the wedding of emi and kort- los angeles, ca

I haven't posted for a few days..my bad. I am making it up by throwing up a huge ginormous wedding.

it has taken me a couple of days to tackle this beast. so many images to edit through. I really loved re-living a wedding while I look through the images. I am so busy on the wedding day that I don't really get a chance to "enjoy" the wedding till I am looking at the photographs.

this wedding was traditional with some non-traditional touches..alternative music during the ceremony instead of classical, cupcakes instead of a cake and the best part was stand up comedians as entertainment. I was skeptical at first when I heard about this, nervous that if it wasn't funny it could flop. luckily, they were hilarious! I was laughing, my trusty assistant grant was laughing and every guest was as well. it was a hit! I would highly recommend them. the comedian duo basically get details on the spot about your story and then proceed to improv a musical about it. amazing. I was so impressed and LOVED that it was something I had never seen at a wedding before. good job emi and kort!....oh and although it was suppose to be funny (and was), it was still emotional enough that it actually brought tears to emi's eyes (refer to photo with laughter and tears). priceless. I will post the comedians information once I find it.... (have to clean this desk).

you two are so great. I loved becoming friends with both of you and wish you all the happiness life can give. xxoo.

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buffalo bill vs. dracula

j. arthur purrington in all his creepy glory...

jared's outtakes

an hour late

yes, she was. an hour late to her ceremony..BUT she showed and the wedding was beautiful.

stay tuned for their wedding photo story.

one year ago..

(photo courtsey of shaun)

well, almost a year ago. last year on thanksgiving day gfunk and I jumped on a plane(s) and flew to peru. we hiked the inca trail to manchu picchu and did it with some pretty hardcore friends. thanks mikell for planning the whole thing and thank you porters for all of the coca tea.

off to texas this year for the grateful day. not quite the same as cusco but texas will be full of family so it will be an adventure in its own right!

face film

I just got back my processed film from the film is not dead workshop and am so excited looking through the images. It was a great week with some great photographers shooting side by side....so I thought it only fitting to showcase some of those photographer faces first in what I'm sure will be MANY hawaii posts to come.

jon making the most NORMAL face I ever saw him make (thanks again and again for such an amazing week...I can still hear your shooting "wooOOooo" in my head).
natalie is SO full of energy and has 3 amazing boys and 1 amazing husband that match her energy. how does she do it all?! quite the inspiration.
leilani spent many years living in laie and was one of our island experts. I loved her free spirit and morning walks along the beach.
tracee was the bombshell photographer and mother of 2. thank you for all your advice on child rearing and motherhood. you took away some of my fears and actually helped me feel a little bit of excitement. not sure about your "baby a year" plan, but we'll see how desperate I get!

doble quinceanera

(invite design by jp)

grant n' friends threw a surprise party for me on friday. how thoughtful!! I loved it!

we bowled, took out 30yrs of pent up aggression on a couple of awesome pinatas and were serenaded by jenny b.

because of friday, this birthday was easier to bear....actually quite easy. I was happy and content with my old, old age. thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes and everyone else who thought it in their hearts.

hasta luego a los anos veinte.

jenny & baby battlestar

introducing my soon to be sister in law, with darren making a guest appearance (g's brother) and the real show stopper, little baby bump! our very own baby battlestar! my cute cuddly, mad over his aunt rachel, soon to be nephew!

photographing and looking at these images truly remind me how blessed I am to be adding these people to my life.

jenny has been such a positive influence on me this past year and a half. she is one of the most Christ like people I know. so forgiving. so generous. so accepting. she is a magnificent mother, wife, woman and sister. her smile makes me smile and her love helps me feel welcomed into her and her family's life. I love darren for being so kind to me and for showing his desire to be close to family. I love chasen for showing so much inner strength amidst life's challenges. I love jori for tenderly letting me know I'm needed. it wasn't long after grant and I started dating seriously that jori said to me "I hope you and grant are always together", when I asked her why, she responded, "because I don't want to lose you". is there a better compliment coming from a child? I love tani for her energy, personality and bright spirit. AND I love baby battlestar. I look forward to him making messes, screaming all day long, peeing on everything in sight and me still melting every time when he looks at me with his perfect little face.

jenny, thanks for adding so much beauty to my life. I love you.