Summer Lovin' (Blog Catch Up from June)

Looking back I could just kick myself for not being able to make it to this event.  This was the wedding of Phil and Kris, who were married at Seville this past June.  I worked with Phil for many years at Seville, in fact he had a huge part in making our wedding very special....His big role on our wedding day was to wait for our coordinators to cue him  back by all the lagoon pumps and as we were pronouced "Husband and Wife" he cranked up all the fountains to go off as we kissed~very special. 

Phil was actually Justin's boss at Seville while Justin was there as a trainer.  Phil was so supportive of Justin and his hectic school program and photography schedule. 

So when Phil asked Justin to photograph his wedding, Justin was honored......

This is my MOST FAVORITE image that Justin captured, such emotion...such joy.  

I will forever be a Seville snob, it's just SO BEAUTIFUL.....

Phil married Kris on this warm summer day... and they are just perfect together.

I unfortunatley had a wedding show this night so I was unable to attend.....but I really wanted to see these two tie the knot~they had waited such a long time to do this.....I had been talking to them for months prior to my leaving Seville~trying to get them to set the date!

It's rare that we shoot weddings under our direct company as we are usually subcontracted out by our sister company Still Life Studios...however for very special family and friends we make exceptions.

And with both Justin and I being in the wedding industry we both know how much we LOVE seeing people we LOVE get married~and allowing us to be a part of their magic that day. 

Congratulations Phil & Kris~ Much Love xoxoxo

 

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Happy Father's Day...Daddyo (Blog Catch Up)

 

My dad, my voice of reason.....

Father's Day was fairly uneventful this year...it was the same weekend as Justin's Bowling Bash,  Trevor was still in town~so I drove solo with the weenies down to Casa Grande to

 spend the day with the fam. 

I was so tired I think I spent the majority of the day crashed out on my parents couch while Dad, Mom, and Chase worked on random projects around their home.  There's just something about my parents home that makes me want to fall asleep, maybe it's because I feel like a kid all over again when I'm there~safe from the world and completely relaxed. 

But as always mom made dad a home cooked dinner, followed by some gift opening in dad's favorite chair. 

Happy Father's Day Dad~I love you!

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Baby Bump.... (Blog Catch Up from July)

  Baby Ashlynn was born into the world today....so I thought it was only fitting to post some of my favorite maternity photos of my friend Jessica and husband Kyle.....all photos of course by Social Grace Studios (my talented husband).....

Congrats Jess, I couldn't be happier for you!!!!

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Wieners on Parade (Blog Catch Up from July)

  Considering both Justin and I worked this past 4th of July....dressing up my pups in Red, White & Blue was the highlight of my day.....

We never seem to have any super cool 4th of July festivities to join in on...so next year I've decided I'm starting a new tradition and I'm renting a Beach House in San Diego...and who ever wants to join us is welcome...just bring your flippy flops, popsicles, and sparklers!!!

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Let's Roll...."Blog Catch Up from June"

My husband hates being the center of attention, hates it.... so of course when he told me not to make a big deal out of his 30th Birthday....I kept it quiet and small....ha ha ha, umm yeah right!!  Turning the big 3-0 is a big deal~and we are luckily enough to have some amazing friends who wanted

to celebrate with us!

One of Justin's favorite movies of all time is... The Big Lebowski, and so for one night I pretended it was one of my favorite movies too...for the sake of a good theme!

We had such an fun night..... a little too much fun for some of us....

The very talented Dani Wheeler made Justin a personalized Bowling Ball Birthday Cake.

I love my Starr Boys...we have a great time together (and they EVEN wore the themed robes I bought for them)~Trevor  flew all the way from Berkeley, California to party with us!

Cheers to a better year ahead my love.......

Can we do this again next week???

xoxoxxo  Happy 30th Birthday to my favorite guy....even if he hates being the center of attention... we can't help but love all over him xoxoxox

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Happy Bday My Love..(Blog Catch Up from June)

So, the night before Justin turned the Big Three-O....I decided I better have my last date out with my handsome twenty-something.  So Sushi and Cocktails it was, this random little place right across the lake from our condo that we frequent from time to time. 

The next morning the little wieners had surprised Justin by wrapping up their gifts, blowing up balloons, and setting  the "birthday" sign....all to make the birthday boy feel extra special on the morning of his birthday.  

  Of course I had to snap a few photos of our morning celebration...I wonder how long it will take Justin to notice I've posted these oh so masculine photos of him on the internet??  Hmm....

P.S. Yes, in case you were wondering the pups are wearing lil sombreros from Mexico 

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Mexico.....(Blog Catch Up from June)

...Sailing the Mexican Rivera with My Family was Quite an Adventure.....

