Me, and myself.

It's been a while for me and self-portraits. My 365 ended almost a year ago, can you believe it? I can't... It seems like something that happened farrr away from now. I decided I should curb my habit of hiding behind my camera, which I have been doing since I ended my 365. So I stepped out into the sun in my grandma's beautiful backyard. More to come, hopefully!



I'm really loving the blurred close object compositions. It creates a focus and draws my eye to what the subject is more clearer.

I am still amazed by my 5D. A little obsessive, I guess. Why didn't I upgrade sooner!!

Bridal Show Pictures

Yesterday was my first bridal show at the El Prado Golf Club in Chino. I had my best friend Nikki help set up that morning, and I am so grateful she was there with her helping hands and great design eye. We had fun checking everything out at the show (can you say chocolate fondue?) and chatting with brides. I learned a lot from my first show (like how small shows can go SO wrong. I was given a "booth" with no backing. Even though I was told I had a curtain to hang photos. Luckily the director was nice enough to switch me with a cake person who I found out later was pretty mad. opps!) Anyways, it was a good first experience, and I can see where a lot of revenue and appointments can come in with bigger shows, which I hope to do next (BrideWorld is amazing). A lot of vendors there were friendly with me, and some advised me the best way to "get in" was to smooze other vendors so they would refer you. I like the sound of that! Anyways, enjoy my display.

Bridal Show!

My first bridal show is this Sunday! Super excited to meet all the fun brides and learn about their stories.

I'll be giving away a free engagement shoot there too, so if you're getting married, come by and enter to win!

New Album Cover Sleeves!

I've been crushing my brain (i know, not really a nice thought is it?) and working like a horse finishing up my bridal show display. Its really fun amidst the craziness, and has brought me to new ideas about my presentation. So again, I'm here today to show off another little goodie my brides receive when they either purchase or choose a package that has an album in it. Its a cute new "sleeve-type" cover for you to carry around and show off to all your family and friends! Each bag is sewn unique and features a bow enclosure on top! Fabrics will include a variety of quilt squares and others sewn together. Since this is just a sample sleeve, in the future I note to sew inside a little thicker fabric to house the album and keep it safe from bangs and bumps it may encounter.



Hope you enjoy! My brides are going to be spoiled this summer =p

My dream come true.

I know this isn't my usual post, but I'm so excited I have to share it on here to you all. I've been dreaming about riding a motorcycle for about a year now. And now that I'm hooked on the supercross, I had to make it come true. So I just wanted to post a photo of me and Jeremy in our full gear :]

Work space and Packaging fun!

I'm excited to show off some new packaging ideas I'm offering my bride's! Its not all finished yet, but it will be before my May bridal show! I think the best part about my business, is that I am obsessed with weddings. Really. Ask my best friend Nikki. Its all we talk about! Anyways, I try to relate how I would want to be treated into what I do, so I think its important to treat the bride and groom and shower them with nice things they deserve and can remember. I love the idea of surprising them with things they didn't expect, which is the fun part of it all.

All prints are wrapped in cello to be protected during shipping or moving. After this, they are wrapped in tissue paper, sealed, and packed carefully in a photo box!



This is just a fun banner I'm sewing together for the bridal show :]



All packages that get their negatives will receive a cute eco-friendly kraft box, and a USB card! CD's are great, but the images start to deteriorate after time. And USBs don't. Plus, they are re-usable! So fun. PS. I love that "tiffany" teal. Melt.



I'm in the process of creating my own "office" space. I realized that I sit too much in my room and do all my handling on my desk, but it creates a negative mood for my room. Moving it into the back sewing room and having to go outside to get to it leaves me the excitement of going to my own space. Much more positive!





Enjoy.

Senior Session

I did a senior session of my Mom's boss' son when I was at home and I was super excited about our location. I've always loved this park; its so wild! So I was happy with the results. The sun was good to me that day as well. More to come!