you know i’m always down with a little sun flare.

this is alyssa.

trey.

and (happiest.baby.ever.)  ayden!

out of all the family sessions i’ve done in the last half decade, this is the FIRST time i’ve had the opportunity to work with older children. they were BEYOND awesome.

see? awesome + happy baby. it does good things.

as always. the long overdue photo of the parents themselves!

rey - jessica - alyssa - trey - ayden

houston, texas

family session

when i get to put together amazing storyboards like THIS i remember how much i love what i do:

sullivan 1 year old now!

 okay, maybe a wink over 1 year old… but i’ve had fun meeting him when he was belly, newborn, baby, and now little boy!

sullivan and harrison = double trouble (watch out kelly- i can only imagine them in 10+ years!)

i very much *love* the image on the right.

the men in kelly’s life. she’s a lucky gal.

feels like we’re on holiday. (’cause it sounds so much hipper than vacation)

kelly- this one is probably my favorite for the year! it needs to be added to the wall!

sullivan couldn’t have been more thrilled.

sullivan (1 year) - kelly - lance - harrison 

galveston, texas

1 year  photo series

related links:

sullivan (1 year) - kelly - lance - harrison

baby sullivan 

kelly + belly 

 “proud to announce that rebecca-linh rodgers has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2010 Pick.”

jean was photographed at her alma mater - rice university.

simple elegance comes to mind when i look at jean.

she’s as cute as a button.

and get’s an adorable nervous laugh when you tell her she’s beautiful.

this veil has been passed down through the family. i love that.

jean // bridal session

houston, texas - rice unversity

jean was married yesterday to her love tyler in galveston, texas. they’ve been planning their wedding from philadelphia, so the first time i got to meet jean was at her bridals. she and tyler met each other while attending rice university both studying to be architects.  so what better place to have her bridal session at rice university.

jeans veil has an awesome history. it was made of belgium lace and is a heirloom in her family. they veil was first worn by her mother’s cousin in 1960 at the very church tyler and jean got married in. this veil has been worn by her mother, as well as countless relatives, and recently her cousins and now jean. how cool is that?

congrats jean and tyler! can’t wait to share your wedding images with you!

seriously adorable family.

mr. jacob is probably the prince of polite boys. anytime he talked to me,

“excuse me ms. rebecca-linh, can i say something?”

thank you nesreen for trusting me here.

 jacob was a little ham for the camera- i’m sure you had a hard time telling!

yay!

 jordan wasn’t huge on the idea of being photographed. soooo- i LOVE that we got this little series.

(he’s SO handsome!)

 i absolutely adore this image of the boys. i think it really tells a lot about both their personalities!

last time they had photos together? you guessed it- their wedding!

 I envision this LARGE + canvas

nesreen + ben + jacob + jordan // family session

cypress, texas

 started off the summer RIGHT with a hot and sticky session with a family of two young boys!

so nesreen happens to be friends with a past client of mine cyndy. (click here… to get blasted back 2 years ago!) (hi cyndy, i’m sure you will be stopping by!) when she went to my site she noticed mention of my chef husband and noted the “d” in rodgers and that her husband ben use to work with a chef roDgers. yep, ben and my husband mike use to work together a few years back. random story, but i LOVE it when small worlds collide.

nesreen is also a photographer here in houston, and how lucky for her she’s got an adorable family to practice on! ben- like i mentioned, you win the R-L award for most patient dad! (THANKS!) i had a blast getting to know your family- can’t wait to share the rest from our session!

hello GORGEOUS! (favorite shot up first!)

our session took place at teal’s parent’s home. SO fitting.

teal // bridal session

houston, tx

this is teal. and i LOVE her name. and her eyes. (and how lucky to have have unique beautiful eyes and a unique beautiful name…. hmmm.. kinda reminds me of a girl name jade i know. )

teal contacted me waaaay last year to do her bridal session and i am so excited to be a part of her wedding in some sort. she’s been planning her houston wedding from connecticut, and all i can say is GIRL– you are SO organized! (it’s admirable!)

congrats on your wedding this weekend. teal and her husband jeff were married saturday, may 22!! you are a STUNNING bride! i’ve been dying to share these since we took them!

xo

proud to introduce to the world:

baby madison thida

born: december 28, 2009

7 lb. 8oz.

daughter to the amazing-  jessica + chantha

isn’t she PRECIOUS/ SWEET/ ADORABLE?!

mama and her princess.

sleep panda baby, sleep.

 sweet baby eyelashes.

i love this.

i

 and i {heart}  her.

 i’d like to think i’m the swaddling champ. (where do i claim my prize?)

this was the MOST adorable moment to witness. sleepy baby madison woke up and immediately smiled at her daddy.

 ninja baby WIN.

oh little madison. most of you know i like to shoot these little newborns within those first 2 weeks of their birth date.  reasons? newborns are sleepy, more pliable, and well… more sleepy in those first two weeks. however, little miss madison, as sweet as she is decided she liked her cozy nicu for the first couple months! so, i sat and waited patiently for jessica’s email that her baby was FINALLY home. bless you jessica- you are a TROOPER mom who wins a trophy in my book!  needless to say, we were able to get this little girl to sleep. i love fun blankets to swaddle babies in– so this little panda blanket was no exception.  MUST. SWADDLE. PANDA BEARS. once we had her settled tightly in her adorable panda blanket– she fell asleep sweetly on her own.

not the last you’ll see if this precious family. stay tuned this year for more!

check out new parents jessica and chantha back when they were on the blog as parents to be:

CLICK HERE for their maternity session!

so seriously. location scouting prior to our session and what do i find? a concrete slab with a ton of RANDOM chairs. for reals? how can one just stumble upon a concept shoot?

it happened. and it was AAAAAWESOME.

folks, i am LOVIN’ my 2010 couples.

pleased to introduce katherine and mike.

here a chair, there a chair. everywhere a chair chair.

if you’re ever in a need for fajitas, tamales, and a frito pie (and sun flare… don’t forget the sun flare) - let me know and i’ll hook you up.

favorite.

this little cove was amazing.  mainly because it was SO windy and it was a nice little break from getting hair whip lashed from the wind.

more flare? yes and please. (or please and thank you?)

and yes again, 100% authentic lens dust. (trust me, i don’t neglect my lenses…it was super windy that day!)

katherine has the cutest dimple. (just one ;)  )

katherine & mike // engagement session

old town richmond, tx

first let me say- it was COLD and WINDY. so little miss katherine gets a trophy for being adorable despite our winter weather conditions. katherine and mike are a fun couple with a great sense of humor! they’ve got a GREAT history– met in early elementary school, started dating at the end of high school, and continued their relationship long distance through college. so after dating  for 6 years, they finally live in the same city. love it.

katherine and mike– looking forward to this year together!

he watched us as if we were CRAZY. ah, if i could only read minds.

 bring me some 2010 babies!!

 :) looking forward to meeting this one!

yep- just adorable and pregnant.

i love this one. my favorite.

they laugh a lot together.

this one is runner up.

jessica, you just made a lot of women say out loud, “that’s just not fair!’ hot mama!

jessica & chantha // maternity session

houston, texas

we had so much fun at this session.  i don’t get to shoot maternity sessions as much as i’d like and jessica and chantha were such an awesome couple to work with. jessica made me a wee bit nervous– she tinkers around with photography herself, and well– it puts the pressure on a little bit. i’m even more excited to meet this sweet little baby girl! i’ll get to take thier photos a few more times this year so keep posted to the blog.