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I first met Alcira and Jose several months ago, when their fabulous wedding planner (and a friend of mine) Jenny from At your Door Events - asked me to meet with them. My first impression of them was how sweet and quiet they both were. I realized quickly that Jose adores Alcira, and he would go along with whatever she asked for… which I knew would translate into fabulous romantic images. But I also realized quickly that Alcira LOVED fabulous photography… which of course would translate into FABULOUSLY ROMANTIC images! lol! If you follow my blog, you might remember their fabulous Santa Monica Engagement session - where they totallyl rocked it!!!
When I drove up to the Los Angeles Arboretum on a Thursday afternoon, I thought it would be a small and very casual afair (with less than 30 guests!!!) – and I loved that!!! I mean, what other kind of wedding could it be on a Thursday afternoon?!?! Well… it could be an absolutely FABULOUS and STUNNING afair… that’s what it could be!!!!! and that’s exactly what it was!! Jenny serioulsy blew this wedding out of the water when it came to the design!!!!!
The colors, the flowers, the textures…. it was all absolutely delicious eye-candy!!!! EVERYWHERE!!! And… of course, the L.A. Arboretum could not have been the most perfect location for this magical day!
As I walked up to the Arboretum that day… I saw Alcira and her fabulous-ness absolutely blew me away… the birdcage veil, her fabulous shoes, her stunning makeup… and her fabulous dress!!! And Jose… looking all dashing!!! AND (yes… there’s a big ‘AND’) – Alcira and Jose put so much emphasis on fabulous photography, that they saw each other before the ceremony so that we could walk around by ourselves AND we had even more time after the ceremony!!!! oh… oh… oh… and they absolutely trusted me!!! Can I just say photographer’s heaven!!! LOL!!!
We had so much fun… and I took sooooo many fabulous images… so you know this is about to become an absolutely LONG post of eye-candy… so just get yourself some yummy chocolate, sit back, and enjoy 
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A few weeks ago I had the honor of documenting such a sweet wedding!! I still remember the first time I met Lisa and Joshua… and their 3 gorgeous children! I remember the kids were so sweet and so well-behaved!!! I always remember kids that listen to their parents… it must be the mommy in me! lol! They had a super fun and super sweet engagement session a few months ago… so I knew I would love sharing a beautiful wedding day with this fabulous family!!!
Their wedding day was filled with so much love, so much joy, and even a couple of tears here and there. The Lindley-Scott House was such a pretty setting for their beautiful day! I personally thought that Lisa was just glowing with happiness – it was so amazing to witness the love that Lisa and Joshua have for each other!!! You guys are so amazing… thank you for allowing me to share this special day in your lives!
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From the moment that I met Jacy and Carlos, I knew they were going to be fabulous. I mean… they loved and appreciated photography, they were super sweet, and we just had such a wonderful connection. When I shot their Santa Monica Pier Engagement Session a few months ago I just knew that their wedding was going to be a blast. I knew at the engagement session that Jacy followed my blog… and was eager to get amazing images. Of course, getting amazing images for these two is really not a difficult task – they’re such a beautiful couple, they’re happy, and they’re in love … I mean how much easier could it get for me?!?! LOL! So I had been looking forward to their wedding for some time 
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I knew their wedding would be beautiful… they got married at the gorgeous Kerckhoff Grand Salon in UCLA and had their reception at the gorgeous Coffee House Patio. I am thrilled to say, that their wedding was actually FABULOUS to the tenth degree!!!!!!!! Seriously. F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S. What made it so fabulous? They did. Jacy and Carlos. I mean the venue was amazing, their decorations were beautiful, their carefully planned details were gorgeous … but what truly made this wedding fabulous was them and their fabulous personalities that just radiate happiness and love. They knew they wanted amazing images and they truly trusted me.
Jacy and Carlos – you guys absolutely rock! you guys are simply fabulous. I am so honored to have been your wedding photographer and I’m honored just to have met you both!!!!! Thank you for sharing your special day with me and allowing me to capture it for you… and most of all, thank you for trusting me as much as you did!!!!!
Ok… So those handfull of people that follow my blog know that I’m alwasy posting tooo many images…. haha! I just have a hard time narrowing it down to my favorite images. So I’m just going to warn you all that this is about to become one LONG post of images… I just couldn’t even decide! I so sowy…
One of my favorite parts of this already fabulous event was their first dance… they started out with this fabulous and romantic dance….
Then they broke out their ‘moves’ and had a TON OF FUN dancing to a medley of funky songs!!! It was so amazing and so much fun. I had to keep reminding myself that I was there to shoot and document the dance… I was just on the ground laughing my butt off!!!! LOL!!! Seriously, I had such a hard time keeping my camera in focus while laughing!!! haha!!! LOVE IT!!!!
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Several weeks ago I had a blast getting to know Nancy and Junior. They’re such a sweet and kind couple… very laid back and super super cute! … I know, I know… I say that about all my couples. But, hey, what can I do if I attract the sweetest and most fabulous couples! lol!
