Wow! I have recently reached 1k twitter followers!  And over 7k tweets! Amazing!

I am just about to hit 500 fans on my awesome Facebook fan page that I update all the time!

Because I am really excited about these particular things I am going to hold a contest!  The winner gets a $20 iTunes or Amazon gift card (your choice)!

The only requirement?

Leave a comment on this post!  That’s it, easy peasy!  I will randomly choose a winner next Wednesday and announce it on this same blog (and of course, contact the winner!)

What are you waiting for? Comment away!

Thank you to everyone who commented!  I really enjoyed reading each one!  I used Random.org to pick the number so it was truly random!

Congrats to Sally M., my 11th commenter!  Sally is a very sweet 2009 bride of mine!

xo, M

I only met Devon one time before her wedding weekend and I remember thinking what an easy going and beautiful bride she would be. Boy, was I right!  The whole day was centered around the love of Devon and Todd and it could be felt by anyone in their presence.

We started the day at the Harbor Island Hilton. Devon and her girls were having a blast, I’m posting a few more getting ready images than I normally do…

Love this shot Mandi got:

The ceremony was held at NTC Chapel, right next to my studio!

This was my first sword arch – so fun!

Stunning!

The light was going down as we got to Tom Ham’s Lighthouse.

This was a dancing group!  DJ Daniel Peterson from DiscoFriend played some awesome music!

And a big thank you to Kasey Shephard for being a fabulous coordinator (as usual)!

Devon and Todd – hope you enjoy your photos and congrats on such a wonderful day!

xo, M

Enjoy the slideshow!

These two lovebirds booked me a long time ago for their 2010 wedding…it had been a long time since I had seen them!  We caught up on life while avoiding the rent-a-cops at Seaport Village.

Just before the sun went down, we headed to Hotel Del for a few beach photos. It was super overcast this day, so the sunset wasn’t remarkable, but these two are so hot, they create their own heat! haha

I’m looking forward to your Labor Day Weekend wedding!

xoxo, M

Andy and Audrey were married in an extremely intimate ceremony on a lovely Tuesday afternoon.  It had been raining a lot the week prior, so the DC based couple were a bit nervous about the weather forecast. But California pulled through and the weather could not have been more perfect on the day of!

The day started out at Michael David Hair Salon, where Audra (one of my August 2010 bride!) pampered Audrey with getting her hair and makeup done.

I love this shot of Audrey’s dad giving her away to a happy Andy!

Newlyweds!

Andy’s Uncle Tom was the officiant and he also brought along his awesome VW van!

After some photos at the Cove, the cocktail hour was held at the B&B Inn at La Jolla

After some wine and cheese, all 11 guests headed to dinner at Nine-Ten restaurant inside the Grand Colonial

The happy couple snuck in a short first dance before I left for the evening

Congrats to you two, it was fun getting to know you and your family!  Enjoy the photos!

xoxo, M

Tomorrow isn’t just Easter..its Bennett’s 3 month-aversary!  I stopped by his parents house (Mom is wedding coordinator extraordinaire, Melissa Barrad) to meet the little guy and shoot a few casual portraits of him!

Love his smile here!

Somebody was a little jealous of all the attention…

Finally crashed out on Mommy’s chest!

The happy family!

Melissa, thank you for introducing me to your precious son!  I had a great time with both of you!

xoxo, M