Heather met Kelley at a bar, and I have to admit that whenever I hear this from a couple I just laugh. Haven’t I been hearing for years that you never meet anyone worth meeting at a bar? Well, let me tell you that that is just not true. What was different in this case though was that Heather was not alone, she was with her mom.
Unexpected huh??
They lead a busy life, Heather is busy finishing up with school, they have two dogs together, and seem to always be on the go. When they told me they took up rollerblading with the dogs I had to admit that was probably the scariest sounding sport I’ve heard of in a while. Am I the only one who’s dogs are constantly running under my feet?
Winter engagement sessions are so much fun, a bit different, and a tad unpredictable. The day we set out for this session the clouds covered the sky and a few times sprinkled us with raindrops. Rachel was such a trooper, and braved the cold in her beautiful dress and amazing high heels, Andy obliged by helping her change her earrings and carrying her through a field. Next year these two will be my first wedding of 2010, along with my first wedding in the snow. We’re set to do a super fun day after session, and so, yes. I’m excited. Hope you love the images!
- T
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I love love love this song I just found. The lyrics are so romantic.
Natasha and Ray are getting married in November. One thing I know, well, almost everybody knows, is that relationships are about compromise. When I met them Natasha and Ray were just moving in together under one roof, and so when I met them I was curious how this had went. What had the compromises been? How had they met them? When I asked this question they laughed. They said starting a life together they had decided to get rid of all things acquired previously and furnish their home with object chosen together. Now everything has a story behind it. And when they are especially proud of something? They disagree over who chose it first.
They laughed while telling me this, and I couldn’t help but think, isn’t love grand?
I had so much fun on this session, and I have to say, I love these images. Going though, editing them, I was all ‘Oh my goodness look how cute they are!!’. Yes. I’m totally girly like that. I did have a moment where I felt bad though… as you look through the slideshow you’ll see a series where Kim jumps. And she does a fantastic job!
I. Um. Maybe made her do that like four times. Over and over. Because I was convinced I didn’t get it! But you know what? I totally did. Poor Kim! I hope she still had fun though, especially when she sees this awesome slideshow!! The moment I heard this song on the radio I picked it out for this particular couple. Enjoy!
- T
There is something about this images that makes me swoon.
This is, like, 100 percent the reason I make people jump, jump, jump around.
Okay, how adorable are they? Seriously? Could it get any cuter? Her shoes, his smile, like, everything is pretty awesome right here.
Amy wanted something special for her and Bret’s engagement session. Or should I say, a carrot and a stick? Hence… (drumroll please!) BASEBALL! I myself have been known to bride future grooms with promises of ice cream or beer, whichever they’re more fond of. However I have to say, Amy’s idea pretty much kicks my ideas butt. Afterward we headed over to the Sunset side of town. Otherwise know as, um, the Sunset? If you’re not familiar with the city, then I have to tell you, it’s where most of the families live.
I heart San Francisco.
I heart Amy and Bret. Can’t wait for their fantastic wedding in October! See you soon guys!
I’m listening to my iPod write now and the lyrics I just heard were, “I still remember the day we met…”.
Maria and David met in High School and how I know how excited Maria is to see this day come is how excited she had been with all of the details. Almost every other day leading up to her session she would mail me new ideas, things that she loves, would like to try, everything. My response? Let’s work in props that reflect who you are as a couple, individuals, etc.
Oh. Also I threw the idea of big balloons in because I’ve been playing with an idea for a while. What did I get?
Maria decided that the first location would be their home. Backyard, bedroom, living room, front yard, stairs, you name it and we most likely shot there! Second location was a local hotel where her friends have enjoyed dinner and boasted a lovely courtyard and pool area. The last location was a local park with wide fields for us to play in. The props? Her favorite book. The first gift David gave her in high school, a snow globe, bubble gum, lollipops, balloons, and lovely lovely lovely clothes. When I showed up David was laughing over how excited she has been.
Okay, no Lyle Lovett is crooning on my iPod which is probably my cue that the writing portion of this entry is over, time for pictures!
- T
I love this image of them on their bed.
When they were jumping I kept thinking this is what we imagine we will do in our very own home when we are small children yearning for independence. But how often do we actually do it?
Isn’t her dress the cutest! Don’t even mention the shoes.
Twilight is one of her favorite books. We moved to the front yard for these pictures, much to the delight of the neighborhood children. Hey, if people don’t stop to stare then we’re not doing it right!
I know I shouldn’t include this solo of Maria, it unbalances the per person picture ratio, but, um, I love it. ;p
I love these images. There’s something so polaroid about them.
Hello BALLOONS!
Floating away! Umm, if anyone sees David can they please let us know?
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!
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!
