First Holiday Party of the year...

Last night Nick and I went to Armondo's (Alegria by Design) Holiday party at the Santa Barbara Club. We had a great time! Dj Scott Topper provided the music which I had to dance to!!! Thank you to Ricky for sending me the pic above! Dia was in town from San Francisco---sure miss this girl!

Joey is in a big boy bed!!

Love those feet!

I'm going to PARIS to shoot a wedding!!!

So it is totally official-- I have the privilege of photographing Brandie and Jason's wedding in Paris this April. To see the engagement photos CLICK HERE! We had such a blast!

Here's some of the details...Brandie and I have become friends just getting excited over the details. It's a lot of fun to watch her vision come together.

This is the rehearsal dinner location... it's the Chateau D'Esclimont

Ceremony is at the American Cathedral

Reception is at George V, Four Seasons.

Flowers by celebrity stylist Jeff Leathem.
He recently did flowers for Eva Longoria's wedding.I am so blessed to have this opportunity! Thank you Brandie and Jason!

Please help me choose a dress....

Ok, so my sister is getting married Jan. 5th in Minnesota and I have the great honor of standing up with her. That, of course, is not the problem at all---I still cannot decide on a dress. I know this is totally girly and high maintenance of me---so I figured I would open it up to anyone who wants to vote on which dress you like better--the black or the lace?

Thanks for your help!

WOW! What an awesome family!

Dave and Judy
Yep, this is the immediate family!!!
Dave, Judy, their kids and their families.
We will also take individual family shots during the same session.
All the grandkids---and there's more on the way! :)
Bubbles=GOOD!

Wow, this sessions was a ton of fun! I know Dave and Judy from church (CEFC). They are our mentor couple for the bible study class we are in. They have 5 kids--they are grown ups now and live all over the place. They were all home for Thanksgiving! So this was the perfect time for a big family photo.

We're in InStyle Weddings Magazine!!!

This is so exciting!!! The 3 middle images I photographed!!! WooHOO!!
God is good!

Baby Shower at Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica

So I walked into this room at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica and it was literally filled (the entire ceiling) with balloons!!...how cool is that?!!! Lauren is expecting baby "Jack" in January. Gorgeous Mamma to be. Thank you to the fantastic Lisa from Details Event Planning--perfection as always!

Family Portrait session in Ventura at the Beach

Click on the series above to see it larger (it's so cute)!

We had a great time shooting on Friday at the Ventura Pier. That is also where they were engaged. I look forward to photographing the wedding in March!