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Bridal Barbie Pamper Me Party!

Thank you to all who came out to the La-Di-Da Spa for a night of bridal chat and pampering! Check out the fun photos on the Couture Events blog!

Bridal Barbie Pamper Party!

Come out for a night of pampering and prizes! Join us along with Couture Events, La Di Da Spa, and several other great vendors! View the evite here: Pamper Me Party! Look for Aimee and ask about the great party specials & raffle prize!

Makena is here!

After a little hiatus from the photo/wedding/travel world, the best thing ever has arrived! Our son, Makena, was born last month and has been the light of our lives ever since! We couldn't be happier!

The Ring

I love this stuff! To me this is a true Christmas story! Years ago...if I dare say 20+, when I lived in Illinois, I found a class ring in a park. I never thought I'd actually be able to find it's owner, but always kept the ring in my jewelry box. Earlier this week I spotted the ring and for some reason pulled it out. I asked my husband, Mike, who has been finding a lot of old friends and classmates lately on Facebook, to try to find the owner of the ring. Of course we had the name of the school and the year, but her name was inscribed on the inside as well. He found who he thought was the owner of the ring and dropped her a line through Facebook. He told her that we had the ring and that if she would call me and give a good description, we'd be happy to return it to her. Well, she called yesterday, and through her excitement and tears described in perfect detail this long lost treasure. She graduated in 1983 and the ring had been stolen from her in her Junior year of High School!! Today, I'm sending out the ring, and she will have it by Christmas. Though you might think the gift is all hers, it's really a gift to me too for finally being able to reunite this ring with it's long lost owner.

Giving Back II

Anthony's Daddy is deployed right now, and will be for a while. Anthony is 15 months old and has a lot of energy. I'll be sending some photos from this shoot to his Dad, which I'm sure will be a welcome holiday treat! It's my very small way of giving back to our military members who sacrifice so much.

Happy Holidays!

I'm a bad blogger! Hopefully I will find a little more time in the next month or so to post more often. Things slow down a little this time of year, so I won't have many excuses! This post isn't about my bad blogging habits though. It's about this special time of year that is the holidays. It's a time to enjoy family and great friends. It's a time to remember all of the things that we are thankful for...and even though our country seems to be struggling financially, I know that a good majority of us have many, many things to be thankful for. So here's to celebrating the good things in life, our families, and friends. May the season be filled with magical times for you and yours.

Alex's Newborn Photos

Baby Alex is a new addition to the family of my great friends, Staci and Dan. One thing about photographing newborns is that you must do the shoot on their time. With a little patience and some help from the new Mommy and Daddy we ended up with some fantastic shots of this precious little guy. Even Pete the dog was on board with making sure everything went smoothly.

On Stage with Jack Johnson

Recently, I was invited by my great friend, Kathie, to join her onstage with Jack Johnson. It was such a fun way to catch the show. Jack Johnson is an amazing singer, songwriter, and musician from Hawaii and does a great job of spreading the message of conservation, global change, and just plain living right. Gotta love him! To find out more about him, click here to visit his site. Pro cameras and flash are not allowed on stage, so, I snapped a few with my little pocket camera:) Thanks Kathie!

The Krause Family

Mike and ReJana Krause are two fabulous photographers from Dallas, Texas. They came to San Diego and arranged for me to do some photos of them and their beautiful little girl, Gracie. We has such a blast! We covered just about all of Sea Port Village where Gracie seemed to make friends every time she turned around. Then we all rode the merry-go-round. As you can see, this was thrilling for Gracie and almost like an extreme sport for me. Trying to keep your balance and take photos facing backwards on a merry-go-round is a real challenge. My great husband Mike, who was shooting with me that day, was kind enough to put his camera down gracefully help me keep my balance. HA! After our shoot we all enjoyed an awesome sushi lunch at RA! Check Mike and ReJana out at Blu Door Studios