Valerie and Michael - Santa Monica, CA

I'm so sorry that I have been MIA lately. We are in such a busy season right now and I am swamped trying to get pictures up for clients... so I will be posting a ton in a bit, but want to make sure that I get pictures up for everyone.

But for now.....


This is Valerie and Michael!! I'm so excited to photograph their wedding in April.

They just moved this last year to California and wanted me to fly out there to do their engagement session in Santa Monica. Of course I jumped at the idea because I've always wanted to do a session out there. We found so many great places to take pictures and took WAY to many!!!

We started off in their apartment and got some pictures of them and their little baby!!!



We then headed to the 3rd Street Promenade.












I LOVE This one!!


Their new love is pinkberry ice cream. I got a taste of it and it is yummy!!



We then headed to the Santa Monica Pier. This place is special to me because my husband proposed to me under the pier, so I've always thought it would be cool to take pictures there. One day my husband and I will do a shoot here, but for now I lived it out through Valerie and Michael.




































Thank you guys for flying me out! I had such a great time! I'm so excited for the wedding!

Maternity Pictures

When I was pregnant, one of my best friends, Jennifer Bowen, photographed my maternity session. It was such a blessing to have real quality pictures taken of me during this time. They are all over my house and I LOVE them!!!

Well now Jen is pregnant so we had to get some great shots of her. She really wanted to do a lot with her daughter and husband so I went over to her house and we spent an hour or so getting a bunch of pictures.

I LOVE what we got.

Maternity pictures are so special and neat. I'm so glad that I had them done because it is such an important time in life! What memories and crazy times you have while you are pregnant.

Jen, you look amazing... i'm so excited for you!






This is one of Jens favorites because it totally shows her relationship with her daughter.

















I love this one of the family.








Isn't Jen gorgeous??? I wish i looked this good when I was pregnant:)


The Belly!!

One Week Left!!!

There is about one week left before the November 1 photography workshops! We still have a couple seats left, but the beginner class is getting pretty full. If you have been thinking about attending, now is the time to register as we do expect some more to sign up this week, or last minute like the previous workshop. We hope to see you there!

For those that have inquired about the next workshop, it likely will not be until summer 2009.

Beginner Workshop Registration Form



Intermediate Workshop Registration Form

Willing couple needed to model for upcoming workshop.

Jen and I are looking for a in love young couple who would like to model for our upcoming workshop on November 1st. The shoot will be in the afternoon and we will need you for 1-2 hours. You must be willing to do pretty much anything asked of you. This will be very similar to one of our engagement sessions so there will be hugging, kissing, and cuddling involved. You will receive free images on a disc including images from Jennifer, Kim and each of the participants.

If you are interested in helping us out please email Kim and include a picture of you together, as well as a story of how you met and what stage of life you are in (dating, engaged, married, etc).

We will go through all the emails we receive and contact you early next week.

Block Sale Fundraiser

Aaron Robinson's family is having a Block Sale Fundraiser to help out with costs of all his medical expenses. All of the information is below. This is last minute, but if any of you have things you want to donate by tomorrow it would be a great help. If you can't donate they would love to see you on Saturday!

If you don't know the story of Aaron please click here to read more from one of my earlier blog posts.



Block Sale Fundraiser

Donations needed for Garage Sale to benefit Aaron Robinson, a 3½ year old with cancer.

• Do you have items you would like to get rid of and make them to go a worthy cause? We are accepting donations of any items that would be good to sell at our Garage Sale on October 25th
• The only thing you need to do, is mark each of your items with a suggested price, and drop them off at the address below any time prior to October 25th (Please call 623-876-4046 to make sure we are available before you come to drop off items.)

13737 W. Luke Ave.
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

• If you have large items (such as furniture) which you need help getting to us, please call us at 623-876-4046, and we will pick them up
• We would also love to see you at the garage sale on October 25th from 7am to 2pm. It will include refreshments, music and fun!
• For any questions, please call us at 623-876-4046

Christmas Portrait Session Time!!

