July 2009 Archive

Jeremy and Jill – La Jolla Cove Engagement

Last week I met up with Jill and Jeremy at La Jolla Cove for their engagement session.  The tide was super high so we didn’t get a ton of beach shots.  But it was fun trying to avoid the waves!

Thanks to Courtney from After the Engagement for referring these two!

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I loved hearing their story about being high school sweethearts who spent time apart and then their lives brought them back together!

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Those eyes!!!  I feel I need to mention, Jeremy has really nice eyes too!  He was getting jealous that I was gushing over Jill’s eyes the whole time =P

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These two are getting married in January!  Best of luck on the rest of your wedding planning!

xoxo, M

Travis and Blair – Estancia La Jolla Wedding

Blair and Travis came from Texas to exchange vows at the gorgeous Estancia Hotel and Spa in La Jolla.  I had not met these two until the night before the wedding.  I loved how expressive Blair is and how sweetly Travis treats her.  They are so kind and gentle with each other.

Jennifer Bueno of Beauty to Be was just applying the finishing touches when I got there.

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You know the day is going to be fabulous when you start the wedding with a little Vera Wang:

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Looking stunning!

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the property, Travis was trying to stay cool in the heat!

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Gorgeous flowers by Modern Bouquet:

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The fantastic Reverend Powers performed the ceremony. I love this shot of Travis watching his bride walk down the aisle

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My lovely assistant Aaron took this shot.  Can you spot me?

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Every wedding, one of my favorite shots is the bride and groom walking back down the aisle!  Brides, take a lesson from Blair!  Love her expressions!

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I told them to give me attitude – I think they nailed it!

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Some alone time

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<3 <3 <3

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mmmmmm Cake. Sweet Cheeks, to be specific!

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Fav <3

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Love me some unique bling!

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Funny moment after the cake cutting…Travis smeared cake on Blair’s nose!

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Don’t worry, he helped get it off too!

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The rockin’ band Atomic Groove kept the dance floor packed!  Highlight?  When they busted out Baby Got Back!

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A huge THANK YOU to Kasey Shephard of I Do…Weddings for making the day run so smoothly!  So glad we finally got to work together!

B&T I hope you are having an amazing time in Maui!  I’ll have to look you up when I got to Dallas in the future!

xoxo, M

Enjoy your slideshow!

Travis and Kirstyn – Island Club Coronado

Last Friday Kirstyn and Travis exchanged vows on a warm afternoon in Coronado at the Island Club.  These two are so fun to hang out with, I look forward to visiting them when I go to Portland!  

The brides good friend Brooke did her hair and makeup and she looked stunning!

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It will be obvious at the end of the blog that the bride adores anything pink!  I love that Travis had her ring altered to include her favorite color!

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Gorgeous!

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Travis, relaxing before the ceremony

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These two did things a little non-traditional and I loved it!  Travis walked his future wife down the aisle!  Love that he couldn’t keep his eyes off her!

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Some quiet time just after the ceremony

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Yummy cake from Edelweiss

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They were both smiles all day!

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Dj Bill Calhoun kept the dance floor busy all night!  

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A BIG thank you to Nicole Bayer!  She is a photographer and she referred Kirstyn and Travis to me!  xoox

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We ran outside to catch the last bit of light 🙂

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I am so glad I got to know you two over this wedding planning process!  You two are so adorable together, just perfect!

Enjoy your slideshow!

xoxo, M

PS Thanks to Mandi for shooting with me! You rock!

 

 

 

The beautiful Schuman Family!

While I was visiting family in Oregon, I spent some time with the extended Schuman family!  The two little ones are Alexa and Zoe and they are the nieces of Janice and Andrew who got married in Vegas this past May! 

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Meet Alexa, she is a ham for the camera!

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And the little bit shy, Zoe

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Look at those beautiful leaves and that beautiful family!

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It was great to see you all again and thank you for letting me photograph your family!

xoxo, M

Oregon Trip wrap up!

I posted one blog about my trip to Oregon last week but I wanted to post a few more photos since my extended family showed up later in the week!

My family spent a week on the Oregon coast in a town called Gearhart.  My dad grew up here and we rented the home the grew up in!  They found a few remnants of the old house like some hidden wallpaper and even my dads yearbook (complete with signatures to him back in 1961)!

My dads favorite hobby is clamming.  You get up 2 hours before the low tide of the morning and search for air holes made by the razor clams!  I woke up early enough one day to capture some photos.  Of course that was the day that they only caught 2 clams!  The limit is 15 per person with a permit.

My little 2nd cousin Rohan had his own clam gun!

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and my dad searching…

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A shot of the whole family!  It is called the Wood house because that is the name of the current owners.  My grandparents owned the house from 1945 to 1973.

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One of the reasons for the reunion was to spread my grandmother’s ashes in the area.  On Saturday we all headed to the beach to do just that!

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The family hanging out after the ashes were spread.  My aunt is the small figure on the hill, she couldn’t walk all the way down to the beach

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Dinner!  These are the clams my dad caught!

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We had two birthdays that weekend!  Uncle Dave and my little 2 cousin Ian

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This is mostly what the weekend consisted of: eating, drinking and lots of talking!

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and my parents <3  

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It was great to spend time with my family, I don’t see them enough!

xoxo, M

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