These two are sooo laid back and so easy going… I love that about them. When I arrived at their engagement session in Laguna Beach, they had already spent quite some time with their videographer… so I was honestly a little nervous. I was just really worried that they would be tired and ‘fed up’ of the camera by the time I got there… I was so pleasantly surprised that they are such great troopers!!! they didn’t even seem tired at all… they were smiling and as sweet as ever!
They have this sweet shy-ness about them that is just endearing. But, as most of my couples, that quickly faded away as the sun started setting… check out their ultra steamy and fabulous sunset shots!!! Maybe it was that sultry and romantic sunset, or the fact that it was getting dark, or that the beach wasn’t as crowded by thend – I don’t know what it was, but boy did things get nince and steamy by the end of our session!! haha!
Nancy was actually the bridesmaid at a wedding I did just last week! and she looked absolutely stunning as a bridesmaid… so I can only imagine how gorgeous she’ll be as the bride!!! Junior looked really handsome too! lol! I’m soooo excited for their upcoming wedding!!!!
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I love birthdays… the fun… the balloons… the food… the CAKE!!!! We have always (and will always) celebrated my son’s bday (even though I don’t really celebrate my own birthday… haha!). To us, his life is just worth treasuring moment by moment, year by year. When my son turned 1, we threw him a rather large bday party – with balloons, candy, decorations, tables, a taco guy, 80 invited guests, and a HUGE and FABULOUS cake. (boy that was stressfull and just a LOT of work!!!! haha!) When he turned 2 we did a smaller bday party for him – hamburgers and hotdogs, just immediate family, no decorations, no taco guy, but STILL a Fabulous Cake. (if you ask me, that was still a lot of clean up to do! lol!) This month my little man turned 3 years old… and we went even smaller - my mom and sisters, pizza, but STILL a Fabulous Cake. (this was my favorite one so far, no clean up except to throw the pizza box away!! haha!!).
Can you see the common denominator year by year … CAKE. As I have stated in my quirks page - I absolutely love sweet carbs, and cake is on the TOP of my list of weaknesses… lol! And even though I will pretty much eat ANY sweet carb that you put in front of me (yes. any. sweet. carb.) – I am super picky about cakes. I actually did a ton of research for my son’s previous bday cakes – His first bday cake was a 3 tiered designed cake with the theme being stripes and cupcakes. It was gorgeous!!! (like a wedding cake!!). This 2nd bday cake was a topsy turvy cake – with 2 layers carved out to look like a road with cars driving on it and fields of mountains and trees decorated the cake – ultra fabulous! This year I went much simpler – this year we had a Coldstone Creamery Strawberry Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake…. hmmmm. you know you want some . It was soooooooooooooo good. Next year we’ll probably do another sculpted cake, but we’ll definitely do a smaller ice cream cake again, just because we loved it.
So for his birthday, my son had his 3 favorite things: ice cream, cake, and pizza – he was in little boy heaven!
He wasn’t sure why everyone kept singing ‘happy birthday’ to him… he’s not old enough yet to realize what that means. At first he would tell us to not sing, but by the end of the day he was singing along and even prompting us to keep singing to him while he did his baby dance! I love my little guy.
It was a day filled with Ice Cream Cake and Little Kisses!!! LOVE you Jovanni!!!
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I have always loved getting to know new people, sharing in their moments, and capturing amazing memories for them. I photograph all sorts of couples - I have couples that are shy… energetic… sweet… sophisticated… funny…. giggly… AND ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. Whenever I meet a couple that is just dripping with fabuliscious style I feel like I’m in photographer’s heaven!!! A few weeks ago I had a blast photographing one of the most stylish little families that I have ever encountered! Meet Shavonne, Ron, and their fabulous little boy…. OMG I love them!!!
Shavonne and I discussed the locations in depth.. she really wanted something that reflected how funky and stylish they really are. So after much deliberation, we settled on starting off at the Pomona Train Station for some sophisticated looks, then off to Reche Canyon for a more soft and romantic feel. Seriously… this shoot was all about STYLE. FLARE. FUNK. I mean Shavonne coordinated the wardrobe flawlessly – you rock, girl!!!!
What I absolutely loved about them was how much trust they had in me. I always tell my potential clients – you absolutely HAVE to trust your photographer. Trust that they know what their doing… trust their creativity… trust their vision (and make sure that vision is in line with your own vision, of course). If you trust them, and you guys collaborate - you’re bound to capture some magic!!! And that’s exactly what happened with Shavonne and Ron – they never questioned what I suggested AT ALL. Even when I asked them to go into those fields that might have had some snakes or critters… hahaha!!!!
Shavonne and Ron – you guys are such a fabulous couple!!! Thank you guys for having so much fun with me and allowing me to capture the essence of your stylish family!!!
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I love June weddings! the weather is beautiful… there is a slight summer breeze… and love is always in the air!!! LOL!!! Todd and Raquel celebrated their wedding day on an absolutely perfect day in June. The absolute perfect June wedding!!! Todd and Raquel celebrated their special day at the Wedgewood Banquet hall at Indian Hills Golf Course in Riverside (boy, that was a mouth-full… haha!).
