carter and the family

we know there is always a chance that a little guy won't be feeling up for pictures on the big day, but between me and james, we can usually get them to at least ham it up for a couple pics. despite all our tricks, we couldn't get carter to smile, until the very end, when mom pulled out her tricks and got him laughing. he is so adorable, we were thrilled to get some pictures of him and his family at south coast winery in temecula. here are our favorites from the shoot...

mcdaniel family

can you believe it is already holiday time? and its 85 degrees in november? amazing. it was hot out when we met the mcdaniel family in oceanside for some holiday family photos, and there wasn't a cloud in sight. we had to play a lot under the pier since there was no shade to be found, and we had a ton of fun with the kids, who didn't necessarily love the idea of getting wet. here are some of our favorites from the shoot...

nice, warm, beautiful afternoon sun...

saved the best for last, the kids chose the poses for this one...

amy and stefan part II

after the ceremony, we headed across the street for some beautiful views of san diego bay...

the emotional dances...


these were the coolest square cupcakes, and of course we loved the colors...


check out the bouquet toss, the unfortunate lucky girl got it pretty good in the face and james caught it all...

amy and stefan, thank you for a wonderful party and congratulations on your wedding!

wedding: amy and stefan

it was a beautifully warm fall day when amy and stefan got married at the island palms hotel in shelter island. amy went for a very cool retro look, with finger waves, red-lipped bridesmaids and a sexy wedding gown. stefan looked perfect in his uniform, and we loved all the swordsmen at the ceremony. and as if amy could look any better, she switched into a flapper-style wedding frock for the reception, which was just rockin! here are our faves from the wedding day...


the wedding party was all about taking pictures, but the flower girls just wanted to play...

sassy...

check back tomorrow for part II of the wedding pics, for more of the bride and groom and the reception fun.