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OpLove – July 09

Melinda Ledsome — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

I met up with Lori on a beautiful morning at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. We were meeting up to do a photo shoot of her to send off to her deployed husband.

Lori is such a beautiful girl with a cute sweet personality… he is one lucky soldier!!

OpLove – Maternity

Melinda Ledsome — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:08:00 +0000

The cutest couple! This was a ‘rush’ session. She called me and wanted the session and the book before he took off since he wouldn’t be able to get her a mailing address for a few months. She is pregnant with their first baby and he will be deployed for the birth. Oh, and we had to include their pup Jake in the session!

E-Session – Will & Kirsten (Japanese Tea Gardens)

Melinda Ledsome — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0000

My 2nd shooter Eric and I had the fun opportunity to shoot some engagement pictures for the cutest couple! Will, who is in the military and stationed here in San Antonio set it all up for Kirsten’s Birthday weekend. Kirsten is finishing up school up in Kentucky so when we got together they hadn’t seen each other in 5 weeks!!!!

They were fun, playful and most of the shots we got were of them just being them (my favorite kinds of shots).

Wedding – Masey (San Antonio Botanical Gardens)

Melinda Ledsome — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:31:00 +0000

I had a short notice call from a fellow photographer who wanted some help for a very small wedding at the Botanical Gardens the next day. My schedule was free – so I said, sure – why not! I’m always up for the gardens. They have so many beautiful backdrops for photos!!!

The couple was awesome! She was in this amazing dress and heels and still willing and eager to walk all over the garden paths – even to the back cabin! Bless her heart – she had it lifted up to her knees in the front, and the groom was dutifully carrying the train from the behind as she stepped over logs and dirt trails!

After all of that i wasn’t surprised to learn that he is an Active Duty Marine, and she is a former Marine. So I guess that explains their willingness to traipse all over without a second thought!

Here are a few of my favorites from the day…..

OpLove – Huerta

Melinda Ledsome — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:55:00 +0000

I received a call from a rushed sister on a Tuesday afternoon. Her big brother is in the Army and was being deployed to the desert that Saturday. She had just found out about the Operation Love Reunited (OpLove) program and wanted to know if I could manage to get some photos of her brother Amedeaus and the family before he left.

Well – how could I say no!

We met up at Elmendorf Lake Park (right behind OLLU) Thursday evening and grabbed as many shots as could.

Amadeaus – Army strong… Army proud

The Family

All the siblings

With the sisters

With the brothers

Little brothers always look up to the big brothers

Even the littlest of the brothers

Army Graduation – Ft Sill, OK

Melinda Ledsome — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:52:00 +0000

I’m realy late in getting these posted up here – but back on April 3rd, 2008 I had the proud honor of watching my Son-In-Law graduate from US Army Basic Training up at Ft. Sill, OK. We are so proud of him and excited for the chapter this opens for he and my daughter!

1) Bo crossing the stage (He’s was a little taller than the Sarge shaking hands.. lol)

2)Some Sgt Reciting the “I am a Drill Sargent

” Creed

3)Stnding Tall and Proud

5)My daughter and her Soldier

7) A Proud Air Force Captain father returns the salute of his new US Army private son

Operation Love ReUnited – 9 Feb 2008

Melinda Ledsome — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:49:00 +0000

On Saturday February 9th I had the honor of my first Operation Love ReUnited

photo shoot.

If you’re not familiar with the organazition, photographers volunteer our time and creativity to capture precious memories of the families of deployed service members. We then send (at no charge) a book of the photos to the deployed spouse.

I signed up for this since many moons ago I was a military wife and know how hard it was for him to be away for any lengths of time. Being a civil servent here on Lackland and dealing with airmen of all ages and ranks and knowing what they sacrifice on a daily basis it just felt right!

Here is the slideshow I made from the photos for the family:

Here are a few of the photos from that session.