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DOUG andie

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:44:09 +0000

TUESDAY? I know, I let you down. Making it up to you right now though, I promise! Well May was quite the whirlwind month for Rico and I to say the least. We shot MANY weddings and engagement shoots, were in San Francisco, Palm Springs, LA, Los Olivos, San Luis Obispo…and more. On top of that we moved into our new house last week and are ready to get started on all the projects! So as you can see we have been living in crazy town and are ready for things to get back to just a bit more normal (I’m walking sans crutches now..yay!). So although I would have MUCH rather been blogging, yesterday was spent many hours in the car. So, here we go, making it up to you!

Today’s shoot is an absolute treat if you ask me. I have the “trash the dress” session of a very special couple to share with you. We had the EXTREME pleasure to shoot Andie and Doug’s wedding last August, and through them booking us for their wedding, they have now become some of our closest friends. These two mean the absolute WORLD to me and it was seriously awesome to do another shoot with them after all the time we’ve spent hanging out, chatting (gchat!), and hours of talking photography (andie has become quite the kick ass photog herself!) and weddings and life (drinking wine?). Having them in front of the camera is like breathing and it was just what we needed in the middle of crazy season. Andie and Doug, you know how much you mean to us, SO MUCH…you might not know how hot you are though, so that’s what we’re here for. Ladies and gentleman, I give you Andie and Doug’s hotness….you’ll be crushing hard after this post for sure, Lord knows I am! xoxo

TOMMY lydia

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:57:48 +0000

Hello all you Monday readers! I hope that your Monday is treating you well…hopefully better than mine because I am fighting a mean cold and it’s currently winning. Good thing I have a Monday blog post to cheer me up! This weekend Rico and I got to take it easy. We met up with some amazing couples for their engagement sessions (hi Holly, Dagan, Jen, and Jaron! xoxo) then to top it all off, we got to spend some time with another pair of my fave past clients and great friends in Culver City..the Greens!! We seriously meet some of the best people doing this job, sheesh. Thanks for being awesome oh AND for reading this silly little blog of ours. Not much makes me happier than when I meet someone and they say “we look forward to Monday blog posts every week!” Seriously, SERIOUSLY? I love you all. And I think, that if you are a regular Monday post reader and you have yet to say hi, you should comment! That would make me VERY happy and I need extra doses of happy today as I struggle to keep my sneezing at a manageable level. Ok, ok to the blog post already! Oh man, I don’t even know what to say right now because I have rambled several times about how much I love this couple, Tommy and Lydia. We have shared their sweet engagement session, then their stunning wedding with you, and now we have their trash the dress to share with you today. We did this session in San Francisco early in the morning after a late night shooting a wedding the night before, and it’s safe to say we woke up that morning on empty. Luckily Lydia and Tommy are pure energy and I can’t help but be happy when I’m around them. Oh yeah, and they should be professional models because well, just look at them! Tommy and Lydia, you two are so sweet and adorable and such amazing people (and yes, I have a crush on you both). Thank you again for giving us the honor of documenting your love for each other and the joining of your lives, and your amazing style (hello amazing dress!). And double thank you for inspiring us and allowing us to do what we do. We MUST get together very soon in SF or SD! And with that, I leave with these two lovelies….enjoy!

SAN francisco {glimpse}

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:30:29 +0000

Here we are again, Monday! Slightly later than usual, which is what happens when you sleep until noon. NOON? Yep, noon my friends. And before you think we’re just a bunch of lazies, I have good reason for our sleeping in extravaganza. We have been shooting non stop with VERY LITTLE sleep since Thursday (which is why I’m behind on my emails..sorry!), and we finished out the 2010 season with our 45th wedding on Saturday, SOOOO it’s safe to say we’re a bit tired. Tiredness for a good cause though if you ask me, which is why we’d like to show you just a little bit of what we were able to shoot the last 5 days. Kevin, Wendy, Matt, Rebecca, Tommy, and Lydia…we had SUCH a BLAST at your weddings and Trash the Dress shoots this weekend. You are why we do this job and why we love it so much, and we thank you for that. Thank YOU (and this goes to all our lovely clients out there) for making our hours of shooting and editing all worth it and for helping us fulfill what we believe we were created to be, artists. We love you all and we hope you enjoy the little glimpse from all the goodness that went on this weekend! xoxox

