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GUYS --- keep your eyes peeled for a FULL blog post of this gorgeous wedding coming soon!
Floral: Stephanie Yardman Floral Design
H/MU: Britney-Rae Sanchez
Gown: Bridal Elegance by Darlene
Suit: Mr. Tux
Set Assistant: Ivy Bencheck
Videography: Emily Joanne Wedding Films
Who is ready for the ultimate Birthday/Black Friday Sale?!?!! In honor of my birthday and Thanksgiving tomorrow, I decided to come up with the mother of all BLACK FIRDAY SALES!!! We will be offering the following doorbusters starting 12am Friday:
ONE $1 PORTRAIT SESSION (crazy right!!?)
FIVE 50% OFF PORTRAIT SESSIONS
TEN 10% OFF PORTRAIT SESSIONS
PLUS
For interested photographers, we will be discounting our mentoring sessions by 50%!!!! This is a flash sale, prices will only be valid through right before midnight Saturday Nov 29.
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE OF COURSE.
Comment on our Facebook post if you are interested in getting a reminder email and tag your friends for a chance to snag one of these awesome deals!!!!!!!
Don't forget to head to our Facebook Page at 12AM Friday November 28th to access the link with all the information!!!!
*** All portrait sessions are subject to availability and NM Sales Tax. They can be engagement/couple/anniversary session, high school senior, maternity, SIMPLE family session (up to 5 people), or headshot portrait sessions. Must take place in the ABQ area. Can not be combined with any other offer and not valid to sessions already booked.
I'm beaming with excitement and so happy to share with you all Miguel & Laurene's beautiful day! It was my last wedding of 2014 and the absolute loveliest DIY, New Mexican, fairytale themed wedding!
From the spanish decor incorporating bean filled centerpieces (so darling), papel picado banderitas (mexican cut-out flags) to Laurene's succulent infused bouquet (100% made by the bride & her maids), yet all these sweet touches were COMPLETLY out shined by Laurene's radiant smile every time her handsome groom would look over at her.... It was truly the most perfect blend of celebrating their love and honoring their culture & roots.
They exchanged the most deepest, sweetest vows and danced the night away with their closest friends and family. It was the greatest privilege to document their love story -- cheers to you Miguel & Laurene, I wish you many, many years of continued love & bliss!! <3
Dress- Online Boutique
Suits- Men's Wearhouse
Makeup- Camylle Ramirez
Jewelry- Lia Sophia
Cake- Roseanne Brandsford
Hair- Tiffany Link
Venue & Caterer- Old Pecos Trail Cafe
And a big thanks to my wonderful second shooter: Caitlin of Caitlin Elizabeth Photography
“I vow to see you in the light and likeness of God. To honor, support, and respect you each and every day. To trust and confide in you, unafraid to be my most vulnerable self in your presence. To accept you just as the Lord made you, the beautiful wonderful man that you are. To stand by you on the brightest of days and the darkest of nights. No matter what life brings, we will see it through. I promise to celebrate us each and every day. We made it.”
I had a great time photographing Ashley & her sweet family. She is actually a local fellow photographer, and one of my second shooters during wedding season, so when she asked me to do her yearly family portraits I was super honored! Aren't her boys the most handsome?? We had so much fun!
Last month I traveled to Galisteo, New Mexico to photograph this beautiful family. I've known Heather since grade school, so when she reached out for portraits I was so excited to get to catch up with her and meet her sweet family. The abundance of fall foliage and the loving, genuine, moments they shared during our session made it so easy to create such beautiful photographs! I seriously love this time of year and I seriously loved this session oh so much!!
The most perfect day, from start to finish. Both Zach & Megan were cool, calm and collected -- you could hardly tell they were about to embark on the biggest day of their lives.
When I met them early this year, they both shared how important it was to them to have the different elements of mother nature surrounding them, and getting married at the Bosque School couldn't have encapsulated the beauty of mother nature better. Between the cottonwood trees, the changing leaves, and incorporating so much natural beauty into the wedding (lavender bouquet, pumpkin center pieces, etc.), it was simply lovely!
On top of Zach and Megan's sweet first look reveal and exchanging heartfelt vows, they also honored passed loved ones by having a moment of silence and lifting off balloons with the names of loved ones who couldn't be at the wedding. It was extremely touching and thoughtful, and it was hard holding back tears.
Zach and Megan, it's been delightful getting to know you guys this past year and i'm so honored to have been a part of the biggest day of your lives!!
Gown/Bridesmaids Dresses: Coralie Beatrix
Veil: Veiled Beauty
Gold Headpiece: Avigail Adam
Lavender bouquet: Los Poblanos
Grooms wardrobe: Late father's suit
Donut tower: Rebel Donut
Cake Topper: Etsy
Food Truck: Switch It Up
Venue: The Bosque School
Last month I had the privilege of photographing Gil & Renay's beautiful Hotel Albuquerque wedding. Surrounded by all of their friends and family, they exchanged their most sincere vows and danced the night away. Let me tell you, do they know how to put on a party! I had a plast capturing such fun & heartfelt moments!
Cheers to Renay & Gil -- may this day be the day you loved each other the least!
