Happy 4th of July! We celebrated with our friends in Ladera Ranch. I found myself getting a little teary-eyed during the songs. I’m just so grateful to live in country where I have freedom. And we were sitting really close. You can see from the first picture where it launches. It was one of the best fireworks shows we’ve seen in years.

Jeremy watching the fireworks.

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I got a little carried away at posting pictures for this wedding! It’s hard to choose with both of us shooting so much! It was a nice day with a beautiful, relaxed couple. And there were so many cute kids.

The kids at this wedding were just so adorable!

We saw this beautiful colored door and it just happened to go with our logo perfectly!

Kids being kids!

It was hard for Jeremy to watch this but he made it through okay!

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Friday evening we did some photos for our friend Jony Bos. Not only is he a cutie but he’s talented as well. He plays the guitar, writes and sings. He can also play the bass really well too. And ladies, he IS single.

I would like to point out to the 3 people that read my blog: this shot was Jeremy’s creative vision. Very cool.

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Jeremy and I met Katrin and Kyle for the first time on their wedding day and we didn’t know what to expect. The bride was so amazingly gorgeous and a sweetheart too. And the groom wasn’t too bad either! We had such a great time with the couple and their families. And Jeremy and I got some really cool pictures. It was hard to choose which ones to put up!

The camera loves her! While I was taking her pictures I kept thinking she looks like Jessica Simpson. She says she gets that a lot.

In case you were wondering, this is what Jeremy and I do when there’s some down time!

I love this of the guys. They always hate getting their pictures taken but this is much cooler.

The happy groom.

This is Kyle with his dad, the pastor and Katrin with her dad, giving her away.

The lovely couple:

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On Father’s Day, we shot our second wedding of the weekend at the Reef Restaurant in Long Beach. Amy and Melody did the make-up and hair for this wedding too. (Amy: amymarieclarke@yahoo.com and Melody: hairbymelody@yahoo.com)

This is what the flower girl gave to Tami. So sweet!

Waiting for Tami to come down the aisle. I love how blue the sky is.

Last picture of the evening with the lights across the water, where he proposed.

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One of my “sisters” I adopted, Shellie got married on Saturday. She looked absolutely beautiful. And it was a wonderful day filled with family and friends. And not only did Melody do her hair, but she coordinated the whole event as well. And Amy did an amazing job on the make-up. You can get a hold of Amy at amymarieclarke@yahoo.com. And Melody at hairbymelody@yahoo.com.

Amy and Melody working their magic.

The gorgeous bride:

The first time they see each other.

The Schroff (or previously known as) girls:

A wedding wouldn’t be complete without the girls being silly.

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Last Saturday we celebrated my nephew’s 2nd birthday, SpongeBob style!

Is there anything more fun than watching a 2 year old eat an ice cream?! I think deep down we wish we could have that much fun.

The bottom left pic is when Michael thought they were going to hit SpongeBob with a bat. He was saying”NO!”

The excitement of the cake. I love this happy family!

Jeremy got the sweetest picture of this little girl kissing Michael after the birthday song.

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This cute couple was so laid back and nice. The day was perfectly punctual, which rarely happens! But it had to be the hottest day in Laguna Beach I’ve ever experienced. It was so hot and humid but as soon as the sun started going down, it was nice.

She has the prettiest eyes.

I like how her ring has blue in it.

The married couple:

The cake at sunset. It had it’s own gazebo with lights and overlooked the ocean.

This was so special. They wanted to honor the Groom’s grandparents since they have been married for over 40 years. So they did their dance while Kelly and Brett watched. I love the black and white one Jeremy saw.

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Our good friends Leah and Mike got married Friday evening in San Diego. I’ve known Leah for several years (our claim to fame was a spur of the moment San Francisco trip when we were in High School. We had the best time ever.) And she was also in our wedding. We are so happy for them and you can tell by their smiles, they are happy too!

On our way to the room with the dress.

I love this angle Jeremy got. I’m surprised Mike could shave at all since he was so nervous.

The bridesmaid dresses were such a cool color.

I think they’re laughing because they were surprised that communion was a wheat thin.

I got to join the party while Jeremy took pictures. All my girls in my wedding were there and we had a blast! I love my friends!

And this just had to get posted because it is so funny. Brandie, you’re great!

Melody at hairbymelody@yahoo.com did all the hair.

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Last week we celebrated my cousin’s 5th birthday with a luau in Oceanside. Sierra looked so adorable in her little outfit with princess wings to match!

Yummy goodies.

I think she was just a little excited out her cake!

A cute little one with his candy from the Pinata.

Sierra and her buddies. Check out the little one on the right. So cute!

She’s so precious!

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