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kristen & raul- bbq
I had the absolute pleasure of photographing Kristen & Raul’s wedding a few weeks ago, but before the wedding day I got to meet lots of family and friends at Kristen’s brother & sister in law’s house for a bbq in their honor. It was a great way to start to get to know the bride & groom and their families & closest friends before the chaos and fun of the wedding day.
*edited to add that it was SO TOTALLY HOT on the day of the bbq. Like I can’t breathe hot. Like there is no air hot. Like I’m gonna die hot. Like worse than Africa hot. But everyone was having so much fun that it doesn’t even show in the pictures. Its a very good thing I was behind the camera though, cause it was not pretty. At all.
The lovely bride & groom.
In addition to my photographing the bbq, Kristen and her siblings arranged for me to take a family photo for her mom’s birthday. So here’s the whole family!
Raul, his brother, his mom & his bride. 
And the extended family.
Mom & Dad and their 5 kids. 
Mom and her BFF- they’ve been besties since they were little girls.
Cousins from Stockholm. 
Cheers with Grandma! (that adorable little guy is the same baby that’s on my blog header at a few months old, smiling big for me!)
A few faces from the party that I just had to photograph!
The beautiful flower girl.
More from Kristen & Raul’s wedding coming to the blog soon. Still trying so hard to catch up! -
andreya & mike- the reception
So sad to be finishing up the last installment of this awesome and super fun wedding, but it’s chock full of photo goodness, so let’s get on with it shall we?
Even with this, somehow they still love each other. A lot.
Some fun entrances from the wedding party.
Toasts and speeches.
Love that they are right in the middle of the sea of family and friends.
They had a cigar rolling booth outside. Pretty cool!
Someone was very, very psyched for the bouquet toss. Helmet and all.
Congrats again you two! I know you’re going to have long and happy marriage, especially if the wedding was any indication of things to come. 
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andreya & mike- beach & other portraits
Heading back to Andreya & Mike’s special day (you can find the other installments here: getting ready, first look & portraits, ceremony). Every time I edit and post another part of the wedding, I tell myself that THIS is my favorite part. So my newest favorite part coming up below. And once again, big thanks to Kate Meyer for all her second shooting amazingness all day.
We were racing the lasts of the light big time.
The funnest wedding party! 
And then we went back on the lawn to finish up some portraits we didn’t take before the ceremony. 
My BFF Jen & her awesome husband Brian. Jen & Brian are Timmy’s BFF Jack’s mom & dad. Love that kind of symmetry. 
Only have the reception left to post so that’ll be coming your way soon. -
pretty, plum & luxe
I recently received a gorgeous album that I created for a client and wanted to share a few pictures of it with you. I was beyond happy with the way it turned out, and seeing my client pour over each page while smiling from ear to ear just made it all the more special!
Here’s the bsquared 10×10″ Luxe album in plum leather with a custom monogram. Taking pictures of pictures never comes out that great, but you can see how gorgeous the whole album is with it’s deliciously thick pages, sturdy binding and panoramic layout (so there’s no breaks in the middle of the two pages, giving it a totally seamless presentation). If you’re thinking about ordering a luxe album from your session or event, I have samples in the office to share with you. I promise you will see why the luxe albums are luxe!!
I’ll be back after the weekend with a ton of new posts (after having a 5 session week this week, I’ll have plenty of new material to blog!) Happy Friday! -
andreya & mike- the ceremony
Getting back into wedding mode and happy to bring you the next set from Andreya & Mike. Again, big thanks go out to Kate for all her help during the ceremony (it’s impossible to capture both sides at once!). And a shout out to Lovin Oven for the beautiful florals.
The cutest ring bearer and flower girl you ever did see…
And here comes the bride…
Both the mom’s came up for a beautiful sand ceremony. 
And the kiss (from multiple angles).
Yay! Married!!
The bride found this shot on pintrest and requested it specifically. I loved the idea too and was more than happy to fulfill her request!
Stay tuned for a few more portraits- on the beach! And of course the reception coming soon too.