Meet Mr. & Mrs. K!

As promised here are more pictures of the K wedding...ENJOY! :)

pre-wedding...

The beautiful bride getting all ready to say I DO!



love this one...



Like Mother Like Daughter....happy & beautiful! :)

My favorite picture of the rings & program that Kristel captured....

the lucky man & HIS crew...

the beautiful bride & HER crew...

Mr. & Mrs. K were our first couple to do the first glance, and let me just say, WE ARE SO GLAD they did....look how sweet these first glance pictures our of the lucky man turned out...they make my heart smile BIG!

now for the love birds and my favs from their first glance photoshoot...





more to come soon, so stay tuned! Here and at www.myspace.com/anoziraphotography

P.S "The Best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear..." ---Elf
p.p.s I spread Christmas cheer all day long :) haha!

XOXO,
Laura Loo

Aerosmith sneak-a-roos...VLOG style!

Better late than never right!? Well, we are finally flipping through our pictures and videos from the Aerosmith concert & figured we share some videos...this makes our very first video blog...haha hopefully not our last! We warn you...for some reason we both get crazy accents & the sillys in front of the camera. Seriously, even when we were little. Our moms have videos of us pretending to be the Spice Girls, fighting, & other childhood memories that make us cringe when watching because we sound so funny...kind of like these videos but, WE LOVE YALL & said we would share our fun day! So here are the videos we recorded on our way to see Aerosmith July 19th, the weekend that came & went way too fast! We hope this post finds you all doing well & soaking up all that summer has left...stay tuned.

Haha, you should have seen us running from Loo's apartment & packing up the Hester mobile in the rain...here we are safe in the car heading to Dallas!

Of course we are late, but at least our eye make up looks like da bomb.com! haha!

You had fair warning....if you could understand us hope you enjoyed those silly videos...MORE TO COME & of course pictures!

p.s Laura would like to add that she GOT A PUPPY! You will being seeing lots of him, so no worries!

xoxo,

Anozira

Client Spotlight-Misha & Chris

There are many reasons this engagement shoot was very special to me. When Misha first asked me to be apart of her wedding journey and photograph it for her I can't even begin to explain the beautiful words she used and the joy she brought to my heart. Misha and I go way back all the way to Little Dribblers and giggling in Church. Further more, her Dad is my preacher & her momma owns a darling little cafe in Snyder, Texas that I use to work at! Ever in town you HAVE to try it...and you ask for her Apple dumplings, they will change your life! (Mrs. Kathy's Southern Comforts)
If this shoot couldn't have gotten any better... it did, you see last weekend when I scheduled it, Kristel came into town for the AEROSMITH concert she got as a gift for the both of us from her wonderful hubby...more on this later! SO, for the first time in a long time we got to photograph together! WE HAD A BLAST! We whispered back and forth how adorable they were AND how in LOVE they are. It was our first time meeting Chris, but Chris is one of those down-to-earth guys that you feel like you have known your whole life. Chris and Misha I could go on and on about how excited we are for you two and how precious you guys are, but I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking! THANK you for picking us to capture your love & adoration & journey to the alter together!

Meet Misha & Chris...soon to be united Soul mates forever!

So classy & sassy they are in black & white! At this point we were convinced they were models for some high fashion magazine...GORGEOUS!

Feel the love?

Won't she make a beautiful & fabulous bride!?

"Happiness is like a kiss...you must share it to enjoy it!"

Seeing these two walk hand-in-hand & side-by-side brings tingles to my spine & a smile the size of Texas to my cheeks!

Love makes us do silly, crazy things...it brings out the best in us doesn't it? :)

Love you guys! May you all find your soul mate & goof troop!

Blessings,

Laura Loo

Meet Picasso Parker!

Now, I love Texas...but sometimes, I just can't stand how big it is. Sometimes, I feel oceans & mountains away from loved ones. Don't believe me...google Alpine, Texas to Denton, Texas or vice versa & you'll see why Kristel & I don't get to see each other near enough.

