBlasio — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:26:32 +0000

This sneak peek was taken before Anthony left to go to Afghanistan and we spent an hour together before he headed out to the airport.Chelsea is the other team members (really secret weapon) of Denise Gonsales Photography and Anthony is Denise’s son. The are now married and live too far away!!!

A band, bouquet and boutonnière.

Misty DeBlasio — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:42:36 +0000

On January 6, 1987, in Weisbaden Germany, a military doctor placed this band around my newborn daughter’s wrist, “girl DeBlasio” entered the world.

Tomorrow (11-11-11) at Makapuu beach park on Oahu, Hawaii, Sean will place a band on her ring finger and she will become Mrs. McDevitt.

As a mother, I am so excited for them and my friends can’t believe that I will not be there but as a wedding photographer, I understand the romance of a destination wedding. What a better way to have the intimate ceremony and the honeymoon all in one. I think it is a perfect plan!!!

I sent out an email to all of the women in Rena’s life asking for brooches to be included in a bouquet for her to carry on her wedding day and a boutonnière for Sean. Sean’s mother sent a beautiful sterling silver brooch from Kelantan, Malaysia that she had bought over 20 years ago and never worn but had kept in the box for a special occasion. She also also sent the Texas Bluebonnet state flower pin that became part of his boutonnière. Rena’s grandmother’s sent brooches that had belonged to not only themselves but also their mothers and grandmothers, aunts and friends went shopping for brooches to be included and it was all kept as secret as her father and I worked on it each night.

When Rena was 10 years old, she gave me a brooch with the letter M for mother’s day, it is now her’s again “Mrs. McDevitt”. There is a palm tree and a pineapple to represent Hawaii, two fish brooches for Sean to represent his years as a swimmer (he swam on the UGA swim team) I did their engagement shoot at a peacock farm so there is a peacock, two wise owls ( Rena for her Masters in English Education and Sean for his MBA) and the list goes on for the 57 brooches. This is a way for ALL of us to be there with them during their big day and a keepsake forever.

To honor Sean’s Korean heritage, I found the most beautiful oriental fabric for the handle and finished it off with black feathers. Sean and Rena were friends for years while attending the University of Georgia together but it was not until she had graduated and was teaching in Austin, Texas and he was finishing up his MBA at the University of Oregon that the friendship turned to romance. His frequent trips to Texas to woo her became the theme behind his boutonniere, an antique skeleton key and the Texas bluebonnet tell the story that he stole the key to her heart in Texas.

The difficult part for me is not that I am not there, it is in waiting for the photos from the big day!!

Taylor and Denny { Styled Couple Session}

Misty DeBlasio — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:27:19 +0000

I met Taylor and Denny last fall when I photographed Denny’s brother’s wedding. It was evident then that these two were very much in love and enjoy spending time together. Taylor was our Miss St. Patrick’s Day Queen 2011 and is no stranger to the camera and can not take a bad photo. It was Denny who surprised me with his quiet playfulness and I hope that they had as much fun during this session as we did. Many thanks to this sweet couple for finding me the upright piano that I have been wanting!! Best Wishes Taylor and Denny, enjoy this sneak peek.

Victoria and Richard { Savannah Lifestyle Photographer}

Misty DeBlasio — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:10:15 +0000

Richard and Victoria met me at at Wormsloe for a photoshoot while he was home on leave. We spent the time talking about their plans for their marraige and his upcoming deployment to Iraq. They were so sweet together and time fly by so quickly that it was no wonder that we went past the 5:00 deadline and almost got to spent the night at the park. Godspeed Richard.

Brent and Lindsay { Lifestyle Family Photographer}

Misty DeBlasio — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:40:40 +0000

Brandi and I have been trying to get this shoot scheduled for months. It was either to cold or lately the weather was very unpredictable. We could have not have chosen a better afternoon to meet up for an hour of fun with her two children and sweet boyfriend. Lindsay is going to be the next top model one day!!! She kept me laughing with her constant moves and Brent has the most adorable accent and is a very good big brother.

Whitney and Jason

Misty DeBlasio — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:11:05 +0000

Whitney contacted me a few months ago about doing some photos of her and her painted baby bump. Morgan Webb does a fantastic job and Whitney had even chose her own painting. I was a little nervous about what the weather could possibly be in mid-January but it was 70+ degrees for the first time in weeks. I arrived a few minutes early to get some photo’s of Morgan putting on the finishing touches. Whitney, Jason and I headed out for some urban and rural locations in Springfield and focused mostly on Whitney since Jason was on crutches. It is a good thing Whitney is in law enforcement because we had a cruiser pull into the alley a little concerned about what was going on with the exposed painted belly and me lying on the ground. Springfield does not see a lot of this on most Saturdays. Jason was standing there with some of her clothes and his crutches and though it was very funny. For the wooded scene—anybody who knows me is not surprised to see me pull furniture out of my vehicle for props and take into wooded areas but this entire set-up was ALREADY there!!! We had a great time and I’m so happy that they love their pictures. Best wishes to this very sweet and strong couple.

April, Mike and Mason { Lifestyle Family Photographer }

Misty DeBlasio — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:55:59 +0000

This family had a lot to celebrate and decided that coming to Tybee for a short vacation was just the answer. Mason had just turned two years old, Mike and April were celebrating 5 years of marriage (and still act like newlyweds) and April is getting ready to celebrate a milestone birthday. We had plenty of sunshine (too much) but after all of the rain it was great to see.

Miki and Jason

Misty DeBlasio — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:13:06 +0000

Miki wanted photographs of her and Jason (and doggies) on the beach before he went to have surgery. Miki has the most amazing skin and one of her eyes is half blue and half brown. We had a great time, surgery went well and they are back home cuddling up with their furry childen.

Red Headed Boy

Misty DeBlasio — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:40:47 +0000

I was taking pictures at a wedding reception when a woman I know asked if I could take a few of her son. That little tyke was a redhead so of course it was a big YES!! I took him to the field, found haystacks and a tractor and told him to play. This was in full sun so we did the best we could with the few minutes we had.

Sisters

Misty DeBlasio — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:25:17 +0000

I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones. ~Author unknown, attributed to a 4-year-old named Lauren