Mini Photo Shoot with Jaleel King!!

Today we got to hang out with our photog friend, Jaleel!

After he attended a function with us in the morning, he took a few shots of me and Fred with our cameras and we are very thankful to him!  It was a lot of fun and and definitely a different feeling being in front of someone else's camera, and getting to see the world through their eyes!

Check him out at www.jaleelking.com!!

Over the next few weeks we will be attempting to amass a bunch of more-current pictures of ourselves with the help of a bunch of our awesome photog friends, as we spend most of our time BEHIND the camera rather than in front.  But I already wholeheartedly admit I'm a backseat photographer.. yeah.. that's me LOL!! I'm warning anyone who may take a pic of me in the future LOL!!  But Jaleel was very awesome and put up with me so thank you HAHAHAHAHAH!

Here's some of my faves from the mini shoot!

And here's a pic of Jaleel in action - OMGOSH isn't his hat SOOO COOL!!!

And to end off, here's a few random pictures of my Fred that I took throughout the day :)

WHAT?! It's Been 3 Years!? Happy Anniversary :)

So, yesterday marked Fred and my 3rd wedding anniversary!!! YAY!!!

Thanks to everyone who greeted us or 'liked' my status on facebook :)  We felt so loved - 56 likes is like a record for me HAHAHAHAH!!!  Maybe I just need more friends LOL!

Thanks be to God for blessing our marriage and allowing us to reach another year of happiness together!!  I truly believe in soulmates.. for I have been blessed with mine, and I cannot even begin to fathom all the miraculous ways in which God works.  For it was HIM who brought us together, even though we grew up on different sides of the country... everything just fell into place.  We started going out on August 9, 2007, and exactly one year later, August 9, 2008, we were married.  I guess you just... KNOW sometimes.. yeah, you just do.

So happy 4 year anniversary of our first date, and happy 3 year anniversary of when we said, "I do"!!  Fred is truly a blessing in my life.  He is so patient, so loving, so understanding, so many more wonderful things.. I don't know how I got so lucky.  All I know is - thank you Fred for loving me!

In celebration of our anniversary, I am sharing with you some of my favorite wedding images, courtesy of Es-Sense Photography!

But first, I felt the need to document 'us' on our 3rd anniversary.  Nothing special, but I wanted a record of how we are at this moment, so that I don't forget. 

First I tried to hold the camera myself... hahahaha!

Okay this one isn't too bad except for my extreme neck flex lol!

Alright, let's set up the self timer lol!

Thank you Fred for the wonderful sunflowers - I've never gotten sunflowers before! SO BIG!!

Macro lens hehe!

Okay time for my favorite wedding images!

We still don't know what I was doing in this pic HAHAHAHA!

His song was literally:  Sparkle sparkle sparkle - NATASHA!

AND he got the whole reception to sing along with him LOL!!

Be cool, eat a Rita's!!

Thanks for reading!!!

Practice: San Pedro and Palos Verdes

So today, Fred and I went gallivanting all around San Pedro and PV.  It was fun, although I got frazzled when I encountered some bees and a few salamanders or something lol.  We found some cool places to take pictures, so we're happy.  Below are some pictures we took.. Fred and I took pictures of each other and I also took documentary pictures of the places we went.  I'm really trying not to have the mentality of "oh, I'll just fix it later" and thus, I'm working hard on getting the color and everything correct from the get-go.  Having said that, MOST of these are straight from the camera, except of course for the adding of the watermark :) Whether they are good or not is another story hahaha.

When we bring a couple or a person to these spots to shoot, we'll definitely manipulate the light a bit more.  The sun is a bit harsh depending on when you go.  Enjoy!