This past week, I spent a few days in Arizona covering Destination Playstation’s annual conference. The event took place at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale with evening entertainment by Metal Heads and Steel Pulse. My favorite part of the week was having some free time during the day to visit the wonderful spa. Here’s a small recap of the events.
I’ve never been to a wedding before, were the number of guests wearing white, out numbered the bride 6 to 1. Julie and Travis celebrated a sweet brunch wedding last weekend at the Long Beach Museum of Art. Travis, the groom, is a pilot in the Navy and wore his dress whites. A few of his military friends also wore the same, and everyone looked sharp! This wedding had a couple of firsts for me, being a morning wedding as well as the first one of the year. For some photographers, shooting in all natural lighting sounds easy because you don’t have to mess with lighting, but I took the opportunity to use a blend of all natural settings as well as fill flash. I think it really helped some of the images pop, especially with the processional sword arch. That might be my new favorite image of the year.
After Julie and Travis saw all of their images, I received a wonderful message from Julie that I’d love to share.
“Thank you so much for everything! It was such a pleasure getting to meet you. I am usually such a disaster and am so awkward in front of a camera and you magically got some amazing shots! You were really, really awesome to work with and I hope that we get the opportunity to work with you again some time. We feel truly blessed and so fortunate to have someone as amazing as you photograph our wedding. The pictures are absolutely amazing. Thank you for all the time you spent with us!” ~Julie & Travis
Yeah, my job is pretty awesome. =)
Lauren and Nick are getting hitched this December. For their engagement session, they decided to have some fun with their Yorkie “Sugar” and bring Nick’s collection of vintage mopeds out into a beautiful field in Casper’s Park. When we arrived at the park, we were a bit surprised they did not allow dogs, so we made the best of our time and worked with a couple different locations. I love how many different moments we were able to capture.
As our ladies get ready, the Britney Spears dance station booms on Pandora, final touches are placed for hair and makeup, and everyone sips some Champagne Bellinis (my new favorite drink!) We had 5 girls come to our new boudoir studio space in Huntington Beach this past weekend, to create some smokin’ hot gifts for the men in their lives. Some of the gals wanted Valentine’s Day Gifts, or as a Wedding Day surprise, or just because!
Below is a repost of a picture-collage my talented beauty-artist-friend Danielle created. (You can follow her adventures on Instagram HERE.) I love how she was able to capture all the details and the experience from our client’s point of view. 1) Our beautiful bed. 2) Homemade red velvet cupcakes with sprinkles and carrot cupcakes, both with creme cheese frosting. 3) Strawberry yogurt pretzels 4) Corin’s awesome “I do makeup” necklace. 5) Hair styling basket with flat iron, curler, brushes, and styling products. 6) Face makeup including eyeshadows, foundation, lipstick, blush, and false eyelashes (the single application of lashes came out awesome). 7) Outfit options. 8) Feather mask. 9) Vase of fresh flowers. 10) Accessories, including pearls!
The light was beautiful all day long in my beach cottage. I wanted a soft look so we photographed everyone in natural lighting. Backgrounds were intentionally simple, bright, and clean, so the focus would be on the ladies. The new decor really pulled everything together. Heart headboard is from Pier1 Imports, Shabby Chic Lace white bedding from Target, rustic linen ottoman from Joss and Main, handmade glass chandelier from Italy.
Here’s some action shots of Corin of Something New Hair and Makeup, followed by some of my favorite images.
The next few are some behind the scene’s shots from the glam makeover done by Danielle.
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