Quyen and Jon

shotgun ready and packing a laundry basket full of wardrobe options, it was an un-characteristically warm january day... perfect for quyen & john's engagement shoot. we tramped around the ladera backwoods with our friends, trying not to scare off any of the local soccer mom's with john's 12 gauge.

john & quyen are getting married at the muckenthaler mansion in fullerton, later this year. and i can't tell you how excited carlie & i are for this wedding!! quyen & john have run in our circle of friends for a number of years, and we feel so blessed to have been invited into this part of their story.

so, quyen & john, thank you. we especially enjoyed sharing a cold brew after the shoot, and can't wait to hang out again soon...



one of carlie's many favorites.








favorite shot of the day... no pun intended :)






















another favorite...

The Big Picture [V.3]

so, this is it. and i really want to thank aaron for having us on his new show, 'the big picture.' in this last episode, you get to see a bit of our new client lounge in our home studio. and for our previous brides, new brides, fellow photographers, friends, or family alike, we would love to share our new space with you. drop us a line because we would love to have you over.

The Big Picture [V.2]

part dos para mis amigos :)

The Big Picture [V.1]

earlier this week, our friend aaron dieppa, blessed carlie & i when he stopped by our home studio in ladera. we had the opportunity to chilax a bit in our new client lounge, and share a bit about how we got started in the biz. check it out...

also, there is more to come, so make sure to add aaron's blog to your rss feed, as he is taking on a pretty major project where he will be video blogging every single day in 2009.

rock.on.

Oh My Deer

a dear friend of mine showed me the beautiful creations of chelsea a few months ago. i swooned. if only i had known about these beautiful pieces when i had gotten married. she uses lace, silk flowers, feathers, old antique jewelry and buttons to create her handmade's, among many other creative things.

chelsea and her very talented husband tec were just featured on the cover of southern weddings magazine . if you haven't already, go and visit the website or purchase the magazine!! you will not be disappointed! the magazine features chelsea and tec's beautiful tennessee wedding among other amazing weddings!

here is a collage with some of my favorite handmade pieces made by chelsea.


my absolute favorite! her name is miss. viola. i like a little sass.


chelsea also makes boutonnieres which she endearingly calls "cute as a button boutonnieres" i think they are so creative and chic!!




happy wednesday!!!