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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Pala Mesa Resort Wedding – Fallbrook, CA

Things are pretty quiet on the wedding front around here!  I don’t have another wedding until March 21st so I plan on catching up on some blogging in the next few weeks!  I have a handful of weddings I have 2nd shot at for some good friends. The first was from last September.  My good...

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Please don’t drink and drive.

At lunch today, my fortune cookie said “You will have many friends when you need them”. That couldn’t be more true today. The kind words I received today in emails, twitters, facebook comments and text messages really meant a lot. Last night around 2:30am Tim and I were woken up by knocking on our door....

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Vegas Recap!

I’m home!  It was an amazing week at the largest Wedding and Portrait Photographers (WPPI) Convention!  It was held at the MGM Grand which was a fabulous hotel! I actually didn’t take my big camera out at all until the end of the week, on the drive home.  I’ve always wanted to see what was...

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Off to Vegas!

It’s that time of year again! The time when all the top wedding and portrait photographers in the world get together in Vegas and learn, socialize and shoot!  It’s the WPPI convention held at the MGM in Vegas! I will be hitting up the classes Monday-Thursday and also a few photoshoots!  And of course all...

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Future Melissa

My 10 year high school reunion was this past November. I was busy shooting a wedding that night but snuck out for the last hour of it at Pala Mesa.  I saw some familiar faces, most of whom I hadn’t seen in, well, 10 years! Back in 1998 our ASB had us write a letter...

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Carrie and Chris – Ocean View Villas

This past Saturday my friend Carrie got married in the same location that Tim and I tied the knot last month!  She helped out a ton at my wedding so I returned the favor and helped the fabulous Brenda Swann with the setup and breakdown of Carrie’s wedding.  I brought my camera along, of course!...

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Harold and Laura – N. Hollywood Wedding

Laura and Harold were planning on quietly going to the courthouse to say their vows.  But pressure from family led them to the First Christian Church in North Hollywood and to me!  They found me while search for small intimate churches and they came across Nikki and Eric’s wedding at Forest Lawn.   The ceremony was very...

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Tim’s Homecoming!

Last Tuesday I got to be involved in something new!  Well, new to me.  Shannon and Tim have done this two times now. Tim was in the Marine Corps and was stationed overseas a few years back.  He got out, found a great job and was enjoying life with his wife and two little boys....

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Baby Mia!

You are about to meet the happiest baby, ever!  This little sweetheart loves the camera and even wiggles with excitement when she hears the shutter click! Mia’s mother, Claudia, is an old friend of mine and my wonderful makeup artist for my wedding!!  If you need makeup down for a wedding or any fun event,...

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