Weelllllll, two blog posts in two days..going strong people! Today we have some exciting news to share with you. We’ve started a little partnership with two of my very favorite wedding vendors in Southern California, Carter & Cook Event Company and Aqua Vivus Productions. And what have we been scheming you ask? Well, guys & gals, planning a proposal can be quite the nerve wracking thing for a soon to be engaged person. So why not put that in the hands of the pros? That’s where we all come in, to save your proposally-stressed day! The lovely ladies over at Carter & Cook will help you plan/execute all the details (based on your vision of course), then Aqua Vivus and ourselves will shoot it so you can re-live the moment over and over and over (and post on facebook, etc etc).  Carter & Cook wrote about the service in more detail over on their blog HERE, so head on over to read more. Right now I give you our debut couple, Allie & Josh. We had a lovely time a few weeks ago hiding on the dock in stealth mode for this proposal, and not only was it a total blast, everything turned out perfectly. So check out the pics and video below, and join me in wishing Josh and Allie a big congrats on their engagement and upcoming marriage!

oh, and ps. MANY MANY thanks to Carter & Cook and Aqua Vivus for being so easy to work with and some pretty gosh darn awesome peeps to hang out with (drinks at the Pearl again soon? I think so. xoxoxox). Then also the band The Brightest Lights for writing this song specifically for this film..thank you!!

It’s Tuesday after a three day weekend and since I know how hard it is to get back to work after a holiday, I’m going to post something special today (as if EVERY post isn’t special though am I right?). Rico and I had a great weekend in San Fran shooting the RAD wedding of Dominique and Tim. It seriously, blew.my.mind. I mean, she designed her own dress complete with a “big obnoxious bow” (her words) which was perfection. Ok ok, before I get ahead of myself, you’ll just have to wait to see those images at a later date (or go to our facebook page later today where I’ll be posting a little glimpse). After 10 hours of driving in the car and listening to dance music to keep us awake and not suicidal over the traffic (I dreamt about Usher, no joke), we made it home late last night. That is why we missed the Monday post, but as if you even noticed because I’m sure you were all out partying/enjoying the day off! If you weren’t, this is me shaking my finger at you! NO WORK ON LABOR DAY!

So this week it’s a Tuesday post, and a good one. I mentioned last week that I do boudoir photography as well and that I have a separate site dedicated to that, remember? Well, I said that I would post some pics and talk a bit about my philosophy behind my style/approach. Here I am, as promised doing just that. I will just start off by saying that I LOVE boudoir photography. It can be so beautiful and artistic and so fun, all things I love so of course I dig it! So you know what? I think you should book a session. Why? Because you’re beautiful and you should document that….no matter what your size or shape (I know we tend to worry about that ladies, being one myself). The pictures make a FANTASTIC wedding gift for your fiance, or a first anniversary gift for your spouse (the first year gift is supposed to be paper, so it’s perfect!). PLUS, I do the shoots along with one of my besties Carleigh, (love you Carlos!!) and we have a grand old time laughing, drinking wine, and taking a few pics. A note about our style, we HATE fake. You are beautiful EXACTLY how you are and don’t need any alterations. That being said, we don’t use any artificial light and we don’t do much touching up (general things yes, but I will not be making you look 3 sizes smaller) Why? Because that’s not you! No frills, no fake, just the real you, it’s raw and THAT’S hot, so that’s what you’ll get. And I’M SURE whomever you are giving the pictures to doesn’t want to see a fake you, they want to see the REAL you, the person they love. Not a false, lit up, airbrushed, 10 sizes smaller version. PASS. Soooooo, there you have it, our raw boudoir photography. The site is www.studioraw.net (still a work in progress, but worth sharing) so check it out! For a limited time I am running a special of $300, just let me know you read this blog post and the discount is all yours. Stay sexy my friends!!! xoxo

Have I ever mentioned how much of a blog stalker I am? No? Well, I am. Any blogs related to photography, weddings, vegan recipes, and music you can bet your morning espresso that I’ve been there MANY many times. Anyone else out there a stalker? If so, that’s fantastic because I welcome all you blog stalkers (and if you ever want to reveal yourself, I thoroughly encourage that and will send a cyber hug and wave your way). Well, one of such blogs that I’m head over heals obsessed with is the wedding blog Green Wedding Shoes. It’s the perfect place for inspiration for your wedding or simply to see beautiful imagery. So, as you can probably imagine, I am QUITE excited about our little feature on Green Wedding Shoes today. That’s right, Chris and Vanessa’s adorable  wedding (see post below this one) is featured today, so you know what? I think you should head on over there and leave some love for Jen and her fabulous team at Green Wedding Shoes, because, well, she’s awesome and deserves some stalker love! Thank you so much Green Wedding Shoes for the feature, we love you! xoxo