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Welcome Welcome to the photo blog of On The Wall Photography! We are Dac and Alisha, the husband and wife duo running this gig. We shoot weddings, seniors, families, babies, dogs and just about everything else that catches our eyes. This blog will give you a sneak peak at our work and into our lives as photographers and just all-around awesome people. So, stop in whenever you get the chance to see what's new!
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08.22.09
Today I took my "little sister" (for those of you who don't know, I'm a BIG for Big Brothers Big Sisters) to the Renaissance Festival here in town. It wasn't quite like what I remember going to in high school but was still fun and she had a good time. We walked around looking at renaissance-ish things, smelled turkey legs, she got her face painted, we watched a sword fight, and she even found her a couple of beaded ear cuffs to buy. Ooh - AND she got to participate in the jester's magic show. She got to "cut" a poor soul's had off. =)

We did some other fun things this weekend too but more on that later. For now, here's some pics of the festival.



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08.16.09
Friday morning Dac and I headed down to Woodward, OK to photograph a wedding for two wonderful people (Jared and Kylie). Bonus: we got to visit some of my amazing friends from college! =)

We had the BEST time and are so glad we got this opportunity. The wedding was beautiful and so was David and Amber's little guy, who we met for this first time. I'll tell you ALL about our trip and the wedding when I post more pictures. For now, enjoy a sneak peek of the happy couple and of Mr. Adorable.



Kylie, Jared, and families: Thanks for welcoming us right in to your big day. Everything turned out fabulously! We wish you guys all the best!

Amber and David: Thanks SO much for letting us crash your cute place this weekend. We loved hanging out and can't wait to do it again (and before 2 years from now!)

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David:

You guys are more than welcome anytime. I can't wait to see the pictures of Tripp. It was sure nice getting to know more of you guys! Hope you enjoyed your stay.

(08.16.09)
Amber Bates:

I think you two have found your calling...A-mazing!

(08.16.09)
Mom Call:

I love the pictures!!

(08.17.09)
Cori:

The wedding picture is awesom! Perfect timing, as usual! :)

(08.17.09)
Linda Caldwell ( Kylie's mom):

I love Jared and Kylies' picture. Can't wait to see more!

(08.22.09)
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08.03.09
Brace yourself for a long post:

I want to thank all of you who have booked sessions and weddings and made this year a full one! We are completely, 100% booked for the rest of 2009! We love to do pictures for people and it's hard to say we can't do any more this year but unfortunately there's just not enough hours in the day and we have met our limit.Thanks again! We've had a blast so far and are looking forward to the rest of '09. If you're interested in getting pictures done in 2010...let us know! =) There's plenty of dates to choose from.


What a great (and exhausting) weekend! I left straight from work Friday and headed down to Stillwater to visit my old OSU roomies who just happen to be two of my most favorite people. =) We did a little shopping, ate at Goldie's (we LOVE that place - the cheese fries are delicious as are the burgers), and headed to (my personal favorite) the BARN for a nice big Dr. Pepper. Next, we drove around town checking out all the newness. I'm thinking I should have traveled Europe or something for a few years THEN went to college. There's so much more to do there now! We ended up on Library Lawn where I took the following pictures. We watched some guys play Cricket and chatted. I miss OSU and I miss these girls:




After our campus visit we headed back and played old board games the rest of the night. We know how to party now. =) It was a blast. I love hanging out with them - they were my family away from home.


Saturday, I came back and was surprised when our friends Matt and Kelly stopped by to visit! It was great to see them too! We hung out a while and ate at Grinder Man. =) It would have been fabulous if Dac hadn't picked out a day (or two) old cookie for us to eat. I knew we should have went with the M&M! That night, we photographed the 30th anniversary party for the parents of this amazing family! We seriously LOVE this family. You can definitely expect more on this once the pictures are ready to post.


Later that night, we made a fun trip to the ER. Everything's fine. My leg has been bothering me pretty bad off and on for a couple weeks. Well after being on it so much that night, it was really bothering me. I knew because of some medicines I'm on and because of a surgery a while back that I had a few risk factors for a blood clot and I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something that serious. So after 3 hours in the ER, several blood tests and an ultrasound of my leg I got a clean bill of health and a wrap for tendonitis! =) It seems to be getting a little better already (maybe it's the 800mg Advil) so I'm happy for that. With all the session we have coming up, I can't be having a bum leg. It's just not acceptable. Yesterday, we went to my parents' house for a very tasty supper and a lot of work ridding my old bedroom and their garage of all my old stuff! It was nice to hang out with them but I could have done without the working part. =) Plus, there were wasps attacking me in the garage. You know I hate that.


OK, I'll quit rambling now. Stay tuned for some "real" photos coming soon!