Oh man, Kristel & I daydream about the day we can live closer together. This means working together more, hanging, shopping, all the wonderful things that best friends & sisters love to do! AND for me this also means...I get to spend more time with precious Parker, Kristel's spunky 3 year old. I'm so honored to be called "Aunt Lur-wah" by Parker. One of my favorite reasons to call Kristel is because most of the time the other side of the line is picked up with a "Hey Lur-wah watcha doin sugar booger" from Parker, it makes me smile from ear to ear every time. If Parker doesn't make it to the phone before his mother, I usually asks for at least a minute to speak to him & that's all I need. Within one minute, Parker can catch me up with what he has done in the last 24hrs & what he is doing at that very moment, & what he plans on doing with the rest of his time!

Well, last week I hit gold when I called Kristel. Parker was just about to do a little painting when I called Kristel & heard " Hey Lur-wah, i'm paintin." I asked him what he was paintin' & he said "oh, i'm paintin' spid-uh-man, i'm gonna paint spid-uh-man for you Lur-wah!!!" It just made my day!

Now, I would have been fine just knowing that the world's cutest Picasso painted a picture thinking about me, but it gets even better! Oh yes, last week my roommate brings me a mail package from Kristel & Parker, I rip it open & there it is...the painting of "spid-uh-man" topped off with some transformers stickers! It made my heart sing & made me feel like the world's richest art owner!

It might not be Picasso, but in my heart it so much better. It's legit, it's authentic, it's one of a kind, it's something I can't wait to show Parker when he gets older! It's worth a million and one in my book. :) I can't wait to find a cute frame & perfect spot for this one of a kind "Spid-uh-man" meets Transformers piece!

& if receiving the masterpiece in the mail wasn't plenty good, Kristel sent me these darling pictures of Parker getting his paint on...
Cutest little Picasso I ever did see...

I was on speaker phone when he was telling Kristel & I what he was painting me. He kept telling me "see Lur-wah, see right here, i'm gonna paint you spid-uh-man!" Just precious!!

The Luckiest Art Owner & One of a Kind Parker Masterpiece!!!

****edit**** I came across this picture of Parker & I when he was a chunky monkey & just had to add it to this post...gosh how time flies!

May you all have that little buddy that melts your heart & makes you feel like a million and one... just when they say your name!!

XOXO,

Aunt Lur-wah Loo :)

Long time coming...

Hey there!!!!!!!!

Long time, no talk guys! Like Laura has stated, I have been a busy bee and am sorry that I am not a more frequent blogger. Just because I don't write does not mean that I am not behind the scenes! Because I am paying attention (when I make time)! I am in awe of Darla's dream...and the comment that she left us regarding Anozira being the brand of cactus! And really, she has no idea what a godsend that dream was to Laura and I! We have been searching and really reflecting as to what a possibility for a future logo for anozira photography could be. Honestly...we loved the idea of a cactus (since Anozira) pronounced Ah-no-zye-rah for those unaware does dip it's roots back to the Grand Canyon State in which cacti run rampid! It just so happens that Alpine does too...now if only Laura lived here! The Armit of Texas would be complete! Ehh...one day we will find ourselves finally living back in the same town and all will be well! Onward. I am currently student teaching! Yay kiddos! I have the fourth grade, and thought I would not like it because I had such a bad fourth grade experience~ It has proved me wrong! I love it and have already spoken to my principal and superintendent about wanting to jump onboard with AISD! They are thrilled...so I guess they like me too! I do not know how long we will be here. I mean, if Jared is offered a better position and they have something for me too then we might just up and leave! But at this moment I'm unaware as to what our future holds! Jared (my husband) actually was moved from jr. high track and field to do JV and Varsity softball and has been encouraged to apply for the head girls basketball position, so who knows right now! I am so excited that graduation is coming up in like 11 weeks! This moment could not come sooner. Although I haven't lingered out my undergrad career as long as it feels like I have, I am sooooo ready! I really want to pursue my masters, but haven't the heart for more school in which I am the student right now (unless it deals with Laura and I going to some type of photo seminars/workshops) to better our passion!~ Parker is a stud with his states right now. We are learning (well I already know them), but I am working with my 2 (soon to be 3) year old on his fifty-nifty United States! He seems to think everything is California. We were working on Georgia...and not one minute after I was convinced he knew Georgia, all of a sudden it had morphed into a west coast state! Oh well...he has plenty of time for his states i do suppose! klZSLD (ohmygoodness...that nonsense to the left is my husband scaring me out of my wits! One day he's going to give me a heart attack because I am the easiest person in the world to scare, and he takes advantage of that fact WAY too often!) Parker is doing sooooo great with potty training. He's basically got it down. When i say basically, I mean most of the time. He always goes poo (sorry for the mommy lingo) in the potty now, but usually slips and doesn't go pee everytime he has too. But this is a far cry from where he was last month because I am the world's worst potty trainer. If you have a child that needs to learn how to use the potty, do not send them to the Hester household because I have so many other things that I am taking care of besides running to sit on the big boy potty every 15 minutes - I know, my bad. But he's doing quite good for the fact that I am a failure at being the best influence on learning! Fallon on the other hand, said dada 2 weeks ago, said mama for the first time last night, and said bubba today! Whether this is all coincedence is beyond me, but she is moving rather quickly in her stringing of words (she's going to be 6 months on March 5th by the way). uh-oh. speaking of, Fallontine is calling me now, must put her back to bed. night guys! Laura I hope I made you smile...miss my bff~ I will leave with like 2 inspired photos - Thank-you Ms. Darla!~

