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Monthly Archives: April 2009

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Sarah + Jesse = Couple Session!

April 30, 2009 – 10:16 pm

You may remember Sarah and Jesse from their wedding back in October. Unfortunately they weren’t able to do their engagement session before the wedding, but they hoped to instead have a couple session later. I thought that was a great idea, so of course signed right on.

I know I do this. After every session I am all of a sudden positive that these are my favorite images ever. And this session is no exception. It has so many amazing things! Cool cement staircase, awesome Oakland architecture, nature, and the best image of a couple laying on the ground. Mostly I love that image because of how the light captures Sarah’s eyes and shows off her amazing bone structure.

Let me tell you. Sarah and Jesse are troopers. The wind was kicking up fierce that day and we had to change locations a few times to find shelter, but they were amazingly open to moving around as I tested different sites. Which was great! Heck, Jesse even pointed out where the entrance was to the amazing overpass we got to shoot in!

I hope you love these photos as much as I do!

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Aimee + Brian = Engaged!

April 27, 2009 – 10:36 pm

Do you know what happens when you finish blog posts after 11pm and you have to be up in a few hours? You suddenly get writers block. I know this because I’ve written the draft for this post a million times in my head and it’s all about how much fun I had with Aimee and Brian on this session, how she talked about being a night person while he’s a morning, his love for fishing, their mutual love for the Sharks.

Really. I went on and on and on. And it was funny darn it!

Maybe I can narrow it down to bulletin points.

Aimee told me that they’re going to have an accordian player at their wedding, a nod to her Italian heritage, and I just think that’s so cool!

Her second shirt is the shirt she was wearing when Brian proposed to her. Isn’t that just the sweetest?

They’re both Sharks fanatics! I love hockey and love going to the Sharks games, but, please, don’t ask me what just happened. This guy knocked that guy down then I stared around the rink for 5 minutes trying to figure out where the heck the puck went. Those two would totally school me!

Aimee loves the fact that Brian goes fishing in the early morning hours. It gives her time to lounge!

Brian has a great sense of humor. I say that because he not only made me laugh, but laughed at MY jokes. The ultimate test. ;p

Without further ado, here are the pics! Hope you totally love them Aimee and Brian!

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Adrienne + Ernesto = Married!

April 24, 2009 – 12:46 am

You may remember Adi and Neto from their awesome engagement session. Both Adi and Neto proved to be just as relaxed and laid back on the day of their wedding as they were on their engagement session and very first meeting with me. I feel truly blessed to have the job I do, how else would I meet such awesome people? Recently I googled myself (I know, it sounds funny huh??) and found that Adrienne had a blog. Right before the wedding she wrote about all of the reasons she loves Ernesto. I’m not great at details, but I do remember that she said he’s her best friend, always listens to her, gives her advice, puts up with things she does that she knows he doesn’t like, and is the first person she turns to. What I thought about when I read that was how she told me thier first apartment together was a one bedroom. Ernesto slept on the couch and gave Adi and her son the bedroom.

I’m not sure that love can’t be simplified much easier or less obvious. I’m one of those weird people that doesn’t believe love, real love, is flowers or hearts or candy or even remembering important dates. Mostly it’s about dealing with the real things day to day. Going to the grocery store together, getting a long distance plan when one of you is traveling, not complaining about your significant other’s traits.

Ha. Or complaining about them but dropping it after the laughter is over.

Adi’s entry about Ernesto made me tear up it was that beautiful. I hope their photos live up to their real life love and reflect just how simple and true it is.

Details of their day:
Getting Ready: Hotel Sofitel
Ceremony: Stanford Memorial Church
Reception: Pacific Athletic Club
Dress: Watters
Hair and Make-up: Nina Barbosa
Flowers and Day of Coordination: Brenda Mira / Kuga Designs

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Sue + Luke = Married!

April 20, 2009 – 8:44 pm

Sue and Luke came to me on the recommendation of Pete and Michelle, one of my past couples. The best thing I love about referrals? Getting to see past clients! Pete certainly looked much more relaxed than on the afternoon of his wedding! Ha, who knew weddings could be stressful??

Sue was such an easy going person, a joy to work with, and Luke proved to be just the same. I love how intimate their San Francisco City Hall wedding was. Their day was filled with joy, laughter and hugs. I love these photos so much, and can’t get over them as I look through them. I’m so glad to have been a part of their day, and now you can see a small part of it as well.

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Jenny + Jason = Engaged!

April 16, 2009 – 8:28 pm

I initially met Jenny and Jason at the wedding of their friends, Lisa and Mark. We didn’t formally meet, I actually spied them across a room where you could tell how wrapped up in one another they were from miles away. I took their picture. Fast forward several months and I’m receiving an email from her inquiring about my services, and that picture I took. I admit, I was surprised, I had assumed that they were already married. But they weren’t. And the reason they were so very enraptured with each other? Well, it seems that Jenny and Jason carried on their relationship for three years long distance. Not that they ever told me that. I’m just completely assuming. That is until recently, right around when he proposed, with a panda. The panda made a cameo appearance in their session and you can tell from how well worn he is, how very much Jenny loves that panda. And the man who gave it to her.

Enjoy their photos, their slideshow, their laughter. Jenny and Jason told me they wanted to do things that were more ‘them’, but were open to ideas as well. Which is when I pitched my kung fu battle in a field idea. Mainly stolen from some Karate Kid infatuation I had as a child I’m assuming. I always thought these images would be fun, so I hope you, but mostly Jenny and Jason, think so too.

Enjoy!

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Leslie + Chris = Mac

April 9, 2009 – 10:27 am

Mac is Leslie and Chris’s second baby. Their first is the adorable Stanley, who got tricked into sitting for a ball in front of my black velvet backdrop. Good dog Stanley!

Wait. I know this is supposed to be a post about babies, and how cute they absolutely are, but I can throw things across their whole backyard and Stanley catches it in his mouth. Sure, this apparently gets old when you have him EVERY day. But I don’t have him everyday. So for me it’s the coolest parlor trick in the world.

I have to say that Mac was such a good trooper through all of the photos. He fell asleep for us, lay in his crib mesmerized by the little animals turning in a circle, suffered through outfits changing, lights flashing at him, and held up all the way to the end. He gets a gold star for excellence. In the meantime I learned something new. I frequently tell mom’s not to worry, we have baby breaks built into our time for whenever it’s necessary. At one point Leslie handed Mac off to Chris and took a mommy break. Which consists of a small snack, a beverage, and general de-stressing. Wait, it sounds like Leslie gets a gold star too!

I’m so glad they chose me to take such precious photos of their newest family member. Enjoy both the pictures and a small slideshow.

- T

Is it just me or does Mac kind of look like the Gerber Baby in the first black and white picture. He’s sooo adorable!