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Jennifer and Jonathan- St. Regis Monarch Beach Wedding

Jennifer and Jonathan- St. Regis Monarch Beach Wedding

When I met Jonathan, I knew he was perfect for Jennifer. Not only do they balance each other well, but they also have the same brand of silliness. This is very important. You can see it in their friends (John had 37 hundred groomsmen, or something like that, and you can only get that many guys to put on plastic tux shoes if they really like you) and the fun things they’d rather do than have a traditional bachelorette party. It’s adorable and perfect, and I was so happy to see that Jen had found someone with the same excitement and zest for life.

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Elowen! Southeast Kansas Family Photography

Elowen! Southeast Kansas Family Photography

Elowen is cute and chubby. She prefers rolling over crawling. She has three hairs, a la Homer Simpson, which you can only see through her baby fuzz in certain light. She has a touch of drama- she’s a very happy kid, she just knows exactly what she wants, and she wants to be tossed in the air, dance to Hey Soul Sister and try to get to the cats and dogs.
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Jim and Derek- Engagement Pictures and Ice Cream!

Jim and Derek- Engagement Pictures and Ice Cream!

While working on Jim and Derek’s wedding, it occurred to me that their engagement pictures didn’t get posted while we were working on the website changeover. Here are the photos we took at the Burbank home and at the Griffith Park Observatory. Jim and Derek met while working on America’s Next Top Model, so the Hollywood sign seemed quite appropriate!

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Jen and John- St. Regis Monarch Beach Wedding Rehearsal

Jen and John- St. Regis Monarch Beach Wedding Rehearsal

The St. Regis at Monarch Beach outside of Laguna Niguel is just a really terrible place to be married. The view stinks, the buildings are just “meh”, it’s not luxurious or romantic at all. Do you think the Google bots can pick up on sarcasm? In all honesty, I can’t think of a more gorgeous, opulent, romantic location for an afternoon wedding.
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Jen and John- Bridal 5K

Jen and John- Bridal 5K

One of the things I love most about Jen is that she’s very clear about who she is. She’s not the kind of girl you hold a traditional bachelorette party for, with all the drinking and cruising from bar to bar. Instead, her maid of honor, Amanda, who knows Jen’s love of running put together a fun 5k run! There were trophies, cowbells, banana costumes, and a finished line made of pink boas. Even the less athletic of the bunch enjoyed a beautiful walk down to the beach and back. Not a bad way to send Jen off to married life!
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Charlee and Brayden- Disneyland Kid Portraits

Charlee and Brayden- Disneyland Kid Portraits

While we were out in California we were lucky to get to meet up with the Rizzo girls- my college roommate, Lisa, her sister, Laura, and Laura’s two kids, Charlee and Brayden (Brayden’s not a girl, but he’s stuck with the Rizzo girls in his babyhood). The Rizzos have year passes to Disneyland, and Charlee actively refers to it as “My Disneyland,” so it seemed the perfect place to take their pictures. Plus, we really couldn’t pass up photos on the carousel…
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