Le Dîner en Blanc was actually on July 25th, 2019, but…(broken record time) . I haven’t had time to blog them until now.
I had 3 shoots get rained out this weekend (ugh!!), but I actually have a little time to spare while I upload a bunch of other client galleries.
I didn’t have time to take pics before the event, and honestly still was undecided on what I was going to wear until about 20 minutes before we left (as per usual!)!
SO…a few mornings later, I put my dress back on, and Maya and I ran outside for a few quick pictures!
Can I tell you how excited I was when I realized this dress had POCKETS? Honestly, that’s what tipped it into the winner category!
This is the quickest, easiest hair do to do in a pinch. With the elaborate neckline of this dress, I didn’t really want to wear my hair down. However, I decided on this dress so last minute that I had to do a quick hair adjustment! I threw one of the flowers from the bouquet we brought, and called it good!
Seriously, one of my new favorite images I’ve taken of us!!!
That sun flare!! The joy….LOVE!!!
Dying…
I LOVE the way it looks like she’s playing with the light in these next ones!
And then looking up at it??? All coincidence haha, but I love it!
I didn’t bring my real camera with me to the event, so the pics I took aren’t the greatest with my phone.
The official pics can be seen here, as well as information about the event.
The official promo video is super cool though, AND we are in there twice! At minute 1:23 and then again right after dancing in the GIF photo booth (still pick of that at the end of this post)
I ended up going with my friend, because Houston gave it the big thumbs down after hearing all the details haha.
I will admit, that I am SO GLAD I went with a girlfriend. There is a LOT of prep and planning that goes into it. You have to bring your own table, chairs, and decorations. It ALL has to be white! We also chose to bring our own food, because the meal options didn’t look as appealing. Honestly, I’m still undecided if we will go that route next year or not…
After all that though, I can honestly say it was so worth it, and SO much fun!!
Here’s our little table spread and food. Yes, that’s for two of us hahaha.
We shared. 😉
They had a photo booth that did GIFS! SO FUN!
On me…
So cute though, right?
Oh, and while I have the tripod set up….can you take a few of me, since the remote still isn’t working?
My face is like “You’re ok still snapping, right??”
We started off the night going to the 
Next, we went to the 
On me…
OBSESSED with the back of the dress!!
What I wasn’t expecting….how revealing it would be on the side-WHOOPS!!
THANK GOD there were to wardrobe malfunctions!!
LOVE!
Her Fingerling that she recently thrifted for $2, that she couldn’t NOT have with her… Remember when these were ALL THE RAGE and you couldn’t buy one for Christmas except on ebay for $100?!! Yeah, she didn’t get one that year, and has wanted one ever since…
Funny thing…My remote broke again, so we did these all with a 10 second timer. SO…not as
Yup, almost a wardrobe malfunction, and we weren’t even doing anything!!
If there is a cat or dog near…Maya will not pay any attention to me.
Gotta love my neighbors walking by…
Yeah, and usually one comes up behind me walking their dog!
This fringe and stud detailing…LOVE!!!
Always obsessed with our matching clogs from 
Her face!!
Then 5 minutes later the sun was gone and it started to rain…
And, without fail…my cheap timer goes off when I don’t want it to. BUT…it’s cheap, and…it’s
LOVE this one too!!!
We were taking pictures right in front of my neighbors house, and of course they came outside…haha. Don’t mind us. Fortunately, they are used to it by now!
Hope everyone had an amazing Mother’s Day!!
The high waisted crop flare is absolutely my fav jean right now, but it’s harder to wear in the winter. I put a pair of high and tight booties on, and suddenly…no more cold ankles!
I have gotten sooooo much mileage out of this vintage belt!! On of the many reasons I love to thrift!
And…I had thoughts of taking pics without my jacket, but….it was 40-something degrees. Didn’t happen. Ok, it did, but it’s not worth posting haha.
Mom…spread your arms out wide like you’re flying…
I KNEW what she meant, but…I mean. I had to.
Me once again not realizing where I need to be and dancing out of the frame…
This face…
As the sun went down, I switched angles…
Maya is actually wearing boys jeans. I am not afraid to buy from the boys section when thrifting! Roll them up, and they are super cute and comfy boyfriend jeans!
LOOOOOVE this next one!
A glimpse into the future tween and teen years…
BUT THEN…
My same goofy girl that just wants to run in for a hug!
and I want to eat her up.
So….I took a picture of Maya and then my camera went wonky. It would take a picture, but wouldn’t show me what it took.
And failing 🙂
She loooooves to play with my phone.
It’s actually fun for me to go back and look at all the pictures and videos she’s taken on my phone! I complain about it and tell her NOT to…but…I secretly like it later.
The trigger on the top of my camera fell off, so she was like “Uh oh…no more pictures!”
I’ve realized that I’ve photographed these jeans repeatedly (ok, not sure I’ve posted them repeatedly yet, but they are coming!!)
Looooove this next one!
Another day was “Fancy Fingernails”
Maya on a rock…is her comfort zone…
OMG. This is hands down my new favorite picture of Maya!
And yet…this is also so her.
Then…we got some together again as the sun was fully down.
We flipped it around and shot the other way…
But, it’s a lot harder to focus when things are heavily backlit…
I DID NOT GIVE UP THOUGH! hahaha.
And…here’s the picture I actually took with my phone as I finished Maya’s hair.
My parents were watching Maya, so we took these when I went to drop her off. YES, I brought my camera and tripod haha. And when we showed up, my mom was unintentionally totally matching us!
I mean… 🙂
Love this sequence of Maya. It’s SO HER!!
Then strutting her stuff!
And….doing a booty dance haha.
The dinner we went to was at a friends house that lives a few blocks from us, but they went totally all out because it was an auction fundraiser.
Their backyard is AMAZING!
And one of the dads that helped put the dinner together did this amazing seafood broil!
Are you kidding me??!!
And, yup! I logged my tripod with me here too haha. Again…it’s only a few blocks away 😉
As the sun went down and the drinks set in… 🙂
The stage Maya was (ok, IS) in right now…
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