Ella and Lucy

I looove these girls. love em! I was so happy to spend some time with them a few days ago. Lucy, the newest addition is an absolute doll!



She was very easy going and happy to be photographed. That is saying a lot for a 3 month old. Ella and I played in her garden and ran around the yard.

She is a very good big sister already. Happy to be the big girl and help make Lucy giggle. It was lovely!

Nate, Devin, and Mackay

Oh what fun it was to romp around with this family! Devin and Nate will be married later this year! can't wait!

Mackay wasn't too into getting her picture taken. So, I gave her my camera so she could have a hand at it.

Here is what she came out with :)

I've gotta say, this little 3 year old could use my Mark II a little too well. She watched me show her once and already knew how to look at the image she just took, work the shutter button, etc. I can see her being my competition someday soon :)

We ran around Nate's family's property off the 46 near Cambria. It is some of the most beautiful land in this area! The day couldn't have been more beautiful. With the day and the fabulous company, Brandon and I wanted to stay all day!

Nikki and Jared Groppetti

Married April 14th

What an awesome day! Nikki looked amazing " this is exactly how I always pictured it" she said looking at herself in the mirror.


Every detail was beautiful, nothing had gone forgotten. From the cute pink and brown lanterns in the entry to the gorgeous arch for the ceremony. Jared was cool, calm, and collected while Nikki was a bit more anxious to get married already! I had the pleasure of hanging with the beautiful ladies before the ceremony. The hair salon was bumpin'!

I love this look as they walk off as husband and wife "well, we did it!"


Though the weather threatened to rain out the ceremony, there was only a grumble from the sky until afterwards when extreme winds and light rain made everyone want to get into the reception. The room had been transformed! It was beautiful and much much too much fun was had by all.


enjoy the slideshow

Waiting for Natalie

Michael and Sharla are a darling couple that I have gotten to know over the past year. They are expecting their first child, a girl, Natalie. She'll be here any day now! They are absolutely wonderful models! So much fun!

Sharla is a gorgeous mama! No stretch marks, can you believe it! What a lucky lady.

The proud Dad!

I loved the pink bikini!

Tony and Carolina

The first time I heard Carolina's voice on the other end of the phone, I could picture what she would look like. She has this melody that comes out of her words that makes you think of beautiful maidens and princesses of fairytales. When I met up with them at a coffeeshop I knew right away that of all the people seated, she was Carolina. She fit her voice to a tee! We had so much fun running around San Luis. Tony and Carolina both went to Cal Poly and were kind enough to show me around their old stomping grounds. I got to see and pet COWS!!! You don't know how excited this made me!!


The baby cows were so cute and soft.

Then we ran through the gardens that were amazing. We ended our sesh at the beach. Tony makes Carolina laugh, i love it! They were both such great fun to be around! Can't wait for the engagement party in a couple weeks.

Britta and Greg and Daisy

Getting hitched October 13th

Britta and Greg are so great together! And Daisy is a perfect compliment (with the softest coat ever). We met Britta a few weeks ago in town and I immediately felt right at home with her and her parents. For the sesh we met downtown Santa Cruz. It was such a treat to get a change of scenery and be at a place I love so much. It hardly felt like work at all, rather like hanging out with old friends. Greg is so comical my mouth hurt from smiling too much. They met in photography class in college and are both involved in photography so it was so fun to run around with a couple of like minded folks. I cannot wait to spend more time with them!

Sebby and Michelle

Are geting married later this year in my home town. I have known Sebby for a while now. He and Michelle are in my little sister's class. Though it seems perfectly normal and wonderful for Sebby and Michelle to get married, it freaks me out that they are my sister's peers and my sister is at the age when it becomes appropriate to wed. I had such a good time with these guys. We ran around random spots about Pismo beach and found the gnarliest dirt around. That stuff wanted to eat you, eh? They are a beautiful couple and I absolutely adore the contrast of Sebby's red hair and fair skin to Michelle's dark and mysterious good looks.

Vegas

We had such a wonderful time in vegas a couple weeks ago. I learned how to make my own custom albums by hand from my idol John Michael Cooper (altf.com) Got to hang out with old friends and make new ones. Celebrated my 25th birthday, ate great food and some crummy, drank margaritas, drank oter concoctions, danced, kissed David Hasselhof posters, reinacted a Jamiroqui music video on the people movers, played the nickel slots oh, and learned many new things from photographers from all over the country.

Corey McNabb getting attacked by Craig and Andy of the Studio 563 paparazzi

Us and the Larsons


Tiffany Aicklen and Michael Norwood rakin' in the cash at the nickel slots (in all reality, we know that Blake got all our lost dollars)

Here is a slideshow of pics taken with my crappy little point and shoot

It was such a pleasure to meet all of you!!! David Burke, Corey McNabb, Chris + Lynn, Brooklin Rogers, Craig, April and Andy of Studio 563, Tomas Flint, Michael Norwood, Tiff Aicklen, Mike Steelman, Peter Thomsen, Danny, Blake, Mike and Rachel Larson, and so so many more that I am forgetting right now because of the frustratin with this blog and that it won't let me make links for my peeps. baaa!

Stephanie and Chad

My sweet best friend Sneff and her boyfriend Chad came down to visit me for my birthday. We romped around and ate breakfast and laughed and had a great time. The kind of time that gives you withdrawls after it is done and you realize the fun friends live hours away and can't just drop in easily. Sneff and Chad have a good relationship with the camera so I had to take a few shots of them being romantic and such.