Merry Christmas to my husband...

After planning since the 13th of November, I got my husband SO GOOD tonight!!! All this time he has been led to believe that we are taking a trip somewhere for Christmas. As we were prepping the house to leave, at just before 9pm, his son Matthew showed up at the door with a big grin "Merry Christmas Dad!!!" 

Eric didn't know what to say...

I loved it! :)

I tried to sneak my camera under my coat and snap a few pictures, but I was shaking so bad that they look like a 4 year old took them!!! There is a reason why you hire someone to capture moments like these for you folks! Hardy har har!

 
Oh well, I got 4 at least. I especially like the last one. :)
What a great surprise! This is going to be such a fun Christmas...

Totally surprised!



Looks down. Just didn't know what to say! This NEVER happens!



Big hug! Great moment!




I LOVE this picture!!!

Are YOU ready????

 Well, it's "OFFICIAL" so I can finally announce it...

We have Orders to FORT HOOD, Texas June 2013!!!!

Congratulations to my hubby for being named the new CIO of Darnall Hospital!!!!

I am SO PROUD of you baby! This is what you have been waiting for.

                      Now let's go kick some serious tail!!!

*TEAM BERARD*

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This means that Deborah Berard Photography is coming BACK to Texas as well!

    Are you ready?

Cadogan Cowper, La Belle Dame Sans Merci

I have been battling this flu since we arrived home from our cruise. Just can't seem to shake it? But I had a photo shoot that just could not be re-scheduled so it was time to put my big girl panties on and dose up on an abundance of cold medicine and head on out for our La Belle Dame Sans Merci inspired session.

Tyson Keanum and Amy Schaming worked their little tails off all night and on into the wee hours of the morning. Pinning over 500 safety pins to the 6 panels of the dress to hold each panel together and to hold the yellow florals on as well.
It was my responsibility to do the sewing, but with this cold being its stubborn self, that task was just NOT going to be completed in time.

HUGE props to both Amy and Tyson for their amazing rendition of the dress. Ya'll ROCK!!!!! And thank you to our fierce model Lydia Catherine for braving extremely chilly winds and an overcast sky to get that shot. You're such the trooper!

Here they are...
Enjoy!

Berard Halloween Cruise Vacation 2012...

A few months back my husband and I took our annual summer cruise. While aboard this ship, my husband played in a satellite poker tournament and WON!!!

Besides some cash, he was awarded a seat in the Carnival Cruise Line Poker Challenge. Grand prize, $50K! Over $100K to be split between the top 25 finalists. We were super excited!!! Pluses: Brand new ship Carnival Magic. Minuses: We left out of Galveston, Texas so we would have to fly there.

But we sucked it up and booked two tickets to Texas to relax for 8 days. Hoping to sail a calm sea after riding the tail of Hurricane Sandy. We watched the news nightly and think of how lucky we are that it missed Columbia like it did. We would have been here, our dogs and home there. How scary!

Well, when we arrived it was such a disappointment to find that this "Championship Tourney" was a computerized poker challenge and NOT a live game. My baby was ticked!!! What a waste! If we had known this prior (which I am sure it stated somewhere on the paperwork that only Eric read) we wouldn't have come.

But the new rooms were nice and spacious. The balcony was wonderful and big. I still hate that Carnival still has doors and not sliding windows like Royal Caribbean. Its just SO much nicer. The worst thing though was the cigarette smokers. Each and every balcony seemed to be occupied by one. And although it clearly states in all our boarding paperwork and during the safety briefing NO SMOKING on the balcony, everyone did it. Such a shame to not be able to enjoy the fresh sea air without that nasty smoke in your face! 

The ports visited were Montego Bay Jamaica (which was a little gross actually???) Not sure if it was left overs from the hurricane or what? But it just wasn't worth getting off the boat for. Next stop Grand Cayman which was nice. We walked around a lot and ate some food. Nothing else. We are so boring! Lol!!! Last port was Cozumel. We own a time share there so we just went to that resort and Eric enjoyed the beach while I enjoyed an 80 minute massage! It was a glorious day!

The on board activities were a riot. The majority of these images are a good bit of that hot mess. Funny what people do on vacation with a little alcohol in their system! Lol!!!
I will be downloading my cell phone images from Halloween night. It was amazing!!! The costumes were out of this world!
Eric and I rocked it too!!!

Enjoy...

Portfolio Updates... YES, we can do that!

I've been working with a few local models as of late, trying to build up a new portion of my portfolio to reflect more of the array of photography options that we offer to our clients.

From product placement, to stylized portfolio updates and designers ad campaigns, we want Texas to know that we are coming back and we are ready to take the Fort Hood area by storm!!!

Texas was SO good to us back at our start in 2006 that we can't wait to get back there and start rocking and rolling. Former clients have already started making calls and sending emails, asking just when we are to arrive and how soon can they hire us? We just love our clients!!!

Yes folks, it's "OFFICIAL"!!! Deborah Berard Photography is coming back to Texas.... JUNE 2013! We are currently re-vamping our website to reflect our move and our new Texas Grand Opening!!!!

Until then, here are a few images from our most recent shoot. The fall light was amazing, and so was our model!

Featured on Modern Salon....

Today I went to have my hair colored before we leave on a much needed vacation to the Caribbean & Jamaica. While at the salon,  my stylist Amy said "I sent an image of Sierra to Modern Salon and they replied!!!!!


By the time she was finished with my do, she received another email from the editor directly asking for the credits... you know what that means!!! :) Ok, so it's just their online portion, but they asked for other submissions for their print magazine as well. The spring is going to sneak up on us, and that means new brides...


We will be stylizing 2 more shoots in the next few months based around Valentines and the Spring Bride. Modern Salon wants first dibs on the images!!!! Great job everyone! Congrats to Amy Schaming, Tyson Keanum and Sierra Davis for being, well simply perfect to work with. Can't wait for our next shoot together...



Here is the link...

http://www.modernsalon.com/features/-Whimsical-Bride-Braided-and-Curled-175441801.html

Miss Devin Harley-Grace... America's Next Child Model! :)

I finished the file today with Devin Harley-Grace's images from our portfolio update photo shoot. What a character this little one is!!! I couldn't keep up with tiny feet. How they can carry her so far so fast is beyond me? :)

I'm looking forward to watching this young lady grow up and blossom into an amazing model, if that's her chosen path. 
I have to keep reminding myself that she is only 4~

Until then...