Rain or Shine

Whew! We had 2 beautiful weddings this past weekend, and thankfully the weather cooperated! Friday's wedding was all outside, and I swear both me and Michelle (the beautiful bride) were checking weather.com every other hour to see if the forecast had changed. Expecting showers Michelle got a beautiful parasol just in case. We arrived at the DoubleTree and like magic the sky cleared. I do have to say I have amazing luck with weather and it has not rained on me yet....now knock on wood....seriously...knock on wood! Congrats to both my wonderful couples, Michelle & Patrick and Melissa & Mario. I can't think of a better way to spend my weekends....

SHOES!

I just couldn't help but post these two shots! We just photographed Michelle & Patrick's wedding over the weekend, and I can't stop thinking about these shoes. The red ones are from a product shoot we just did, and the white ones are Michelle's'. Does this girl have great style or what? I promise to post more from her wedding soon!

The Harris Family!

I just love these guys! I had the pleasure of meeting Sonya about 3 years ago when I photographed her parents 50th wedding anniversary. We actually re-created their wedding photo 50 years later....one of my favorite shoots. Bill & Sonya have been busy with their own 2 little guys ever since. I wish I could post all of the images, as we got a ton of great stuff, but here are just a few that I loved.

SB Parent Choice Awards

We were thrilled to be nominated in Santa Barbara's Parents Choice awards for family photographer. So thank you for all who voted...you and your families are very important to Brian and I. We love watching your families grow. This is just a sneak peak of the Fairbanks photo session we did up in Santa Ynez this past weekend. Will post more next week!

Christen & Adam's Wedding featured in Exquisite

We were thrilled when we got the call from Exquisite Weddings wanting to feature one of our weddings from last year. Christen and Adam were married at Firestone Vineyard and had the most gorgeous set up in the barrel room. The flowers, food, music, and location made this one of the most romantic evenings. It was hard not to steal a kiss from my fabulous
hubby during the night. Ok....I may have stolen one....or two!
The issue should be out shortly. I will keep you posted!

Magnificent Mushrooms

Alison and George's wedding was featured in the Santa Barbara News Press. Sorry the color is funky...but it was printed by them...not me! Great story about their wedding and how he popped the question! Pick it up today! 2/13/2009.
Happy Valentine's day!

Photograph Your Love!

Can you tell how much I love chocolate? I ask you what girl doesn't? We entered a contest put on by my wonderful lab Specialty Color Services called "photograph your love". It was an amazing contest with over 1,900 submissions....and we were a finalist! Of course I had to use this photo as it's no secret how much I love chocolate. And I love chocolate fountains even more. Had I not been shooting, I would have followed this little girls lead!
I think she and I are cut from the same fabric!

Santa Barbara News Press Wedding Edition! 2/13/09

Just a little note to let you all know that Alison and George's wedding was chosen by the News Press for their special wedding edition. It is available on news stands this Friday (2/13/2009). They had the most amazing decoration and centerpieces.
Alison is such a creative lady...so inspiring!
I promise to post more when I get it!

Melissa & Wayne's Wedding

Wow, are these two wonderful! Melissa & Wayne are such an amazing couple...I had such a wonderful time with them on their wedding day! Just a sneak peek here (it was an all film wedding and we just got some of their favorites scanned...so here they are!)! Melissa photographs beautifully as you can see....but there is something about her in a black and white photograph that makes me shiver! Just stunning.

Photo of the Week

Something a little different for you. This image was shot with color infra-red.
Look into the trees...