this post has been a long time coming and I know that Vi has been waiting for it :) sorry Vi.
I drove up to Austin to meet Vi and Mike plus their 2 little ones to grab this amazing e sesh. They both met up in Austin and are proud longhorns, so why not do their e sesh in Austin. We all had a great time shooting and they did an amazing job! after the sesh we went and grabbed a bite to eat, then we headed down to 6th st. and hung out for a while. it was really a cool time!
Vi and Mike: hey thanks for being so cool! I really had a great time hanging out with you guys. I can't wait to capture your wedding.. keep rock'n it!

here's a very nice taste of these two-

I'm really excited to get this post up for a couple of reasons.

1. it's the first "new" post on the all new clintdoesablog
2. lisa and chris rock period!!!

lisa and chris live in Dallas but are getting married here in Houston. their ceremony will be at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in midtown on 12.27.08, then we will be moving over to the St. Regis Hotel for the reception... we decided to meet up in midtown to grab some shots around holy rosary, and I have to say it was one of the easiest shoots I've had all year... they were incredibly easy to work with.. they both should quit their day jobs and get into modeling :) we had a great time, mostly because they continued to laugh at my jokes and I'm pretty sure their laughs were geniune!

Lisa and Chris: I had a great time with you both and Lisa I can't wait to do your bridals, man we are going to rock those to no end :) you both are incredible people and I am honored to be able to work with you guys... keep rock'n!!!

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so here's the BAAAAMMM!!!

Ok, this is going to be one amazing wedding story... laine and I met when I was sitting at starbucks working on my advertising piece for weddings in houston magazine. I went over to her to see if she liked the design (doing a little survey to see if it was any good) and she had seen me there before and checked my website. (truth be told, she looked over my shoulder while I was editing and saw my name and then used the all-to-famous "google" to find my website:) now that's awesome... I got the chance to meet both her and dave later and we all hit it off. this couple is awesome!!! and this is just the beginning of their story! I had dave write out how they met: so get ready to feel their story unfold...

"Our sisters are best friends, our parents are good friends, growing up we lived 2 streets away from each other, we went to the same college, we shared unknown mutual friendships, and took family ski vacations as close to one another as Vail is to Beaver Creek.
We met through a timely chance encounter when I was in Houston visiting family and she was thick in the middle of PA school. Laine's Mom Beverly had just battled cancer and miraculously defeated the seemingly inevitable fate that crushes so many lives today. My family was invited to her celebratory victory and my parents begged me to come along with them. They wanted me to meet a girl. By this time in my life I'd heard my parents mention "Lainey Scott" quite a bit. I brushed off their efforts as any normal young man would do when his parents try to make a simple suggestion. "She's drop dead gorgeous and she went to Baylor," they would argue, "Every Christmas morning she helps at a homeless shelter!" on and on and on. "We just wish you would meet her." They used to try and get my big brother Drew to meet here the same way. He wasn't interested though and neither was I. I'd never date anyone my parents' thought I should. There's no way they could dial in on the right girl for me. But I went to the party anyway. I figured, hmmm why not? It won't hurt and I'm really just going to support Beverly and celebrate for her. I remember the exact moment I walked into Laine's house. She was sitting on the couch with another handsome guy. She stood up to greet us in her gray dress, black tights, and black heel boot thingies. SSSSmokin! Good thing there's another guy on the couch I thought. I just escaped embarrassing myself for a night and obvious to anyone she's taken. Phew! I think I'll just drink a lot of wine and stay mysteriously quiet in shadows of the corners. We shook hands and I reached for my asthma inhaler. The thing is that I don't have asthma or for that matter an inhaler either, back to the wine idea. I was quickly informed the other guy was "just a friend." "So what," I contended. "She's in another league and the other guy is never "just" a friend." My Dad looked at me like I wasn't a man. We ended up crossing paths several times throughout the night where in each case my parents or sister announced embarrassingly untrue exaggerations of my character in front of her. Finally it was time to go and I think I was in the car before my parents could even find the keys or their jackets. My sister got in and said, "I have her number and Kristin, (Laine's sister) said you should call her." "Whatever. You're just trying to get me to call her. She doesn't even know I exist." Uproar from all parties ensued. "Alright, alright, alright," I just wanted to put their minds at ease so I stored the number in my phone and agreed to call her.


With some intense peer pressure from my friends Laine and I ended up hanging out the next night. And our first "date" was on New Year's Eve. And we pretty much hung out every night after that. We fell in love over a Sunday walk in West University, Houston and we were able to cultivate our love with letters and late night long distance phone calls while I lived in Vail, Denver and Boulder, Colorado. Laine and I are thankful our paths crossed in just the right time. When we met my brother had passed away earlier that year. Soon after we met Laine's Mom succumbed to an unexpected case of pneumonia. In hindsight, we recognize the small window where had we met sooner my heart wouldn't have been ready, and any later and her heart would've been too wounded. We've been gifted with the comfort we share in our sorrows and in our newfound everyday joys. We get to look up to the sky and smile at our heavenly best friends, and we get to look at each other as best friends here on earth. We are blessed. We are stoked. dave santamaria"

To laine and dave: thanks for truly being genuine! it has been awesome to be able to hang out with you both. I consider it a privilege to be able to capture your story, and look forward to friendships that lie ahead! be blessed!!!
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I got the honor to capture these two in action and it was blast.. they really had a good time with this shoot. I just shot kristin's bridals so she coached nick on the in's and out's of modeling. I think that they both are going to make a profession out of it :) we made our way down to the museum district and grabbed some amazing shots.. this weekend is their wedding and I'm stoked about it.. party time :) now to fill you in. If your reading this and you know nick I'm sure you know what a comedian he is. this guy had me laughing the whole time. it was awesome!!! Nick and Kristin together are great to watch!

To Nick and Kristin: it's almost time... get ready! craziness is a coming!!!

love ya-