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Kimberly Crest Engagement Session – Lisa + Joshua

studio-eternity — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:32:37 +0000

The wedding season is in full swing now… can you tell?! I haven’t even had a chance to keep up with my posts (yeah…. I will shamelessly use the wedding season as my excuse for my lagging behind on my blog! LOL!).

So without further delay…. I had a faboulous time with Lisa and Joshua last Friday. We went to Kimberly Crest in Redlands… and spent some time exploring the front part of the beautiful mansion’s gardens! I LOVE this place. so gorgeous. no joke!

I met Lisa and Joshua last year, when we had our first consultation I knew Lisa and Joshua were in love with each other, and with their kids (absolutely beautiful family… let me tell you!!). I truly love engagement sessions … they really let us get to know each other sooooo much! I know now that Joshua loves being silly and making Lisa laugh!!! LOVE Lisa’s smile!!!

You guys truly rocked it!!!! I can’t wait to capture the magic on your wedding day!!!

So psyched with new toys!!! – buttery goodnes!

studio-eternity — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:23:04 +0000

Friday felt just like Christmas to me…. I came home to find a bunch of neatly arranged boxes outside my front door! (you gotta admit we all love to get visits from UPS or FedEx … even if they were all things that we purchased ourselves, so technically they are not ‘gifts’… but it’s awesome to finally receive what you ordered online!). Have you ever waited for something so anxiously that once the delivery guy/gal comes by to drop it off, you just want to jump up and down, give them a big hug, a big kiss, and a big cookie!!! That was me on Friday

Well… among the packages that were delivered to my front door on Friday, was my bran-spankn’ new totally fab new lens: the Canon 50mm 1.2!!!! This deserved a happy dance with an extra dose of happy!!!! LOL!!!! I have been soooo excited about this lens… I couldn’t wait to see the buttery goodness that makes this lens ‘oh so absolutely fab’ - and to make things even more fun, I got it just in time for my Saturday wedding!

So I know I don’t usually post sneak-peaks… but why not start now? Right? So here’s a little sneak peak of the buttery goodness that IS the 50 1.2! J

This lens definitely deserves a ‘woop-wooop… OH SO FAB!!!’

Jill… your wedding rocked, and you looked amazing (wind and all!!! LOL!!!). I’ll make sure to blog the rest of the wedding in a few weeks too. (check out that buttery background…. LOVE my new lens!!!)

Jill looked absolutely fab even though the winds were insane!!

Amazing Simi Valley Wedding – The Vineyards in Simi Valley

studio-eternity — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:51:08 +0000

Back in November I had the honor of photographing Tom and May’s wedding, and I kept meaning to blog it (but we all know how I am with this whole blogging thing! LOL!). I definitely don’t want to put it off any longer. I absolutely LOVED working with Tom and May – seriously one of my favorite couples EVER!!! I did their engagement session back a few months ago (remember their amazing smiles!?!? – Click here to refresh your memory). I knew then that they would be awesome on their wedding day! They are so fun, so happy, so in love – and best of all: they put their complete trust in me!! Seriously … that is one of the key ingredients to amazing wedding photography – absolutely trust your wedding photographer. Afterall, you did hire them for a reason… so trust in their creativity and in their talent!

Tom and May had an absolutely amazing wedding… the ceremony was beautiful (of course … but their reception was absolutely STUNNING! They chose to have their reception at The Vineyards in Simi Valley - which has amazing views!!! Tom and May did a fantastic job with the receptin decor… absolutely stunning – from the lighting to the linens… everything was stunning!!

Ceremony: Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church
Reception: The Vineyards in Simi Valley, CA
A big THANK YOU to Elizabeth… who was my awesome second shooter for this wedding… thank you Elizabeth! You did great!!

Getting Ready at the Church - May... you are seriously stunning!!!

Ceremony took place at the beautiful St. Bellarmine church in Burbank California

We took SOOO many pictures of the beautiful couple at The Vineyards! I have never had so many bride and groom portraits to go through! It took me hours to narrow it down to my favorite 100!!! – which reminds me… the more time you have for your bride and groom pictures… the better! We had close to an hour alone with Tom and May. I realize that this can be difficult (if not nearly impossible) to accomodate in some cases… but if you can have more than 20 minutes of you guys by your selves… you will have amazing images to treasure for a lifetime!!!

Check out this amazing wedding Reception decor!!!! – did Tom and May rock it out or what?!?!?!

LOVE the blue lighting!!!

So let’s introduce my 2nd photographer!

studio-eternity — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:14:37 +0000

At weddings, having Ana around is great because we can save time and be more efficient with our time frames. Usually during the formals Ana will take the guys (groom and groomsmen) while I take the girls (bride and bridesmaids), so that we can move along and get the bridal party off to the party ASAP. She’ll also take different angles than me (even when we’re shooting the same pose) – which always brings wonderful surprises when I go into her images!! It’s always great to offer a bride a new angle that she wasn’t expecting. During the ceremony, you’ll find her in the front of the ceremony – capturing those candid emotional moments between the bride and groom; and during the reception you’ll find her by the dance floor, capturing the fun of the evening with the tripod.

Ana is my main 2^nd photographer. She is my right hand at most weddings. Ana has been with Studio Eternity from the very first day. Actually, Ana helped start the company with me. We have known each other since 7^th grade, and have been really good friends since high school! Ana and I always knew we would do something together… we always knew we were meant to work together. We both went to FIDM (she went as a Visual Designer, I went as a Fashion Designer – yes… I have a degree in Fashion Design as well). So after FIDM we always thought we would open a boutique or start a fashion line or something of the sort, but I personally realized the fashion industry wasn’t for me. I love the design aspect of it, but I was not a fan of the ‘industry’ and the personality you have to have to succeed in that world (those that know me, know I am definitely not ‘cut-throat’ or overly aggressive). So I knew that wasn’t the field for me, therefore our boutique idea went up in the air. When I was planning my own wedding, Ana and I thought we should start a wedding planning business, but that never really went anywhere (I’m not really sure why we never did). So one day I approached her about the photography studio, and she was all in with me! She has been my 2^nd photographer since then. She goes to most of the weddings I do (there have been a couple where she’s not available, but she’s there at most of them).

Ana’s background in visual design has always been a great fit for wedding photography. She has a great eye for detail! It is this visual design background and attention to detail that brides always tend to pick up on – and she’s usually the person they’ll go to for advice on how things look and how to make their vision work. She’s definitely in the right industry doing what she absolutely loves to do!

beautiful candid moment between the bride and groom - captured by Ana while I was taking their formal portraits