Disneyland... for sure the happiest place on earth!

Since Brianne has been working night shifts at the Hospital we decided to push back Valentine's day to the middle of the week. Originally she thought we were just going to relax during the day and have a nice dinner in the evening. Little did she know I had a little scheme going on. I decided to go on craigslist to buy some Disneyland tickets since they are around 85 bucks at the gate. I ended up buying a pair pf tickets from this couple, which the whole time i was thinking to myself that they probably just sold me already used tickets. My next stop was the corner flower shop. After picking up some nice flowers and getting back in my truck I notice one of the tickets has fallen out of my pocket and the only place it could possibly be is the flower booth when I pulled out my money. I hadn't hardly left the parking lot before I noticed the missing ticket so I turned right back in. 20 minutes of looking and pleading with the homeless man, whom I could have sworn I saw looking at something the same size as my Disneyland ticket, I left with money down the drain and my plans ruined. I continued on my next stop, despite the crushing blow, to pick up some strawberries and chocolate since it has become a tradition for me to make chocolate covered strawberries. Wouldn't you know it, as I am leaving the grocery store that same sketchy man happened to stroll right in. I drop my goods off in the truck and proceeded to to head back into the store to find the man whom I'm convinced picked up my ticket. I finally found him and after a few minutes of interrogating him I took his word halfheartedly and went home defeated. Long story short, I ended up having to buy another ticket on craigslist and picked it up on the way to the park. SO much for trying to save some money on the tickets.

All in all, we had an amazing day. I hadn't been to D-land since high school and there were so many changes. We also were able to cruise over to California Adventure which was a first. As usual, I set the camera on timer mode and found a few trash cans, tables, and walls that we could use as a "tripod" to capture our day. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Dave and Christina: Engagement Session

Christina and Dave came all the way from North Carolina for their engagement session. It was the first time we actually got to meet each other, and after spending a few hours with them I am so excited to shoot their wedding. Christina and Dave are so much fun. They had wanted their engagement shoot inside a home to make it feel like they were living everyday life. So that is what we did and it was so great to see them role play. When I asked Christina what the the overall feeling to their wedding was, she said:

"Fun! We want our guest to have a lot of fun, drinking, eating, and dancing.... most likely in that orde r=) Our guest list is 80+% of our friends and nearly all of them live far from us, so we're definitely looking forward to relaxing and having a good time with them. Our goal for the wedding is to make sure everyone has a great time!"

I truly believe everyone will have a fabulous time at their wedding because the little time I spent with them shooting their engagement photos was nothing but pure FUN! Thank you Christina and Dave for being yourselves and truly expressing the joy in your relationship.

Enjoy your photos, and like I said before, I cannot wait to be a part of your exciting wedding day!

Sharon and Casey- Backyard Wedding (Jamul, CA)

I'll keep this post short because 1.) It is getting late and I am taking my wife to Disneyland tomorrow for Valentine's Day Gift... got to get up pretty early 2.) You can visit the Style Me Pretty Blog to read all about the details of the wedding from Sharon herself, which is way better than me trying to recap the day. This is only part one of the post just because I was anxious to get some photos up despite being a really busy day. The second part will include more of my thoughts of how special the day truly was and a bunch more photos you don't want to miss. I might even throw up a slideshow for all you who want the full package of the day. So for now, here are a few from the beginning of the day. Enjoy!

PUBLISHED on Style Me Pretty !!

This afternoon I was published on a very popular wedding blog: Style Me Pretty. It was such an honor to work with Couture Events for Sharon and Casey's wedding. It was an amazing day and I will be posting more about the wedding later today. I am so pumped to be a part of the wedding business and I find it so exciting to have been highlighted on Style Me Pretty for my second time!!

Tosha + Greg: Harveston Community

It is always the best when I get asked to take pictures of members of my own family. I was especially excited when my cousin Tosha emailed to have pictures done of her, her husband Greg, and their four "fur kids" (as she calls them), Aimee, Rascal, Allie, and Bella. Tosha and Greg's story is one that is unlike many of us. They cherish everyday unlike many of us who take every day for granted. Early on in their relationship, Greg was diagnosed with cancer, after overcoming it with surgery, it came back two years later, after they thought they were cancer-free. Once they got married they had to post pone their honeymoon due to Chemotherapy and sickness. Greg and Tosha overcame his cancer and continued their love story. They are some of the strongest people I have ever met. Greg continues to be cancer-free for the past 5 years.

Greg and Tosha have always deeply desired to expand their family. Because of his cancer and chemotherapy, they had to take an alternative pathway of doing in vitro fertalization. Tosha and Greg have gone through a whirlwind of emotions through cancer, finally getting pregnant and loosing twins, and continuing to try many times to conceive and failing. Because of the cost and lengthly process, they have decided to be ok with not being able to conceive. From this hardship they have continued to love eachother more and more each day and have transplanted the love that they would ever have had for their child to their "fur kids". This painful journey has produced such strength and it shines through the joy that they share with their friends and family every day. I love Tosha and Greg so much and had so much fun hanging out with them and their little family. Thank you for letting me share your amazing story with others. For more details regarding Tosha & Greg's journey check out their personal website: http://remembered-forever.org/jasonandcameron/p/photo/limit/0