genny and tyson, everybody!!
(GENNY YOUR EYES!)

YES.
(tyson. that STARE, man. hello, rocker.)


who's obsessed with genny's shoes besides me?


a lovely breath of fresh air complete with art and nature and architecture and tan umbrellas.
genny, tyson, you rock the house.
p.s., just went to genny's facebook to post a link of this post..... and was inspired by her little side box. i love this girl. 2009 Goals: To be in nature more often. Hike more. Get a beach cruiser. Do more to help others. Read more books. Be a loving friend. Have a more "green" lifestyle. Eat lots of veggies. Solve crosswords in a more timely manner.
they are both wise and deep,
told me the world's best awkward-moment stories,
talked about marriage in a way that was honest and mature.
they know that it wont be perfect,
and they see it holistically.
agreeing to take both the good and the bad of the person.
all of who they are.
what a breath of fresh air.
literally felt like being fed.
so good.
i love love love the t-shirt one. and the one of their backs cuddling.
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romantic and elegant with their picnic of cheese and fruit and pellegrino,
carefree and fun with their skateboards and converse,
self-proclaimed apple geeks with their iphones.
i was able to take lots of deep breaths during their session. i love when they're like that. this was so them.
we went to the Rancho Santa Margarita lake and they had their picnic and then longboarded and skateboarded around the lake while i tried to catch up with them. :) so good! cannot WAIT for the wedding that is coming up!
---- shan!
she found me through the grey likes weddings blog,
and told me when we first met that she has dreamed of having her turn for awesome photos!
it was so fun to get to give them to her!!
and lets talk about brian.
makes robots for a living,
loves alicyn like there's no tomorrow,
and is an all around amazing guy.
we went to the la brea tar pits for their engagement session,
which gave us so much to explore and experience.
SO RAD,


she made it,

alicyn! hot hot hot pretty pretty pretty pretty. YOU ARE A SHINING STAR.


(fave to the max. energy and emotion are what matter, not technicalities like focus------)

FYI: alicyn likes astronaut ice cream so much she eats in in bed. this is one of the many reasons i like her. another reason is because she brought us each our own. points to the max! space dinosaur themed engagement session.................... SAY YES!









#1, the burrito motivation worked!
#2, amazing location choice,
#3, queen mary here we come!!
so much love!
shannon
love them! we can't wait to see the rest! we are so glad we found you and that no matter what we will have some seriously awesome photos of our wedding!
(01.28.10 @ 03:06 PM)oh and we went with tacos instead of burritos ----> http://www.yelp.com/biz/skys-gourmet-tacos-los-angeles
(01.28.10 @ 03:08 PM)Beautiful!!!!!!!!!! as usual. Love the space-paleontology theme :-). That hat is adorable!
(01.28.10 @ 04:30 PM)space dinosaurs? was this woman following us around in high school, taking notes?
(01.29.10 @ 12:48 AM)shannon.. i loved seeing u lastnight and i LOOOVE your little bird u are going to get! AND I LOOOOOVE these pics u took.. great!
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i'll start by telling you that something about the breakfast hour just moves me.
also, something about eating a meal together.... it moves me.
its my favorite thing.
my ideal date.
my favorite way to spend time with people.
therefore,
i love that becky and carsten decided to begin their engagement session at the king's road cafe in LA. a breakfast engagement session. so lovely.





carsten, here's some uta barthe inspired work for you,


hot? yes.


becky, you are honestly, so pretty. effortlessly and uniquely, pretty.





Like-like-love-love :) :) :) :)
(12.29.09 @ 07:28 PM)like-like-love-love :D
(12.29.09 @ 07:29 PM)what a beautiful beautiful story you've created with the layout of pictures. so gorgeous!
j.


here's a blast from the past,
my once a week fun look into sessions from a while ago.
alex and jane came over to my old apartment, tropicana, for their engagement session. i had the vision of that pool shot for months, stirring in my head. that's actually a polaroid, just the middle. i love it. i think i want to do more just-middles.
they love deeply and honestly
and treasure each other in such a unique way.
usually the first inquiry for wedding photos comes from the bride.
it's usually an email with a brief synopsis of their location and date, asking if i'm available.
well, with beth and todd it was different----
todd called me.
i love that.
and he shared their entire engagement story,
everything from the sailboat he rented them to the moment on the cliff when he got the ring out of his backpack and proposed. i love engagement stories.... no matter how elaborate or simple (and theirs was ELABORATE!), they always move me. that big pinnacle moment.... its a big deal. and i love hearing about it.
anyway. so.
for their engagement session we went to their favorite park,
a place where they've walked and talked a million times it seems.
the familiar is so good.


one of my favorites!

lovely, perfect--------------


thank you guys,
A+ :)
shannon
They look SO in love and you captured it perfectly!! Dig all the lovely light on the last image!
(12.02.09 @ 08:05 AM)Great pics. I love them as a couple soooo much. They are the epitome of a couple who will glorify God in their marriage, and they wouldn't settle for anything less; I love it.
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no narration? but that's the best part. sad face.
(02.24.10 @ 10:55 AM)say hello to narration.
(02.24.10 @ 12:05 PM)sometimes i freak out that people like my words more than my images???????? um..... AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE IT! Can't wait till our session next month! So inspirational!
(02.24.10 @ 04:40 PM)love, love, LOVE that second to last image. the rest are lovely, too!
(02.25.10 @ 05:07 AM)Your images never stop amazing me!
(02.25.10 @ 08:18 AM)Beautiful photos! I love the 2nd and 3rd ones...but they are truly ALL lovely.
(02.26.10 @ 06:37 PM)i have looked at this series about 5 times. i really really just love it.
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