Here’s a little glimpse of the wonderful brides and grooms we worked with in 2011! Each wedding was very unique and it was an honor to be a part of each couples’ big day. Looking forward to spending special time with all of our 2012 brides and grooms!

 Ashley & Eddie : Private Estate, Jamul, CA : 1.9.11

Shawna & Eddie : Shadow Mountain, El Cajon, CA : 1.15.11

 Kristina & Matt : Pala Mesa Resort, Fallbrook, CA : 1.29.11

 Kanani & Daniel : Admiral Kidd Club, San Diego, CA : 4.17.11

 Shauna & Cody : Emma Estate, Rancho Santa Fe, CA : 6.11.11

Kayla & Patrick : Empire Mine, Grass Valley, CA : 6.18.11

Loretta & Dave : Martin Johnson House, La Jolla, CA : 7.16.11

Katrine & Johnny : Pala Mesa Resort, Fallbrook, CA : 7.23.11

Casey & Jake : Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center, CA : 7.30.11

 Kaila & Kevin : Founder’s Chapel & Marina Village, San Diego, CA : 8.20.11

Paige & Timothy : Paradise Point Resort & Spa, San Diego, CA : 8.28.11

 Jessica & Kris : Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center, CA : 9.10.11

 Jess & Nate : Whispering Oaks Terrace, Pala, CA : 10.8.11

 Erin & Jeff : Temecula Farmhouse, Temecula, CA : 10.15.11

 Holly & Brian : Twin Oaks Garden Estate, San Marcos, CA : 12.2.11

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We are pleased to announce TWO days of mini-sessions on November 4th and 5th! Friday, November 4th will be at Sunset Cliffs for the beach-y San Diego people. :) Saturday, November 5th will be at Lake Cuyamaca for the outdoors-y mountain people. :) There will be 5 time slots available on Friday at 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm and 5:30pm . There will be 5 time slots available on Saturday at 3pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm and 5pm. The cost of the session is $175. Each session will be 25 minutes and includes 20 images in an online gallery and one high-resolution digital file. You may purchase a DVD of all 20 high-resolution digital files for an additional $100. There is a maximum of 5 people for each mini session. We also have custom vintage Christmas greeting cards just in time for the holidays!

The following calendar will be updated with availability:

**UPDATE: ALL MINI-SESSIONS ARE NOW BOOKED!

Friday, November 4th at Sunset Cliffs:

3:30pm- BOOKED

4pm- BOOKED

4:30pm- BOOKED

5pm- BOOKED

5:30pm- BOOKED

Saturday, November 5th at Lake Cuyamaca:

3pm- BOOKED

3:30pm- BOOKED

4pm- BOOKED

4:30pm- BOOKED

5pm- BOOKED

Please inquire if you are interested in reserving a session!

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We used our free-standing Photobooth at my sister’s graduation party on Sunday and had such a blast! I just wanted to share a few fun pictures here. :) The Photobooth is available for rent primarily for weddings, but also other events. Check it out!

Heather and me!

H and I with our cousins!

My beautiful momma and sister.

Deven and I being silly!

Of course, the family cats made an appearance! For the record, I am not a cat lady.

Love him!

My fam! This is supposed to be the serious one.

And, of course, a goofy one. :)

The Photobooth comes with a few different backdrops, and as you can see, can fit up to at least six people in the frame comfortably! If you want to customize the backdrop or bring props to fit your wedding’s theme and style, you can do that as well! We have two different Photobooth pricing options ($350 and $500) that include all the set-up and tear-down, unlimited pictures taken during the operation time, 4×6 prints of the images after the wedding, Facebook sharing and tagging of the images, and a DVD (optional).

Let us know if you’re interested in reserving it for your big day! It’s super fun! :)

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Today’s post is for the sole purpose of bragging about how much we love Brides by Brittany! I met Brittany a few months ago, and absolutely love not only her beautiful work, but her amazing personality and heart! She is an extremely talented makeup artist, and I’m eager to refer her to all of my clients. Remember Heather’s gorgeous session? Well, here are some “before” pics from that day… Heather getting all dolled up by Brittany!

This is Brittany’s home office/studio in San Marcos.

Amazing airbrush…

And her adorable pup!

All finished and gorgeous!

And in case you forgot… here’s how beautiful Heather is:

So… be sure to check out Brittany for all of your makeup needs!

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I just delivered this beautiful “engagement book” to my wonderful client Kaila last week- we designed the 10″x10″ contemporary book to act as a memorable guest sign-in book for their wedding, where their friends and family can write directly on the pages to create such a cool keepsake album for them. A great coffee table book! Check it out:

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