I adore Kat and her Rock N Roll blog! Every time she posts something new, I get a giddy feeling in my tummy! Can you imagine how giddy I feel when I see MY OWN WORK on there? 
Loni and Todd’s desert trash the dress (check out my post below this one!) was featured yesterday on one of my favorite blogs
Check it out here and leave a comment if you wish!
Thanks Kat!
xoxo. M
I only met these two about 3 hours prior to this shoot, but I have to say they know how to Bring It! I could have sworn Loni had a model background, but no! She is just that photogenic!
But see for yourselves…
And yes, she rides dirt bikes too
My favorite <3
Todd is a fireman so I told him to pick her up in a fireman’s carry!
It was so great to meet you two! You are so cute together, I love how he makes you laugh!
xoxo, M
These two are former clients of mine, they were married at Ponte Winery this past September. Milisa had approached me last year about shooting her Trash the Dress session in Ocotillo Wells. I am a big fan of the desert so of course I was up for it! We had such a good time! Their friends Loni and Todd also wanted in on the TTD action, but you will have to wait until the next blog for theirs!
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Nipple alert!!
<3 this one!
Thank you so much for a fun desert weekend! Tim and I had such a blast with you two! Buffalo wings are in our future!
xoxo, M
For their one year anniversary, Elisa and Ryan hired me to take some fun portraits of them – with Elisa in her wedding dress! Sometimes these sessions are known as Trash the Dress shoots, but we didn’t even come close to trashing her dress! We were still respectful of her dress (her mom will be happy to hear!) but got some awesome photos for them to hang on their walls!
They spent their anniversary weekend at Jamul Haven, a little Bed and Breakfast in East County where they spent their Wedding night!
Elisa is a good friend of mine – and I love it when my friends laugh, it warms my heart.
Ryan is so gentle and sweet to her
One thing they love to do – picnic!
Since the one year is the Paper Anniversary, Ryan made this flower for Elisa!
And since they didn’t have a cake smash at their actual wedding…they reenacted the feeding with their year old wedding cake (I tried it – it wasn’t bad!)
Elisa and Ryan – Congrats on the first year of wedded bliss, here’s to many many more!
xoxo, M
Lisa and Niels again! The following Monday after their wedding, before they hopped a plane back to North Dakota we got together for a trash the dress session!
First stop, Balboa Park. Love coming here on Monday…there was no one around!
And then a bit later, headed to Sunset Cliffs for a total trashing of the dress! (ok not really, water doesn’t actually trash it!)
The waves were strong! I had them lay down…
and they didn’t even know what hit them! Too funny!
Thanks you two for trusting me and being such willing clients! I adore you two! It was so worth getting wet!
xoxo, M
My blogging is a bit behind! I still have two sessions from Illinois to blog! Sara (and Kati) have been patiently waiting for this blog, its a long time coming!
Sara is an amazing wedding coordinator out of Peoria Illinois! She also happens to be my sorority sister and friend! She married her college sweetheart a few years ago but wanted to get back in the dress for some awesome post-wedding shots!
This is one of the first shots I took and also one of my top 3 favorites! The girl is a natural!
And she was willing to do anything! Sit on this dirty nasty stained couch we found? Okay!
Okay I admit it…I miss Peoria…a little
Fav <3
One thing Peoria is known for? Caterpillar Headquarters (there’s some fun trivia for you!)
Her Fab assistant Kati was there the whole shoot and even made this veil for her! Love it!
And of course, a standard headshot for her business!
Sara, it was so great to see you again! Thanks for letting me shoot you and being such a trooper! Love ya!
xoxo, M
First thing, I want to wish my wonderful mother a Happy Mother’s Day! She is my rock and my best friend and is always there for me! xoxo
The day after Janice and Andrew’s fabulous MGM wedding, the lovely bride got back in her dress and we took some fun photos!
We started out with the girls at the MGM pool
Work it!
Later that afternoon, we drove out of the city lights to the Dry Lake Bed for the bride and groom trash the dress session!
HOT!
So gorgeous!
*Fav*
You can’t come to the desert without getting a little dirty!!
Big thanks to my awesome assistants, Anginet and Chelsea Nicole!
And of course, to my amazing clients Andrew and Janice who trust me 100%!
xoxo, M
This is the post that most people have been asking me about! I have many excited readers, not to mention Brenda, waiting for this!
My good friend and travel companion, Brenda Swann, lugged her wedding dress all the way Down Under for a trash the dress shoot! We decided to stay close to our hotel, and explore Hyde Park in downtown Sydney, Australia!
We had about 30 minutes of sunlight left when we began the shoot. Day 1 of Sydney brought us to these rows of trees and I just knew I would want to stick a bride right there!
Hyde Park has some cool Aboriginal Art in it:
And of course, I was in awe of the gorgeous St Mary’s Cathedral
This is a neat fountain just outside Hyde Park, there is actually a swimming pool underneath this!
After the sun went down completely, we decided to keep exploring and using available light where we could find it! I brought a flash with me on the trip, but it did not leave my bag once! Every single photo in this post was taken with light that was available in that particular area!
Rad gate!
Again, the row of trees like the first photo above, but this was after the lights were turned on!
Modeling in the subway! I love how not one person thought we were strange shooting here! Nobody even paid attention to us!
Probably my favorite shot of the night!
I hope you have enjoyed my 4 installments of the epic Australia trip! I had such an amazing time, I can’t wait to go back. Next time I will get to the Great Barrier Reef!
xoxo, M
This past Sunday I met Jennie and Jason up at my favorite Temecula Winery, Wilson Creek. I’m a former employee, so I have my loyalty there.
J&J were married this past November and although I was not their wedding photographer, I was so honored to be able to shoot some awesome portraits for them!
H-O-T!
Wilson Creek has a brand new building they use for weddings and it is phenomenal! If you are planning a wedding in Temecula, go check them out!
The grapes/leaves aren’t blooming this time of year, but we couldn’t leave without a visit to the vines!
We jumped back in the car and headed south to Escondido to catch the last of the light!
Meow! Jennie’s makeup was done by the fabulous Meghan Tyson (email me for her info!)
Thanks you two for being such great models! You two know how to work it!
xoxo, M
PS Shout out to my good friend Christina and her fiance Frank for coming along on this shoot and helping out!
Katie and Ian are such troopers! The walked all over the train depot, sat in itchy weeds, dodged oncoming trains and avoided crazy men with shot guns! It was an eventful shoot for sure! We headed up to San Juan Capistrano to find some yummy light.
Katie and I met on a local chat board because we were both getting married around the same time. Its been so fun getting to know her over the last year and share our experiences!
Shout out to Megan Tyson (916-267-4868) for the awesome job on Katie’s makeup!
We drove down the road and ended up at this gorgeous field of weeds, among other treasures!
My favorite of the day Katie was a good laugher.
Whew that was a monster post! Thanks to Katie and Ian for rocking the shoot and being open to any of my crazy ideas! And thanks also to my lovely assistant Mandi, you are awesome!
XOXO, M