Hair & Makeup: C.Johnson Makeup
Wedding Gown & bridesmaids dresses: Alfred Angelo at Uptown
Venue: Hotel Albuquerque
Photography/Second Shooter: Alicia Lucia Photography/Ashley Shaw
Videography: Avista Video
Cake: Cake Odyssey
Florals: Peoples Flowers
Meet Jacquelyn & Peter, both New Jersey transplants living in the beautiful Land Of Enchantment. We traveled up to the foothills for their engagement session where I learned more about their love! I'm obsessing over all the fun touches about this session. Firstly, Jacquelyn made, yes handmade her gorgeous tulle skirt while her mother crafted the beautiful oversized red rose! All so fun and complimenting to the different elements of the foot hills. I'm excited to get to know this sweet couple this next year and of course ecstatic to photograph their beautiful 2015 wedding!
Hair/Makeup Artist: C.Johnson Makeup
These two lovebirds get married this coming weekend! I can't wait to document their passionate and genuine love for each other!!
The last couple months have been crazy busy with wedding season that I haven't had time to blog about the sweet little ones who have stopped by the studio for their birthday sessions!
So much fun and tons of laughs with these darling little loves.
A blog preview of this sweet couple, Tiffany & CJ. I had a blast documenting their love!
A beautiful preview of the most darling couple, Bud & Rebecca. It has been the greatest joy getting to know these two over the past year, and capturing their love on the most beautiful day of their lives, was truly an honor! Their sweet wedding ceremony was held at the charming Cleveland Roller Mill Museum --- followed by dinner & dancing (and boy was there dancing, thanks to the live Yarbrough Band) at the Historic Plaza Hotel.
I can't wait to see what the future holds for them --- I know that the fun has just begun!! Happy honeymoon you two!
Dress: Davids Bridal
Venue: Cleveland Roller Mill Museum in Mora, NM
Reception: The Historic Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, NM
Wedding Planner: Jackie Conway
Live Band: Yarbrough Band
Floral Bouquets, Branch Altar & Centerpieces: Consider the Lillies in Las Vegas, NM
Bridesmaids Dresses: Rene's Bridal
Cake: Juli Salman
Hair & Makeup: Kelly Seikus
Groom/groomsmen attire: Men's Warehouse
2nd shooter: Emmanuelle Murphy // Emma Marie Photography
I was so excited when I first met with Charlene and heard about her plans for a smaller, more intimate wedding. 20 of Steve & Char's family & closest friends came together to watch them say their heart warming wedding vows to each other. The whole day was absolutely perfect.
Gown,Veil, & Bridesmaids Dresses: David's Bridal
Floral: Barton's Flowers
H/MU: Juliet Carmona // Christine's Hollywood Square Salon
Venue: Buffalo Thunder
Precious, bright eyed Isabella is truly a princess! As daughter of John & Danielle Tennyson (who have both served on the Santa Fe Fiesta Court, and momma was the Queen), she truly is born into Santa Fe royalty. I had the best time snuggling this sweet pea, and i'm so looking forward to watching her grow!
A preview of Lacee & Jeremy's engagement session. I can not wait for their beautiful wedding next summer!
Makeup: Christy Johnson of C. Johnson Makeup
Phewwww. It has been non-stop around here since, umm, January? From the surprisingly busy cold winter months where my sweet couples, families and seniors braved the chill New Mexico temps for their portraits, to the spring blossom sessions and then going full force into getting our studio up and running! Now, here we are, mid wedding season (where its not even my peak yet) and this gal is SOOO ready for a mini-vaycay. A chance for me to unplug, refocus, and reset to rock out our insanely busy Sept-November weddings, and christmas card portrait sessions!
So starting Thursday morning to Tuesday morning I will be away from all non-emergency emails and messages, poolside with a margarita in hand. Anything not time sensitive will be taken care when I get back to my desk Monday evening! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!
It was a gorgeous Santa Fe afternoon for the wedding celebration of Jonas & Ivana. Every inch of the La Posada Resort and Spa was filled with joy and excitement for the wedding, and it was an honor to photograph it all!
Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Padilla, your love is inspiring and uplifting and I wish for you both, many years of love and happiness!
Wedding dress & bridesmaids dresses: Christine's Bridal (Santa Fe, NM)
Cathedral Veil: Etsy
Wedding Venue: La Posada Resort and Spa (Santa Fe, NM)
Suit/Tux: Mens Warehouse
Floral: Amanda's Flowers (Santa Fe, NM)
Second Shooter: Emma Marie Photography
A couple months ago I got the sweetest inquiry from a fellow photographer out in Texas. Stephania and her precious family had secured the most perfect vacation rental home for their stay in Taos, NM and they hired me me to go up there to photograph them and their extended family! As the day approached, the weather got more and more questionable (this monsoon season has been throwing me some curve balls), but rain or shine I was headed to Taos to capture these precious memories of them in the beautiful Land Of Enchantment! I'm so grateful the weather held out for us and so happy to have met such a lovely family!
It was a perfect day with just the right amount of sunlight for the lovely wedding of Charles & Alissa. The beauty and joy poured from every detail of their gorgeous day. From their touching "First Look" reveal, to their amazing vows, the sweet rose ceremony they did to honor both of their mothers, down to the hilarious surprise from the Best Man, during the ring ceremony! It was certainly a joyous day.
Both Alissa & Charles put so much thought and detail to make it absolutely perfect. So enough from me... here I give you Charles & Alissa's perfect day.
Venue: Casas De Suenos Bed and Breakfast
Hair & Makeup: The Pretty Committee
Gown: Alfred Angelo
Suit: Suits Unlimited
A huge thank you to my wonderful 2nd shooter, Emma Murphy!
