Oh holy cow, I’ve hit the motherload of beautiful babies! Kinleigh is the gorgeous daughter of one of my future brides and she couldn’t be more precious. I look forward to taking more and more photos of her in the future!

Christmas is fast approaching, and naturally, babies are at the forefront. And why not? We know it’s all about Babies!
Baby Mia is near and dear to my heart. She is the happiest baby you will ever meet. And how adorable is she?
Only four months old and already a princess.
I’ve decided that I really like taking photos of the little ones. I’ll be posting a new gallery soon with nothing but kiddos. The pricing for the session will be $100 per sitting, including the disc. (This is an introductory offer available until the end of December only).
If you need photos of your little darlings in time for Christmas, the latest date I can take is December 19th, so book now.

Christina met Clay about four years ago, when she joined the White Rock Lake Rowing Team. After getting to know her a bit, Clay the handsome rowing coach decided to send her a text to invite her out on a date. Unfortunately she was in Italy at the moment. However she texted him back, explaining the situation, and decided to meet up with him when she returned to the US.
The rest as they say is history.
They married at the Church of he Incarnation on McKinney Avenue, and then were whisked off to their beautiful reception at The Hills Country Club. The day couldn’t have been more beautiful, so we were able to do some nice outdoor photos by the club’s lake, as swans drifted by.
Indoor the reception, the guests were treated to sensorary delights of all kinds. They enjoyed a cocktail hour accompanied by the glorious music of The Hunter Sullivan Band. The plated dinner was served on gorgeous tables decorated with the amazing floral talents by Botanical Arts. (We’d worked with Mami before, and her work is INCREDIBLE!)
Everyone had a blast, and Mike and I couldn’t quite smiling while watching this beautiful couple dance with each other. It’s something in the way they look at each other….pure delight!

Ceremony Venue: Church of the Incarnation
Reception Venue: The Hills of Prestonwood Country Club
Music: Hunter Sullivan Band
Catering: The Hills of Prestonwood Country Club
Floral: Botanical Art by

Exiting Between the Rowing Team’s Oars

Singer’s from the Church

The Girls’ Rowing Team

Amber is a natural beauty, soft spoken, and a brilliant veterinarian! We were blessed the day of her photo shoot. The weather was perfect, the winds calm, and the light…perfect. Amber just said her vows this past Saturday, so stay tuned for her and Kyle’s beautiful wedding photos.

We have been fortunate to have the prettiest couples EVER, and now the next generation is joining us. We are honored to take these photos.
Isla and Chrisette are just four months old, and already soooo pretty. We look forward to taking photos of them as they grow older.

Donell and Sageev are a fascinating and wonderful couple. They are both doctors, she’s a dermitologist, and he’s a biological reseach engineer. But don’t think for a moment that this makes them an “all work and no fun” couple, because nothing could be further than the truth. Their favorite thing to do is hang out with friends, have fun, and enjoy their cocktails. Having gotten to know Donell a bit via the internet, I could tell she was a cool person and Mike and I really looked forward to going out to sunny California to shoot our very first Goth Wedding.

Donell is incredibly crafty. She made her gown, as well as the gowns of all her attendance. She made and/or designed practically everything she had at her wedding, even though it looked as though she could have bought everything at some Goth version of Neiman Marcus.

The wedding was in fact a Handfasting ceremony that took place at the Santa Monica Beach Hotel overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Donell entered to “Phantom of the Opera”. A gorgeous sunset toast followed.

The reception followed at the hotel, where guests were treated to several luxurious food stations, featuring yummies from the ocean, as well as Sageev’s Indian inspired dishes. The dessert table was incredible and went on for a good twenty feet. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it all!

Donell and Sageev gifted all of their attendants with a beautiful silver chalice. They gifted the rest of the guests with Donell’s beautiful fabric roses (which she made of course!), Gargoyls, velvet embelished candles, silver bells, and Indian wood carved elephants (for further good luck). The guest book was a beautiful aged scroll. The pen used to sign it was a feather embellished caligraphy pen.

Donell cried during her last dance with Sageev. They had their perfect wedding. And it was done their way. Just as they’d always dreamed.

We wish to thank Donell, Sageev, and Sageev’s family for being so wonderfully generous to us while we were there. (She even gave me a beautiful silver circlet). All their friends were wonderful. A special shout out also goes to my friend Sooze, who introduced Donell and Sageev to our work. It was wonderful to have worked with them.

Reception Ceremony and Reception: Santa Monica Loews Beach Hotel
Catering Manager: David Houde
Wedding Consultant: Juliet Ryan
Ceremony Officiant: Ann Pence
Ceremony Music and Sunset Toast: Tony Fox
Reception DJ: Roger Ranney
All dresses designed and made by: The Fabulous Donell

Donell and Sageev kindly invited us to their Rehearsal Party, and naturally we had to take some photos! They had their rehearsal dinner at the world famous Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Can you say, “Yummmmmm!”
Then we all went a played for a short time on the Santa Monica Pier. Fun, fun, fun!

Donell made her own gown and chose her favorite location at the Santa Monica Beach Hotel. She calls it “The Ruins”.
I had some fun with the photos, and added a bit of mist in one, and a blue moon in another.

Just a few quick picks. They are super cute!

But we were working in Santa Monica so it was extra fun!