Moving with the Military | Hawthorn Hills Ranch -Venue renovation show on Vet Stream TV
LFD Engine 2 showing up for one of their own #brotherhood
FINALLY, I get to share this one with y’all! Read below and be sure to click the link to watch the newest episode of Moving with the Military. A really cool home improvement show changing lives of Military and first responder families!!!
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Last Month I was commissioned to help document something so amazing but first a little background…
We're proud to call ourselves a fire department family here at the Blackall Home. The Cowboy…a dedicated member of the Lewisville Fire Department for many years, retired a while back, but despite stepping away from active duty, our connection with LFD remains strong. It's like being part of a large, extended family, where our involvement and support continue to be a vital part of our lives. So when a production company called me one day to help document a TV show called Moving with the Military, and it involved one of our own, I was totally on board!!
I’ve known the Allison Family for a long time, but got to know them better when Andy was medically retired after a horrible on-duty accident - you’ll be able to hear more about that on the show. I’ve done their family photos for them here & there over the years and have loved watching their journey into the wedding industry when they built Hawthorn Hills Ranch. A beautiful venue in Krum, with amazing views and amazing sunsets and y'all know im a sucker for an epic sunset!! We’ve worked lots of weddings together over the years and it’s been a true joy for us watching them grow their business and their family.
Moving with the Military heard about their story and after doing seasons of helping out military families with their home makeovers, they decided to flip the script a little and help this wonderful First Responder family with some new updates on their wedding venue!! But that wasn’t all they were doing.. They told the Allisons they were going to surprise a couple with a sweet intimate wedding there, but in reality, it was the Allisons who were getting a surprise vow renewal done!! 🥂✨🎉 I was told by Maria Reed the creator and host of the show that this was one of their biggest projects to date!! So cool!!
They asked Blackall Phototography to be there for two separate days… Day 1 to document the behind-the-scenes work and Day 2 for the BIG REVEAL!! It was such a fun project to work on!! The historian in me thrives on the excitement of witnessing history in the making and here in the charming community of Krum, Texas, people from far and wide joined forces, igniting extraordinary transformations that resonated deeply and positively impacted countless lives.
Getting to work with so many incredible people and friends in our industry is something I will always love and be so proud of.. shout out to my girl Kelly + her hubby Nathan with A Time to Shine Floral Design! Plus, not only did Moving with The Military leave a lasting impact on the Allisons through their incredible generosity, but by choosing to book with me and support Blackall Photography, they also extended their kindness to not just one, but two fire families with this project!
On a personal note I wanted to extend a BIG Texas thank you to Chief McNeal, The Lewisville Fire Department, Northview Baptist Church- Chaplin Kenneth Wells & my beautiful friend Natasha at Bendt Distilling Co. for being so accommodating with your time and donations- you guys stepped up for this in a BIG way! Check out the cool Bendt Distilling Co. barrels Hawthon Hills got to keep in some of the photos below. Also, my friends Dawn + Eric with Denton County for jumping in to help document. And to my main right-hand girl Jenna for always being there WITH me and flexing her mad camera skills… she makes me look good y’all!
Please click the link to view the show and please take a moment to view all the amazing people and companies that jumped in to make this all possible! Here’s the link!!!! MOVING WITH THE MILITARY
Thank YOU to all the Sponsors and volunteers who made this show possible!
GANT Granite
GCATS Electrical
Krista Ann Artistry and Esthetics
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