Carter

It's that hectic, busy time of year again, and it makes keeping up with the blog more difficult. I've been busy photographing all the pre-school kids and will share some of those in a few weeks. But yesterday, I had the pleasure of photographing baby Carter!

Carter is the third child of my friends Robert + Wendy, and I spent several hours at their home yesterday. Carter is just 8 days old and so sweet and snugly! I loved getting my baby fix.

Robert and Wendy--thanks for sharing Carter with me. And I really enjoyed getting a chance to catch up with you guys, too. Hope we see you again soon!

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Yoli + Christian | destination wedding | sneak preview

When: September 2009
Where: North Shore, Oahu
What: Hawaii Destination Wedding

This fantastic intimate destination wedding has to be in the top 10 of my all time favs. Why you may ask? Well let me share a few of the reasons why...

1. There were lots and lots of wonderful personal details incorporated in their wedding celebration. Yoli took the rock climbing theme from her engagement session and included it throughout. I mean heck - check out their cake toppers! Christian's mom (who is a multi-talented artist) made them, along with the ring pillow. They also named the reception tables based on their favorite rock climbing spots.

2. Ahhh mi amore! Yeppers - love was in the air and I mean everywhere around Yoli and Christian. 'Nuff said.

3. family + friends = fun! Can't get any better than that when you are surrounded by large doses of happiness. I'm ashamed to say I caught myself a few times actually laughing out loud with everyone else when Christian's brother, Ty, and Yoli's dad give their speeches. I call it an occupational hazard.

Any regrets? I have only one - that we did not have one more hour of sunlight for more photos on the beach. Alas...

And now a drum roll please....without further ado, I present to you Yoli & Christian's lovely wedding.

Cheers!
B.

P.S. Want to see more teaser photos? Have a look at their gallery featuring a few more fab details from their wedding on my Facebook page. Don't forget to become a fan!

vendor info:
Wedding Coordination: KathE Garcia from Gayle Weddings
Venue: Ke Iki Bungalows
Catering: Indigo
Hair & Makeup: Leslie Fair

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A Splash of Color and Creativity

I know many destination brides enjoy DIY projects to flex their creative muscles and make their wedding a little more personal - as well as to help stay within their budget. Hence let me introduce Christie as one of those gals!

Christie and Daryl booked me to photograph their 2010 destination wedding (I also photographed a hot engagement session of them earlier this year), and so Christie sent me a copy of the DIY invite she created. Love the individual touches like her logo on the popular boarding pass theme, and her colors really POP! Thus I decided to share the love and show a little tease of their invites...be sure to watch the rest of the "peep show" on my Facebook page. ;o)

Cheers!
B.

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Yoli + Christian {sneak preview pt.1}

When: September 2009
Where: Oahu, HI
What: Engagement Portrait Session

Holy cow, Batman!

Yeah, that is one of the many thoughts that went through my head as I photographed Yolanda (a.k.a. Yoli) and Christian during their recent engagement session. When Yoli and I had emailed back and forth about scheduling an engagement session before their wedding, she mentioned that her and Christian are rock climbers so wanted to have part of their session around that theme. I'm thinking 'sounds good'! I'm always up for something new, but little did I know that they would take me to an actual rock climbing spot here on the island and "hang out".

They of course were happy campers and right in their element, but I have to admit I am a tad afraid of heights (o.k. maybe just a bit more than a tad) so photographing them while leaning over the side of a cliff was quite the adventure. :o) But after all is said and done, I would not hesitate to do it again in a New York minute!

Check out the teaser photos of their high flying love below - I'm so lucky to be photographing their wedding this weekend which I'm sure will be as much fun and exciting as their portrait session.

Cheers!
B.

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