emily & steven- san diego, ca

I like shooting weddings for "kind of" family. emily is my sister in law's sister, but their whole family feels more like cousins to me. confused enough? let's just say I love them.

It's not half bad spending a work day shooting some of my favorite subjects.....delectable nieces and nephews and a dashing new couple.

favorites of the day, the DJ (by far), overcast then sunny skies, hawaiian haystacks, grandpa and his best friend, babies making-out on the dance floor, my assistant, poop in the grass...need I say more? awesome day.

to see more of this wedding and to order prints, visit here.

berry trifle

this has become my go to dessert recipe for large groups on warm days. I think I like making it so much because I get to use my trifle dish.

I made this on easter, and I think everyone really enjoyed it. It has a few steps but is really quite easy...plus it has a lot of pretty colors.

berry trifle

1 large angel food cake (I use a boxed cake)
2 small pkg instant (or cooked) vanilla pudding
2 small pkg raspberry jello
3 cups hot water
1 cup vanilla ice cream
2- 10 ounce pkg frozen raspberries
3 bananas
1 pint heavy whipping cream

dissolve jello with hot water, in serving dish. add to hot jello mixture the ice cream and frozen berries.

let jello set at least 4hrs (or overnight)

while jello is setting up, bake your cake and whip the heavy cream (adding powdered sugar and vanilla to taste at soft peak stage then continue whipping until stiff peaks form)

once jello is set layer with torn angel food cake, vanilla pudding, and whipping cream.

cover and keep cool in fridge. once you are ready to serve, slice the bananas and layer on top.

enjoy!

seattle- april 25-30

I will be in seattle from saturday april 25, through thursday the 30th.....that's next week people!

I have one shoot lined up but have room for more. If you are interested in booking me for a shoot email me ASAP at rachel@rachelthurston.com. I am have time monday, tues and wednesday so if you are looking for a great mothers day gift idea or just need some rocking images of yourself, email me for rates.

available for portrait or editorial work...or any other crazy ideas you may have.

(no this photo is not upside down)

lets revisit some images from last july when I was there for rob and cori's super awesome wedding.

wedding images here, and city shots here and here oh, and here. phew. that's kind of a lot of links, but it is seattle.

how excited am I for elliot's oyster house?! very! seattle just makes me want to eat and take photos. feels so good. feels so right.

shoot me over an email if you want to meet up for a photo shoot.

easter sunday

the nanny goat making some delicious cinnamon rolls

grant and I hid easter eggs. can you find the one in the lemon tree?

mini tramp, big hit with the little people

grant gave baby wright a little chair to sit on and we covered him in a blanket. he sat there for a long time.

my steph

almost walking!!!

taking photos of tani...I either get this face (upbove) or this side (below).

what a great day. church with grant's parents, then dinner with family and friends. I loved having all (but one) of my nieces and nephews in one place. matt and nikki where also there (no photos to prove..sorry)... I truly feel like they are family too. did I mention there was sunshine and perfect 70 degree weather? I love california.

update time

my website at www.rachelthurston.com was in dire need of a makeover! until the transformation as taken place the site will be down.. BUT the blog will be alive and well so check here daily for recent work and inspiration.

get ready for a new and improved rachelthurston.com!

rivera beach- san celemente, ca

some detail shots of a saturday night evening spent at rivie's.

we had a long day of shooting and ended it perfectly. grant surfed as the sun set and I bundled in a blanket on the sand. I ate strawberries, played with my polaroid camera and worked on tax deductions (the best part of taxes)... all while giving fistpumps to my husband after a good ride.

It was great. the sun and the waves were just what we both needed.

emily & steven's teaser

more images to come from last saturdays san diego wedding.

someone do this

(image seen here, photograph by andrea polito)

colorful confetti send off.....I want to photograph the madness.

matte stephens

(seen here)

I think these would be really great prints for a kids room. I love the warm colors.

bonnet and basket

in honor of easter, here I am.

this is how I remember easter as a child...easter dresses. boy, did I love dresses. there was even a time, after my brother had chopped all of my hair off, that I strictly wore dresses so everybody would know I was a girl. easter dresses usually consisted of a pastel, dropped waist dress, a hat of some sort and gloves.

the finger wag in the first photo was some sort of photo trademark of mine around that age.. and the hat on tilt...wow. dude, the dollar bill in my basket...money in eggs was always a favorite at our house. I would have rather found a quarter in a plastic egg than candy.

thanks mom and dad for making easter memorable.

mom, I think you should probably still buy me easter dresses...BUT only if there are gloves involved.

ps. I love you jesus. I know easter is really about you. this post just happened to be about fashion and money. sorry about that.