This was such a fun group of people! I think Shannon from Liquid DJ’s said it best in his grand entrance announcement. “Outside is a line of beautiful latina’s escorted by some handsome gringos”  :) Truly a marriage of cultures and families!

Karla {from Stylish Events} and her sister kept the day running smoothly as always and if you haven’t seen Jorge Manuel’s wedding dresses you should stop what your doing and check out his site now. Uh-mazing!!!

Marnie and Brandon, your kindness, warmth, fun-spirit and love for each other was such a joy to be around. Thank you so much for choosing us and we hope our paths cross again in the future!

The guy drinking the “forty” of Old English cracks me up!
I’m sorry Brandon but I just couldn’t resist this next one… I seriously laugh out loud every time I look at it!  

Phillip and I traveled to New Orleans a few weeks ago to document their elegant wedding weekend. We were fortunate enough to arrive a day early to capture their exquisite rehearsal dinner at the beautiful Latrobes located in the heart of the French Quarter. This also allowed time to visit the famous Cafe du Monde for beignets and coffee! Yum!

David and Elizabeth were married at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church by their pastor from New York followed by the reception at the New Orleans Board of Trade. The perfect venue for their 500+ guest list!

I’ll be honest here, I was a bit obsessed with Elizabeth’s Monique Lhuillier dress that actually looked like it was made. for. her! And the bouquets… I love the combination of the lamb’s ear and mint (as well as the beautiful flowers of course)! They smelled amazing!

David and Elizabeth, it was such an honor to be there for your wedding! We wish you so much happiness and many many blessings!

Fauxto-Booth!!

Congratulations David and Elizabeth!!!

They scheduled time for a sweet first-look prior to the ceremony (we’re always a fan of this!) which allowed plenty of time for fun portraiture before events of the wedding started. They also opted to have the fauxto-booth during the reception with a backdrop made by Marissa. — she also made the arbor and asile decor! We’ve had the privilege of working with some pretty funny characters in our fauxto-booth lately!

We had such a great time capturing this day. Marissa and Mike you are easily adored and we wish you a lifetime of happiness together.

xo!

Fauxto-Booth!!

Phillip and I absolutely adore this girl!  

Phillip and Nylin celebrated their Yo Gabba Gabba themed birthday party a few weeks ago. I found the cute character cut-outs on Etsy and Sarah, our friend, nanny extraordinaire and super creative, crafty do-it-yourself-er (soon to be collaborating with 13:13!) made the awesome cake from scratch!

Here’s Nylin’s G.P. and Kunya (grandpa and grandma) and her cute little friend Bryan splashing around in her new whale pool!

Kunya – G.P. – Phillip

Bryan – Elaine – Dave

Sarah – Nylin

The reception was truly a celebration from start to finish. This was easily one of the busiest and funnest Fauxto-booth’s we’ve had with a steady rotation of dance floor + bar + Fauxto-booth. Phillip even got in on the action.  :)

Chris and Veronica, thank you for bringing us in on your special day, we truly had a blast and wish you all the happiness in the world!

Fauxto-Booth!!!

To say this was a fun bunch of people is definitely an understatement! The dancing started as soon as everyone entered the reception area and NEVER stopped!  :)

Jennifer and Eric your wedding, family and friends were as beautiful and adventurous as your destination. We can’t thank you enough for bringing us to paradise and along for the ride.
Many best wishes and “Maximum Respect”!

Here’s some of my favorite images from the fun filled weekend.

Pre-wedding night gathering at 3 Dives Restaurant. (home of the tastiest jerk chicken in town!)

This is how the wedding day started… SO much fun!!!
Fauxto-booth!
“day after” shooting (8 a.m.!)
Trash the dress – bridge jumping style!

Phillip, I want you to know how proud i am to be your wife. You’re my business partner, my lover, my shoulder to lean on, you keep me grounded, you’re an amazing daddy to Nylin and an even better best friend to me. You’re my Love.

Nylin you make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me stop and listen and enjoy life like never before, you are my muse, my heart, my sunshine, my everything. I love you both more than I’m capable of expressing and can’t thank God enough for the joy you bring to my life.

Happy Birthday(s) my sweet, sweet family.

More Birthday party photos soon!

With the help of a few friends Stephanie transformed her backyard area into a beautiful, rustic, faux-wedding. Her keen eye for detail was super impressive! Unfortunately the shoot was cut short due to rain which was bitter sweet, that just meant we got to eat the delicious desserts!

As an added bonus our friend Lydia came out to shoot with us! FUN!

ps -
Daniel has just recently started shooting wedding photography full-time so be sure to check him out! (Yay for taking the leap!)

ALL credit goes to the amazingly talented Jessica Lorren for this next one. Thanks for the inspiration!!  :)
Phillip designed the cute invitation! Exciting news about invite designs coming soon!

Here’s a fun triptych “out-take” that I couldn’t resist posting!
A huge thank you to everyone involved on this shoot! I can’t wait for the next one!  -xoxo
I also need to give a little shout-out to the super talented Daisy of Pixel and Hank for creating such a cute boutonniere for our shoot. Be sure to check out her Etsy shop!

These photos make me smile…