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Sneak Peek: Devon & Travis

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:33:33 +0000

Had a blast at the SoCal Photog Shootout over the weekend in San Juan Capistrano at the Serra Plaza! This is just a little peek at the photographs, more to come soon!

Senior Pictues at the Getty Center: Sarah

admin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:04:02 +0000

I had a great time with Sarah shooting her senior pictures at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, CA. One of my favorite parts of doing senior sessions is hearing about their plans for the future. Seniors are right in the middle of one of the most exciting times in their life and they are full of dreams, excitement and smiles! Sarah will be going pretty far from home for language school soon as she follows her passion and the Lord. Congrats on being a senior Sarah!

Anytime Session: Carrizosa Family

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:07:08 +0000

We went far west in the Antelope Valley for this family session! The day started out with rain when we left the house but thankfully it stopped just in time and we were able to see a full rainbow as we arrived at the location for the shoot. I enjoyed spending time with and photographing this beautiful family! Hope you enjoy the post!

A Valentine’s Day Inspiration Shoot!

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:26:38 +0000

Last year I started a new tradition, a fun and creative Valentine’s Day inspiration shoot. It’s my one shoot a year where I get to be as creative as I want with the location and little details. I picked out all the decor and picked up the cupcakes from Nadia Cakes in Palmdale, CA. Below are several photographs from my Valentine’s Day inspiration shoot at the Ventura Beach Pier in Ventura, CA. I love the lace detail on the bride’s gown! (Thanks Luke and Sharon! You two were perfect for it!) This shoot was also featured in Sparkle & Hay wedding blog and you can see that post here.

Bianca + Joel: Wedding in Victorville, California

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:28:19 +0000

Bianca and Joel are two very sweet people and it was a joy to be part of their wedding day in Victorville, CA. They met in college while they were attending Pensacola Christian College. One of my favorite things about their wedding day was that you could sense just how much they loved their family and friends. Although it was Bianca’s big day she didn’t hesitate to congratulate her good friends on their pregnancy during her wedding reception. Her friends had been trying for a long time to have a baby and they told Bianca at her wedding that they were expecting. Joel and Bianca are a lovely couple and I am so excited for them as they begin their journey together as a married couple. Below are some images from their wedding. Enjoy!

Bianca found out that one of her good friends was having a baby. Her friends have been trying for a while to this was big news. It was a sweet moment when Bianca announced the exciting news to her guests at the reception.

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Wedding Gown purchased at: David’s Bridal
Bridesmaids dresses purchased at: David’s Bridal
Cake vendor: Charles Douglas
Tux vendor: Men’s Warehouse
Florist: Fairytale Florists
Catering vendor: Overland Meats
Servers: Triple Platinum
Wedding Planner: Diana Johnson

Photos in the AV Press!

admin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:29:08 +0000

Abby from Nadia Cakes called me this morning to let me know that my name was in the AV Press for the pictures of their event for TLC‘s show Fabulous Cakes. So excited to see my name in the paper for the first time! This is the second appearance for Nadia Cakes on the Fabulous Cakes show and as usual the cake was amazing!

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TLC’s Fabulous Cakes: Nadia Cakes

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:03:05 +0000

Abby, the owner of Nadia Cakes in Palmdale, California called me up back in May and asked if I could come shoot her fabulous pillow cake just before the big reveal of the cake which she made to be shown on TLC’s Fabulous Cakes show. Of course I was super excited as I always am to shoot Abby’s awesome creations! She revealed the cake as a gift for a young lady at her 16th birthday party.

It was so much fun watching the film crew do their thing and I was even more excited when the TLC film crew asked if they could use my images for the episode! After all TLC is like my favorite channel ever! Isn’t it every girls favorite channel??

I know being on the show has meant a lot to Abby, Carlos and the team at Nadia Cakes. Congrats to you guys on creating a fabulous cake and building a great business in such a short time. You’re cakes, cupcakes and treats look and taste absolutely fabulous!

Here are a few photos from the day of the reveal. After your are done looking at the photos and drooling, go buy a cake or some cupcakes at Nadia Cakes in Palmdale!

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Mitch + Melinda: The Wedding

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:03:17 +0000

Eric and I headed to the coast on a Saturday morning to shoot Mitch and Melinda’s wedding in Ventura, California. We enjoyed the drive and were excited to start shooting such a sweet couple. We met Mitch and Melinda through Mitch’s dad who is a photographer here in Lancaster. I knew when I met them that their wedding day would be relaxed and beautiful and it was just that. We and enjoyed the day and watching these two become one was beautiful! When I gave them their wedding package today they gave me a hug!! Awesome clients and beautiful people inside and out!

Melinda and her bridesmaids got ready at the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel and Resort which is where we took most the the portraits as well. The grounds were gorgeous! Thank you Mitch and Melinda for letting us document this amazing time in your lives!

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Vendors:
Wedding gown: Davids Bridal in Burbank, CA
Tux: Kenneth Cole from Mens Warehouse at the Antelope Valley Mall
Florist: Acton Country Flowers
Hair: Salon Panache
Cake: First Class Cakes
Venue: Wedgewood Wedding and Banquet

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One big happy family!

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:10:21 +0000

The Bullock’s are from Georgia and their “ya’ll” and “ain’t” talk was a sweet reminder of our family back in Virginia. The bullocks were recently here in California for Doug’s college graduation and wanted to get some family photos as a gift to their mom for Mother’s Day. Markie, their oldest son and his wife Christy are starting an orphanage in Mexico. Debbie and I met in college and I was one of her bridesmaids back in 2005. Debbie and her husband Alan live in Georgia and love serving at their local church. Doug and his wife Amber recently moved to Colorado where they serve on staff at a Front Range Baptist Church.

Although this family is not so close on the map they certainly are very close in each others hearts. It was a joy to take their family photos and spend a little time with them. They are a genuine and beautiful family.

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Rugged Senior Session with Twins!

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:23:47 +0000

Drew and Josh are graduating! Something I learned about these boys in the process of getting to know them before their session is that although they are twins they have different birthdays! Drew was born after midnight so his birthday the day after Josh’s. I guess this means that mom and dad can’t make them split their presents.

For their senior pictures we headed out to the back side of the desert in the Antelope Valley and found a couple cool locations. Drew loves to play the guitar so we pulled it out a few times and Josh is into photography and piano. I gave Josh my second camera to hold for some of the pictures and I’m pretty sure he would have liked to keep it. Josh brought along his keyboard and lugged the heavy thing up the hill to get to the rocks where we were shooting. Both of them were such a blast to shoot and I got my exercise in at the same time from climbing up the rocks. It was a win win photo shoot! Congrats guys on graduating!

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