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Kathy McGowan:

You should submit them to your college! A couple of those pictures would look great on their website!

(08.03.09)
Adrienne Harris:

I'm not an OSU fan but these are great pictures and I agree with the above comment!:)

(08.03.09)
Julie:

I had a great time with you girls as well! I miss us! Haha

Thanks for posting the pictures girl! And glad everything is okay with your leg! I was worried!!!

(08.05.09)
Katie:

You ALWAYS should go with the M&M cookies!

(08.13.09)
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UPDATE: WOW-WOW-WOW!! You guys ROCK! We are all booked up!! Thanks!! PS - Have I mentioned I love our clients?!

I know, I know...you don't want to hear it. I'm not sure I'm ready for it either, but the truth is, the holidays are just around the corner! Now is the time to be thinking about doing family portrait sessions for those holiday cards and gifts. Since we have a full schedule, we are offering a day packed full of mini family sessions so more people can have the opportunity to get great pictures!! This is the first time we've attempted something like this and we're excited about it! We have 11 slots open on October 17 - first come first serve. There's more information below:


Get excited - it's going to be FUN!
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Brooke:

Wonderful! Count us in!

(07.29.09)
Renee Bruce:

This is a wonderful idea you guys! I am sure you will take lots of pictures that day!

(08.09.09)
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06.15.09
Whew! What. A. Weekend. Dac's mom turned 50! To celebrate, we (family) and one of her good friends threw her a surprise party Saturday. My sister-n-law, our friend (and adopted sister =)) Cori got up bright and early to go decorate for the party but not before stopping at the donut shop for a little morning motivation. =) Then, after putting our gangsta skills to work by spray painting signs, we went to lunch. Are you seeing a trend here? That night, we had lots of snacks...and... LOTS OF CAKE!!!



The first two cakes are ones we ordered for the surprise party. I think they're pretty funny. Bwahahahahaha. The third one, is my masterpiece! Terese always makes each of us whatever we want to eat and whatever cake we want for our birthday dinner. She wanted wedding cake. So that's what she got....or at least something like it. =) Don't be jealous of my mad cake-decorating skills. She also wanted mexican food for lunch. So Val and I made a taco/burrito bar and enchiladas and it was fabulous.

So I guess the point of this post (if there is one) is that we had a long, fun weekend and I ate WAY too much. Hope you all had a good weekend too. Hang in there - I promise we have plenty of real posts coming soon!

OH, and PS - Peety is home from the vet and is doing well. He had definite inflamation of the eye but they didn't find any scratches or anything else particularly serious. So, Dac's been putting this sab stuff on his eye three times a day and we're hoping by the time it's over, Peety will be 100%. He's already feeling a lot better so that makes me feel better too!
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Cori:

All I have to say is I NEED a slice of that cake...I said NEED!

(06.15.09)
Mom Call:

Thanks guys now EVERYONE knows I am old. Love it and you!

(06.16.09)
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06.12.09

Well, my fuzzy buddy is at the vet today. =( I know. It's ok to be sad. I'm sad too.

Last night, while we were eating supper, Peety was kind of moping around. We, of course, just kind of blew it off like he just wanted an enchilada too and didn't think much more about it. So we headed off to a very adventurous engagement session with Kayla and Chet (more on that later) and when we got home Peety was still moping and whining, and he wouldn't get more than half a centimeter away from Dac at any given point. Dac started to think maybe it was his ears bothering him. Then, as he was checking those, I noticed his eye was extremely red. The more we looked, the more we could tell that was what he was so upset about. He kept whining and rubbing his eye...he could barely keep it open. So at 10 p.m., we called the vet. Pugs obviously have very big, sensitive eyes that can easily get badly hurt... we weren't going to mess around with it. The Dr. told us to give Peety a little food and some aspirin and to bring him in this morning. So we did. The aspirin seemed to help tremendously and I was so glad to see him feeling more like himself. We're thinking it was probably something minor like dirt in his eye but he's still at the vet's office so we don't know for sure yet. Can't wait to see him!

Hope you all have a great weekend and if you have a dog, or a cat, or even a pig or iguana...give them a hug today! =)
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Haha. =) Ok, so we took a trip to Louisianna for Memorial Day weekend and we had a BLAST!! My cousin Courtney (hey Boo!) got MARRIED and I got to be her Matron of Honor and I sang too. I'm not sure how we've managed to stay close all these years living so far apart but we have and I'm thrilled about it. Courtney is the sister I never had and I couldn't be happier for her and Ryan (whom I totally approve of)!

