Cristy and Jorge 5-23-09

This shoot was a lot of fun, it's always great to work with friends :)

Cristiana and Jorge have been together for about as long as my husband and I have, and they are finally getting married this September! So we all went out to get some engagement photos for them to use for their invitations...

I'll also be shooting their wedding in the fall, and I'm very much looking forward to it! <3>

Thelma and John's Wedding 10-4-08

WOW!!!

so, I have just shot my first wedding as a professional.

Insanity.

First off, I gotta say, I haven't been to a wedding besides my own since I was nine, and I don't think I'd ever been to a Catholic ceremony, so I figured the day would be hectic, but I didn't consider it would be CHAOTIC with the only break being the hour and a half long ceremony, which was basically a lecture on contraceptives, abortions, and what slim chances the couple had of making their marriage work, sprinkled with a bit of "do you? do you? ok, give her the ring."

Not for nothing, Catholics, after all I used to be one, but why do ya gotta zap the fun outta everything? lol

I wasn't able to get all the shots I had planned (or had hoped) to get due to the rain and the time crunch mostly, but I did get SO MANY shots that editing them is a little overwhelming to both Kenny and I...I was up til 5:30 AM just organizing the photos based on timeline (since I used two different camera bodies, the photos were separated on two cards in no particular order).

I did have an AMAZING time considering I was "working" (I feel bad calling it work when it's such a blast), and I feel confident that with this wedding under my belt, the next one should be even MORE of a success!

I do have to say, it's two days later...and my back and feet are STILL sore! wow! something to be corrected before next time...MUST GET INSOLES or something! lol

Overall, I'm just very excited and thankful that I got this opportunity (thanks again to Elizabeth Stinson for taking a chance on a rookie and giving me this amazing chance) and I look forward to many more weddings!!!

here are merely a FRACTION of the photos I took...they are not edited WHATSOEVER, except for the vignette I added to them...

more to come once they get edited...

Thelma and John, engagement photos 8-30-08

it was a hell of a drive, and it was POURING the whole time, but we had a blast!









more coming soon to the Myspace and DeviantArt!

<3

Thelma's Hair and Make-up Trial 8-21-08

so, this past week we got together with Thelma and a couple of her bridesmaids, Claudia and Carla, to work on some hairstyles and plan Thelma's big day make-up...

the hair and make-up is being provided by my best friend Kary-Anne, who is a professional certified hairstylist and make-up artist...

if you're in the South Florida area and would like to contact her, BTW, her myspace is http://www.myspace.com/384728193

my husband Kenny has gotten REALLY GOOD at editing photos and he's also very enthusiastic to be a part of Beautiful Garbage lol so he did the editing for these pictures...

in any case, here's a few photos from the night, and I posted a few more both on my myspace page and on my deviantart account (links can be found at the top of the page)