a glimpse into this magical place.

1. what has been the hardest thing about starting a photography business? wow…oh where do i even begin!! what has NOT been hard! in all honesty i have been extremely lucky in that i have many mentors and friends that have supported me and helped me along the way. but if i had to choose, […]

  on the way to visit an friend in boston, we made a stop at the historic white hut where i had possibly the most amazing road food ever. their dogs and burgers are piled high with caramelized onions and you just can’t have them any other way!  they work on the honor system- they […]

good morning! back from boston- it was quite the weekend and i still haven’t caught up on sleep but well worth it for a great time with friends- haven’t laughed that hard for that long in a very long time! so….because i am behind and am catching up on 3 days with barely any sleep, […]

hi everyone! i will be boarding a flight to boston for the weekend here shortly, but i figured lets try something fun and different for the blog while i am gone…. in the last year, i have received various emails from different people having questions about all types of things- photography and life-related. everything from […]

star light, star bright first star i see tonight i wish i may, i wish i might have this wish i wish tonight.

From: Astrid Vargas > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:27 PM > To: All Chris’ Friends > Subject: RE: Woltering’s Birthday and Surprise Golf Outing > >  my fellow husbands….. > > i am going to play the “wife” card here and say to please try to bring my husband home in a non-beligerent state if possible! since chris […]

seems like just yesterday chris was the scrawny boy in high school with silver chains and white hair (because who didn’t want to look like eminem?) oh how things have changed…thank god! :) today marks my husband’s 30th birthday and i am so happy for him. it’s amazing how much can change in just 1 year but […]

and this is why i love sundays  :-)

when i walked into the hotel room, cen is sitting in a chair with 3 girls surrounding her, her mom and aunt watching, cousin, and future mother-in- law pacing back and forth. the smell of popcorn was in the air….and the girls hovered as they diligently worked on hair + makeup. curling irons, makeup, and […]

chris and i have a new roommate that is living with us for a few months- and so far it’s been fun having another girl around! cocktail hours at the house and family dinners. big breakfasts on saturday mornings. the best part….her wardrobe  :-) i realized yesterday as i was looking through her closet that […]

this weekend we celebrated baby eiley’s birthday with her 1 year photo session! wow what a year has been! let’s start at the beginning…… here is rachel….this picture was taken 3 days before rachel went into labor! then labor day came….and it was a looonngg day of waiting, pushing, and anticipating her arrival! eiley took […]