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My Grandmother was a deeply patriotic woman and taught me from a young age what it means to be an American, and how grateful we all should be for the country we live in and for the rights we have. Especially in light of everything that is going on in the world right now, I’m going to remember how lucky I am to live in a free nation as I celebrate with family this weekend and hope you all do the same. 
Happy 4th!
Posted in Just a thought...
A few weeks ago I shot Erin and Jake’s lovely wedding with Meg. Erin and Meg actually went to high school together up in San Jose, so it was really a lot of fun to be able to work with her. Erin is the sweetest and Jake was great, too… plus they both appreciate photography so much so they made sure to schedule plenty of time for us to roam around the vineyards and do tons of photos. My favorite!
South Coast Winery is beautiful and offered some beautiful hills covered in vines as a backdrop for many of our photos. A special shout-out is in order for Erin’s friend Joe for doing an amazing job making sure the day went smoothly. You did a fabulous job. What a great day!
Every bride has a phone call or two to make the morning of their wedding…
First Look! I think Erin’s expression is priceless.
I LOVED this setting!
I think these two are my favorite from the whole day. Love the veil blowing in the wind…
A very fun wedding party.
Great details! Each of the tables were named after some of Erin and Jake’s favorite movies. See that “Adventures in Babysitting” sign? Who else loved that movie growing up?? It was a definite favorite of mine… my sister and I must have watched it a thousand times!
During the beautiful ceremony…
Married!
The first dance.
Congratulations!! I was so happy to have joined you on your wedding day and I wish you guys all the best!
Posted in Weddings
…editing! I have a lot of stuff to post and just no time to post it. I will get to it very soon.
Until then, here are some fun shots from the Photobooth I set up at Liz & Steve’s wedding back in May. Meg and I had to do some test shots… you know… to make sure the light was right. 
Happy Tuesday!
Posted in Just a thought...
Cambria and Logan were married at one of my favorite wedding venues here in the Los Angeles area, the Adamson House. There’s just something about this beachside, historic location that I love. I was grateful to be able to shoot this great wedding with Kim Fox and witness the fun-filled day that was a great example of two very loving families coming together.
Here are a few of my favorite images from the day.
Loved this simple bouquet.
And I LOOOOVED Cambria’s dress, especially this detail on the back.
The handsome Logan, relaxing before the ceremony.
One of my favorite parts of this venue is this great tree that stands tall over the ceremony site. So amazing.
My favorite of the newlyweds on Surfrider Beach.
Happy Thursday!
Posted in Weddings
It’s no secret that I love reading blogs. So many people out there have so many interesting things to say and post about…. I visit at least a couple of blogs daily (and usually more) via my handy-dandy Google Reader. Today, I came across a blog post written by a fellow Los Angeles area photographer Jen Berry, who re-posted a great little piece written by Seth Godin. I always love finding inspiring statements- words of wisdom that help me to focus on what really is important in life since it is so easy to get distracted.
From Seth’s blog:
You Matter
This inspired me tonight. What inspires you?
Posted in Just a thought...
I used post slideshows more frequently, but haven’t posted one in quite a while. Since I loved Sam & Justin’s fun, colorful engagement session so much, I thought I would start with that.
Click here to view the SLIDESHOW!
Enjoy and Happy Saturday!
Posted in Engagement Sessions
A couple of weekends ago I had the opportunity to go to San Francisco. I was born and raised in Southern California and, until recently, had only been to San Francisco and the Bay Area a couple of times. To be honest, I didn’t really love the area the first time I visited several years ago… but after exploring it a little bit more, I realize I really do like Northern California. The main purpose of my venture into the city was to meet with a prospective client. But since I always like to take advantage of opportunities to explore unfamiliar territory, I brought my camera along to document some of the city.
The first few are through my window driving across the Bay Bridge. (No, I wasn’t driving.)
A fruit stand at Pier 39.
I am available for travel to the Bay Area (or anywhere else in the world!) for weddings or any other kind of portrait shoot. Email me for more information.
Happy Tuesday!
Posted in My Life
A few weekends ago I had an AMAZING time shooting Ashley & Tim’s wedding at Castle Green in Pasadena, CA. For one, I already knew Ashley’s family having photographed her sister Amber’s wedding last September. It’s so nice to get to know the families of my clients and be able to work with them on more than one occasion. Second, Tim’s family was just as fabulous as Ashley’s. Third, Ashley and Tim are caring, kind and fun people and made every effort to make their big, special day fun and special for everyone. Fourth, Ashley wore RED pumps and a netted veil with feathers! … I could go on and on….
There are so, so many photos in this post so I’ll just get to it. Thanks to Edmund Prieto for helping me out on this one.
The red pumps.
The beautiful, mermaid-fitted gown.
Tim- the handsome, happy groom.
Hello, gorgeous! Ashley looked absolutely stunning! And check out that awesome bouquet.
The feathery, sparkly netted veil. So chic…
These two shots are so representative of Ashley. I was trying desperately to get some simple smiling portraits, but she couldn’t keep from laughing because Tim was cracking jokes on the sidelines. I love these images for that…
Castle Green is a great venue… a historic, beautiful building with pretty grounds and great architectural details surrounded by Old Town Pasadena.
On the left, this is Tim letting out a huge breath as he saw Ashley for the first time walking down the aisle with her dad. Loved this reaction! It was immediately followed by a giant grin.
Amber fought back the tears nearly the whole ceremony.
It was a beautiful ceremony led by Tim’s good friend and former roommate. I love when the officiants are close friends or family.
Married!
Time for some shots of the newlyweds…
I think this series includes my favorite images from the day. Love the light, the setting, the expressions… Ashley and Tim totally rocked it!
Beautiful… and so Ashley.
Some reception details.
The rings.
Details of Castle Green:
The lovely first dance.
This is Michael, Amber and Ashley’s older brother. As you may recall, he was serving in Kuwait and couldn’t make it to Amber’s wedding last year, so it was great to finally meet him. The families were so happy to have him here and I thought he deserved a special photo mention. Plus, check out that bow tie! Fantastic.
Finally, I stole the couple away from the reception for a few minutes to do some photos in this great old school elevator in the lobby. I love this shot for a million reasons.
Ashley & Tim — I am so happy for you guys! I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing how beautifully your life together develops.
Posted in Weddings
I had SUCH a fun time shooting Sam & Justin’s engagement session a couple of weekends ago at Balboa Park in Encino, CA. I had no idea this park even existed… and even though it was SUPER crowded being Memorial Day weekend and all, we had a great time walking around the park, talking and, of course, taking some fun, colorful photos.
When I met up with them at the park, they looked so stylish and colorful I just knew we were going to get some great photos.
How cute are they together??
Sam brought along this book that both of their moms happen to own, so she was given one as well. Love that special Tiffany blue mixed in with all of the other colors… especially the red on the soles of those Louboutin pumps.
Lovely.
Just one of my favorites.
Loved all of their fashion details.
Justin- super handsome.
Sam- super stunning. Seriously… I love this shot.
Some twirly fun in the field.
Then we managed to track down an ice cream truck! After a not-so-quick and slightly complicated wardrobe change for Sam, we had a lot of fun with ice cream and this awesome striped truck! I just love this shot of Justin on the right.
I could not have staged that look from the ice cream man any better!
This shoot was all about color! But, I happened to like the black & white feel of this one.
Couldn’t resist this shadow shot as a finale.
Sam and Justin — You guys were SO much fun! I cannot wait to shoot your wedding in August!
Posted in Engagement Sessions
