April 21, 2009

  • Seattle Shoot

    Mark posted these up on Facebook but since Xanga doesnt play nicely with Facebook I am going to post these up for him.
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April 12, 2009

  • Engagement Session in Auburn, California!

    In a few months Emily & Matt will be married at Empire Mine State Park – If you’ve never been there you absolutely need to take the time to drive there and explore – it’s incredibly beautiful, and an amazing backdrop for a wedding!

    We started the day out in downtown Auburn., and because Emily & Matt met at Placer High School in Auburn, we ended the day up at the school.

    Matt and Emily traveled to Las Vegas last November and took one of those helicopter rides to the canyon. Matt proposed to Emily at the bottom of the canyon. Wish we’d known them then – that would have been a GREAT shot!!

    They are such an easy going couple – they laughed easily and were so relaxed the entire time, it was like being out with old friends. We’re looking forward to their wedding!


April 3, 2009


  • We took Lianne & Alex out last week for their engagement pictures.

    After meeting up for coffee and playing on the train tracks we went to Griffith Quarry Park in Penryn which is absolutely gorgeous this time of the year, and the weather was perfect! As you can probably tell from the images, they needed very little coaching – they are so much in love it was very easy to capture those moments!

    Alex was a crack-up, and Lianne is so sweet – we can’t wait for their wedding this June at the amazing Newcastle Wedding Gardens.

    Also – See if you can guess what Lianne’s favorite movie is – we tried to incorporate it into one of their shots.

March 31, 2009

  • A special Family Shoot

    I did a special family shoot today. They live near us and just had twins.
    We actually don’t know how long they’ve known each other, but it’s obvious they are in love.
    And you can tell the Dad loves the kids too – he really helps with the kids.

    Because the twins are pretty new, we ran into meal time when we were doing the shoot, so we just went with the flow.
    Mom had to go to work, so it was fun watching Dad feed them.

    Oh, we met them on Twitter…

    Enjoy!


     

March 30, 2009

  • Engagement Session for Lianne & Alex @ Penryn, California

     

    Alex & Lianne are getting married in June up at the beautiful Newcastle Wedding Gardens – we can’t wait!

    Last week we took them out for their engagement pictures – what a blast! Alex is such a fun guy, and Lianne is just so beautiful. It was wonderful to watch them together.

    Here is a sneak peek… We’ll have their slideshow and other pics ready soon!

  • Jayden….water….and a bedtime story

    Friday while Jayden was here he had a friend come and visit. You may recognize this little girl from the shots in our last post, “Frankie & Davin.”

    So Jayden decided to share with Frankie his love of water…

      
     
      

     
     

     

    That night Grandma and Grandpa went over to Jayden’s house to babysit so Mommy & Daddy could go out on a date

    And Grandpa decided to put the camera down and read Jayden a bedtime story!

       
     
         
            
       

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March 28, 2009

  • A day in the Park

    Yesterday we took Frankie & Davin out for some shots in the park – they are breaking into modeling and needed some shots for their portfolio.  

    After meeting them it was plain to see why – Frankie is such a little doll, and Davin is a handsome little man! They did such a good job, and we are looking forward to looking back and saying “we knew them when!”

    These are just a few of the pics we took – there were so many it was hard to decide which to put into the slideshow!

March 26, 2009

  • Payton James arrives!

    Last year we captured Michelle & Erik’s wedding – they were such a great couple!

    Well, today we received the following email:

     
    Peyton James has arrived!
    He came early and fast – arriving on March 24 at 11:51 am.
    Peyton weighs 7 lbs. 4 oz. and is 20 inches long.
    He’s perfect – mom and dad doing well!

    Congratulations!

March 24, 2009

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    What a fun session we had with Taryn & Mike. They were up for whatever which means we get to play abit.  Not only are they such fun but as you can see totally gorgeous!

     We first met Taryn when she modeled for us on our Flower Farm Shoot last year. When Mike made it official she contacted us…so cool!

    Look for their Tahoe wedding later this year! We can’t wait!
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    Oh! and we jumped into 4th place yesterday!! But we tied today…Yikes it’s going to be a horserace!!! : )

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March 21, 2009

  • Putting up a great website for your awesome wedding!!

    YUM!!!

    Chocolate lollipops!

    I ran across this website tonight and had to share!~It is full of fun great stuff for not only your wedding but other parties as well! Alot of their things are downright reasonable!!
    Check it out! Free Shipping if you spend over $99 by March 24!

    These personalized Chocolate Lollipops are exclusive to Beau-coup Wedding Favors. {they are Kosher and prepared in a nut-free environment} You can either use one of the pre-designed graphics, or supply your own photo for the lollipop.

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    At the same website are these gorgeous
    Damask Favor Bags
    You can get 25 of them for 16.95!

     
     

    These are really cool personalized mint tins!!!
    You can even get your engagement session pic on them! These run 2.50 to 3.50 ea. depending on which size you order.

                     

      
     


    Pretty cool huh? Next time I throw a party I know where I am going!!!