Meet Kristel Hester by Laura Arellano

(Kristel at age 2...so cute!)

So, let's talk about Kristel Hester today. Which, just so happens to be her Birthday! November 19, 1985. Let's call this my "wish I could be there gift" blog. :)

You all know by either reading previous posts or by being a family member or friend that we have been friend's since the ripe age of 2! So, let's talk about what you don't know or some of you close friends & family might very well know...but i'll go even deeper. Just lend me your eyes...

Friend. Yes, she makes a great, true, honest, the list goes on, friend. She is THE best listener I have ever met in my 22 years of life. You know at those horrible times or super fabulous times of your life when you just need someone to listen, not speak, just listen?...she is THAT friend. She helps me more than she will ever know get through the good and most importantly she celebrates the good times WITH me. Her heart is pure and her heart is BIG. She cries when she laughs, she cries when she's mad, she cries when she's sad, she cries when she's happy...do you get it?...the woman has a HUGE heart! I love it. She is one of the people in my life that God uses to remind me daily to let go and LAUGH. She reminds me to LOVE with all you got and to forgive in order to move on and live a healthy and passionate life. She is my long lost sister or the cool kids would say "she is my sister from another mister."

Mommy & wife. Kristel is a mommy of two beautiful, precious, and spunky kiddos! Words can not begin to express how much this woman loves her kids. I love how she uses her passion & talent of photography to capture her heart & soul, her family, to share with the world. When I see the photographs she takes of her family I can not help but smile because I know she is paparazzi-like in her house with her husband & kids pretty much 24/7. I also know she does this so she doesn't miss that moment that is worth a thousand words that can last forever for their family, now that she captured it on camera. She is one of those moms every woman hopes to be. I know that her favorite and happiest place to be is right with her family...and of course camera in hand ;).

Business partner. This is a new role Kristel has recently started to play in my life. I mean unless you count the photo shoots we use to take of kids down the block with our mom's 35mm cameras back in the day. OR us molding and building things out of clay-doh, mud, sticks, paper, etc. etc. and soliciting them to whatever neighbors or family members were nice enough to listen to our sales pitch. But if you are not counting those adventures, you can now officially call us business partners thanks to our photography company Anozira Photography. Kristel brings much to the table at Anozira Photography. She is not only our West Texas Photographer, she is our organized brain and cheerleader! She is very detailed and very organized. She has an eye for spotting details I would have missed. She keeps Anozira Photography on track. No one makes a to-do list like Kristel makes a to-do list! Kristel also has characteristics of a successful business woman. She is dedicated and will not say the job is done, until the job is done and everything on her detailed, organized to-do list is checked off! Her integrity, creativity, organization, keep growing and I am so excited to see her grow throughout our new adventure as a strong woman and photographer still!

