my life.

amanda+tim+jacob {family}

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:15:23 -0700

it is still utterly incredible to me that two lovely people can make an even lovelier little one. that’s how this...

can turn into this little cutie. they call him cubbie.

congratulations amanda+tim! i know he’s already twice the size, but it’s fun to look back and see how much he’s grown! enjoy settling in with your new family.

threads for thought [fashion]

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:54:08 -0700

what do you get when you combine delicious california sun, beautiful models, and a clothing company dedicated to sustainable fabrics and comfortable style? a sweet little catalog shoot where the light is just right. check out the shots and then head to Threads for Thoughts and order up an outfit... or two.

My blog legs are back. No more of this “getting married, planing a wedding” as an excuse. I did that already. So come back and stay a while. I won’t leave your RSS feed empty.

Signing off as Mrs. Vowels!

brittany+kevin [married]

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:05:14 -0700

brittany and kevin got engaged in the most fairy tale of ways: at disneyland with the ring in a glass slipper. i mean, come on, does it get any more magical?! i was so honored to be a part of their day as i’ve known kevin since 7th grade! brittany makes him so happy and it was evident all over his face as soon as he saw her!

I love this moment, because they are just so excited to be married!

yep, they are both wearing Toms. Kevin gave these burgundy slip-ons to all his groomsmen as gifts because Toms gives one pair of shoes for children in need for each pair purchased. yes, the bride wore them too. they are both committed to helping those in need and i love that their wedding day was about that too!

brittany’s papi has a hot rod dealership, so they rode in style to the reception!

congratulations on your wedding kevin and brittany! hope that your mini-moon to catalina was amazing! thank you for allowing me to be a part of your day!

[4] new thing: powell’s books

Tue, 12 May 2009 14:24:52 -0700

okay, so this isn’t a san diego thing, but it’s new to me. and i think i want to set up camp here and never come back. powell’s is portland institution. it is literally a city block, four stories and what feels like a whole world full of books. you need a map to get around. no joke, i think i got lost even with the sweet drawings of the blue room and how to get into the rose room from there and what was even in the rose room that i wanted to see... used, new, classic, modern, they are all found here. there are tschochkes (knick-knacks for the uninformed about the greatness that is the word: tschochke) for book lovers, comic lovers, beer lovers, coffee lovers, travelers, writers, kids, old people, foreigners... etc, etc. the list goes on but the reality of it is if you can’t find it in powell’s (or at one of their many outposts or through their crazy networks online) then it might just possibly not exist. we only got to stop through portland on our way to make our plane, so unfortunately i didn’t get to sit down here and dive into a book. but let me tell you that you would have to live in portland and go here every day and possibly, maybe then, you might get sick of it. but i don’t think i could. i heart books, book clubs, book discussions, reviews, referrals... i’m getting wordy here, but i seriously love this place. if you love books and are in portland, do not miss this store. it’s a little piece of heaven, seriously.

in the summer, there is NOTHING better than bbq, beach, beer and a great book. that’s on my summer to-do list.

p.s. if you’ve ever bought used books, you may have purchased one from powell’s. yes, they are that awesome and global. if you find out that one of your own has come from this place, hold it tight and see if it doesn’t give you some powell’s love.

p.p.s. i have a lot of new things that i’ve done. i’m just a bad blogger. look for more to come!

laura+mark [married]

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:51:44 -0700

recently i had the pleasure of 2nd shooting with bethann greenberg over in coronado on the beach. the beach was guerilla style because as long as you have less than 25 guests, you don’t need a permit to get married right on the sand. although it wasn’t my [1] new thing for the week, it was a first to shoot a wedding ON the beach (instead of overlooking or near)!

the guests were all given flowers to hold and as laura walked down the aisle, she received them from her friends and family and those flowers created her bouquet. i thought it was such a great idea to get all the guests involved in their intimate ceremony.

bethann talked the hotel del bike rentals into letting us borrow a bike for a quick photo session. it was a process fitting laura’s dress onto the seat, but we managed to not get it stuck in the gears!

mark had a hard time braking, so i barely had time to get out of the way as i snapped this out-of-focus-but-too-fun-to-throw away moment!

after the bike, we headed to the beach where i switched to using just my lensbaby. i never bring it out during weddings because i’m so focused on getting that “money shot”, so i thought i’d have fun as bethann, mark, and laura did the real hard work! sometimes experiments work out just right...

...and there they went, man and wife!

so thank you to bethann for letting me tag along and thank you to mark and laura for being so willing to take part in whatever we asked! hope the two of you are having a great honeymoon in thailand and hong kong!