Last weekend I had the pleasure of shooting with fellow photographer and all around awesome chick, Val McCormick at a Quinceanera… my very first Quinceanera (Sweet 15)! Thank goodness that this was Val’s gig and she speaks Spanish because I was a bit lost! I love experiencing new things and learning about other cultures so it was a lot of fun but I really wish that I could understand Spanish better so I could get a better grasp of what was going on before it happened. Val was so awesome explaining things to me and translating… of course it was quite entertaining when she would translate English just because she was getting used to translating the Spanish! =) I had so much fun and the family was so warm, welcoming and friendly! The Birthday Girl, Ashley, is amazingly gorgeous and she certainly knows how to work the camera! She was so brave and willing to do anything for “the shot”! We were outside of the church, so cold that our fingers went numb… it was windy and about 19 degrees with some flurries and Ashley sucked it up and ran outside for some photos with a strapless dress and no coat on! Of course, we weren’t totally cruel… we did send her back inside several times to warm up but she just kept coming back for more! She definitely has what it takes to be a model!

Getting ready candid with a little vintage look and some Autumn Textures love!

I love these two shots with Ashley’s Puerto Rico flag in the background and the delicious window light!

This little girl bawled her eyes out the whole way down the aisle…

Below is my favorite from the day! I started out taking this with natural light and it didn’t live up to the potential I saw in it… so I tried a little bounced on camera flash… nah…. we sent Ashley back inside to warm up while Val and I got set up to rock the one light! I am SO glad that we took the time to set this up because it is worlds better than my original shots in the same spot and it truly captured what I saw in my mind!

Look at that snow! Brrrrrrr…

At the altar with a little Autumn Textures lovin’!

Loving the Converse! Ashley was all about making sure we had like a thousand pictures of her shoes! =)

The Fabulous Val:

All images captured by Autumn for Val McCormick Photography

Happy Birthday Ashley and thanks again to Val!

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