Nicole + Hardev {the wedding}

Nicole and Hardev had a wonderful, calm, classy wedding. This was a great shoot. We were only there for about 6 hours. In that time we had about 2 1/2 hours with the bride and groom. They saw each other before the ceremony at this awesome old house and after the ceremony we took them to a rose garden and a walkabout around the neighborhood. Brides listen up... this is the way to do it. All those family photos are boring (sorry mom). Save as much time to caprture the two of you in love on your big day.

These two are going to have a great life togeather and I wish them the best. On to the photos....

Chelsie + Eddie {the wedding}

Here we go again with another a-maz-ing wedding. We really are blessed with awesome weddings.

Chelsie and Eddie got married at the Castle at Ashley Manor. Can I just say it's so nice having the bride and groom get ready on the same property. Aimee and I were back and forth snapping shots of both the bridesmaids and groomsmen.

So the day started out at bowling! I got some fun action shots of Eddie and his bros. After that it was on the the Castle for a totally rockin wedding. This wedding was packed with tons of emotion and fun. I wish Chelsie and Eddie the best in their new life together. On to the pictures....

Rosa and Ryan {The Wedding}

Sunday October 12th, 2008 Rosa and Ryan took the leap and got married. This was a fun wedding to shoot. Not only was it my first Jewish ceremony (the Rabbi was so funny) but we also took some rockin pictures on Camelback mountain. Before all of that the bridal party met at Royal Palms for some portraits. Rosa looked amazing! What a beautiful bride.The party was at this incredible house in my old hood. Everything was first class for Rosa and Ryan's wedding. Great job guys! Thanks for letting me be part of your day.

Laura and Jesse {The Wedding}

Way out on the west side of Phoenix Aimee and I shot a beautiful wedding. Laura and Jesse are so in love it's almost sick. They are the couple that will break out in song at a moments notice. They are both working actors and to say the least they are very "dynamic."

They got married in Jesse's parents backyard. It was truly was a beautiful setting. Laura and Jesse did most of the planning and decorating and everything was perfect. The ceremony was lovely with Jesse's sister as the officiant. Both fathers got up and spoke which led to touching moments.
After the Ceremony we got some rockin shots at the Wigwam.The party was awesome. What a band! Laura blew me away when she grabbed the mic and absolutely owned Etta James' "At last!" When she was done the bass player looked at me and said "whew, that was no joke!" I added "and you thought this was going to be karaoke."
At the end of the night everyone was smiles. Laura and Jesse jumped in a vintage Rolls Royce and drove of into the night...

inside @ final friday

In the quest to shoot more for myself I dreamed up a project for final friday's at Cartel Coffee Lab. I set up my studio lights in the back of the coffee shop during the art walk. There was a great turnout and everyone had a blast.

The concept is portraits of people in thought. I'm calling it "inside". Have a look....

Lindsey and Chad Martin at Villa Siena {Wedding}

Another awesome wedding! It's raining beautiful brides, great locations, and awesome parties!

Lindsey and Chad got married Friday the 12th of September at the beautiful Villa Siena. Everything went off with out a hitch. It makes such a huge difference when the bride and groom are calm like they were.

I realize I could tell you the whole story but why not just get to the pictures....

Ok so I'm done vacationing

Whew... Ok so time to settle down and get some work done. Here's something old that I'm finally geting around to and some fresh stuff. The edits are super fresh.