aloha! in case you were wondering, ohana means family. our ohana is made up of david, kim, april, rain, and kona the dog. welcome to our blog! we are san diego wedding photographers, but we put everything in here. san diego weddings, orange county weddings, hawaii weddings, destination weddings, road trips, and even friends with beach balls. come on in and share a little aloha. please leave comments as often as possible. we love hearing from our extended ohana.
mahalo for stopping by!
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as awesome as it would be if i could permanently have glowing starburst fingertips and plastic-perfect skin, that is not what i've changed (yet) :)
i never thought i would say this, but this will be our final post... on this blogspot blog. it might sound crazy, but it ain't no lie, baby. bye, bye, bye.
FEAR NOT! thanks to my better judgement i still look the same, and thanks to my brother from another mother, ross, and his ass-kicking team at flosites, we have a shiny NEW BLOG at **********************************************************************WWW.OHANABLOG.COM********************************************************************** surf on over there and check out papa's new shoes.
one final note before we make like a tree and get outta here... if you're reading this you better bring it in for a big virtual hug from our whole ohana. we can't thank you enough for supporting us 3 years running now. like mama, you are appreciated. hope to see you on our new blog!
honor. courage. commitment. these are the core values that define every member of the united states marine corps. these are the words i look to for guidance, inspiration and hope in my own life. one of these words has come to the forefront for our family over the past weeks. courage. the usmc website says that courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to face fear and overcome it. we have much to be fearful of right now, but it is courage that will see us through these challenges. it is the courage of all of you, our family and friends, that will steady us in these times of stress. we can not thank you all enough for the love, support, and all the prayers you hands can make for our family. just so you know, kim's dad is home again and we will be thankful for every moment we share with him from now until God calls him home.
life will go on, and does so at quite a swift pace.
as this year's wedding season lies in wait, we can not. we need distraction, if only for moments at a time, from the greater trials of life. commitment to our chosen profession works well in this capacity. looking for something to help me recharge, i once again turned to the fashion industry for a bowl of inspiration soup. i love that soup. this san diego fashion photo session was for a dear friend of ours, tatiana zaykovskaya. she is an incredibly talented fashion designer that just graduated from the art institute of san diego and will soon be a huge name in the fashion industry. we wish you all the luck in the world tatiana! did you hear that? new york, london, paris, munich, and milan are calling you. :) before i get to the images, i want to thank a few people for making this shoot awesome. tatiana, of course, for being such a wonderful person and for making some of the most beautiful dresses i've ever seen but will never wear :) if anyone ever needs an awesome custom wedding dress, a custom bridesmaid dress, or any kind of dress at all, give tatiana a call. she really does amazing things with material. the models, for making my "work" easy. i can't believe i just called it work. the mom, for supporting her daughter, who i believe will be america's next top model by the way. natalie dixon, for doing makeup that put the finishing touch on the girls and made them look even more beautiful than they already were. alana d, for being super cool and for styling hair like no other. the united states marine corps, for their honor, courage, commitment, and for letting us take photos next to some of the vintage aircraft that have served them.
now, on with the show. this first shot is of a custom wedding gown by tatiana zaykovskaya. it would look absolutely stunning even if it were on a rusty old coat hanger, but i'm glad we had kiersten to show it off. she looked incredible in this dress and had a crowd of cub scouts that were walking by trying not to trip over their own jaws. this is my favorite shot of the day.
kim was out there shooting with me (shocker, right). this shot and the next one are my two favorites from her. good job lover :)
i can't talk about the marines without posting a scene from one of our favorite movies with marines. enjoy.
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with the nfl playoffs in our backyard this weekend we thought it would be the perfect time to have a fun little contest involving our san diego chargers and two san diego superfans, jane and garie. jane and garie will be getting married later this year, so we recently did an engagement session at san diego state university and qualcomm stadium with them. here's where the fun contest comes in. you already know that we love our chargers and think they are overdue for a championship (just give us ONE! PLEASE!). we want to know what team you love. all you need to do is leave a comment and tell us who's your team. easy peasy no head of cheesy :) you have until midnight on wednesday jan 20th to leave your comment. after that we'll tally up all the votes. if the chargers get the most votes then jane and garie will get one free enlargement from their engagement session. if some other team gets the most votes then jane and garie will join raider nation... gulp... fo life. c'mon chargers fans! don't let jane and garie be taken over by the dark side. GO BOLTS!
YAY! thanks to all of you, jane and garie get to stay super chargers fans, and they get a free enlargement from their awesome san diego engagement session!
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