Thursday, June 18, 2009

{ Going on vacation! }

So I’m just going to put it out there. Sean and I have a pretty crazy life. I mean, not in a partying kinda way. But like a “we both work like nobodies business, pretty much non-stop” kinda way. Sean is just awesome – goes to school full time and works full time, and is constantly cleaning up behind me and the pups around the house (between me, and the two spoiled dogs, we have a lot of stuff to leave around). And lets face it, I just need to relax too (the day job gets crrazzyy and the photography business is picking up). For the past few years from starting the photography business, getting engaged, planning the wedding and finally getting married, and now a year after the wedding nothing is slowed down! lol

So guess what? We are going on our very first real vacation, just the two of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not just a weekend in Palm Springs, not a family trip, but like, a full blown just us vacation.

That’s right ladies and gents. Sean and I are leaving today for San Juan, Puerto Rico.
But no, it doesn’t stop there, we are also going to : St. Thomas, St. John , Dominica , Barbados , St.Lucia , Antigua , and St. Kitts. All packed into about two crazy awesome weeks! Yup, we ALWAYS go big, that’s just how we roll.

And im sure if you follow me on Twitter, or Facebook – you know just how excited I have been for the past few years leading up to this trip. Seriously, BEYOND excited.

So I’m going to do my best to take lots of pictures – but we shall see what happens since we have a lot of water activities to do (fun grainy waterproof disposables are probably in our future!).

So if I don’t get back to you till the beginning of next month, please do not be bummed out and think I don’t like you any more. I probably love you even more; I am just not able to respond for a little bit. But of course I will get back to you ASAP.

Please pray for us to have a safe trip, and we will see you soon!



Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Whittier Engagement Photography - { Laura & Genaro : Engaged! }

Sean and I met up with Laura and Genaro in uptown Whittier for a fun shoot. Genaro is the music coordinator for his church and has such a crazy schedule, dedicating so much time to what he loves. So we squeezed in a quick session between his church services that day and I think we got some pretty fun stuff!



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Midway through our session we were shooting behind a parking garage when a man came out and started telling us that the location we were shooting at was not very pretty, but I assured him that we were hitting plenty of places and we will definitely be getting some “pretty” shots. He went on to talk to us about a lot of things, including his car, and President Nixon's law office, and A LOT of other things. Then…. he invited us up into his apartment lobby for some “pretty” photo locations. We all looked at each other and totally just went with it. So as we entered from the back entrance, we soon realized that we were in a retirement home. And we totally worked it out retirement home style!


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As we finished up – we thanked him, and Laura told him that they just might be back in 40 years or so, I LOVED it! :)

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yeah, you know I had to do it.....
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Laura and Genaro,you two are the sweetest and we feel so blessed to be able to capture these memories for you! We just cannot wait to shoot your wedding in a few months, I just know it will be so much fun and so full of love!

And to my future brides – luckily for you Genaro plays a mean piano and just might be available to play for your big day! (How cool would that be!?) For more information you can contact him via e-mail at GGARCIA1@JUNO.COM .

Edited to add: Whoops! How could I have forgotten….. MAJOR props to my BFF Sue Ellen for referring this amazing couple to us. Love ya Sue!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Riverside Shootout

I was able to take part in another awesome shootout. I can't tell you how much I love these! Its so much fun to just have a day of shooting with awesome photographer friends and pick up a few cool tips along the way.

Unfortunately our scheduled models were not able to show up at the very last minute, but the beautiful Michelle {of Mila Photography} and her boo Curtis were perfect stand ins {and to be honest , I feel like this was much better any way ;) } .
Kacee Geoffroy was there to beautify her just a little bit more to make her even more gorgeous for her close ups! And obviously Kacee knows what shes doing , this girl is awesome! If you are a bride looking to have your makeup done for your big day, I highly suggest giving Kacee a call. Not only does she have mad skills, but shes super duper sweet to top It off!

As if the day was not fun enough, the amazing Hanssie Trainor had us over to her beautiful house for a memorial day BBQ and come great conversation.

So basically , it was a pretty perfect day. And I could not be any more thankful to be part of this great group of fantastic photographers/friends :)

Oh! and a extra special shout out to Matt Saville for taking the time to help me with some off camera lighting that I have been dying to learn more about. Matt, you are awesome!


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And I will leave you with our awesome group shot from the day.

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Kacee (make up) : http://www.kaceegeoffroy.com/

(I know I did not get every ones link in here, so if I missed you just leave it in a comment below and I will update to add!)