Monday, November 2, 2009

lindsey and mike's wedding

transplanted from the east coast, lindsey and mike brought their families out to gorgeous santa barbara for their beautiful wedding. i love lindsey and mike, their are so down to earth and easy to talk to - and i was stoked for them that the fog didn't roll in so they could show off s.b from the top of the canary hotel. the whole day ran perfectly thanks to melissa lee and zohe felici from events of santa barbara.






























































Tuesday, October 27, 2009

melyssa and rob's wedding at the santa barbara historical museum

melyssa and rob's wedding was so much fun to shoot! their love for each other was so obvious through out the day, plus everything about the wedding was exquisite. from the gorgeous santa barbara weather, to the unique succulents in the floral arrangements, to the rustic santa barbara historical museum. but, i am most thankful to have been a part of melyssa and rob's wedding because of who they are. they are kind, patient, and fun! how can you not enjoy being around folks like that!




















































Thursday, October 22, 2009

back online with a new website!

okay, so i'm getting emails again - and even better, my new site has just launched! check it out and give me your thoughts.

thanks!


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

no email.... :(

i'm in the process of launching my new website...but one of the casualties of this seems to be email. i can't receive any emails for the time being. so if you've sent one to me recently, please resend it when all's well - hopefully very soon. i'll post here when email is working again. if you urgently need to contact me, call 805.259.7955 or send a text to that same number. thanks!

-n

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

thalia and brett's wedding at rose story farm

i was so honored to shoot thalia and brett's wedding at rose story farm. not just because they are both great folks that are easy to get along with, but also because they are both world class athletes that represented the united states at the 2004 olympic games in athens. they met at ucla where they both played water polo, and the rest as they say is history - inlcuding thalia winning a bronze medal at the games. did i say "wow!" yet? once you get past the whole "olympian" thing, you realize that thalia and brett are nice, genuine, kind, fun people and everyone at the wedding was having a blast! rose story farm arranged all the flowers, and i was thrilled to shoot at this beautiful venue. rose story farm is the top local grower of garden roses, so if you are having garden roses in your bouquet and you're getting married in the santa barbara area, then you'll like have some of their roses in your arrangement. the farm house was gorgeous, and obviously the grounds were beautiful.








































































Tuesday, September 29, 2009

karleanne and collin's wedding at the los angeles river center

it's always fun for me to shoot weddings at new locations, and karleanne and collin's wedding at the los angeles river center was a beautiful new experience for me. with lush gardens everywhere, it provided excellent background for this gorgeous couple. karleanne is a professional dancer and collin is in the air force and it was a joy to watch them during their first dance as they looked like prince and princess. they are both the easiest people to be around too.

also, thanks to my buddy geordie speake for shooting with me.




















































Sunday, September 20, 2009

melissa and jorge's engagement session at demetria estate winery

i had a blast shooting melissa and jorge's engagement session. they are such down to earth and easy going people. and, they are going to have a dream wedding in rome this fall, so they wanted to shoot at a winery with an italian feel. the perfect location was demetria estate winery in los olivos. a boutique winery that offers tastings by appointment only, demetria was so kind to allow us to shoot all around their lavender covered grounds. melissa and jorge know wine, and were thrilled to take home a bottle of their 2006 Cuvee Sandra Pinot Noir. after shooting at the winery, we actually headed over to my house. well, not really my house...my parents place. but its still mine because i grew up there! yes, i actually grew up on a farm! and we decided to shoot there because it is located int he gorgeous santa rita hills and has a vineyard, golden fields of oats, and right now a beautiful field of marigolds. all of which provided great back drops for melissa and jorge's e-session.