hey Florida photogs!

Anyone need a "ticket" to David Jay's Free to Succeed tour in Orlando, Sept. 4? If you'd like to buy one from me please drop an email to info[at]lanierstar.com. THANK YOU!

Fay, Fay GO AWAY!

I'm pleased to announce we survived our first Tropical Storm of 2008! TS Fay is now gone and I don't think I've ever been so happy to see the sun. After 5 days of rain and clouds and wind - UGH! Not to mention I think we were all stir crazy from being cooped up.

The worst part was when I was watching TV and they said that there was a tornado going over our area. It was actually in the river as a waterspout- which the river is the next street over! All I could do was hold Jett and listen with every fiber of my being for the "roaring sound" which would send me running into the bathroom tub. It was a little freaky!

Fortunately, our biggest damage was that the top of my plumeria tree was torn completely off. We filled 2 trash cans with leaf and limb debris and still have a huge pile left. We made a trip to Home Depot yesterday and saw several trees in the plaza that were blown over. We also saw someone's fence that had been blown down. Other than that- just a lot of tree limbs and A LOT of water. We had standing pools in our backyard because there was just nowhere for it to go. We still have tons of water in our driveway. I shudder to think how bad the mosquitos are going to be!

On one of our boring indoor days I spiced things up by taking some photos of the monkey. Rainy days make for great photo lighting!



Well, guess I spoke too soon... The rain just started again. (sigh)

lots of things

Well first off let me just say- I am so glad that hurricane season 2008 is here.


(insert sound of crickets chirping)


When I went to sleep last night I was thinking that Tropical Storm Fay was no biggee. I woke up this morning to a new forecast that has Fay all around us and right over us. The worst part? Looks like she might head out over water and intensify before she comes to visit-



we live between the 2AM Thurs. and 2 AM Fri. markers.  so, i'm getting ready to head out and stock up on hurricane supplies and stuff for the generator.  let's hope this ends up being a practice run.

in better news- one of my favorite flickr friends had a baby girl a couple of days ago- Congrats Tiffany on the birth of Delilah!  :)   you can check out a super cute pic of her by clicking HERE.

i am still working on some lanierstar.com construction, so please be patient cuz awesome thngs are coming!

if anyone has had issues emailing me, please leave a comment on this post!  one client said her email was bounced back by my server over the weekend.  i'm hoping this was an isolated incident!

all of you fellow floridians- STAY SAFE OUT THERE!  i'll keep you guys posted.  :)

Phase 2 is complete!

I am so sorry for not posting lately, but I have been busy doing construction! Phase 2 of the LanierStar Photography remodel is complete. I am proud to introduce to you

LanierStar Photography {Weddings}

Simply visit our current site and then choose [weddings website]. I am so excited to be able to showcase the weddings that I have photographed across North & Central Florida- including Jacksonville, Orange Park, Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Gainesville and St. Augustine. Coming soon I will be able to include Orlando, Georgia and feature lots more from Saint Augustine, too. I have only a few dates left in 2008. I can't believe that I am already booking Summer 2009!

Thank you to all of the brides and grooms that chose LanierStar Photography to shoot their weddings! I am looking forward to meeting many more of you. :)

Stay tuned- Phase 3 is now in the works! Woooot! So much excitement. :)

Check it out!

Phase 1 of our virtual construction is complete! Please go visit the all new & improved:

www.lanierstar.com

Stay tuned because there are 2 more phases!
:)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Please excuse the virtual mess. LanierStar.com (as well as lanierstarphotography.com and kristenmorganphotography.com) is going to be under construction during the next week. There may be times where my site is down, but the blog should remain up at all times. Also, there may be a short time where email is down. Keep checking the blog for more info as I have it. Thanks for your patience as we go through some awesome changes!