TIM marijke

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:16:10 +0000

Who is feeling inspired this morning? Huh? That would be me, and hopefully you too! If you need a little push in that direction though let me help you out there with a little blog action. How does that sound? Well, before I get to that let me tell you about our weekend because I’m just dying to tell SOMEONE and there is no better audience than all my blog friends out there! We had THREE weddings, yep, three. We had them on Thursday and Friday in San Diego and then drove up to Ben Lomond for a wedding in the Santa Cruz Mountains. My friends, I think I found “my place.” I have never been to the redwoods before and when we pulled up to the lodge and got out it felt like coming home. Trees are my thing, and the beauty of the redwoods combined with the peacefulness of the forest was just what I needed during this hectic wedding season. So, a little time in the trees and our little cabin on stilts has left me feeling refreshed and ready to share something amazing with you. That would be the Trash the Dress, Bridal, Day After (call it what you will) shoot. You may remember this couple from several months ago when we shot their wedding in Arroyo Grande, CA. I love them. I’m serious. They are so cute, and so in love and I just want to put them in my purse and take them home with me (but that would be weird and creeper, so I’ll refrain). We met up with them recently in Pismo Beach to get some more shots in their wedding attire (and the dress that Marijke had handmade by a friend). It was a WINDY day and so we ran around in the breeze, played on the swings, and enjoyed the sunset. It was awesome-sauce as Rico likes to say. So enjoy the pics and be inspired my friends!

and because everyone likes swings, how about some more!

Cori raul {trash the dress}

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:12:31 +0000

Hello there my fine friends! I hope that your weekending went well…I know that ours sure did! We had three shoots, one of which was a lovely wedding at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego (will be posting a little glimpse of those pics on our facebook fan page later today if you want to check them out, they’ll make you smile, I promise). Besides fun times with the camera this weekend, we also got to meet up with some new photog friends WHO (I’ve decided) are our photog soul mates…or perhaps our Orange County counterparts (wouldn’t want to freak them out just yet with upping the bff status quite yet). Yes, we drank margaritas, ate beans, and talked about how great Erin’s hair is (or maybe I just thought that..hmmm). Check out He&She Photography, they are rad and you should tell them. Speaking of rad, have I got one RAD blog post to share with you today. Well, maybe stunning is the more accurate word because Cori is definitely walking the breathtaking line. We had a great time with her and her fam in Pasadena getting a little dirty with her dress (as in REAL dirt..get your mind out of the gutter, tsk tsk) and breathing in the FABULOUS light we were blessed with that day. Don’t believe me? See below and be prepared to get hit with a wall of light goodness and Cori’s hotness. Oh, and did I mention that she did this session as a 10 year anniversary gift (thanks Raul!)? Yep, that’s right TEN YEARS and she still rocks that dress like it was yesterday. Cori, Raul, and Brooke….you rock, and that’s a fact. Enjoy the pics!

oh, and ps. MUSE TICKETS. Yep, they are coming to San Diego in September and we will be there. Any of you going???? We should have dinner before (yes, I’m a planner).

