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I know… I know… once again I’ve totally slacked off with the blogging thing.  I know.  But if you guys would have seen what my calendar looked like in June… you wouldn’t blame me.  Seriously.  My calendar looked like it had chicken pox for the month of June… I can’t even count how many consultations, appointments, engagements, weddings I did all together!!! I really, seriously, deserve a break! lol!!  Unfortunately, with wedding season in full swing – that much needed break will just have to wait.  haha!

So I need to catch up seriously… I know. 

Slowly, but surely, I’ll catch up… for now – let me share a fabulous engagement session I had. 

I actually did Ezekiel’s brother’s wedding back a couple of years ago (LOVED Yvette and Kabir… thank you guys for being so awesome!!!) – so when Shannon and Ezekiel called me, I was beyond excited to see their beautiful family again!!! I can NOT wait for their fabulous wedding – THIS WEEKEND!!! (that’s how behind I am… lol!!). 

Shannon and Ezekiel chose a fabulous section of Malibu beach – it was actuall where they got engaged!!! yes… let’s all do an ‘awwwww’ together (I know I sure did!!!).  We talked, we laughed, we got to know each other, and we captured some beautiful images! … oh.. then we had a fabulous (and extremely delicious dinner!!! – thanks guys… you guys are soooo amazing!!!). 

Seriously… check out this fabulous section of Malibu – we had so many backgrounds when we started walking around… I love it!!!

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Ok… I really need to figure out another way to say how sweet the couples that I photograph truly are – but until I figure it out… Malia and Eric are such a sweet couple!  LOL! 

We had a great time walking around the UCR Botanical Gardens in Riverside (if you haven’t noticed yet… I LOVE those gardens! LOL!) – we talked, laughed, and really got to know each other a little more.  I loved spending time with them.   I can’t wait to shoot their wedding in October!!! I know it’s going to be absolutely amazing!!!

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I love meeting the most amazing, loving, and fabulous couples … EVER.  What makes them so fabulous?  Well… they love to laugh, they love to have fun, they love AND adore each other, and they truly love their families!  Erica and Kyle are so sweet and so kind (and so in love!)… and they have super cool (and incredibly adorable) baby boy!  Ok… I’m gonna say it – I loved their little guy!!!!! I saw him and just wanted to pick him up and just hug him (forget pictures… right?! LOL!)  He reminds me so much of my little boy.. shy, sweet, and ever so innocent!  I had to physically try my hardest not to take a million pictures of him! haha!

so… besides an adorable little boy… they also have an amazing family and group of friends! Everyone had soooo much fun… the drinks were flowing, the music was pumping, and everyone was just dancing the night away! I love my job!! LOL!!!

They had their oh So Fab Wedding at the Crestmore Manor in Riverside. 

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I had been looking forward to last weekend’s engagement session with a slight bit of anxiety and quite a lot of excitement for quite some time.  From the moment Amanda contacted me to be her wedding photographer I knew she was one of the warmest and sweetest people in the UNIVERSE.  Seriously. Becaue I personally know everyone in the world! LOL!   Amanda was excited about her wedding, about her love for Jake, and about my photography – how awesome is she?!?!  So why was I a little nervous?…  I had never met her in person before!  … As it turned out, I had nothing to worry about – Amanda and Jake are the type of  people that just make you feel welcome… I am sooo honored to be a part of their lives!!!!

There are a few things that anyone can tell you when you see them together – they’re happy, they’re fun, they’re totally and completely in LOVE, and yes… Jake is just a tad taller than Amanda :-) .  They are so incredibly cute together!

We shared this time together walking around the beautiful grounds of the Hartley’s Botanica in Somis then we took a short little drive to where their actual wedding will be in July.

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Last Sunday I spent some time with Jacy and Carlos at the Santa Monica pier.  From the moment that I met these two, we all just clicked – Jacy is one of the sweetest girls you could ever meet (her smile makes you smile… seriously).  They’re both very laid back, very easy going, and extremely happy to be in love with each other… and they enjoyed taking pictures – this is jus my type of couple!!!  

We had such a good time at the pier.  Jacy and Carlos – you guys rock! I serioulsy can’t wait to have a blast at your wedding!!!!

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Having fun in front of the Carousel room at the Santa Monica Pier

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LOVE how much fun they had!!!

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Yippeee… I’m about to make my first woop-woop Oh So Fab post… yay!!!! (doing a happy dance for myself now!! hey… If I don’t cheer myself on, who will?!?! :-) )

For the past few months I have been revamping my entire studio presentation … basically to make everything ‘puuuurrrrty’ for my clients J.  My presentation for the past 5 years has been elegant black boxes, black tissue, and black CD sleeves… which I still think is a very elegant look – but a little too basic for my taste I think (and definitely NOT a reflection of my personality AT ALL!!! LOL!!!)

I really want my clients to know how important they are to me, and I always believe that cute little special touches are really what it’s always about. I mean… don’t you always love receiving a little gift in a cute little box!?! Opening up the box is half the experience… right?!?!

So now that I revamped my site with some new, more elegant and rich color combos, (the browns, mochas, lattes, and pinks) – I thought I would try to find some nice CD sleeves.  I needed something creative and artsy… so I knew Etsy was the place to go (gotta LOVE LOVE LOVE etsy!!!). 

I was so excited to have found Meg from Megasmiles!!! She rocks!!!!   

Check out my super elegant and chocolaty-rich CD sleeves that she made for me!!! I almost did a cartwheel when I opened up her package this week!!! (of course, then I remembered I’m totally uncoordinated and would definitely break something… my back at the very least… if I actually did a cartwheel!! LOL!!! So I just jumped up and down instead!! Haha!)

Love ya’ Megasmiles!!!

New CD Sleeves

New CD Sleeves for my awesome clients!!!