We are sooo excited that little McKenzie has entered the world. Just over a year ago Jim and I met David and Shannon when they booked us to photograph their wedding. Over the last year we have become great friends and are so excited to witness the newest edition of their family come into the world on May 9, 2008
. She was a little early...but ready! Although she was only 4 pounds, 13 ounces, she is a strong, beautiful baby!
Join us Thursday June 5, 2008 at 6:30 pm to view our new series of Bridal Portraits. Double click on image to enlarge.
So I'm running a little behind on this one! Before Kelly and I went to Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina I went on a really fun engagement session with Marina & Jason. They were so much fun, we went bowling together! Okay so not a normal engagement session but they met when Jason worked at the snack counter at a bowling alley (years ago) and Marina would always order french fries and a coke. Jason said he won her heart, or at least got her attention, when he started to give her french fries on the house!
We went from the bowling alley and headed to their favorite beach in Carpenteria. We hung out until sunset and had a great time just hanging out and playing in the sand. This was a great day!
Friday was a great start to a long engagement road trip. On Wednesday evening Jim and I took a red eye flight back east and stayed in Chicago for the night. On Friday afternoon we headed out to South Bend, Indiana to Notre Dame for Joseph and Carolyn's engagement session. Even though their wedding is in California they really wanted their photos to be taken at Notre Dame, after all, this is where they met! It's so great that they made the trip to meet us here to share such a special day with us. We are so happy to be able to give them engagement photos that reflect such a personal, important part of their lives.
All I can say is that is was a beautiful day in Santa Barbara this past Sunday!! 92 degrees, sunny, cool breeze off of the beach and Vanessa and Juve were ready for the beach and the night!
We had so much fun on this shoot! Jim and Juve talked about how they love shoes and Vanessa and I stayed focused on the engagement shoot and wedding plans. It was a perfect day of walking in the park, taking a stroll on the beach and finishing it all off on State Street in downtown S.B. Loved it!
We were worried about rain, Stefanie and Jared say they don't like to have their picture taken and all they knew was that they wanted pictures in downtown Ventura.
So we had our work cut out for us, or so one would think! But all I can say is that Stefanie and Jared were so great to work with! They came riding up on their bikes and had great engergy throughout the entire session. From riding their bikes all over Ventura for us or just strolling along Main Street they were so much fun to hang out with and take photographs of. We ended the day by sharing a drink at a great little martini bar and talking about their wedding (and some fun wedding stories) and as Stef said, "This was painless" and I told her I would quote her on that!
Yesterday in Long Beach it was such a beautiful day for wedding! Elisa and Sergio are such an awesome couple who Jim and I just had a blast photographing. From the moment Elisa arrived to the cermony, she was just glowing. I don't think she stopped smiling the entire day! From running over the canals until the end of the night it was wedding we will always remember.
What a perfect day today! I don't think Michelle and Billy could have asked for a better day in Santa Barbara! They shared their first kiss as a married couple at the very same beach where they had their first date! It was an exciting day from the ceremony overlooking the coastline to the walk down to the beach, everything was perfect, especially Michelle and Billy!
This past Sunday we had two great engagement sessions. We started the morning with Silvina and Gilberto at his family's ranch in Santa Paula. Silvina is a friend of mine, so when she asked if I would photograph her wedding I was so excited! I can't wait to photograph their wedding in two weeks!
After leaving the ranch we waited for sunset and headed out to Malibu to complete Alisa and Jeff's session. We had so much fun playing in the water and capturing such a great couple!
Yesterday was such a great day. The first thing Travis did when we got to the barn was say to Amanda, "all we need now is a pitch fork." It was a great way to start off a fun day in Cayucos. Amanda and Travis drove us into the back country of their little beach town, the back country was only 5 minutes from the beach, you have to love that!
So from the barn we took a little drive and ended up back at the beach where they could let their dog "Jager" run and play, and get himself into some of the photos. Jim and I are still not sure if he was more excited to play in the water or have his picture taken.....
It was so worth the drive up there, we got to share a beautiful sunset with Amanda and Travis, oh and Jager! It was one of those days when you really get to say you love your job!
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