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Monique & Ernie: Fun loving and MARRIED! An Edwards Mansion Wedding!

Monique and Ernie FINALLY TIED THE KNOT! We met as strangers over a year ago and instantly hit it off. A few months pass by and it’s time for their engagement shoot… and I have never been more pleasantly surprised by STYLE as I was that September day! Bow tie, coral necklace, tutu skirt, striped top, and 2 gigantic smiles…. I was in photographer heaven!
Since then, M&E have continued to pleasantly surprise us with their cute cards in the mail, sweet comments on this blog, and keeping up with us on Facebook! We love how much they love each other.

Monique- You’re a gorgeous woman and I can’t thank you enough for so graciously being my walking talking billboard! You’re the BEST! I am so blessed to have witness you and your handsome Ernie tie the knot and officially become one! Steve and I wish you the best of everything!!!  We really had so much fun laughing and loving with you guys! Please call us when you get the most stylish baby bump ever imaginable!;)

ABOUT THEIR WEDDING:
Ernie and his groomsmen wore custom Barongs which are traditional for Filipino weddings! He was very proud to represent his culture! They wed in a church with a traditional Catholic ceremony and had the best party ever at their Edwards Mansion reception! It was such a fun day!
WEDDING DAY HIGHLIGHTS:
1- Monique running from the parking lot to her hiding room before the ceremony. I’m not kidding… she literally sprinted!
2- Monique dropping the ring and shocking the priest.
3- Arnie, Ernie’s twin brother and best man, SPLITTING HIS PANTS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE during an awesome toe-touch for my camera. Yeah, let’s just say there are reasons why I can’t share that picture….. HAHA!!!
4- Monique & Ernie never leaving the dance floor. I think Monique was dancing before they were even announced into the reception. Gosh, I love her.
5- Monique pitching her bouquet in her baseball cap veil. (You’ll see…)

LOVE YOU BOTH! Can’t thank you enough for letting us be your photographers!  We’re so excited you are starting your marriage off in St. Lucia!! HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A BLAST!!!
xo
Sara + Steve

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May 14, 2012 - 8:08 pm

Jessica - Gah! Those bridesmaids had such great style. Love the different colors and dresses. My fav shot is the black and white one through the window :)

A little bit of our life lately + Baby Owen

What busy days! What wonderful, fruitful, productive, and fun days we’ve been having! I know I say this over and over, but I am truly so blessed to be a photographer and fill my days with all things related!
I spent this last weekend at a Women’s Retreat for my church at Calvary Chapel Bible College and it is soooo beeeaaauuuttttiiiifffuuuulllll there! I photographer all 3 days, decorated, planned and played games, ate lots, and made some beautiful friendships with women I am proud to know! God really did some amazing things that weekend!
The next day Martha (my wonderful make up artist), her husband Justin, and their baby Owen came over for smoothies! I’m not a newborn photographer by any means, but how could I not pull out my camera when this kid is around? My iPhone just wasn’t cutting it! He’s just too cute. And there really isn’t anything sweeter than seeing 2 of your close friends loving parenthood so much (and being really good at it)! Babies really are blessings from God and M&J fully understand that. It’s a beautiful thing! Steve and I are so excited that the 3 of them will be moving in with us for a little while! THAT’S RIGHT!! Our house will be their house in just a couple of weeks! They are in the process of buying a house and we are so excited by the opportunity to open our doors to them when they need it most. AND THERE WILL BE A DARLING LITTLE BABY HANGING OUT OVER HERE 24/7!

I can’t wait to see what next month will hold for the 5 of us! Probably more photo shoots… who are we kidding? xoxoxo!

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May 9, 2012 - 9:35 am

Jessica - Adorbz!!!

May 9, 2012 - 9:54 am

Kate Whitmore - I just want to eat him up! Gorgeous color and light!

May 9, 2012 - 11:36 am

mike - Adorable!

May 9, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Collette - So beautiful both Martha and Baby Owen. What an exciting blessing for all of you!

May 9, 2012 - 10:03 pm

Daniel Cruz - Baby Owen > Steve’s Mustache. :D

Bride of the Week: Dyllie!

Wedding season is upon us, ladies and gentlemen! I’ve been so blessed by my brides this year and I get all kinds of anxious when I think of all the awesome weddings we get to be a part of in these next few months! We’ve shot 2 weddings so far in 2012 they BOTH have been featured on 2 of the best wedding blogs out there! It’s crazy thinking about it, actually. I can’t say I’m anything but blessed to be featured on the virtual pages of Wedding Chicks and Green Wedding Shoes!!! Here’s to the rest of the year!!!!
AND!  I’m so excited to say that Dyllie & Andrew are getting married on May 19th! WAHOO! Which leads me to our next BRIDE OF THE WEEK….

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April 27, 2012 - 9:44 pm

mike - Congratulations Dyllie!

April 27, 2012 - 10:01 pm

Dyllie - I am so honored to be on your page Sara! Thank you! So glad to have you capturing our day. See you soon :)

Kate & Jared: Fell in love in the sun & were married in the (surprise) snow

I am so EAGER to share this wedding! This day was so lovely. This day was so perfect. The day was SO not what they planned…
Sweet Kate planned a beautiful spring time wedding full of grays and yellows and California sunshine…. but California gave her snow! IN APRIL! It was completely unexpected! But my goodness, was it a dream! As Steve and I drove up to the Barn at Rileys Farms our jaws hit the floor and never came back up! I’m thankful to have photos to tell the story because my words are failing me now. Just beautiful. That’s really all I can say. Especially Kate, ohmygoodness was she beautiful.


