re: featured in exquisite weddings!
I got a chance to be interviewed for an article about Trash the Dress sessions by Equisite Weddings as well as have a few of my images in the article (the first image is actually from Nate Kaiser I believe though)! I think the issue hits stands next month, so check it out if you can. :) (So exciting for me because this is actually a dream come true – I’ve been published in a magazine for real!)
re: the polaroid show.
If you didn’t catch my last random thoughts, I am going to be in a polaroid art show this coming Sept 6-27 in LA! (Another dream come true!) I’d love it if you could check it out (the show is free) :D I’m still trying to decide which polaroids I want to go up, which is a hard decision, considering that I took about 80 this past week
re: the wedding.
Congrats to my beautiful friends, Cynthia & Derek for getting married last weekend! It was so much fun, seeing all my friends that I haven’t seen in a long time, and hanging out with them all and having fun. :) The wonderful Amanda who coordinated the wedding has a few photos on her blog that she and her husband took, one of which is me giving my speech! Funny story – when I got up there for my speech, I was greeted by a WALL of video lights and photographers and it freaked me out, so instead of facing the crowd when I gave my speech, I just turned to Cyn & Derek instead, which made it MUCH easier for me. :) Now I know how all you feel with the cameras in your faces! ;) I can’t wait to see the images that Stephanie took! :D
re: dear san diego.
I wish you had colder weather so I could wear my winter coats and scarves and boots and mittens, which I miss doing so. I also miss trees than change color in the fall (my favorite season) and falling leaves. Please fix this asap. Thank you :)
re: movies.
Totally chick-flick & predictable, but I recently saw and loved the movie Penelope. It’s like Amelie & Pushing Daisies in it’s style (which I LOVE) and it’s totally adorable. Loved the music too. :) And James McAvoy doesn’t hurt either ;)
Totally off-beat and really existential, but I Heart Huckabees is pretty funny and enjoyable too. My favorite dialouge is about the meadow at dusk. :) I actually watched this movie three years ago and didn’t “get” it, because I wasn’t in the right mental state of mind I guess. But watching it again, it makes so much more sense, and is funnier that way. :)
re: music.
Been totally hooked on Sigur Ros (Takk album the most), Joshua Radin (he has new songs on his myspace!) & Schuyler Fisk lately. I saw Joshua Radin last week the day I came back from LA and he is amazing live, and I will have to make a post about it when I get a chance. :)
re: fedoras.
I. Love. Them.
re: inspiration.
01 :: anthropologie.
I seriously can’t get enough of this store.
02 :: journals.
I’ve discovered that I am very picky about them – I only like a certain type of paper to write on (too smooth and I don’t like it) and things like that.
03 :: dandelions.
They’re just so childlike.
They say that if you played with dandelions as a child, you were poor.
And that’s okay with me. :)
Run for the hills! :D
More to come soon :)
Did I ever mention how much I loved tress? :)
And of course, a polaroid to go with :)
These moments were hard to catch because I had to manually focus. But luckily I caught this one.
I’m back from being on the other side with my friends Cyn & Derek’s wedding! It was pretty crazy, and FUN and stressful at the same time. :) I took a TON of photos with my polaroid over the past week (surprisingly, I barely picked up my regular camera), and a few from the iPhone, which I have posted. :) More to come soon, but here are a few quick ones for now. :)
One thing I did notice though, was that I was sooo busy with other duties and things (you don’t know how much I was sweating over the speech!!), I barely had time to pick up my regular camera, or even think about photo ops! Which is why I’m glad Stephanie was there to capture it all :) Can’t wait to see her photos!
Plus, yes, everything does go by in a big fat blur, even if you’re only in the wedding party!
re: exciting announcement – polaroid art show!
I’m so happy to announce that I will be one of the few artists participating in a polaroid art show this September at the Found Gallery in LA! This is actually something that I’ve somewhat dreamed of doing for my polaroids, and I have actually never done a real art show outside the college ones. I’m really excited, and hope you can make it out to see the show if you’re in the LA area at that time! The opening is Sept 6th (which I will unfortunately not be able to attend) but it will be up for three weeks and the gallery is free, so take a look if you’re over there ;)
Found Gallery – “Camera Ephemera”
September 6-27, 2008
Opening reception Sept 6th, 7-9pm
Found Gallery
1903 Hyperion Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
re: my best friend’s wedding. :)
Tomorrow is the big day and we have been running around most of the week, buying last minute stuff, putting together stuff, making 3am Walmart runs and things like that. :) It’s been pretty fun because it’s been a long time since we’ve spent time together like this, and I honestly can’t wait to see all my other girls too! This is going to be so much fun! :D
re: featured wedding on wedpaperdivas!
Melanie & Brian’s wedding has been featured on Wed Paper Divas! Yay! :D
re: music.
Mae has been making me really happy lately, I really love this song (I want to create a dance for it), same with this song by Shiny Toy Guns. (links open into YouTube videos)
re: inspiration.
01 :: polaroids.
My two loves right now
02 :: wade robson’s “burning room” routine.
Ben Susak (from Season 2 of SYTYCD) and Pam Chu blow Katee and Joshua’s version out of the water.
03 :: words.
“I hope that someday, somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight, and that’s all they do. They don’t pull away. They don’t look at your face. They don’t try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms, without an ounce of selfishness in it.” via mysunshine on tumblr.
Merlynn gets AIR! More to come soon :)
P.S. My fun polaroid announcement to come tomorrow! :)
What can I say about these two? Seriously? They are amazing. I feel like if they lived in San Diego, we would need to hang out everyday (only if they wanted to of course!)
They were married in La Jolla at Cuvier Park with an amazingly ROCKIN’ (afternoon!) reception at the Hard Rock Cafe. The day was beautiful, and seriously, these two are so smitten for one another – head over heels! When I saw the way they interacted with absolutely no prompting from me, I knew our trash the dress session was going to ROCK! (Images from those coming soon!)
Kelly & Steve, thank YOU for allowing me a glimpse into your (oh so familiar!) world and being a part of it. Many, many blessings on your journey ahead :) *Cue the song “Starlight” by Muse*
Their getaway? A vespa. How awesome is that?!
One of my fave shots from the day :)
ceremony. cuvier park.
reception . hard rock cafe la jolla.
coordination & flowers . brian bosch.
dj . positive energy productions.
I will be out of the office from Weds, August 20th, returning Monday August 25th. I am actually going to be IN a wedding for the first time since becoming a wedding photographer! I will be returning all calls and emails when I return unless it is a time-sensitive matter. :) Until then, I will be back with photos and experiences galore!
And of course, photo a day will still go on ;)
Legoland, baby! ;) More to come in the near future! :D
I have some pretty exciting news (well for me anyway!) regarding me & polaroids coming soon :)
Teasers from the wedding this past weekend coming too :)
This is only the beginning of a pretty insane week :)
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