Meet Sarah J

It is my pleasure to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Sarah J.  She had a vision for a vintage photo shoot, and that led to super cute boots, suitcases and lots of laughs.  In her spare time, Sarah is also a wedding coordinator, and a darn fantastic one at that!  

Sarah, thanks so much for spending an afternoon with me, I'd do it again any day

The Camera Gods have heard my prayers! :)

Well, friends, if you are wondering what could possibly make this purple-crazed photographer even happier than a purple camera bag???   a PURPLE CAMERA of course!!!

When I found out that this violet colored beauty has hit the market, it stopped me dead in my tracks.  It has a fixed lens and shoots in film (just like in the old days!).  Don't worry, I won't be whipping it out to shoot any weddings, but it sure gives my all-dressed-in-black camera a run for its money :)

Meet Jamie, Jamie and Jaedon :)

Hello again friends!  I'm proud to introduce you to Jamie, Jamie and Jaedon.  Jamie and Jamie are snuggly, silly and oh so sweet on each other :).  Jaedon was so excited that his dad chose Jamie to marry, that during his dad's proposal he asked her to join his family too.  GOSH!!!  Stories like that make me cry.  Thank goodness my camera has "auto-focus" because when Jamie was telling me their engagement story, I really couldn't see through the view-finder anymore...

Congratulations Jamie + Jamie on your engagement!  Your story has just begun! :)

Meet my fam :)

Hello friends!  I would like to introduce you to part of my family...Tim, Kelly, Brennan & Abby Nordstrom!  We don't get to see them as much as we'd like, but they spent Thanksgiving '09 with us and the leaves were perfect for taking pictures...yep, I couldn't resist.  I dragged my family out once again to be subjects for my latest crazy idea...uh, I mean, PROFESSIONAL MODEL SHOOT.  Thankfully, it didn't take much bribing once I mentioned we would jump in the leaves :)

Check out their slideshow {here}. Enjoy!

New Wedding:: Amanda + Mike {Fort Bragg Wedding Photographer}

Hello, friends!  Welcome to Fort Bragg, CA!!!  The beaches are warm & sunny and it could not be a more beautiful day for a wedding.  Amanda + Mike tied the knot here on Monday, May 10, 2010.  I have absolutely no doubt that this couple is for keeps.

The weather was a bit, challenging, shall we say...the photos here make it look like it was perfect...during the ceremony, however, is a different story.  During the ceremony, it went like this:  rain + wind = HORIZONTAL RAIN.  Guess where I was shooting?  INTO the rain, of course!!!

Amanda + Mike proudly said their vows despite the crazy weather {see below} and after the ceremony it cleared up beautifully...it makes me think about how marriage is sometimes...sometimes it's sunny and warm, and sometimes you are standing in the rain.  No matter what, if you stand firmly together, the sun WILL come out again! :)  Congratulations, Amanda + Mike!!!

New Engagement:: Katie + Gavin {Chico Wedding Photographer}

Hello again, friends!  I am so pleased to introduce you to one of my dear friends, Katie.  She and I met in college at Chico State and have kept in touch since we graduated.  Katie is a wonderful girl and I am blessed to know her and call her my friend.  Not too long ago, Katie called me and announced she had met THE GUY {girls, you know what I mean, right!??!!?}  THE GUY!  I think I nearly dropped my phone I was so excited for her.

Gavin keeps Katie laughing.  Katie encourages silliness.  I don't think either of them could have found a better match.  Honestly, I've never seen Katie this happy before and I am so glad that Gavin is the reason why.

See Katie + Gavin's Engagement Photos {here}

New Engagement {Meet Lea +Konoli}

Hello, folks!  It is my pleasure to introduce you to Lea + Konoli.  Lea knew he was "the guy" because he is a gentleman.  You don't find much of that anymore, right ladies???  I told Lea she should keep him :).  They are looking forward to their wedding in October!  Congratulations, Lea and Konoli on your Engagement!

Feeding My Purple Obsession :)

Happy Friday everyone!  Today I would like to share something very dear to my heart with you:  my favorite color, PURPLE.  If you didn't know already, I love the color purple.  I own many articles of clothing that are purple, many things purple, heck, I even painted the largest wall in my studio purple!

Ok, so this might have been going overboard, but when I saw the new Kelly Moore camera bags, I fell in love with the style.  Then I found out that the bags come in [drum roll please]...yup!  Purple!  I had one bought in 15 mins flat. 

They look great from the outside---nothing obvious to give away "Hey!  I'm carrying about $3-4,000 worth of camera gear here!!!"  I love that!  It's a little dressier and stands out from my work clothes.  When you're wearing all black and then carrying a bunch of black camera bags, black gets a bit boring. 

I'm looking forward to using it this summer shooting weddings!  To my brides who didn't choose the color purple as their wedding color, I hope you don't mind if I bring my purple bag anyways :)

have a great weekend!
~Jen