It's Just That Time of Year . . . .
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The end of the year is always a flurry of portrait shoots, fall/winter weddings, album production and gift orders, meaning that our production work basically quadruples in October, November and the first half of December. Though my client deadlines always take priority over the blog, I have to admit that I was a little surprised when I looked at my to-do list and noticed that I'm currently nine weddings and six engagement shoots behind on my blogging. Many of these clients already have their wedding proofs in hand, even though they haven't yet made it to the blog. So to those of you who regularly visit, I apologize. :)
The good news is that I'll be more visible than ever next year, with six weddings being published in various wedding magazines in January of 2009. Congratulations to my great couples Andrea & Andres, Charmi & Sachin, Anu & Vishal, Dimple & Sagar, Madhavi & Vamsi, and Sabrina & Alex (co-shot with Rebecca Bouck), whose faces will all soon be smiling out from the pages of some beautiful magazines. I'll be sure to blog as each feature hits.
I'll be shooting Melina & Christian's wedding in Cabo San Lucas this weekend, and hope to blog something before I leave. If the time slips away before I have that chance, just know that when I return from my shoot, I'll do my best to once again be a blogging fool. Thanks for your patience and all your nice notes, and hope you're enjoying fall -- my favorite time of year. :)
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Jane & PJ
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Jane and PJ were married on a beautiful, sunny day at
Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. This is yet another of my New York-based couples, and since they booked me via phone, we actually didn't meet until the wedding day. I was delighted that they were both such great people, and couldn't contain my excitement when I found out that Jane worked at Sesame Street (my favorite childhood show). Jane's seven bridesmaids wore super-stylish one-shoulder dresses in a gorgeous color that looked so perfect against the blue of the ocean. And speaking of color . . . Jane and PJ's paebaek outfits were just dazzling. As part of the paebaek, family members throw dates and chestnuts for the bride to catch, and each caught date or chestnut represents a grandchild (or how many children the couple will eventually have). It turns out that Jane is a pretty good catch, so if the paebaek ceremony is to be believed, Jane and PJ are destined to have about 53 children. I don't seem to have any vendor information handy, so I'll be back to update this as soon as I can get the info.
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The Andrena Photo of the Week
Monday, October 06, 2008
Why? Because this baby is just so cute, and with an expression like that, you just have to wonder what he's thinking. And he also looks like he's about to go jogging. Tracy and Greg are the proud parents of little Austin, and it was so fun to shoot him. I shot Tracy and Greg's wedding several years ago, and I'm thrilled that they still keep in touch.
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