We Love Love: Karla & John’s Wedding at Loews Lake Las Vegas
Happy Monday friends! I had a fantastic weekend in Los Angeles with my fabulous friend, Britta, in the fabric district and exploring the Rose Bowl Flea Market. But more on our shenanigans later!
John and Karla entered my wedding photography giveaway last year and were the big winners! John had entered and kept it a secret from Karla until they had become one of the five finalists. Adorbs! I was so happy to photograph them on their wedding day. As you can tell they are completely in love and were a joy to spend the day with.
In addition to being a beautiful ceremony this crew knows how to party! I have never seen a group enjoy their time on the dance floor more than these people. It. Was. Awesome.
Instagrams at the Getty
While I was down in CA for Christmas I begged Sir Luke and my parents to go with me to the Getty to see a couple photography exhibits I was interested in and see the gardens again. I love the gardens at the Getty, or rather I love everything about the Getty. Because I’m a genius, my brand new gifty from the hubs for Christmas that I planned to use to document the trip…had no card in it. Thus only my phone for photos. But I still think they look pretty dang good. Who knew?!
I love the leaf fossils in all the walls. I love to hunt for them.
We saw these artists, The Oakes Twins, working in the garden. Their work is the most fascinating art I’ve seen in a long time. It’s really hard to explain unless you can see it in action but essentially they create a concave piece of art that is a live tracing of the scene in front of them.
Trevor is in the apparatus that holds his head in place so his head is the same distance from each part of the paper (which is why the paper is also concave). See how he’s working on a strip of paper? do that trick where you put your hand close to you face, close your left eye and then your right. It’s like your hand jumps right? That’s essentially what they’re doing. They’re seeing the scene with their right eye on the right side of the paper. Then the left eye sees the paper and they trace the image in front of them. It’s really incredible, the entire idea. I was blown away. The cards are really rad because you pull the sides and it goes from flat to concave.
Ryan was fielding questions while Trevor worked on the art. He was testing colors of ink pens for uv deterioration. Seriously check out their website. It’s really phenomenal stuff. I want a piece in my house, like hard core. They’re going to sell cards of their Getting piece at some point in their gift shop, but I want a big one. Don’t you!?
The J. Paul Getty museum is my favorite place in Los Angeles.
Display Thursday: Kids
Now all I’ve got right now is a dog I treat like my child but I had to share these great ideas for using photos in spaces just for kids. I think sometimes we get into a box where everything has to be juvenile. But putting up a gorgeous family photo or portrait of your child in their space can be fantastic.
First, I love the pallet bed, it’s just rad. The two pictures on the orange wall really stand out. They become the focal point in the room because of the wide white mats and the white frames. Do you see the little creatures lined up on the ledge? Those are Dunnies and I collect them too!
Image via Pinterest
This room is way nicer than anything I had when I was a kid! Plus it’s all from Potter Barn so imagine the bill on this baby. I have to say putting the oversized plaid on the wall and then putting all the frames super close together so the variation in color actually looks kinda like a change in depth. I am digging it. Plus I love a large collection of frames. Putting them over the bed like that really makes the bed frame seem huge!
Image via Pottery Barn Kids
Do you have photographs in your kids rooms? How do you display them?
We Love Styled Shoots: Marie Antoinette PUG Shootout 2011
There’s a group I’m a part of here in Las Vegas of wedding photographers. We meet once a month (not that I’m able to go super often) and talk shop. Chelsea Nicole started it and brings in speakers to talk to us about various things in the wedding industry to help all of us be better. I was so happy when I found it. Yes, I was searching to actual pugs at the time (PUG stands for Pictage User Group) but I was so thrilled that the night I showed up was with local wedding coordinators. That’s where I met a Juliet of Green Orchid Events. And now we’re neighbors!
Anyway onto the good stuff! Chelsea put together a Marie Antoinette styled shoot with the help of some amazing local vendors. I loved how everything came together. It was fantastic.
Cake and Confections: Gimme Some Sugar
Floral: Layers of Lovely
I had a blast meeting so many new people out in the frigid coldness. My teeth were chattering like mad. It’s a good thing I layered up and brought gloves. These models were troopers because it was freezing!!
Take a look at the amazing video that Terrence Lighten from Lighten Films made. I’m in there for a split second, can you spot me?
2011 PUG Shootout from Lighten Films – 702.266.6226 on Vimeo.
We Love Families: Kieft Family at Paramount Ranch
One of my favorite memories of Allie is from our junior year of high school. We had chemistry together. Allie was so great in school. Believe me she worked for it but she got straight A’s. She was a good friend to have in that class. Anyway one day I show up to class and there’s a test…uhh…what? Yeah, had no idea and had no calculator. And whatever unit we were doing was impossible to do an equation without a calculator. She looked at the first question, looked at me, and just started laughing. It was ridiculous. luckily it was multiple choice so I at least had something to choose from. Once she finished she passed me her calculator. Are you surprised I got my first C in chemistry? I didn’t think so.
Anyway ten years later, sheesh, she’s got an awesome husband and an adorable baby boy. We got together on Christmas eve at Paramount Ranch near my hometown and spent the afternoon introducing Camden to the wild west. He is a serious baby, he means business. But I did manage to squirrel a few smiles out of those smushable cheeks!
