Ya’ll….I really can’t even believe I’m about to type out this blog post…someone will have to be ready to pinch me in a few seconds from the sidelines – mkay? – because it just doesn’t even feel real! I’ll tell you why: because just a year ago, this was only a very VERY distant dream that I was working toward in hopes of someday being able to do but in reality, not really knowing if it could ever be feasible – just hoping, yannow? Never in a million years would I have ever expected for this to happen so soon. I’ll tell you why – because just nearly three years ago after I started my business – well, to be 100% honest – I didn’t ever think this would actually ever even become a “business” and when I first started my photography Facebook page – I really just started it because it was a hobby of mine & I didn’t want to annoy my friends on my personal page by posting so many pictures of my work 24/7 – so, my photography Facebook page was just a way to keep my hobby separate from my personal FB page. So, I never started CCP thinking that it could actually be my full-time job. I never once thought that I would be able to live my dream job! But now, that dream has just become a million more times amazing to me because…drummmmmmmm rolllllllll pleasssseeee…

We are becoming a full-time HUSBAND + WIFE photography team!!! 

Cue the confetti, the champagne, the red-dress salsa dancing emoji! After working so hard the past couple of years to build Chandra’s Collection Photography, after shedding a few too many tears, staying up wayyyyyy too many nights chugging coffee to feed this dream of mine – it truly was worth it all! God has BLESSED me beyond my wildest dreams – He really has. This has been in the works for the past 6 months or so. We just were keeping quiet about it until we felt like it was the right time to tell everyone. I have been teaching Daniel the ins & outs of my business, he’s been shooting like crazy with me & assisting me at shoots – and ya’ll – he is so amazing! I truly have been blown away by how talented & creative my hunni is. I love seeing him blossom, I love getting to have him along with me at shoots because he is so joyful, vibrant, perfect & the perfect sidekick for me! I love getting to see him work & interact with our couples. It truly brings a different dynamic to our shoots – and it’s amazing!!! We vibe so well together, we have fun & I think that our couples can sense that too – and that’s so important to me.

I would be lying if I didn’t say that watching my baby battle cancer didn’t have something to do with this. I don’t think we would have pushed ourselves to make this happen so soon if we hadn’t of seen life with a new perspective. After really dissecting what we truly wanted out of life, we realized that being with each other & living a life of love, serving & true fulfillment was at the very top of the list. Enjoying our lives together & really getting to spend our days together & conquering life TOGETHER was so important to us. While Daniel worked so hard working 15 hour days down South without even batting an eyelash and I ran a blooming business on my own & worked every day that Daniel was off – we rarely were able to see each other last year. It wasn’t fun but we knew that we had to work hard to accomplish our dreams. Daniel is the hardest worker I have ever met! He gets things done, he’s efficient, he’s reliable, he’s smart + business savvy. He’s basically the best business partner that my business definitely needed. After truly sitting down to see if this could/would actually work – we prayed about it & thought long & hard. We realized that we would be silly not to do this! What do we have to lose? Okay – it could not work out…but then again, it could! (and it will, we are positive about this!) & it could be the best decision we have ever made! You have to risk things sometimes to gain the reward! What if we let fear rule our decisions & missed out on one of the most rewarding decisions of our lives? For me personally, I was SO beyond excited & blessed to book every single wedding I did & work with the most amazing couples – but to be transparent & honest – a teeeeeeeeny, tiny little part of my heart way in the back of my mind was slightly bummed because I knew it would be another weekend that I wouldn’t be able to be with my love. I know that sounds SO silly, but it’s true. I knew that the busier I got, the less I would get to see Daniel. I of course was okay with that & definitely didn’t let that stop me, but I just dreamed of the day we could do this together. And now, it’s here. & I’m totally fan-girling & being spasmodic every time I think about it! 🙂 We couldn’t be more excited about what the future holds for Chandra’s Collection Photography! We’re the best of sidekicks & can’t wait to start 2016 with an amazing start of officially becoming a HUSBAND + WIFE photography team!!! <—— I still can’t believe I get to type that out 🙂 My business is my babyyyyy ya’ll – I’m so passionate about everything that I do & I truly pour my entire heart & soul into it – and to have my husband be a part of that – it’s the best thing I could have ever asked for!

But really though – it’s all thanks to you guys! Thank you so much for all of your support, encouragement, prayers, referrals, likes, shares, comments – EVERYTHING! It’s because of YOU GUYS that we are able to live our dream and we will never ever ever everrrrr take that for granted.

So, here’s a BIG OLE’ HUMONGOUS CHEERS to 2016 and this new, exciting thing that is happening for us & Chandra’s Collection Photography! We love you guys! xoxoxo, Chandy & Danny