....So much so that I think I'll let the Photos do Most of the Story Telling.....

(view of L.A. from Ship) 

Early Morning~Plane Ride~Delayed Luggage Arrival~Starbucks~Long Lines~Excitement~Embarkation Day~....boarding our first cruise ship...Carnival Splendor

(Our Room)

Cute Little Room~Private Balcony~Pure Exhaustion~Formal Dinner~Getting Lost on the Boat

("Fun Day at Sea Day One")

Couples Massage~ Bingo with Mom~Dad and Mom Enjoying Cocktails on the deck~

(Night Life "Cruise Style")

Formal Dinner~meeting new people~going "clubin"~singing all night at the piano bar

(Puerto Vallarta by Day)

Speed Boats~Bloody Marys~Dancing~Amazing Mexican Coffee~Mom Snorkling~Seashells

(Puerto Vallarta by Night)

(Puerto Vallarta Night Life)

Senior Frogs~Chase is Legal~Random People~No More Sambuca~Almost Missing the Boat

(View of Boat from Mazatlan)

(Mazatlan)

Humidity~Bright Sun~Cliff Divers~Shopping~Touring

(Mazatlan)

Live Music~Beautiful Scenery~Chase getting stung by a jelly fish and collapsing in the middle of the restaurant and having to be carried out and rushed back to the ship~Us Being Terrified

(Nightlife Back on the Ship)

Chase has recovered~fancy dinner~live entertainment

(Cabo San Lucas~Lover's Beach)

(Cabo San Lucas)

Bumpy Speed Boats~Snorkling in the Freezing Waters EARLY in the Morning~Great Views

(Cabo San Lucas)

Loving the White Sands of Cabo~Walking, Shopping~Day Drinking~Fiesta

(More Night Life on the Ship)

Formal Dinners, Dancing, Loving My Husband & My Family, Laughing, Cruising

(Time to Sail Home)

Emotional Journey~Laughs~Tears~Love~Life .......

Thank you Mom & Dad.... for encouraging us to go on this trip~it was a time we'll never forget

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Our Wedding Album...at Last!

After 4 plus years, I finally received my Wedding Album!

 At the time of our wedding I didn't purchase our album up front because we were WAY over budget.....and I knew that I would purchase our album at a later date.

Well, about a year later I paid for my album, put I took FOREVER selecting my images and album design style.  Finally with the amazing talent and encouragement of my friends at Still Life Studios.....our album is complete and in my hands~and I LOVE it!  Such cherished memories of an amazing day!

Just thought I'd share a link for you all to see, CLICK BELOW:

http://www.stilllifestudios.com/ClientWork/JenniferAlbum/

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Dear Blog,

I'm so sorry I've been neglecting you lately.... we do have a lot of fun together...
I've just been super busy lately: Spending tons of time with Justin, before he starts his FINAL year of the DPT Program!  Lots of sushi dates, shopping, movie watching, re-organizing the home.  Plus, I've just taken a new role in my professional life that will be requiring a lot of time in the near future.....

But please don't give up on me blog~you and I will continue our relationship again real soon...after all I still need to catch you up on a lot of our fun summer adventures....especially our Cruise and our recent Vegas trip....

We will be in touch soon.......

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Site Under Construction....

  Hello My Loyal Blog Readers,

                 As you can see my blog has many fun changes.....however please excuse the construction zone as it is not completed just yet...I thought about staying up all night to finish it, but I have a warm bed complete with a handsome husband to two little weenie dogs all waiting to cuddle. 

Good Night, please come back for a visit to blog later this week to see the completion of my re-design!

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Wine Tasting (Blog Catch Up from June)

One hot summer night.... we were invited to the Sandoval's (Juan and Stephanie in the top left corner) home for a Wine Tasting Party.  I've known Juan and Stephanie for a long time now... they own

 AZ Celebrity DJ . In the event industry it's rare that you get to hang out with your collegues (and actually not be "working")..because we're always the ones putting on the parties for others~so it's always a ton of fun, we can be the "guests" at the event!

A great time was had by all (Matt and Dani pictured in top right corner and Melissa and Kyle pictured in the bottom right corner).  I was so impressed by the FOOD ~as it turns out Juan is not only an awesome DJ..he's also quite the Chef!  And I always LOVE seeing other peoples homes... and Stephanie and Juan have a big beautiful home out in the Queen Creek~their backyard is amazing... and a great place for an event!   Thanks again Juan and Stephanie for having us over~we must do this again soon:)

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