Vanishing America

Michael Eastman's Vanishing America photography series is haunting, mesmerizing and beautiful.

Engagement Pictures

So we got all of our engagement pictures back, and they are wonderful.

Much thanks, yet again, to our wonderful photographer Stacey Bishop.

Now we have to pick one to go in the invitations, and we've narrowed it down to these:

What do you think?

My latest idea was to do two or three different pictures... As in, each invite would only get one picture, but you the one you get could be any of the three. Like bingo! Or the lottery! Except with pictures of my face instead of money.

Godfather Wedding Party

This image was one of the winners in the Q4 2009 WPJA contest.

I just love the Godfather look the whole things has. All I could think when I saw this image was... awesome.

Engagement Picture Preview

Whew.

We took engagment pictures on Saturday. And I still can't believe how stressful it was to get ready for them! Week before, pouring over photographer's websites, looking through engagement galleries, trying to find good colors combinations, the right outfits, the right location...

Thankfully the stress stopped the second we arrived at the library for pictures. The weather was GORGEOUS, the locations was PERFECT, and I have fun with IKF no matter what we're doing. It turned out to be great afternoon.

*Can we pause for just a second to talk about how much I love my photographer for the wedding? Her name is Stacey Bishop. She is the best kept secret in Southern California. Seriously. Check out her website and her blog.

And if you visit the blog, you'll also be able to see a preview of our engagement pictures.

(Like this one...)

(And this one...)

(Ok, this one too...)

Fresh

1) Go to Gina Lee Photography.

2) Click on "Come on in."

3) Click on "Galleries."

4) Click on "Fresh."

5) Look at the first picture of the tiny little baby in the flower pot.

6) Say "Awwwww!!!!"

Disnet Dream Portrait Series

Annie Leibovitz did a series of portraits for Disney that are so good I can't stop looking at them.

Pretty People in Pretty Pictures

One of my favorite things about living in the city was making friends with the awesomely talented people that live there. They were creative and interesting and unafraid to dress in full costume.

For example, they recently threw a 20's party. Josh just happened to bring his camera. THIS is what happened.

Note to self: Must throw a Gatsby Party.

WPJA

I am single, but I have no doubt that I will get married someday. Nevertheless, in my decade (yes, decade) of dating, I  have experienced more than one moment where I questioned the reality of love... especially the kind of love that would entice someone to get married.

These moments often pass quickly when I remember how deeply my parents have been in love for the last 28 years. But something that also helps is a brief perusal of the contest winners on Wedding Photojournalists Association Website.

Photojournalism is the art of capturing real moments rather than stiff portraits. And its pictures like these that foster my faith in the existence of true love.