Kristel. She is a friend, wife, mom, photographer, student... I don't know how she juggles it all so gracefully and wonderfully, but she does. Not only does she manage to juggle this crazy thing we call life, she does it with a heart and smile that only get bigger, sweeter, funnier, and more compassionate each and everyday! :)

Oh, and reader, do stay tuned because She & Anozira Photography are only getting better & better! :)


Kristel,
You are such a blessing in my life and in so many others! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We LOVE YOU!

Peace & love,
Laura Loo

My best friend...

So, okay. This is my first blog and I'm so new at this thing it freaks me out! I want to write a little and let my best friend know how much she is appreciated! Now that I have known Laura for about 21 years, I am very comfortable saying that she is my right hand (well if my right hand lived in Denton). She is truly that one that you call your soulmate. Don't get me wrong, I love my husband for everything that he is - but Laura (Ellay, La, Elsie, LornaDoone, some call her Loo)- she was my first love. I called her my best friend at four, and that has and will never change! We have been through way to much for anything to even chance our relationship. I love that when we were about first graders we promised one another that no matter what the problem was, there was nothing too big to come in between us. We thought we had it all figured out. We saw so many friendships go to waste. People who took one another for granted and shot their friendship over something so petty. I have so many wonderful friends that deserve to be called best (because they are)...but this girl has my heart. She was there from the time my daddy passed away, to the time I got my first kitten. She was my run-away partner, and the only one I would color my face with red lipstick and pretend to be a strawberry for. I look back on the times that we loved to pretend to cook and how many mud-pies we served up! That is my new theory on why you and I both do not like to cook. We did it way too much as children. What is that...we didn't even have time to learn to cook from our mothers. We were too enthralled with one another. I think that I secretly envisioned you leaving me. I just knew you were too good to be true! I always wished for a sister, and suddenly you were placed into my life and I never wanted to leave your side. It really is fate that our paths crossed at the time they did. I can't tell you that we would have even liked one another had we met 10 years later. I am who I am because of you. We taught one another how to be so compassionate and aware. gosh, So many girlfriends we had. And every that one became close to you, they had to get approval by me. I wasn't losing MY best friend. And now, that you are off on your own - I have this sense of security. For some reason I know I won't lose you. I want to share you with as many people that want to be friends with you! They deserve to have some Laura in their lives. Everyone needs your happy spirit to brighten their day. That is the same spirit that I have always known and loved. I am so happy that you moved to a big place and you spread out and have discovered yourself! We discovered our passion for photography so early in life. Haha, one of our first photoshoots - We were in your bathroom on 34th and I had an old 10mm camera. We did the shoot in your bathroom and I was so mad when we realized it had no film! Pictures capture the moment; they capture everything wonderful about that moment that you never want to forget. Everyone deserves to think that their happiest times can be frozen...and photographs have always done that for you and I. We sure have come far from then! We were such young tikes wanting to live so large, haha! We then took four years of photography from a man who will always be so dear to both of us! He loved us so much that he went to great lengths our last two years of high school to form special classes in which we were his only photographers! I think he saw our hearts and how much potential we had! He always challenged us, and we had senioritis bad. We didn't want to give it our all like we could have. I do miss that! I think photography takes me back to you; that is why I would never do this with anyone else. Your vision is so focused and true. I can't wait to add to this venture with you. It will only bring us closer in due time. We both still have an abundance of potential! There is so much we would get with a degree in the art, but we both went with our love for children. That's okay...we will get our fill soon and it will be very much worth the wait! The children that you will be mentoring are in for the time of their lives! What a way to relive your childhood (through others kiddos, haha)! You are so great with children Laura - you bond with them so well and are truly mothering...these are who you photograph best, in my opinion. I cannot wait to see what your future photo fate holds with your new DSLR. You are an inspiration my love! My cousin sure is lucky to have caught you in his bag. I just wish he would hurry and make a move so that I can officially call you family! I love you Laura.

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