Happy Monday to you all my internet friends! I had a great weekend with three awesome engagement sessions, one of which was an e.MOTION with Mr. Tom from Aqua Vivus Productions and we all know that e.MOTION + Tom = good times. I seriously cannot wait to show it to you but we’ll have to hold off a bit so we can perfect it. HOWEVER, I have something just as good to show you! We recently did an e.MOTION version of a trash the dress so today not only do you get stills but you get some video as well! Who loves you?

So I know I’ve written about Caren and Jesse several times before and you feel like they are old friends, so I won’t go on and on about how great they are because that has already been established, but seriously they are amazing. We shot their adorable wedding at the Thursday Club in August and then scheduled a Trash the Dress afterwards. For the session we started in Mission Hills where we all live and had a some fun with the flower wall, then afterwards headed to a more natural setting at one of our favorite parks with the BEST WEEDS EVER….who’d of though that dried up weeds could be so photogenic! After we wrapped everything up we made a quick stop for some dinner at Lucha Libre in Mission Hills, because quite frankly, it is the best….and who doesn’t want to eat there in their wedding dress? Well, they were so kind to let us take some shots in their “winner’s booth” and then let us use their masks as props (Thank you Lucha Libre for flexibility and AWESOME burritos!). So all in all, this shoot was not only visually amazing with such a beautiful couple, it was an absolute blast complete with laying in the street, hanging with Tom, mexican food, and luchador masks.

So with that I’ll leave you with the pictures and the e.MOTION video at the end. Remember to hit play then pause and let the bar load all the way to the right for optimal viewing pleasure. Thanks friends! We love you all!

Ps. Comment if you want to make my day, because it’s Monday and everyone needs a little cheer on Monday right? (oh and warning, beware of Nacho Libre quotes…Best.Movie.Ever. Are you with me? Well, maybe not the best, but close!)

Check out the fabulous tall weeds! See what I was talking about?

my favorite!

And now for the winner’s booth!

“something good inside me helps me carry on, I ate some bugs, I ate some grass, I used my hand to wipe my tears, to kiss your mouth. I break my vows, no no no no no no way Jose.”

Rico, Jesse and Tom in all their luchador glory… “When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It’s for fun.”

Ok, so now for some e.MOTION goodness and a little more Caren and Jesse love….again, special thanks to Tom and his video skills! Our love for you is so great Tom. Enjoy!

Now I know it isn’t often that we post on a Friday but today is special. Why you ask? Because there is someone whose shout out on the blog is LONG overdue.  The person I am referring to is our fabulous friend and IT consultant, James Miller who has pretty much made our blog and website a reality for us (ie. the new updated banner on the blog, if you haven’t noticed it, you must so just look up a bit and gasp at James’ awesome coding skills). Pretty much everything on the blog is his work, we give him the design he gives it life, and he is so patient with our constant “what do you think about this James? How about changing that James? Can you add this James?” Seriously, every time he can figure it out and in like 5 minutes…it’s magic, I’m telling you. I often find myself thinking to myself (or saying to people I meet) that “everyone needs a James!”

Then there is his lovely wife Allison, don’t even know what to say here except that I love this girl. She has taught me a lot about hospitality and simply about having fun and she seriously NEVER FAILS to make me laugh (even during yoga when everyone is getting their “intense” on). She second shoots for us from time to time as well and is so much fun that I don’t even notice when my feet start to hurt after 10 hours of shooting (Allison, you are my painful feet distractor and I owe you my life for it…not even kidding, if you’ve shot a wedding you’ll understand). So for the holiday we did a little photo sesh with the Millers because any time spent with them is a good time, and we basically are obsessed with them (shhhh, wouldn’t want to scare them off). So without further ado, I give you James and Allison! (Muah to both of you!)

Seriously love this next picture of James…way to get your fierce on buddy! ( is that how you look when I use fonts that are all caps?).

Just thought I’d share a little bit of news that made my day brighter (day brighteners always welcome right? Especially this early in the morning). Today the adorable wedding of Tim & Marijke was featured on the Wedding Chicks website! A big thank you to the wedding chick for sharing in the Tim & Marijke love and for featuring us on their site. And now my friends, you must head over there RIGHT AWAY and leave some comments, because what better way to love a blogger than by commenting, seriously it’s like the virtual hug (or kiss!). So now go on, go check it out. CLICK HERE! Love you all!