The sun was shining, the breeze was going… and Raquel was one of the most relaxed and laid-back brides I have EVER encountered in 5 years!!! LOL!!! I love you Raquel – so calm, so laid back, so care-free. She truly decided to not stress out at all that day…. whatever she needed to stress about was already planned out – and nothing was going to ruin her magical day. I LOVE that about her! I’m not kidding… weddings can be very stressful… and although I do meet brides that don’t stress too much – those are few and far between. It is sooooo much more common for a bride to suddenly break a sweat because of her flowers, or her hair, or the bridal party (or her family… lol!) – that’s common to me… I know how to handle that. I’ve been told that I need to open up a wedding counceling hot line! LOL!! I’ve been called the ‘Bride Whisperer’ … Not kidding!!! – but that’s an entirely new post all together (yes… I’m working on a post about stress-free weddings). Anywho. Raquel was so laid back that I felt a little strange not having to reassure her about anything at all that day.
I can see how Todd and Raquel make such an absolutely perfect couple. Todd is such a sweet and shy person… and Raquel is so energetic – love them together soooooo much!!!! They totally balance each other out so perfectly.
Raquel and Todd- you guys are so perfect … I loved sharing and capturing these moments for you!!! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your totally peaceful and magical day!
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Alright… so I realize that I need to catch up (isn’t that my story like EVERY week… lol!). I’m working on so many projects at once (weddings, engagements, and even a hush-hush project that is under-way) – that I keep getting backed up.
So what have I been up to… I mean, besides weddings… lol! ??! Well… a little over a week ago was my son’s 3rd bday!!! yay!!! Those of you that know my little story about my family know how much I truly treasure birthdays. Life is so fragile and so unpredictable, that I have learned to just treasure every moment… so when my little man turned 3 last week I did what I hardly do: I took several DAYS off! yes… let’s all ghasp together!!!! I NEVER EVER EVER take days off (even when I’m not on the computer I’m doing something studio-related) – but I spent those days with my little guy… just enjoying his life. I love his life!
I’m going to post more pictures today of several engagements and wedding(s), but I also wanna share my little guy… here’s a sneak peak of the pics i took on his BDAY!!
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I absolutely love exploring new places with my couples … especially when they absolutely ROCK!!! LOL!!! Adela and Will’s engagement session was nothing short of fabulous! We had so much fun getting to know each other, talking about their wedding (which is coming up shortly!!) and simply taking some amazing images of them.
Adela and Will chose to have 2 settings for their engagement session – so we started off at the South coast Botanic Gardens (in Palos Verdes) then we headed down to the beach for a quick beach setting. It was my first time at the South Coast Botanic Gardens… and I totally fell in love with them… so many places to walk around! I love gardens that have areas that look like a natural forest… not so manicured… such a beautiful and romantic setting. Trust me… romance was what this session was all about – Adela and Will are simply romance and passion. Seriously… they had absolutely no trouble getting into the romantic shots… AT ALL!!! LOL!!! Will… I know we all giggled about how passionate you both are with each other… but that’s what it’s all about – I can totally see you guys in your 60’s, still lovin’ on each other!! how cute is that?!?!?!
I can not wait for your fabulous wedding!!! I’m already imagining how fabulous and romantic your pictures will be!!!!
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I was so excited when I met Stephanie for the first time… from that very first moment I knew she was all about style, all about glamour, and all about fabulousness – my type of gal!!! LOL!! Her wedding will seriously be AH-MAZING!!! No joke!!! I didn’t get a chance to meet Louis during our first consult, but how could he NOT have style with such a fab girl by his side… lol!
Stephanie was envisioning an old-hollywood glamour feel for her engagement session – but filled with that ultra-hip modern feel. So she chose to go to the Griffith Park Observatory and then to the Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles… just to get 2 different looks for the day. I loved how she decided to go all dressed up for the session… ultra-fab!!!!
Everyone knows I love getting to know my clients… I love getting to know what makes them laugh, what makes them blush, and what makes them love. Every engagement session is totally different for me… some are sweet, others are sleek, others are romantic – it all depends on the fabulous couple and their personalities. Stephanie and Louis are such an ultra modern couple… and ultra sleek. Stephanie thought Louis would be a little shy in front of the camera, but Louis was such a pro – he embodied GQ style! lol!! Both of them rocked it!!!
Thank you guys for sharing those moments with me… I know we’re going to have a blast on your wedding day next year in Camarillo!!! I can’t wait!!!
Seriously everyone … can everyone just take a quick second to recognize this being my 3rd post in 2 days!!! seriously. wow. Haha!
In all honesty – I’ve been so swamped with processing images and designing albums for so many weeks now that I took the day off today to catch up on my blogging and facebook-ing… just to change it up a bit! LOL! Oh… if you haven’t checked out my facebook page - check it out… I usually post things there before I blog them (just cuz it’s easier and faster to post images there – blogging takes me a LONG time to get the darn post ready! lol!). So if you want to see the latest and greatest – that’s the place to go!
Here’s the link to my official Studio Eternity Facebook Page - I won’t ask you to fan me, since apparently that was too much pressure or whatever the facebook people said… lol! – but feel free to ‘Like’ me… (pretty, pretty please… like me… please like me – LOL )
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