Shelbie & Mark's Engagements

Shelbie & Mark are engaged & we have the pictures to prove it!  

Even though they are not getting married until May 2012, they didn't want to wait any longer to shoot their engagement session & and neither did we! 

We had such a fun day photographing these two at Balboa Park in San Diego.  They are such a sweet couple & their love for each other is so obvious, when looking at their images.  We love how they look at each other- so many cute glances between them- sweet, sweet, sweet! 

Now we just have to wait for May 20th to have more fun, photographing Shelbie & Mark's special day.  

We hope you enjoy their slideshow we put together, from their engagement session.  If you want to see more from that day, check out their gallery on our web site.  

Catherine & Austin's Wedding

Catherine & Austin- this couple was truly meant to be together!  Their belief in their unadulterated love was staggering and their day was filled with love & support from their families & friends.  

No let's talk about color!  Their wedding decor was a photographer's dream.  It was filled with vivid color & impressive detail.  To try to describe it all would not do it justice.  You will have to take a look for yourself at how lovely everything was. 

Catherine & Austin, we felt so lucky to document your wedding day.  Thank you for sharing your lives with us & allowing us to see how promising your future is together.

Abigail & Roland's Engagements

We took Abigail & Roland's engagement pictures at Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula.  We had way too much fun photographing this adorable couple... we had the grounds all to ourselves, and we really utilized the grounds well! We had Abigail & Roland venturing all over Wilson Creek. 

They were so easy to work with... they were willing to do anything we asked of them.  From getting them to play on the swing set, to poking their faces though the grapevines for a kiss, they wanted to do it all!  They had a wonderful time & so did we.  

Congratulations Abigail & Roland!  Here is their Engagement Gallery Slideshow: 

Baby Maverick

When Maverick's mommy & daddy got engaged, we got to know them & photograph their engagement.  When Maverick's mommy & daddy got married, we had the honor of photographing their beautiful wedding.  When Maverick's daddy got Maverick's mommy preggers, we had a blast photographing his mommy's tummy.  (Daddy too- just not his tummy)!  Then, when Maverick decided to make his earthly appearance & join in on all the photography fun, we were there, with camera in hand, when he was only 4 days old.  

Silly us, we were thinking... awesome, only 4 days old, he will sleep the entire time.  Isn't that what newborns do... sleep?  Wrong!  At least not with us around, moving him, (ever so gently) adjusting him, turning a studio light on him... he wasn't having it.  He refused to sleep, (other than the first couple of pictures) & didn't want his picture taken.  I know we will win him over eventually.  Until then, we do have a few really cute pictures of his 1st photo session, that we put on a slideshow, for all to enjoy! 

P.S.  Mommy said that as soon as we left, Maverick slept for 3 hours.  Ouch!- we're hurt! 

The Missick Family

We photographed Erin & Jason's engagements, and then their wedding back in May of 2009.  We felt so honored when they called us to photograph their family portraits after the birth of their daughter, Isabella Sophia.  

They have such a beautiful family!  Their family also includes Jason's daughter Miah who is so sweet & absolutely adorable.  Even the family dogs had to get in on the action! In order to include their dogs in their family pictures, they asked us to photograph them in their own backyard... and what a lovely backdrop it made! Take a look for yourself and see if you agree with us....(we believe their pictures are stunning, how can they not be with a family as lovely as theirs!)

Mary & Dustin's Wedding Day

Mary & Dustin's wedding was truly beautiful & heartfelt.  The expression in their eyes said it all... totally in love!  Their wedding was such a joy to shoot, I don't believe God ever put together a sweeter couple.  Both the bride & groom have been blessed with loving families & warm hearted friends.  We have known the groom's family and even some of their friends for several years.  But we had not seen them for quite some time, so it was wonderful to reconnect & see everyone again.  

Dustin is a firefighter, so he & his dad (who incidentally is also a firefighter!) arranged to have a vintage fire truck displayed on the lawn of Villa de Amore.  You should have seen us jumping up & down when we saw that fire truck!  Oooooh, oooooh! What a cool backdrop for their wedding images.   

In case you haven't noticed, we have been displaying our recent weddings through a slideshow.  

Here is Mary & Dustin's slideshow that we created just for them. By the way, the song we chose for the slideshow is the same song Mary walked down the aisle to during their ceremony... Enjoy!

Lauren & Mario's Wedding

Lauren & Mario had such a beautiful wedding! The colors they chose were so complimentary to them both & looks amazing in pictures.  Lauren & Mario were both so ecstatic to marry each other! Their wedding day was full of energy & love.  They were married at Villa de Amore in the Temecula Wineries.   We took a few of their newlywed pictures in the vineyards at the perfect sun-setting time.  We were able to capture that incredible sun glow- we love those images!  Take a look & enjoy their slideshow:

Congratulations Lauren & Mario! We wish you a lifetime of happiness together!