Anyway, the wedding was beautiful as was the bride, and it was a great time to see lots of family that I haven't seen in quite a while. =) The first couple of days we were there we got to just hang out and enjoy everyone's company. I ate lots of good food too... tasty BBQ, fish, cobbler, cake, cake, cake and sweet tea, sweet tea, sweet tea... to name a few. I came back with a huge belly ache and vowed to never do it again...until next time.

The day before the wedding, I helped Courtney and my Aunt Cindy (Courtney's mom) decorate for the reception. Then, we relaxed by getting mani/pedis before the rehearsal dinner that night. Later that night, all of Courtney's bridesmaids stayed with one of her friends in her gorgeous home. She was such a great hostess and I had a great time catching up with Courtney's friends I knew from growing up and getting to know those I didn't know already. They are all fabulous and welcomed me right in. Whew!

Oh, and I edited these on my laptop, so they appear pretty dark on the Web site... sorry about that. The pictures aren't great anyway, but you get the idea. Just ignore the darkness...pretend everyone has a golden tan. =)




Like I said, the wedding went off without a hitch and I'm honored to have been a part of it. On our way back, we stopped to visit an IKEA. We love IKEA's stuff but had never actually been in a store. It was cool but I'm not gonna lie...it was a little overwhelming to say the least. We found some stuff we want for our new house that we've yet to find. Sigh. That's a whole other story.

Now, I think I need a vacation to recover from vacation! =) It was so much fun though. I always feel right at home down there and love to visit. I think Dac even feels a little more at home down there now too. I hope you all had a great holiday weekend.

Stay tuned for pictures from Justin and Erica's wedding we shot a couple weeks ago!
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Kayla Dykes:

Great pics. You looked great Alisha! What were you so worried about? I love the picture of you and Dac...doesn't Dac give you that "you're weird" look often?? Love ya!

(05.29.09)
Matt:

They're building an IKEA store near us. Then you'll have ANOTHER reason to come see us!

(05.30.09)
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So. As you know, Mother's Day was Sunday. We don't have kids...unless you count our adorable (yes, I know that's subjective) pug Peety. But, I am a Godmother. I was also the Fairy Godmother in our high school's production of Cinderella my junior year. I got to wear a rockin' copper metallic dress and wave a glowing broom, but that's another story. I'm also a Godmother right now to the beautiful, talented, and amazing 7-month old Journey. =) If you can't remember who Journey is, shame on you but you can look here or here for a refresher.

Yesterday was a less than delightful day, until I got this:



That's right. A Godmother's day card from miss Journey herself! Sure, it was signed in her mama's handwriting, but it melted my heart none-the-less. I just love her to pieces!! Journey, thanks so much for the great card. I'll be scheduling a playdate soon! =)

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Kayla Dykes:

Glad it made your day. You would of got it Sunday if you were at Church. This sounds bad but Mark is the one that reminded me to grab one for you :P Love ya, and so does Journey.

(05.12.09)
Julie:

Lish! I miss you! This is my first stop on your new blog and I'm lovin it! And I'm lovin you and your sweet gift of photography too! Come see us soon!!! PLEASE!!!

(05.15.09)
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05.10.09
Wow, what a weekend. I'm beat - it was busy-busy but we had such a great time. Yesterday, we shot an amazing wedding! I could go on and on about how friendly, sweet and genuine the couple, wedding party, family and well, everyone there, was. The location was beautiful too. All in all, it was a great day. I can't wait to show you more of Ryan and Amber's big day, but for now, these two will have to do. Be sure to let us know what you think!



This morning, we got up and took donuts (yum!) up to my mom and dad's for mother's day. We hadn't got the chance to really visit with them in a while so it that was nice. Later today, we went to Val's (Dac's sister) house for a tasty mom's day lunch and a little Rock Band action.

THEN, (yes there's more) we met up with Cassandra and Ryan for a ridiculously cold but fun engagement session. We're very excited for the wedding this July. Now, we're watching a movie and relaxing. Yessss! =) Happy Mother's Day!



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Mom Pressnall:

Thank you for spending some quality time with us on Mother's Day and for the yummy donuts! We Love you guys and the site and photos are wonderfull. You can really tell, through your photography, that you love taking pictures and people.

(05.11.09)
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05.03.09
Welcome to the new blog for On The Wall Photography! We are so pumped to be here at our new place. This is where we'll post a few of our favorite photos from the sessions we shoot, random ramblings about our life and all kinds of other fun things. So get excited! =)

We will have some of our recent sessions posted real soon. If you'd like to see pictures on our old blog, go to http://onthewallblog.com. We'll keep it up, just won't be posting to it anymore. So be sure to bookmark or RSS feed this one!

See you soon!

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Matt:

Love the new site. Too bad you can't import your old blog entries from the other place.

(05.04.09)
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