There is no more gorgeous couple than Ben and Kadie. They are subtle and sexy and funny… nothing over-the-top… just amazingly beautifully and overwhelmingly in love. Such fun to witness from behind my camera. Best wishes and God bless both of you! If you’re looking for a gorgeous Northern California wedding venue, check out Cielo Winery Estate. The catering, the cakes, the crew…. all top tier and wonderful!

Our kids love their babysitters. They love all of them. But Sara is simply the sweetest, most engaging, silliest girl they know, AND she vaccuums. Oh, and she is strict. They know who’s boss without feeling “beaten up” and they know who loves hanging out with them, even if she does have to put them in time out. It’s so wonderful. And here she is, serving up some serious sass in front of the camera for her Eikon Senior Style Session. Cori at Moxie of course set her with some seasonal styling and gorgeous hair and makeup. Why do you think the Senior Style Session is the hit with our seniors?! We all love to be pampered by the best! Thank you again, Cori!

Who doesn’t love white and pink striped pixie straws? When we found out Cammi was having a baby girl, we couldn’t resist the brown and pink color palette she chose for her precious babe-on-the-way. With a bit of research, we found the amazing Sugar Diva ~ the prime source for all things stripes and polka dots for all your party and event paper needs. These were such a beautiful touch to this sweet and whimsical event.

It’s not every day that Van turns 90 years old so it should come as no surprise that his family all wanted to come together to celebrate the milestone with him! This multi-generational event was planned and catered and decorated by the fab-tastic Katie Kreps of etc event design (etceventdesign.com). Happy Birthday to our new friend, Van!

We have another Wild Ink Press and Eikon “collabo”! Our dear friends at Wild Ink Press have done it again! They made Eikon look like Cinderella before the ball. Our logo was created by Rebekah many years ago, along with our stationery. Now she’s pressed supple and thick cotton tags for us. It’s the perfect finishing touch to our portrait packages. We love them and we think you will too. Check out her “tag” post to see what she’s done. We’ve said it before but we’ll make the pitch again. Everyone should have their own personalized letterpress cards! It’s elegant and luxurious – a great gift or a nice way of spoiling yourself. Go on. You deserve it!

No post is complete without a picture, so here’s one of the talented Rebekah Tennis.

I love Sogno Winery. I do. I love the owners, since they’ve been amazing to our family. Their wines have been amazing the last couple years and their property is gorgeous. So we were really excited when Joanna and Garett asked us to join them out at Sogno for their long awaited wedding day. It was in the high 80′s the day before the wedding with sun glaring all over the place where the guests would be seated. And the weatherman said it would be in the 100′s two days later. But on Joanna and Garett’s day, it was a breezy, beautiful, blue skies with fluffy white cloud day. And in the mid 80′s with those clouds blocking the suns harsh rays. Absolutely amazing. Here’s what we got to be a part of that special day.

Oh, for those of you who know me (Caryn), I’m NOT talking about me over here. No, I leave that awesomeness called organization to Stella. AND to our very own professional organizer, Cheryl Kaufman! Yes, there might be a touch of truth to the artistic side of me that craves a bit of disorder, frenzy, overwhelm and even a touch of out-of-control. But to our aid and advantage, Cheryl LOVES to get in the middle of it all and make it fit in precious little homes all their own. So if you find yourself buried in your business treasures or just looking for a change of direction in your small business office space, you have to give Cheryl a call. She’s the girl who gets giddy about cleaning up other people’s space AND making it a more effective space in the end. World, meet Cheryl. Cheryl. Meet our lil’ world.

Anyone who has ever taken a couple hours out of their lives to get their hair done knows how l o n g and t e d i o u s it can be. So when I met Teri, Cori and Monica of Moxie Hair, I knew in an instant my idea of getting my hair done was about to change forever. They. Are. Fun! It’s always a bunch of laughs in their studio and they simply have a great time styling us. Make up. Clothing. And of course, hair. