Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to my family, friends, and amazing clients!!! I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and spending every minute of it with your most beloved ones! Marisol Izaguirre Photography wishes you and your loved ones a beautiful and Merry Christmas!!!


Looking forward to closing out the year! Stay tuned for some year-end juicy blog posts!!! Lot's to tell :)

Nine Months.

Every time I say I am not going to do something, I end up having the opposite happen.

I was determined to stop working and take a long holiday commonly known as maternity leave starting December 1st so that I could relax, be off my feet and enjoy the season as my husband and I await the arrival of our little one. 

Ha! But I love what I do so much that I just can't seem to help myself. 

As soon as December 1st came up, I found myself working three sessions consecutively back to back in one day. Yikes! Yesterday evening, as I came home and began downloading images from the day I laughed at myself... There I was working the night away, after I said I was not going to. 

But I can't really seem to stop doing what I love. And I love my job. So, I can't seem to step away from it. I seriously considered taking a wedding in a few weeks but have since realized that I need to learn to say no. 

I had a great time photographing one of my couples today for their engagement session and very much looking forward to another engagement session later on this week. But after that, I think I am officially done. It's hard lugging around a camera with a big belly that doesn't go away...

{Here I am during yesterday's final session... using a CANON!!! Don't worry, it was merely an experiment ;) }

{Yva's snapshot of me half way through the day...}

The good thing, planning breaks in between sessions where I could sit down and rest. I am so glad Yva came along to help out. Carrying my bags is nice and all, but I truly enjoy her company the best. Thanks for all your help this weekend Yva!

Good night friends!!

New Location!!!

I'll make this brief...

I have moved my office from Weslaco, Texas to McAllen, Texas and now have a new mailing address. Dearests, you may now find me at 6508 N 17th Street in McAllen, Texas. I am in the process of getting set up so I do not have access to interenet at the present moment.

If you need me, email me at mary@marisolizaguirre.com and I will immediately get back to you. I am hoping to get everything organized and back to normal as soon as I possibly can. Promise!!

In the meantime, email is the best form to get a hold of me for any inquiries. I am hoping to be back to blogging continually within the next few days as well... I have lots of sessions and new things to share with you.

Have a great day!!!

Brave.

I sit here, on my first lazy Saturday morning in weeks, and watch the movie An Officer and a Gentleman from beginning to the end. I make it through the movie with endless commercial breaks. The movie nears its end. Richard Gere rides his motorcycle into the factory filled with woman workers. He walks through, every way an officer, and finds his lady. He picks her up and hugs her, every way a gentleman. I find myself crying - the woman gets her prince charming. 1980s film, classic.

Gere's Mayo loved Debra's Paula and she loved him back. No gimmicks, they end up with each other. I smile. My smile is because no matter how many people tell you the fairy tale is not true, I am here to tell you it is. The fairy tale we read through as young girls is very much true. We often forget, however, that the heroine, the princess, in the tale always suffers before charming rescues her. 

Albeit, some of us don't require rescuing in the etymological sense of the term, we all very much want to be swept off our feet. So wherever you may be in your life my dear women, know that it will always get better. 

We can often find ourselves wishing to be rescued and secretly angry at the behavior unbecoming of our gentlemen. It's okay to feel that way. However, don't settle for anything less than what your really want and very much deserve. 

He is out there for you. He is.

Charming may simply be waiting for the opportune time to, unequivocally, rescue you. 

Let him find you. Don't dwell, don't flounder, and don't settle. Be yourself and live your life. Trust that everything else will fall into place.

I met a man at the beginning of this year, and I have since married him. No regrets. My charming, my blue-eyed prince really did find me. The tragedy that the princess slash heroine always endures varies in each fairy tale. In my case, Maleficient didn't put me to sleep with a bewitched spindle. Instead, I endured a different tragedy in a loosely defined sense of the term. 

I didn't lose my voice as a trade in for legs, at least not literally. The moment I did find my voice, however, my legs grew the strength they needed to allow me to walk away. I walked, allowed for and kept my hope.

Whatever tragedy I may have endured was meant to be and I would not have it any other way. My journey to my fairy tale is no different than any other woman's. The details vary but underneath it all we all feel and want the same. 

When you are ready for love, in its full essence of the term: unconditionally, true and ready for commitment, accept it. Take it and embrace it for your success in love fuels the engine of the rest of the awaiting women. 

My name is Marisol Izaguirre Roten and today, on June 23, 2012, I find myself walking the path of my life - a life I deserve - with my hand being held honestly and tenderly. I am married, healthy and with the Lord's blessing, on the path to becoming a mother. 

I could say don't look back, embrace the present and live for the future. But I'd be lying. Do look back, learn from what you lived and the people with whom you lived it with so that you cherish every moment in your life. So when the best, your best, arrives you may easily recognize it. 

{Mr & Mrs... Established 2012 Photo by my BFF Yva de la Rosa}

Make it a great weekend my friends!

I remembered...

Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful
Who says

{Selena Gomez}


Who knew I was just a diamond in the rough...

Sisterhood.

Sisterhood is extremely important for me. My sorority, Delta Zeta, helped shaped me during my collegiate years and continues to do so as an alumna. Delta Zeta brought me my closest friends, the gals I depend on daily for wisdom, guidance and strength.

Today, more than usual, I'd like to send prayers and strength to my sister Sofia. Sister, you are strong. I am here if you need anything. My prayers are with your family. 


Hugs and Kisses to the Mejia Family.