Rock the Dress: Denise + Luis

The other day I got to go along with the lovely Miss Charise and Jen for a gorgeous "Rock the Dress" (aka Trash the dress or Day After Session) in Camarillo and Malibu. I cannot say enough how much I love doing Rock the Dress sessions. It is a fab way to get some stunning and fun images in your wedding dress since there isn't always time for extensive wedding photos the day of, plus you can go almost anywhere!

We started off at the park in Camarillo where Denise and Luis had their first kiss (on the same benches!).

We then headed to Malibu (Leo Carrillo beach) for some fun on the side of the road and some gorgeous locations during sunset.












Thanks to the amazing Charise for inviting me along, I love shooting with these gals!

Wedding Bliss: Karin + David

So I have been thinking a lot about how to write Karin and David's blog post. I do not typically write a whole lot about my clients because I often sound cheesy and end up gushing about how much I loved shooting their wedding and engagement session and how rad they are. These are all true things! I constantly fall in love with their stories and lives and have such a great time spending those incredibly important moments with them.

It is no different for Karin and David. I was so impressed by how happily they let me into their lives and wanted me to be apart (as much as I could) so that I knew them and we were all comfortable together. Karin is such a strong and amazing woman who is battling cancer at the moment. She planned her whole wedding while pushing to get through her chemo sessions. That takes a lot of willpower, strength, and patience! She managed to do all this and look stunning at the same time.

Their wedding was such a awesome celebration of their love and joining of families you could see the joy bursting out of them (after you got past all the wedding day stresses of course!). They were able to have their wedding at a gorgeous family home in Somis California that sat on Lemon orchards. Incredible. The wedding was casual and lively and it was so great to see the mix of the traditional wedding events with the spontaneous (like swimming!).

After their wedding David, Karin, and myself got to spend a little more time together for a quick "Bride and Groom" session in the orchards. I was continually amazed by how much love they had for each other and how much it showed even after an extremely long day.

David Singing "Brown Eyed girl" to his new wife






The cake topper got knocked off the cake and the only thing that broke were the heads of the bride and groom! Karin and David laughed it off and said that it was "so them". See why I love this couple??


















And we ended with dipping out tootsies in the pool after a long day of celebrating!

Such a Tease: Karin and David

I have some awesome photos to share from Karin and Davids June 20th wedding in Somis, Ca.

Coming soon: Karin and David take on Somis with their Wonderful Wedding

You deserve some photos

Hello my little blog.

I am about to run out for some more errands but I wanted to quickly post some photos from last weekends wedding with the lovely Charise. I love when I have a free day where I can go out and 2nd shoot. Like I've said before, it's good for my creativity to be able to just shoot without worrying that I captured every photo needed.

These are just a few of my favorites from the beautiful June 6th wedding at Hartley Botanica.

Enagagement: Toya + Tony

A few weeks ago I got a phone call from Toya. Wait, make that 2 phone calls and an e-mail in a span of 20 minutes. I knew right away she was going to be completely into her engagement session. I love when couples think about their session and are excited. The best is when all that prep has gone into it and then we can just relax and have a good time shooting. This is exactly what Tony and Toya did. We decided to do their session in Santa Monica. We strolled around 3rd street and then headed to the packed Pier (that what we get for shooting on a weekend). Despite the crazyness of busy Santa Monica we had a great time!

Sadly I will not be shooting their wedding in Oklahoma later this year but I am sure it will be beautiful and wish them the best with all of their planning!