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Sarah Halstead

You are here: Home | Family | BlissDom Photowalk | Gaylord Texan

March 26, 2013 By Sarah Halstead

BlissDom Photowalk | Gaylord Texan

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: blissdom, blog conference

The BlissDom Photowalk on Thursday was amazing and so fun! I chatted with other photographers and took lots of photo. I was also able to help new photographers with their cameras and lend out some of my lenses so that they could try them out. It really was an awesome time. I think this really helped me get to know people because there was lots of time for talking.

I am finally catching up on some sleep and things around the house after getting home from BlissDom. It was definitely a long and busy weekend in Texas. I think the flights were the hardest though. There were just so many stops and plane changes. Anyways I got to go through my photos this morning and wanted to share them with you.

BlissDom Photowalk Favorites

BlissDom Photowalk

The Gaylord Texan Resort was GORGEOUS! It had beautiful light and lots of photo taking opportunities. There were ponds, water fountains, model trains, flowers, trees, etc. I loved the ceiling with the star and all the light it let in.

Here are just a few of the bloggers that walked with us. There were three different groups and each group was pretty big. I met a lot of awesome people and Kristi with her red converse feet up in the air cracked me up.

BlissDom Photowalk

Meagan and Elaine were so fun to hang out with. There was a lot of laughing, a lot of picture taking and a lot of walking.  I will be sharing more about the conference itself. As a community leader I was able to sit in on three photography sessions and help.  I can not wait to go to BlissDom again next year, it was definitely an awesome conference and experience.

Thanks to my lovely sponsors Kim at Little by Little and Michelle at It Works, I had a Blissful weekend in Dallas. Make sure you check them out because they are both lovely ladies! 

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  1. Kristi {at} Live & Love Out Loud says

    April 6, 2013 at 12:40 am

    Oh my goodness, I am so behind! I'm only just now seeing this and cracking up at myself with my red Converses up in the air! lol Great shots, Sarah! It was so nice meeting you. I've yet to even pull a Blissdom post together since returning home. Eek!
  2. Sprittibee says

    March 31, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    I loved the hotel. It was so pretty! ;) You were not in my group on the photo walk. There were so many people signed up that I think they had like 4 groups or something! ;)
  3. Dina@4LettreWords says

    March 30, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    So lovely, Sarah! Hope y'all have a wonderful Easter. XO!
  4. Tamar says

    March 28, 2013 at 10:02 am

    What a gorgeous hotel! Glad you had such a fabulous time!
  5. alicia says

    March 28, 2013 at 8:38 am

    Looks like a lot of fun! Great shots. Maybe one of these days I'll make it to a conference!
  6. Kristy Life-n-Reflection says

    March 27, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Gaylord was one my favorite places for weekend getaways when we lived in Dallas! It is beautiful!
  7. Michelle Ayers says

    March 27, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    I love the pink flowers!
  8. Meagan (Musing) says

    March 27, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    Oh you rocked this way more than I did! I have a few fun photos, but I think I was talking too much - ha! Love Kristi & her red shoes! :)
  9. Laurie @ Pride in Photos says

    March 27, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Thank you for sharing your time at Blissdom...we all can live thru it viritually by you☺ The red tennis shoes up in the air crack me up too!
  10. Mindi says

    March 27, 2013 at 10:08 am

    I'm kind of kicking myself for not going but then again I really needed lunch after not eating all day. Lovely photos! Can't wait to finally get mine posted.
  11. Gina says

    March 27, 2013 at 9:51 am

    Looks like it was fabulous! So cool that you were able to meet some of my favorite bloggers out there. FUN!!
  12. Southern Gal says

    March 27, 2013 at 7:25 am

    It looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing.
  13. Patrice says

    March 27, 2013 at 5:34 am

    Looks like a great time!
  14. Kimberly says

    March 26, 2013 at 11:36 pm

    Beautiful photos! Looks like it was a fabulous time!
  15. Katherines Corner says

    March 26, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    wonderful photos it looks like good times were had by all. Thank you for sharing, thank you for hosting. My linkback and post will appear int he morning xoxox
  16. Serendipity is Sweet says

    March 26, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    So glad you had such a great time! I've never been to Texas, that would be a fun adventure :) And I'd love to meet some blogging friends. Great pics!!
  17. Kim Cunningham says

    March 26, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Looks so fun! I also see my friend Dana in the bottom left! We were colleagues in Thailand.
  18. Verena says

    March 26, 2013 at 5:23 pm

    Oh I´m so glad you had such a fantastic time! Kristi is really funny! I love that photo of her. That´s so Kristi! Thanks for sharing these photos! Have a great day! Verena
  19. Mandy@ a sorta fairytale says

    March 26, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    Kinda wish I would have gone on the photowalk, but I was just tooooo tired. Not to mention, I didn't bring my DSLR. lol. But you got some great shots!
  20. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says

    March 26, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    So much to see! Glad you had a great time! :) http://www.myorganizedchaos.net/2013/03/miss-smiley-pants
  21. Desirae R says

    March 26, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    Looks like it was great! Maybe I will have a good year and can join in the fun next year ;)

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