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Santa Barbara

2010-01-02T17:01:00.000-08:00

I'll be working on a "Santa Barbara" assignment over the next couple months. Here are a few of my pictures so far:

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Wedding Reception

2009-11-09T06:59:00.000-08:00

The wedding reception was loads of fun. They had a great band, and lots of dancing. Here are some of my favorite pics. :)

Catching the garter - can you see who caught it?

Wedding party dance

Bride & Groom dance

The bride with her father

I loved this picture, because the bridesmaids and groomsmen took off all of their formalities, & let loose on the dance floor. :)

Wedding cake

Cheers! :)

More Dancing

Chloe is my oldest daughter. She was one of the flower girls.

I stole a couple minutes to get some shots of some friends who were at the wedding. I liked the way this one turned out.

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Couples Portraits and Rings

2009-11-08T14:30:00.000-08:00

We only had about five minutes to grab some couple portraits before the bride and groom headed off for the reception. I was pleased that we were able to get as many good shots as we did. Afterward, I stole the rings, veil, and flowers, and had some fun on my own.

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Wedding Ceremony

2009-11-08T14:13:00.000-08:00

Here are some from the wedding ceremony. I uploaded them in chronological order, which made them show up on the blog, backward. So if you look from top to bottom, you'll see the end of the ceremony to the beginning. :)

Man and Wife!

Kiss the Bride

Got a shot of the guestbook as I came downstairs from the balcony

Praying

Prayers for the couple

Communion

Worship

Communion

The rings

The vows

His vows

As he sees her

As she's walking down the aisle

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Pre-Wedding Photos

2009-11-07T09:09:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago, my friends, Ed and Melissa got married, and I was priveledged to be asked to be one of their photographers! I had a blast, and took tons of pictures. Here are a few of the pre-wedding photos:

The Bridesmaids' dresses

Getting ready

The bride's sister/maid of honor

The Dress

I loved the way the bridesmaids all came around in support to pray for Melissa, when the stresses of the day began to overwhelm her.

My daughters were the flower girls. This is Evelyn, my youngest.

Bridesmaids boquets

donning the dress

The bride's father came to to walk her down the aisle

A prayer before the wedding. Her mother's hand on her shoulder

The beautiful bride!

I love the way her father watched her as she got ready

The church - Montecito Covenant

It was very special to me to be photographing in this church, because my parents were married here nearly 45 years ago. So funny the way the life's story unfolds.

The flower girls' attire

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The English Family

2009-11-02T18:11:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in awhile because i've been so busy taking and editting photos! :) Here are some pics of a family that I photographed a couple weeks ago. I was so pleased with how they turned out! :)

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Kathi

2009-10-17T20:38:00.000-07:00

I had a great time with Kathi last weekend, at the pier! :)

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Love Shines Through

2009-10-11T16:10:00.001-07:00

I had a great time this weekend, taking pictures for the church fund-raiser. I'll post more pictures later, but here's one of my favorites.

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Bridal Shower

2009-10-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

Melissa's bridal shower had a 40's glam theme. Her bridesmaids went all out, making the event extra special, and everyone was dressed in their best 40's attire. Here are some of my favorite pictures of the event.

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Fund-raising photo sessions: Santa Barbara, CA

2009-10-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

In an effort to help my church raise some money for their construction project, I thought I would offer some photo sessions. I would like to take *next* weekend (October 9-10, 2009) to offer photos to any of you who might like some family portraits, pictures of your children, or maybe a jump start on christmas photos. My request is that you would make a donation to our church for $75-$100 (or more! ;) ), to go toward their building fund -- I'm pretty sure this would be tax deductible.

As a thank you for your donation, I will give you a photo session along with a CD of your editted photos, from which you can make whatever prints you would like.

I know this is a short amount of time to plan and organize your family. But I'm hoping to get just a few people together to make a dent in the church's budget. If you're not able, maybe you would have a friend who is interested?

If you would like to make a session appointment, you can send me an email: karinavb@ymail.com and we will make arrangements.

In the meantime, here are some photos of the children who will be getting new classrooms as a result of this project:

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Beautiful Belly: Pregnancy Photography

2009-10-01T15:42:00.001-07:00

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Guestbook!

2009-09-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

I'm always interested in knowing who is visiting. Please leave a note and let me know that you were here. :)