Kristin and Will Hale Koa Wedding

Had a wonderful time photographing a friend of mine Kristin and her husbands wedding at the Hale Koa. It started off as a ridiculously gloomy and stormy rainy day! It was not looking promising and I was prepared for the weather and thinking of strategies of shooting the wedding under the dark and harsh conditions. BUT while taking her getting ready pics in the hotel room things really lifted up and as the ceremony was to start, it didnt even drizzle! We even managed to squeeze in a beautiful sunset portrait sesh with the 2!! Overall had a blast with them, such a fun and silly in love couple!! The best kind to photograph!! :) Congrats to you both and please hollar at me when you come back to hawaii for a visit!

I love my cats... they keep me in check! Esp Missy...Dam Bitch!

So yesterday I was lying on the living room floor talking story with my parents about something and my mom made a comment that made me have the giggles and yes I am one of those really loud laughers and in general I'm a loud person who talks too loud and wasn't born with a volume button (my mom wishes she installed one in me before bringing me home from the hospital) And one of my "bitch" cats, Missy, came charging at me and bit my face!!! Aparently growing up in this house with my cats they have finally decided to find a way to shut me up instead of dealing with my loudness to themselves. JUST to test it, when she walked away and sat a few feet away from me I started to purposely laugh out loud again and BOOM here she comes charging at me but this time snatched the top of my hair (which was up in a ponytail) and with one paw pushed against my face and pulled with her teeth as if we were really in a chic bar fight!! My hair was all tore up and mangled! As she once again walked away I had to see if she would do it again... I proceeded to laugh... BOOM without even a slight notice before I knew it she's pulling the living daylights out of my ear but this time it wasn't funny because it hurt like hell. I'll keep the volume down... Lesson learned missy... you dam bitch!!

Not so cute and innocent as she appears!!!

Got my epiphanie camera bag!!!

So i mentioned in a couple blogs back that there was this camera bag that I wanted and it was everything I could ever wish for in a camera bag. It's very fashion friendly, girly, great space that can hold a lot, leather, beautiful colors, i just love it!! I was so sick of the regular boring black camera bags!! I love it so much and I'm so happy with it I decided to write a blog about it AND show pictures of my beautiful baby! :D yes i am aware of how ridiculous i look posing with the bag but i love it so much i had to show the happiness she brings me!!

Moving Day.... :(

SO I have not updated or written on here for a while because I have been in the ugly process of moving. Yes, moving... and it is just not fun at all! lol. Too many boxes, too many getting ready of things I love dearly but I have no room for, dust bunnies the size of hamsters!! The whole crossing fingers, sucking up and kissing ass to the property manager as she walks through the apartment with you so that you can get ALL your security deposit back! :) Blah Blah Blah. I am just about settling in now FINALLY and can get back to the photo world and find my happy place. :) Got a few shoots coming up for the Krave book I mentioned before. Meeting lots of exciting and talented women through this, i love it! I promise for a more interesting post in the next one. In the meantime I would like to pay tribute to some of the items that were sold during this rigorous moving process... i will miss you dearly. :(

Itzel Quinceanera!

So I recently covered my 2nd Quinceanera! Gotta say, I have a blast and enjoy it as much as weddings because well... It's just as of a big deal as a wedding!! I'm not kidding! The whole works... taking formal pics of her in her amazing white poofy dress with her family members and escorts (kind of like bridesmades and groomsmen), at the venue she is introduced and the ceremony of her becoming a woman occurs, a couple of peformances are done as a gift to her, she has a dance with her daddy, then singing happy birthday while she looks at this HUGE grand bday cake and does her own first cake cutting moment. One thing I must say I enjoy aside from the hospitality of their families making me feel as if I'm apart of their own and one of their auntys sisters brothers cousins... is the FOOOOOD!!! Oh gosh... nothing satisfies me more than being able to scarf down delicious food while I'm shooting a gig. And authentic home cooking mexican food just completed my soul that day. DELICIOSO!!! :) Itzel you were absolutely stunning and beautiful and look forward to seeing next quinceanera I do for another girl at your church and see how much you've grown up and turned into a sophisticated and amazing woman!

Janalyn and Adam Wedding

Janalyn and Adam can be found in my previous post a while back where I showcased their engagement pictures. Finally posting up their wedding pics. Ridiculously fun couple with an even more fun and crazy funny family! Seriously felt like I was one of the cousins apart of the family, everyone were cracking jokes with me and just having the time of their life! Enjoyed being able to capture Janalyn and Adams wedding and wish them and their 2 handsome boys Jakey and Jordan well! :)

Awkward Family Portraits Book

So while doing my normal browsing and spending hours at borders books store I came across a book that I just couldnt pass up! After the first few images of this book I was rolling and laughing hyterically from the hideous pictures of some of the family photos showcased within this book titled "Awkward Family Portraits." Yes I did end up buying it and will display it as a coffee table read when I open my own studio someday. This book is just classic and gets me going all the time!!!!! If you come across of it you NEED to check it out. It makes you wonder what the photographer was thinking at the time as well as the family!!!