san dimas, ca wedding photography: a stylized shoot. part 2

the details:

cupcakes: swirlz cupcakes

set design: candice benjamin
hair accessories: tessa kim

cupcake stand: by me (and for sale on my etsy page)

couple: ashley and raul

you can also check out this video of our day thanks to the talented jakfoto:
http://vimeo.com/19794768

san dimas, ca wedding photography: a stylized shoot. part 1

so what happens when creative people plan a creative shoot together? 

pure gorgeousness. 

a special thanks goes out to the following for collaborating and making this all happen:

set design: candice benjamin

flowers: rebecca castilo

makeup: amy clarke

hair: dianna lopez

wardrobe styling: tashina hunter

hair accessories: tessa kim

cupcakes: swurlz cupcakes

model: denise salceda

part two will be up soon! 

project 52, week 6: the trailer project part 2

work has finally begun on the trailer. the cabinets and old bed platform have been removed (which took half the walls with it as well), and the prior tenants have been evicted (did you know the walls of trailers could be infested with ants? yeah, that was a pleasant surprise). 

it didn't surprise me that we found old photos in the cracks. but it did make me wonder who the family was that lived, yes lived, in my rusty old trailer. i' found bobbins of thread and even a coin purse made out of a baby bootie, so i know the woman was creative and resourceful. 

i'm sure i'll never discover the life my old trailer lived before calling our driveway home, but i am excited to bring her back to life, with the full makeover she needs and deserves! 

next step, re enforcing the framework...

temecula, ca engagement photography: karen + eddie

he makes her want to be more domestic (she's never had to buy her own toilet paper or paper towels)

she makes him want to be a better Christian. 

together, they bring out the best qualities in each other. 

 

karen is one of my childhood best friends, and when she told me they were engaged, i was ecstatic for her! as matron of honor, i obviously can't be their photographer, so i referred her to the amazing

  tonya joy. i am so excited that tonya will be capturing their love for them! 

i am honored to stand up next to you on your wedding day!  

july 23rd is just around the corner! 

san dimas, ca wedding photography: a preview of whats to come

just a little teaser of what's in the works...

project 52, week 5: where the wine flows like water

my love of wine has grown since our weekend in temecula...

los angeles photography: god bless craigslist, and other tangents i go off on

if i had it my way, i would redecorate my house with the seasons. i don't just mean a new throw pillow here, and a different vase over there. i mean redecorate. top to bottom. wall to wall. redecorate. but sadly (or thankfully), i have a husband who is quite attached to our couch, likes the rugs we have just fine, and thinks our house looks perfect. 

if craigslist were around when i was still single, i know i would have done it too. why not! all the treasures you can find! the pieces that just need a little love, and they can be perfect, or perfectly quirky, and then just as quickly can be sold to the next person to love just a while too. it sounds like the perfect dream!  

yesterday i brought home a new treasure. the most amazing, beautiful boned, 1940's victorian parlor couch. the hubs said i was crazy, as usual, but humored me as i made him drag it to the bay window in our room. 

isn't she lovely!

eventually, she will be reupholstered in a luscious velvet and given new life, but until then, i can already envision the beautiful sessions that she can be part of!