Exploring Yale: A Fun Day Out in Connecticut

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The plan was to bed rot with my bestie in Connecticut, but we ended up going outside, consuming food and water, seeing the sights, talking to random people and hunting for socks with quirky sayings. This is life in your 30’s, my friends. I was content, full off love and good conversation and now I’m exhausted and want nothing more than a cold brew, a warm bed and to start another episode of The Pitt.

Anywho, enjoy these random iPhone snaps from my adventures at the infamous Yale University Campus.

P.S. Yale’s campus gave me the strong urge to purchase argyle socks, a rugby shirt, khaki pants and boat shoes. You see guys, it doesn’t take much, I’m a sucker for matching the aesthetic.

Till next time my friends,

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Capturing Family Moments: Our Tennis-Themed Photoshoot

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Charles and I are photographers. If you’ve been following along for awhile, then you know we’ve been shooting clients since around 2015. Business has slowed down since having kids. We typically shoot around 5-10 clients per year. We also take on a handful of brand shoots when the time allows. Since Charlee was born, we’ve taken quarterly family photos using a tripod. This year, I let Charlee pick the family photos theme. She’s a bit obsessed with tennis and pickleball right now. She loves pink, so that’s what she went with this time around.

This shoot was a lot of fun. We captured as many shots as we could and just let the kids run around and wear themselves out.

Drop all my favorite shots below for all the folks living off Instagram and experiencing the real world, lol.

Till next time beautiful people.

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

Finding Beauty in Life’s Challenges: A Personal Reflection

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Another year around the sun my friends! If you’ve read my latest IG post, you know this shoot was inspired by the character Isabela Madrigal. She is from the Disney movie, Encanto. Her character development really resonated with me, especially in this particular season in my life. For those who haven’t seen the movie, Isabella has one of the coolest gifts. She makes the world more beautiful with her flowers. Throughout the movie, she is praised for her beauty. Her gift to make things beautiful is also noted. However, one thing that really stuck with me about her character development was her learning two things. Two things can be true at once. There is a point in the movie when her world begins to crumble and challenges arise. Because of these challenges, she is unable to make flowers bloom and starts making weeds and less desirable plants. One lesson I interpret from this character’s story is that life isn’t always beautiful. Family isn’t always beautiful. Trauma happens and life happens. But the weeds and the flowers that life brings us can exist in the same space. They still have meaning and both promote growth and development! I’ve learned that of my grief and joy. They exist in the same space and I’ve grown because of both. May this year be beautiful and may the challenges you face bring growth and meaningful change.

Here’s a few more snaps from this flower filled photoshoot. I hope you enjoy.

Till next time.

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie