a beautiful woman is honored - four oaks nc photography

i was fortunate to have moved home to nc just in time to attend the church i grew up in for their women's sunday.  each year the women take over and a woman in the church is honored, hopefully by surprise!  members of her family, her coworkers, and friends all show up to surprise her and show their love to her.  this year was my wonderful aunt kathy.


shawn and i volunteered to video and photograph the service so aunt kathy and her family would have a way to remember the day... but also because my wonderful mommy was the leading lady that day!

below are a few photos of the beautiful church, the service, my beautiful mommy, and my wonderful aunt kathy!

also, my mother and aunt kathy, along with a few other ladies, have really gotten into quilting over the last year or so.  they make prayer quilts for friends and family members of the church.  when they have a quilt ready it is brought to church for everyone to tie a knot on the quilt and say a prayer for the person.  this sunday they had two quilts ready!

and what's a special southern church service without a meal afterward!!??  i love being back in nc!!!!!

 

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not your traditional pageant portraits - smithfield nc photography

another joy of being back in nc (wow i keep talking about this!) is reconnecting with old friends... lots of gals i knew from dance and pageants are resurfacing... melissa's engagement/bridals/wedding (watch for the engagement blog soon!), laura beth's engagement session (yup, coming to a blog near you!), and this precious session of my friend heather's daughter, daisy.

daisy is an energetic, happy 5-year-old that just so happens to be royalty!  she is the current nc outstanding petite miss!

one of my goals with B Real Photo is to set new standards in photography and this session was no different.  i'm over boring, still, uncomfortable photography... even when it comes to pageant portraiture.

heather and i decided her relative's property would be a great spot for our session and we had so much fun!  you'll notice some images and video footage from this session in our promo video, which you can view here.

hope you enjoy some of my favs!...

daisy is currently selling raffle tickets for $1.00 each to win an autographed bear signed by her and other queens, including miss north carolina, katherine southard.  all of the proceeds will support the Children's Miracle Network.

if you would like to purchase tickets, please contact me asap or contact daisy's mom, heather, at 919.868.0309.

 

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megan & jason sneak peek - brp wedding photography

so i absolutely loved this simple wedding at the obx!!

megan & jason were so sweet and so easy to work with!  here is just a sneak peek at their beach session and sound ceremony... more to come in the next few weeks!

suzanne brewer

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grateful for freedom - wilmington nc area photography

so i was scouting areas in downtown wilmington one day and came across a tea party.  don't worry, i won't use my blog to express my political ideas and opinions.  ;)


but just the fact that we live in a country where we have the freedom to even hold tea parties is amazing!  i hope you take your freedom seriously and hold it dear.  there are so many people in this world that live in a country where every detail of their life is dictated to them.

PRAISE GOD FOR THE U.S.A.!!!!

suzanne brewer

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a mccombs family tribute

usually after a photo session i'm already thinking of the funny things that happened so that i can blog about them later.  this one is a little different.  i think i've even delayed the blog because i'm so unsure what to say.


some of you knew mr. mike mccombs.  i didn't know him very well, but had the pleasure of watching him, my husband, and our friend ryan jump off a cliff into a waterhole outside knoxville one day.  from that moment i knew he was cool.  haha.


well mike went home to be with jesus on february 28, 2010.  that i am pretty sure of.  if you are reading this blog, please do me the favor of considering your life and what would happen to you if you died this very moment.  do you have sin in your life?  do you know jesus yourself?  do you realize you will have to give an account of everything you did and said?  i hope you do.  and i hope you take this very seriously.


his memorial service was one of the most amazing nights i have ever experienced.  there were so many people there and it was truly a celebration of life and mike's new life in heaven.  the video played at the service is below...







mike (as you can probably tell by now) was a wonderful musician.  his lyrics spoke of heaven often.  you can hear some of his music by clicking {here}.


so after the service i was speaking to his wife, jen, and we decided we need to do a family session right away!  we met up where she works and ventured out with her awesome kids!!!  we had fun exploring the property and being silly.


you'll notice a guitar in a lot of the images.  this represents mike.  let this be a reminder.

humbly,

suzanne brewer

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