Kate & Jared chose to do a first look and it was (can you guesss?) BEAUTIFUL. Jared lit up and chuckled once he saw his bride. Such sweetness!
Everything was BEAUTIFUL.

The handsome groomsmen sported different ties…And the bridesmaids wore mis-matched sweaters! LOVE.
Brier Rose Design, you did an impeccable job with the florals. I mean, a BEAUTIFUL job!

MARRIED!!!

The Family Tree at the reception…

This next photo cracks me up! What a supportive little dancer!

Kate’s sweet grandmother made them a quilt using all of the fabrics Kate hand selected for her wedding. It came in handy! Burrrrr!


Kate you’re gorgeous. I was so impressed by your care free attitude and, dang dude, you were a CHAMP in that snow!
Jared, you’re a handsome and blessed man! I love you both! Let’s double date soon and talk about how BEAUTIFUL your wedding was!
GOD BLESS!

venue: Riley’s Farm  in Oak Glen, California
hair: bride’s cousin, Cassie
makeup: The bride did it herself
wedding dress: David’s Bridal 
bridal accessories: Etsy {Yellow sash (FloralCouture) lace leggings (DGstyle)}
sweater: Anthropologie
shoes: JC Penney
bridesmaid dresses: David’s Bridal
bridesmaids belts: Target
grooms suit: JC Penney
groomsmen ties: Macy’s
event design:  The brides and her mother
event coordinator: Jan Theim from Riley’s Farm
floral design: Collette Budd of Brier Rose Design
band: Lonsome Otis
catering: Riley’s Farm
cake: cupcakes – The Cake Shop (all other desserts made by the wonderful women in the bride’s life)

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April 16, 2012 - 8:34 pm

Bethany Belle - breathtaking does not begin to say how perfectly you captured it all <3 Your stuff gets me more and more excited every time I see it and I know they are going to be head over heals about how you captured such an amazing day!

April 16, 2012 - 8:49 pm

Sally Orlando - Such a beautiful day, you captured it so well.

April 16, 2012 - 9:01 pm

Jessica - So so so beautiful is right! You really captured the beauty of the day. Man, what a gorgeous wedding! That snow was magic.

April 16, 2012 - 9:06 pm

Heather Armstrong - I have been so excited for your post! I am one of your instagram followers! :) Absolutely gorgeous wedding & captures! So so beautiful!!! Wow! Wow!

April 16, 2012 - 10:42 pm

Emily - These are so cute! I love all the details of this wedding, and I can’t believe it snowed!!

April 17, 2012 - 6:06 am

Ashley - Absolutely love this! The snow added such a magical touch to the wedding! Soooooo happy for my friend Jared ! May you both be blessed in your marriage it’s an adventure!! Miss you buddy! :)

April 17, 2012 - 8:12 am

caitlin elizabeth - HOW. PERFECT. IS. THIS. WEDDING??!!?!!!?!?!!? you did an AMAZING job capturing everything :)

April 17, 2012 - 10:25 pm

Juliet - Beautiful wedding! You did an amazing job as always Sara!

April 17, 2012 - 11:28 pm

Kate - I couldn’t be any happier, Sara :) And I’m lovin life right now! xoxo.

April 19, 2012 - 8:15 pm

DIANA HEART - I REALLY MISS ALL THE FUN WE HAD AT RILEY’S FARM WITH HEIDI RAE !!!

April 19, 2012 - 10:30 pm

Tierra Harper - Seriously? This wedding is one of the most beautiful that I’ve ever seen. The snow was unexpected but ended up complimenting every single photo. Amazing.

April 26, 2012 - 8:59 pm

mike - Gorgeous work Sara!

May 9, 2012 - 10:05 pm

Daniel Cruz - Beautiful freaking job my friend. :) You’ve grown so much and I’m proud of you!

Senior: Ashley Anne

Hello!
For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to get a venti iced mocha from Starbucks this afternoon. I usually am a caffeine monster with a grande, so I’m sure you can image how WHACK I feel right now. So caffeinated I feel silly, tired, hyper, and dizzy. I’ll never learn.
But I’ve got some Gungor playing and I’m ready to show you all this beautiful senior shoot I did the other day. My husband and I found this location by googling “cool buildings”… seriously. We totally lucked out because they never let people shoot there but they happened to be giving a tour of the location and let us sneak in (with permission) and it was aaaaammmmmaaazzzzzzziiiiiinnnnnnngggggg. The perfect backdrop for this beauty! Thanks John Swisher Community Center for opening it up for us!
Ashley- you are so sweet, goofy, beautiful, and fun! I hope you feel beautiful when you look at these photos!

Work that wind, girlfriend. Work. It.

You’re gorgeous, Ashley!!
Thanks again to the John Swisher Community Center in Hesperia!

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April 12, 2012 - 6:29 pm

Jessica - Gorgeous shoot! I love that building for real. And she is adorable!

April 12, 2012 - 7:10 pm

Brooke - My favorite shoot so far! Too bad that building is not open generally. What a beautiful building.

April 12, 2012 - 8:33 pm

Daniel Cruz - Beautiful job Sara! That mosaic building is a hidden gem that I forgot all about. :)

April 15, 2012 - 11:35 pm

Dyllie - Dang, that girl should be a model! Amazing job as usual, Sara!

May 4, 2012 - 5:08 pm

Cassandra Eldridge - I absolutely LOVE this session! So natural & playful.. you’re amazing! And Ashley is stunning :)