Christmas Portraits 2008 It's that time of the year again! It is that time of the year again.... Christmas Portrait time. This year we are only offering a limited amount of sessions and they are on specific days and sometimes in specific locations. I will include all the dates that we have available below. Please email me if you would like to go ahead and book one of the dates for your session. Sessions are $300 all sessions include online viewing of all your images and all the color correction and post processing. You will have the option to purchase individual prints, images on CD, and Christmas Cards. There is a $150 non-refundable retainer required to hold your spot. The final amount will be due at the session. Taxes are not included and are 8.05% additional. The Dates available for the fall are: October 23 (Thursday) At the State Fair (additional fees) Night shoot - time to be determined. October 25 (Saturday) Downtown Scottsdale - 2 Sessions 3:00 PM / 4:30 PM October 26 (Sunday) At the Farm at South Mountain 2 Sessions 3:00 PM / 4:30 PM October 28 (Tuesday) Location of your choice - 4:00 PM November 6 (Thursday) Location of your choice - 4:00 PM November 8 (Saturday) Location TBD - 2 Sessions 2:00 PM / 3:30 PM / 5:00 PM November 11 (Tuesday) Location of your choice - 4:00 PM November 13 (Thursday) Location of your choice - 4:00 PM November 29 (Saturday) - One of the Local Lakes (East Mesa) - 2 Sessions 2:30 PM / 4:00 PM November 30 (Sunday) At the Farm at South Mountain 2 Sessions 2:30 PM / 4:00 PM Christmas Cards Custom Christmas Cards are available for purchase. There are many options for you to choose from. We will be posting all of the options shortly, but below are a few favorites. Card Pricing 25 Cards ....... $125 50 Cards ....... $225 75 Cards ....... $325 100 Cards ...... $425 *All images will be online for 2 weeks for viewing. You may either purchase images online or come into the studio to preview your session. All purchases must be made within that time. After 2 weeks they will go offline and there will be a $50 fee to re-upload the images (no exceptions). All orders must be placed before November 30th in order to have products by Christmas.

Liz and Durann... husband and wife.

I have been in Florida for the last 4 days and am now on my way back to Arizona! Liz and Durann were married on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. I have known Liz for about 10 years now and I was so excited when she called me up to tell me she was getting married!

This was a crazy wedding for me because my best friend and fellow photographer, Mary Beth Tyson, was in the wedding party. It was crazy taking pictures of her and having her there, but it was so much fun. I also knew 2 of the other girls in the wedding party.. so it was good reconnecting with old friends.

The day started at Liz and Durann's condo. The girls got ready there and the boys got ready at a really neat Salon called Mankind. I was very lucky to have an amazing photographer, Timco, come along and help me capturing the guys getting ready. I don't have any of those pictures up yet, but they turned out great!! Thanks Tim:):)


Durann has a little girl and it was fun to see how Liz has taken her in as her own. I love this moment.





Durann loves to read Tom Clancey novels so we thought it would be really neat to take pictures of the rings on the books... I think this turned out really cool!


Ok, cute cute cute little babies all over... this guy was adorable. He wasn't going to be a ring bearer, but was so cute that he ended up walking down the aisle anyways! Little kids always make me miss my Kailee... this was my first long trip away from her, so it was a little harder than normal.


Liz getting ready... final touches.


We had a great time with the girls.





Liz looked beautiful!






Ok, this is the little guy walking down the aisle.. so cute!


This is Durann's daughter and her cousin. Durann and Liz said they are more like sisters than cousins and you could tell they loved each other so much. They were so cute the entire ceremony.



Married couple!!!


When they came out of the sanctuary the girls hugged Durann and Liz.. this is totally NOT a staged shot... I love it.


The Crazy wedding party!!





And then off to my favorite part of the day, the Bride and Groom portraits! We had a great time!





We were walking through a parking garage when I saw this... Durann wasn't too excited about sitting up there, but once he saw the picture he LOVED it....hey parking garages are cool!!!




We also did a day after shoot yesterday. I will be blogging those a little later.

Thanks Liz and Durann... Congratulations!!