Cloud friend with Jenny & Matthew on a very blustery day :) . It was so windy that it was hard to keep our hats on! Literally Lol. All of a sudden though everything got super quiet and peaceful, and this little guy came out to say "Hello" hehe.
He stuck around for a little bit then joined his other homies in the sunset.
I hope everybody has a very wonderful day :) ,
~ e
Because rain!
Because Thursday?
Bc Target?
Bc I'm easily amused XD Lol?
Just Because, maybe :) .
Have a wonderfully rainy day Everyone!
Much luv & stay dry,
~ e
Ps - Temporary vegetable tatoos = awesome LOL. Although I did forget the next day I had the carrot one on (basically bc it wasn't the one one my face lol), & was very confused when the teller at the bank and the person at the gym complimented me on my interesting "ink" XD....
"Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire. Ginger Rogers, dance on air -
They had style, they had grace -
'Denise & Bridesmaids' gave good face! :D
Come on, Vogue. "
Also Ft. "Envy" the doggie :) .
Love you Denise & Dale!! Your wedding was way too fun & you guys are too cool for school.
Blessings,
~ e
Make-A-Wish u r awesome-sauce!!
For more info on how to volunteer, do check out their site!
http://wish.org/ways-to-help#sm.001fajc8e15jrcopzjq1m4xv7ofdx
For the past several years or so I have had the honor and privilege of working with the amazing folks at Make-A-Wish - they seriously rock, and work so hard to bring joy to so many kids and their families. It really is such a humbling experience, and mostly I just feel so lucky to even be a small part.
So much luv to Kara, my go-to person at Make-A-Wish OCIE!! She is always there if I ever need anything and really is da Best :) !!!
So much luv to everyone, & have a most awesome day!
~ e <3
A little under the weather today (bleh!!) so I'm drinking my favorite tea (genmaicha hehe so good) out of my Baymax mug & thinking about beaches & golden light XD.
Taken at Manhattan Beach ~ Michelle & her lovely hat :)
I'm a very bad & impatient sick person lol and cannot wait until I'm well!! My god then the day better watch out for me that's for sure LOL :).
Stay well guys & happy sunset,
~ e
When I saw the star in the middle of this tree stump, I just couldn't pass it up :) . Being a botanist, Emi loves everything about the world of plants :D! This is why I wanted to be sure to incorporate her theme into her ring shots.
I have a great love of trees too, and the feeling and poetry around the whole idea of them, so it really was too much fun to run around the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden with her and her hubby!
Read MoreWe totally want to jump so high to say "Thank you sooo much!!" to all of our wonderful, awesome couples!! So although this is not technically a "Jumping Awkwardly in Front of Impressive Objects" addition, we are so grateful and humbled that we had the opportunity to work with all of you <3, so are totally sticking to tradition :) .
(And I'm wearing my Porg shirt too bc it's a special occassion XD!)
Thank you so much again guys, wishing you all the happiness :D!
xoxo,
~ e
So stoked for Natalie to have been chosen for one of the months of the Make-A-Wish America's 2017 Calendar!! She's the beautiful star ballerina in the middle :) , who totally rocked her wish btw - which was being able to perform live on a stage in front of all her family and friends!
She is totally awesome and amazing, and it was an honor to be a small part and get to meet her and watch her dance. I have always admired ballet - for a little while our halau (or hula school) shared a studio with ballerinas, and the discipline shown and the beauty of the dance made it so cool to watch. I often sneaked a peak at their practice while I was running upstairs to mine XD.
Plus it was really neat I thought to have toe-shoes & tutus and bare-feet & lei all under the same roof :) .
Kara (my go-to person at Make-A-Wish), you so rock too omg. Thank you so much for allowing me to photograph this special day!!!
And as I say on all of my Make-A-Wish posts, it is so humbling, and always a true joy & honor.
Blessings,
~ e
Things like this really make my day :).
Thank you so much Meini & Kevin for the Before-the-Wedding Thank you Card :D! You guys are too sweet omg.
I'm so grateful for all of my amazing couples, who continue to make me totally excited about shooting & honored to be a part of their happiness :).
<3
~ e
So a couple days ago there was a lightning storm over the ocean :O!!
Caught purely by chance, it was my first time ever trying to shoot lightning wahaha!! It's so unpredictable & crazy fast that I wasn't sure if I would even be able to catch anything in the frame LOL. Luckily, I have the most amazing boyfriend ever <3 so at 12am he drove me to the pier & waited with me in the dark while I propped up my camera on both of our jackets on the railing to shoot :) .
Manhattan Beach Pier is a great tripod XD
Wahaha it went through 2 clouds!!
Multi-bolts :)
There were also people having bonfires down on the beach, & it was so funny to hear them cheering and yelling "Wow!!!" for the lightning too hehe - it was the best show in town that night, I really gotta say! Mother Nature, u r pretty badass.
\m/,
~ e
Dana & Nate, it was sooo much fun to shoot with you both at the beautiful Los Robles Greens :D! Dana really loved this cool iron gate, so we made sure to take some couples photos underneath it as the sun was setting - it was nice enough to give us a really pretty golden glow :) .
Read MoreI've never had this option before at an eatery LOL -
But I guess if I had the choice that's what I would pick XD.
Without question.
(PS - the salad was actually amazing: Chicken Curry Salad at The Devil's Teeth in San Francisco. My boyfriend & my bestie's husband had the Special Breakfast sandwich on a biscuit. They do it up right.)
\m/,
e
Just chillin' with my new buddy.
Greetings from Australia!
I hope everybody has a smashing day :D!
~ e
Hannah & Ray, you guys are such a fun, spirited couple! I so loved shooting with you running around in the trees :) .
We even found a "magic tree" with the sunlight filtering in behind it! You guys made it so prettys X) .
"So. Although I don't take a lot of photos of people jumping, I started this collection a couple years back and am going to continue to do this until I'm 80 - so eventually there is going to be an 80-year-old woman jumping.
Not sure why, but that never stopped me before anyways Lol!"
Even the other side of the Force was with us today LOL!! 'Tis the power of wishes :D!
I was so happy and honored to be asked to be one of the volunteer photographers at this year's Walk for Wishes at the Orange County Great Park!
I've been shooting the walks for several years now, and I swear I always receive so much more than I ever can imagine I could ever give when working with these amazing Wish Kids, their families, & Wish Granters :) .
I love running around in the hills. Like really love it LOL. So what could possibly make this even better? Running around the hills with an Awesome Couple + Super bloom :D!! Yes!
Jordan & Jon are having a Destination Wedding in Cabo san Lucas next year (I am so super excited to fly over and shoot their wedding btw, Omg), and for their engagement session, they wanted to feature a place very near and dear to their hearts ~ Palos Verdes, where they both have spent much time and also now live :) .
Big Hero cup to save the day :D !
Editing & editing! Wishing everybody an awesome Wednesday - we got this guys!! LOL!
~ e
I also totally love the Rate Your Pain detail on the inside XD.
We are very happy to be featured on the Maharani Weddings site today for Tina & Kunal's beautiful wedding in San Diego :D. Yay!
We were also honored to have been featured on designers Shyamal & Bhumika's Instragram feed last week! Totally check them out, they have gorgeous pieces omg: www.shyamalbhumika.com
Read MoreMeet "Hedgy", busy keeping the wedding ring safe.
He is the fuzzy friend of the wonderful sister of the bride (he also loves a good macaron).
Cannot resist the cute XD!!
<3,
~ e