KRISTEN {snow}

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:39:49 +0000

Hello there all you three day weekenders! We kept ourselves busy with several shoots over the weekend, one being the sweet wedding at Paradise Point in San Diego that I shared in the last post. I wanted to start out the week on this fabulous Tuesday with a shoot that we did on Friday. I have for you the lovely Kristen and her trash the dress session. She is a wilderness girl at heart, so we decided to hunt for some snow and we got there just in time! It was a little cold but she was a trooper and rocked it, although not hard to rock it when you’re as hot as her…she was melting the snow for sure (yes yes, I know, I just couldn’t help myself)! Seriously though, it was such a treat to do this shoot with Kristen (one of my dearest friends) and to have a little different setting than we typically see in San Diego (sunny all the time). Alright, I hear some lunch calling my name so I’ll leave you with the pictures….always better than my words anyway! Enjoy my friends!

oh, and also a quick request. One of my couples is having a slight venue emergency. Their venue is canceling on them for their May wedding (and all the other weddings that were booked there) so they have an urgent need to find a replacement venue ASAP. I know you’re all pros out there and if you have any venue recommendations that are a bit off the beaten path in the San Diego area, please post it in the comments. Thanks you so much for your help and we love you all!!!

CAREN jesse {Trash the Dress}

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:43:33 +0000

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!

AMANDA paul

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:31:30 +0000

I woke up this morning to the sound of rain outside, which made me VERY happy because I love rain. Sometimes I think that maybe I was meant to live in Seattle. Then again, I can’t complain, San Diego does provide beautiful weather that is ESPECIALLY ideal for photography. So I’m crossing my fingers that it won’t rain this weekend because we have several engagement sessions in San Francisco. COME ON SUN!

So, on another note…Monday blog post time! I’ve had my coffee and am fully recovered from all the holiday parties this weekend (KISSmas party ROCKED and we for sure got our dance on…although a little bummed because Rico totally BLEW AWAY the dance off, did the worm and everything and he SHOULD HAVE WON! anyways, that’s my expert opinion), and I’m ready to share with you the fabulous Trash the Dress session that we did with Amanda & Paul. Remember these two whose wedding we shot back in July? Well we met up with them again for their Trash the Dress session last month. We started out in downtown LA where we were able to take advantage of some of the graffiti there (LOVE graffiti). Then we headed over to the Santa Monica pier because every wedding dress needs to go in the ocean sometimes right? Amanda was as stunning as ever and totally rocked the pink boots (love them!) AND the camera….which I wasn’t surprised about because she’s seriously amazing, trust me, it’s true. Ok, so I think perhaps the second pot of coffee is calling my name so I’ll leave you to the pictures, they’re MUCH more exciting than I am FOR SURE. Enjoy the fabulousness that is Amanda and Paul!

MEGHAN

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:32:10 +0000

Oh Meghan, how much the camera loves you…..if only I had your model skills. Seriously, Meghan blew my mind at her trash the dress session we did with her the other day (just look at her!!!!! she’s breathtaking!). Her natural skills and comfort in front of the camera combined with her glorious wedding dress and awesome personality made for one of the most enjoyable shoots I’ve ever done. We started out in downtown SD on the prowl for some graffiti, we lucked out when we found an old parking lot with a sweet car and bright graffiti. She was willing to try whatever we suggested with a smile on her face the entire time (like hold a sign on the side of the freeway…..Meghan, did I mention I love you? It’s true). After downtown, we went to Ruby’s Diner where her and JP had their first date…..I remember walking through the mall where everyone was staring at us, and I ask Meghan, “do you feel uncomfortable with all these people staring and pointing?” her answer? “I LOVE IT!” Which made me love her. After Ruby’s we headed to our house for some night shots, where Meghan displayed her magical powers (check out the last picture and you’ll totally understand). Meghan and JP, we had such a great time with you and I can’t wait until we hang out again very soon. In the meantime, I’ll be watching for you on America’s Next Top Model!!!!!

This one belongs in a magazine….just look at her!!!!

Like I said, breathtaking…..

At Ruby’s Diner…their Oreo Milkshakes are to die for….and so is Meghan drinking one in fact….

I love how tough they look in this picture, “that’s right, I’m in my wedding dress on the side of the freeway and we’re hot…don’t mess with us!”

And, she has powers, it’s true and here’s the picture to prove it!