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Lisa and Steven are just delightful! We had such a lovely afternoon hanging out with these two! They are getting married in Yosemite in May and we can’t wait to be a part of it. Their wedding is being coordinated by the wonderful Kate Miller Events so it’s bound to be flat out stunning. And with a couple as sassy as this, how can we go wrong?

Lisa and Steven THANK YOU for being so awesome! We loved hanging out with you, and seriously can’t wait for your wedding. Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE for more pictures of this fabulous pair.

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So I’ve been going back and forth about writing this post for a couple of months. Part of me wants to shout it from the rooftops, and then there is another part of me that wants to keep it to myself. The rooftop shouter won out, as she so often does with me. That’s right, I’m making a person! A little boy to be exact who will be joining us sometime in July. While we are SUPER excited for him to come live with us, he was not what I would call “planned.” I mean, do wedding photographers plan to have babies in the middle of the summer? The answer to that is no, no they don’t. But planned or not we are excited for this new addition to our little family. I mean, hello! Look at this face! What’s not to love?

I’ve never thought of myself as someone who liked being pregnant, but I must say this one has been pretty darn easy. No sickness, no weird cravings (though I am HIGHLY susceptible to suggestion when it comes to food), not even feeling too crazy tired. All and all it’s been a pretty awesome experience and I’m really over the moon. I’m shooting weddings right up until the end, but luckily I’m getting lots of help from my wonderful husband and my really amazing photographer friends who are shooting along with me in my final weeks. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel to be so supported by my partner in life, my dear friends and my sweet clients. Thank you all for being so awesome during this time. I’m taking a short maternity leave after my July 1 wedding and will back in action for fall weddings. We have three spots still available for 2010 so feel free to send us an email if you’re still looking for a photographer.

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I seriously don’t even know where to start with Aimee and Jarrod. I guess we could start with how much I freaking love them, how awesome they are, how they are seriously one of the cutest couples I’ve ever met in my life. I kinda adore everything about them. Add to that the fact that Aimee is my go to girl at Real Weddings Magazine, and her wedding is nothing short of a dream team of some of my favorite vendors ever, and really what is NOT to love? It’s pretty darn close to perfect if you ask me. And their eSession has made me SO excited for their wedding this May! I’m over the moon with these two!

Could these two have more gorgeous eyes? I was mesmerized the whole shoot! Plus, it’s always a joy shooting people who have crazy chemistry and won’t even BLINK when you tell them we’re basically shooting all day in places where our lives might be in moderate danger. I LOVE THEM!

I seriously love that last picture… Dustin grabbed that one and as always it’s one of my faves from the whole shoot. I love shooting with him because he sees things SO differently than I do.. it’s very fun.

Aimee and Jarrod! We adore you! And we are seriously so excited for your wedding this May! It’s going to be amazing! Thank you so much for having us be a part of your team. Take a look at more of their hotness in the SLIDESHOW HERE or below!

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That up there, that is me and my best friend Jill. She and I have known each other for a LONG time… since 2nd grade actually. I remember the first time I met her… I thought she was really pretty and then I found out that she was a better reader than me and it kinda pissed me off. I was the best reader in school and then she just came outta nowhere and was all smart AND pretty! What the what? But, as the years went by we just ended up loving each other. Don’t get me wrong, there were some tense moments in our tween years but by the time high school started our friendship was pretty much set in stone. Along with that friendship came her awesome family who became like family to me. I didn’t have living grandparents, and Jill had a lot of them so I kind of adopted them. I didn’t have an older sister, she did though, so I did too. I didn’t have younger brothers to pack around on my hip, but Jill did and so they were my little brothers too. Jill was my rock. She was always the one who told me I would be great. She was (and IS) also the one who tells me when I’m being an ass. I don’t know where I would be without her, and I’m glad I don’t have to know.

Last week Jill’s great grandmother passed away at the age of 98. Monday was her funeral, and I made the trip up to Foresthill to be a part of the celebration of her life. It was an honor to stand with generations of her family who loved her, cherished her, and flat out adored her. I can only hope that my kids and grandkids will like me half as much as everyone loved Grandma J. One of the best things about the day was all the family pictures that everyone brought to share. It was incredible to see these images laid out so lovingly and with such care. It made my job just seem that much more important to me, and made me so grateful that I had been able to photograph families and events in people’s lives. It means the world to me that my job is to witness families be formed, grow and change. It humbles me to know that an image I created helps someone remember the love of their family. It is an honor to have that be my job.

Thank you Jill for being my BFF, and for treating me like family. It means everything to me.