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a couple weeks ago i had the amazing opportunity of attending jose villa’s workshop in mexico.  i cannot begin to explain how amazing it was.  it also was monumental for me because i shot almost 100% film all week.   when i received my images back from richards photo lab yesterday, i literally was jumping all over my house with excitement.   as my new website and blog launches next month, more talk on my film work will come out!  but for now here is a preview …

the hacienda el carmen 

an engagement session

some wedding sessions

and just a few more …

100 layer cake blog

this winter i have some fun and exciting news.  my first big announcement was emailed to me today.  i was published in cosmopolitan bride.   an editor emailed me a couple months back and she adored rinda + james wedding and their fabulous thrifty ideas.  i told her she could not of chosen a better bride for this article.  rinda is beautiful and has wonderful style and did her wedding thrifty.   rinda and i also came up with some fun thrifty ideas for our photo session together.   the magazine has already hit stands in the UK and i have been receiveing emails from brides who are loving it!   look for it here in the US soon.  but until then here is what it looks like.  please read the article because there are some great ideas in here.  i love it.  thank you cosmopolitan bride for recognizing my work and how wonderful and beautiful rinda + james wedding was.  

** people have been asking about rinda’s dress.  rinda found a dress she loved and had her dress made like it.  she bought imported fabric and gave it to her seamstress she found in utah.  

step on over to the brides cafe today.  the wonderful janie has featured bryn + chris wedding.   if you are a bride looking for beautiful wedding inspiration, the bride’s cafe is one of my favorites.   real weddings and adorable ideas are featured daily.  i feel so honored to have my work up on the blog again.  thank you and head on over there now!

in my home we LOVE halloween!!  my kids have been counting the days (literally) since june.  bentley knew right away she wanted to be a witch.  so fun since this is the first year her costume did not have somthing to do with a princess.    and noah’s costume started by me mentioning to my sister how awesome it would be for him to be max from ‘where the wild are’.   seriously within days, she had made a costume and it was in the mail.   she is unbelievable and how lucky am i to have a sister that can spit a costume out like this and is obsessive compulsive as well!  so of course we did a photo session.  i just love my kids!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

warning:  there are lots of snuggling and kissing pictures in this post.   the thing i loved most about dawn + brian was how they looked at eachother.  you could truly tell that they just love one another.   i would tell them “to just be” and they would just snuggle tight or give a quick kiss.  i would tell them to look at one another and it was the most loving looks i have ever seen.  i feel like this truly captures them!!  and i love that!   dawn + brian are getting married next spring here in san diego.  i am so excited for their wedding.  enjoy this fun post!

so sorry for the lack of post the last couple weeks, i have been once again having blog troubles!  hopefully this will all be over soon.  i think i have them straightened out, so here it goes and cross your fingers this stays up:

i had to chance to go up to LA for a beautiful wedding.  bryn + chris were married in the LDS temple in LA and then we drove north to moorpark, ca for their reception.  it was beautiful and was held at a pumpkin patch!!  how perfect for october.  the back of the pumpkin patch had a walnut grove that they turned into a place to hold events.   it was perfect.  bryn had a more earthy vision for her reception and she choose the ideal venue.  the day was gorgeous and the lighting was ideal.   thank you bryn + chris for allowing me to be part of your day.  enjoy!

venue: walnut grove at tierra rejada ranch

caterer: command performance

florist: family friend (the bottom of her bouquet was cinnamon sticks!)

bride’s dress: custom made

groom’s and groomsman’s attire: jcrew

a fun pre-wedding session in golden gate park.

take a walk on over to green wedding shoes blog today.   i am honored that kiri + adam’s wedding is being featured.  thank you to jenn for running one of the greatest blogs.  every single one of the brides i work with, watch this blog for inspiration.  if you don’t, well do!   you will love it.  so head over there now and check it out.