About Me

I am a pretty laid back person… I like to have fun, I love romance, I love laughter, and I love to LOVE my family. Life has surely taught me that love IS all that matters.  Now… before you continue reading, you should know I tend to get very long-winded, so this is about to be a very long ‘read’… so if you just want the short version of who I am – skip to the last paragraph… if you have a few more minutes, I would love for you to get to know a little more about me.

My hubby and I met in high school, but we hated each other then – I thought he was a pompous jerk, and he thought I was a high and mighty princess that wouldn’t mix herself with the crowd (little did he know I just wasn’t allowed to ‘party’ like everyone else! LOL!). We re-met again while I was in college… and the ‘home-by-sunset’ rule was out the window by then (yeah… my parent’s curfew rule was that I had to be home by sunset!! L).  After about 9 months of dating we got hitched! LOL!  We had a short civil ceremony followed by a tacky and drunken reception (yes… I drank way too much alcohol in order to forget the fact that my reception was tacky and was crashed by hundreds of people that I had never met!!! LOL!!!). 

Our life together the first years was typical and peaceful…we even re-did our wedding and finally had the wedding of my dreams… church and elegant reception and the whole shebang!!! YAY!! Then we had our first son – Josue.  He was our love and our entire universe.  Josue was the reason why Studio Eternity was born… I wanted to, one day, be able to stay at home with him and do what I loved to do – photography.  I worked full time as a graphic designer, and Studio Eternity started off slowly but surely as my side business.  My life was amazing – I had a loving husband, a beautiful baby that I adored, and a brand new business!

Then, in 2006, my world changed again, and it was then that I realized that nothing matters more than LOVE.  My sweet little Josue was 11 months old when he passed away while he took a nap at daycare.  They say it was SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)… all I know is that my world collapsed. I submerged my entire being in photography… it was my therapy and my escape… and I’ll always be thankful for that!!!  Photography holds such a special place in my heart.    A lot of things about me and about my studio changed immediately. I actually stopped being my happy-go-lucky self for a while there… I stopped socializing (except during my client’s weddings of course), and I stopped letting people ‘in’ so much.  It has taken me a long time, and little by little

In 2007 my 2^nd son was born… Jovanni Josue Gutierrez… and he is identical to his big brother!!!  We adore him with all of our hearts!!! I always tell him that we love him times 2… lol!  Life will never be the same … I’ll never have that shelter of complete peace and happiness that I did before – but I know NOW how to LOVE and how to enjoy everyone that I LOVE in my life to the max!  I know how precious LIFE is… and how fragile it can be. So I live to truly LOVE. I can’t say that enough. 

I think that’s why I love what I do as much as I do.  I LOVE being a part of such special moments in people’s lives. I feel honored to be able to capture that love… that laughter… that smile… that moment of sheer happiness… it means the world to me.  I sometimes want to hug my clients so tightly… and tell them how much my heart smiles whenever THEY smile.  I know life can tear you down in a second, but being surrounded by so much love, so much joy, and so much happiness gives me the hope that life goes on… and as long as couples keep loving each other, keep loving their families, and keep living to have fun… then I’ll always be glad to be there and to be a part of such a amazing moments. 

So to sum it all up… I LOVE to laugh, I love to smile, I LOVE my family, I LOVE my Angel, I LOVE what I do, and I LOVE my clients.  LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH… that’s all that matters.  I would love to capture those special moments in your life that make it all worth while!   

My husband, my son, and I