yesterday & tomorrow

I spent the WHOLE day yesterday editing through lisa and dave's wedding, and I promise you will see a complete post from this wedding tomorrow.

hawaii take 2

some of you may be mad when I tell you this, but good friendships have to be based on honesty, so here goes.....in about a week I am jumping on a plane back to hawaii.

I know I haven't even been home from my last hawaii trip for 2 weeks and I know this will be my 3rd hawaii trip this year, but not everything in my life is great. I have a really cluttered desk, all of my shoes are outdated and I have to kill about 8 spiders a day...PLUS I have barely any counter space in my kitchen which makes it very hard to cook in there let alone re-create that 'what about bob' scene, where they are doing dishes and bill murray sings, "I'm singing in the kitchen with a bowl full of chicken...." my kitchen is never that happy.

I regress. I'm going back.. and feel pretty lucky about it.

I decided last minute to attend workshop that my photographer friend jonathan canlas is having. I get to shoot film for a whole week and eat delicious food and talk shop with a bunch of photo nerds like myself. I am so excited to shoot some stuff for ME and just fung shui myself back into the reasons why I first started taking photographs.

jonathan posted a little welcome to me here on his 'film is not dead' blog, along with this photo he took from one of my best girls weddings, mala. (frenchie, shown with me).


thanks jon for inspiring me to jump on board. I can't get to humidity fast enough.

look what I found!

...some sneaky little photos from camp that were hiding on an undeveloped roll! I love surprises!

porterville USA

took a business trip with grant to porterville awhile back....and now find myself packing to move there permanently (metaphorically speaking).

question: should I keep my last name or take his? OR have him take mine, or have us both switch last names?

hard to decide...ALL great options.

emi and kort

this couple wins for wanting something "different" for their engagement photo shoot.

location doesn't always matter....but when you have a winning combination of the right people, the right clothing and the right location...you're kind of glad you have all three. I was happy, and am happy.

oh, how I love pretty people in pretty photographs.

under cold blue stars

this was probably my favorite moment at girls camp. I had them write letters one night, under the stars with my favorite primary song playing "my heavenly father loves me". It was pretty radical.

ps. photo taken w film, hand held with only available light. I know its underexposed and grainy, but I think it just adds...

emi and kort's sneak peak

we took these engagements yesterday at the disney concert hall. besides the cop trying to boss us around, and the strong sewer smell....these turned out so GREAT! completely unique. I can't wait to show more...

It's official...

WE'RE ENGAGED!!!

we are thrilled, giddy, excited, grateful and CRAZY about each other...so if some of the pictures shown below look a little "smoochy smoochy", get over it! we're in love and don't care who knows it!!

It happened last night, under a full moon, at the griffith observatory. we came equipped with mexican hot cocoa, expecting a chill, but the strangely the weather was super warm. I love the observatory and the setting was more than perfect. we looked at the stars and the city lights and like always, took some pictures of us gazing at the stars and being generally awesome and then before I knew it he was down on one knee, a ring was on my finger and I was shouting YES!

then we made the obvious choice...back to my place to rock it out on the tramp.

there are a lot of "deep throat" pictures, due to our out of control state and a lot of "deep throat" kissing due to our out of control state (sorry mom).

looks like the stars are aligning. maybe there are happy endings...

santa monica stake-girls camp 2008

I know I am posting these MONTHS late. I think I needed time...

I've never had a baby so this is just a guess, but I'm thinking the reason I waited to revisit camp was a little like why you wait between having babies. so you have a baby and as awesome as it must be, it's probably a little hard right? (except for my sister in law who says going to the dentist is worse). but then by some force of divine design you kind of forget how hard it really was, and you start thinking...maybe I want another one.

ya, being in charge of girls camp is a lot like that. I needed time to forget and now all the memories are great!..well.......maybe I need a few more months.

I miss all the girls and the amazing leaders! there is nothing like bonding with a little dirt and grime. being outside most of the day, hearing the bugs at night and seeing the stars before you sleep. hmmmmmm. the food tastes better, you sleep sounder and being dirty just feels good.

here's to being "steadfast and immovable". walk tall ladies.