Laura + Nick | Mesa Arizona | Wedding Photography

I've known Laura for 8 years now. She was in the very first small group that I led at my church. Wow, I feel so old!!! I was so excited to be able to photograph her wedding in June.

Nick and Laura are a lot of fun and so was the entire wedding party. Now, you have to take in consideration that the wedding was in June.. in Arizona... in 100+ degree weather. It was INSANE!!! Everyone were such troopers as I dragged them outside to do pictures!!

Some lovely details!! Have you ever heard of mygarter.com? I haven't but I guess it doesn't surprise me!



The girls getting ready.



Love this ring shot that Kim B got for me. (Love ya Kim).


Laura is fun!!!


Probably one of my favorite shots of all time. This is going up in my studio!


Nick doesn't look too shabby?


A part of their first look:) I thought it was fun.


I Love Villa Siena. It's beautiful to photograph.















The ceremony was at Trinity Baptist Church.



My husband and daughter were guest of the event so I can't help but put a picture of her up here!!












Isn't she beautiful!


The guys were crackups!



Kim B got this great shot of some of the girls looking on at Laura. Love it.


Lots of beautiful details!






I Love first dances.


And i'm a sucker for good father/daughter dances too!

















The wonderful and amazingly talented girls at Outstanding Occasions helped plan this wedding and they were phenomenal. You should all hire them to help plan your events!!



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List of Vendors
Venue: Villa Siena
Wedding Coordinator: Jennifer with Outstanding Occasions
Florist: Kristen Mandly
Cake: Piece of Cake
Musician: Mike Euper - Creative Touch Entertainment
Wedding Dress: Suzanne's Bridal - Maggie Sottero

New Workshop Dates Announced!!!

We are excited to announce the next set of workshop dates!!! Mark them on your calendar and register to hold your space!!

Registration for both of the workshops will begin at 1:00 am on Monday, August 10th. Last time we sold out within a week, so make sure that you mark your calendar to make sure that you get a spot! We don't want anyone to miss out.

BEGINNERS WORKSHOP

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Kimberly Jarman Photography Studio
126 W. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201

Registration begins at 5:30 PM

$179 for the workshop ($149 early bird before October 15, 2009)
$79 non-refundable deposit holds your space; $100 balance due at the door.

*Credit cards accepted.

Only 20 seats available.

To Register for the Beginner Photography Workshop please click here. Registration will begin Monday, August 10, 2009.

INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

Saturday, January 16, 2010
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Kimberly Jarman Photography Studio
126 W. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201

Registration begins at 12:30 pm.

$359 for the workshop ($329 early bird before October 15th, 2009)
$159 non-refundable deposit holds your space; $200 balance due at the door.

*Credit cards accepted.

Only 20 seats available.

To Register for the Intermediate Photography Workshop please click here. Registration will begin Monday, August 10, 2009.

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We are so excited to have you join us for these workshops. If you have questions please visit our workshop website at www.createbetterimages.com and use the contact section to email us.

Create Better Images Video

Jen and I are so excited to share with you this amazing video that Serendipity Videography created for us to show you a little more about our Create Better Images Workshops! If you don't already know, Jennifer Bowen and I put on workshops for those who want to learn how to use their camera better. Right now we have a Beginners workshop and a Intermediate workshop. This video is specifically for the Intermediate workshop and really does a great job giving you a little glimpse of what to expect.

I have to give a huge Thank You to Serendipity Videography for doing this promo video for us. They are amazing and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. If you ever need a wedding video or a promo video give them a shout out. They are amazing!

Be sure to check out our dedicated workshop website at: www.createbetterimages.com

Create Better Images from Serendipity Videography on Vimeo.

Keri and Jerod | Beverly Hills, CA | Wedding Photography

July was a wonderful month for me. I went to Hawaii on Vacation, my baby turned 1, and Keri and Jerod had me come out to California to photograph their wedding! LOVE it!!!

Keri and Jerod's wedding was one that I will never forget. They are such an amazing couple and have such a great story. They met at UCLA 8 years ago. They are both youth pastors for their church so there were tons of youth age kids at the wedding. It really was a fun party.

The great thing for me is that I got to leave the Arizona heat and go to California to photograph this wedding. An added bonus was that the wedding was on the corner of Rodeo Drive and Santa Monica BLVD, right near all the Rodeo Drive shops. I had such a fantastic time photographing everyone.

The wedding party was so much fun and the family was so gracious. I got to know a lot of them and was so taken aback by their friendliness and generosity. I really felt like I was photographing a friends wedding and I LOVED it.

We started out the day at the Intercontinental Hotel on Avenue of the Stars BLVD in Los Angeles. This was an amazing hotel and I was so excited to see that they had rented a suite to get ready in. This is something I really suggest to the girls is to rent a suite where you can all stay the night before and then get ready in it. It gives you a lot of room to put all of your stuff and usually has the best light for pictures.






The girls bought Lotto tickets. I think one of them won $8!!!





Keri's mom was so cute! I really enjoyed getting to know her. She had a camera in hand taking pictures of the whole thing and she looked like a pro crouching down for the perfect shot!






Keri and Jerod are big Disney fans so Keri's wedding band had Mickey Mouse... well it wasn't her "real" wedding band but it is the one that she had for the wedding. They haven't picked out the real one yet, but this was perfect for their big day.









I was so thankful that Keri and Jerod met before the wedding for pictures. It really allowed us to get some great shots. This was their first look. Jerod was in awe of how amazing Keri looked!



A new favorite.



I LOVED this wedding party.. so much fun!






Love these.







The flowers were beautiful. Party Posies in Torrance did a great job.


Keri is the most creative bride I have ever seen in my life. She is a graphic designer and pretty much made all of her details including these programs. They were jam packed with so much fun stuff, cross word puzzles, trivia, and a ton of other stuff. I was amazed!


She also made all her decorations. In all of the boxes there were door prizes for the guests at the end. Such a great idea. Everything was over the top and very good. Even the cake toppers were cartoon characthers of themselves.



The Ceremony was beautiful and included Keri and Jerod reading letters that they had written to their parents. I don't think there was a dry eye in the crowd.







And this is probably one of the most special shots of all day. Usually I don't post the "kissing" picture, but this is a special Kissing picture. Keri and Jerod decided to wait to kiss until their wedding day... so this was their first Kiss. It was a short and sweet Kiss that I had to catch quickly. I even got in trouble by the head lady at the church for interupting the service:(:( ( Really I didn't. I was very respectful, but there were some crazy rules at this church and I guess I broke one). I had to get it and so glad I did.



We then headed out to do more pictures of them.. this time kissing ones were involved!! We got some great pictures.. these 2 are some of my favorites.












Love this one too!



Isn't Keri Beautiful!









Total LA... so love this picture.






Thanks Keri, Jerod, Friends, and family. I had an amazing time with you all.