Sweet Little Bambino

We want to welcome a new baby into this world. His name is Luca Marcello Jondee. He was born on March 11, 2011, sharing the same birthday as my dear husband Scott so we have no excuse in forgetting each year Luca gets older, lol. He breathed his first breath of life weighing in at 8lb 8.2 oz. and 21 inches long so I give his wonderful mom and my very good friend Melina some  B~i~G  props. Here's a little taste from our session yesterday.

Luca Marcello Jondee

This is no "Trash the Dress" Session

Many of you peeps out there who keep up with the modern trends ever expanding in the wedding photography world have come to hear the newer term "Trash the Dress" which implies utter destruction to a most valuable heirloom...the coveted wedding gown. Here is what image might conjure up in your mind when perhaps you may hear those words spoken...

However, Scott and I understand that "Trash the Dress" is not the most eloquently termed name to evoke romantic images in ones mind, such as this one below. 

We WANT to bring out in you longful feelings of "I want that" flooding your brain and so we sat down, with freshly brewed cappuccinos, donned our thinking caps and thought long and hard, and before you know it we came up with a much better name for this amazing session...We call it "The Hangover". What exactly is this "Hangover Session" you may ask? Well, I shall whisper it into your ear...come a little closer...

You like to have fun. Your wedding day  F~L~E~W  by. You want to wear that gorgeous dress again, without a care in the world. Without a time frame to worry your perfectly shaped brows. This is where we come in. We eagerly plan a day and a time. We make you look gorgeous-again-and then...we create magic. It is usually about 2 hours of complete and utter AWESOMENESS. You will have to endure hearing me constantly moaning and oohing and ahhhing and in the end we will have created an amazing portrait session of you and the one you will love for the rest of your lives together on this earth...We make ordinary locations look extraordinary. And most importantly we capture love, your love, and our love, for each other, for what we do, and for being with you. All of that love reflects through. And yes, I happened to intellectually rhyme that with intention ;-)

So for those of you out there, who perhaps did not pick the right photographer for your wedding day and you would like to have some cherished images of you and the love of your life- this is your perfect chance to recreate how beautiful you really are. We have a stylist on hand to primp you up and have lots of fun, because essentially, that is what we are all about. 

Love Letters

Dear Lauren,

The first time we spoke you called me as I was just about to escape the lights and action of Las Vegas and go into cyber sleep in Death Valley. You were my last phone call from the realms of functional  cell phone existence and what a phone call it was! You had me thinking about you the next three days as I climbed stone mountains and traipsed along salt covered sea beds and I looked forward to hearing your happy voice again. You described your wedding plans briefly giving me a glimpse into your Robinhood world telling me tales of elegantly donned ladies walking down grass covered cobblestone aisles with glowing candle lanterns and you how in your hands laced around your fingers would be your grandmother's rosary surrounded by Stefanotis flowers. And as beautiful as I could have imagined it all to be, the reality was even more breathtaking. You created a fairytale at Skytop and I am honored that you loved me then and love me more today. I appreciate the many cards you've sent me since we've met, my favorite being the last, the one where you wrote "How do you thank someone for making your wedding dreams come true? Our pictures are beyond...I can actually feel our wedding every time I look through the photos." So touching. I love that at your wedding you introduced me to your friends and family, not as your photographer, but as your friend. I adore the way you look at my lens, as if you are staring deep into my soul, so comfortably. I treasure your love and friendship and will forever be honored that you chose both Scott and I to capture the love you and Travis have for one another. Thank you. I love you.

I love love.

The "First Look"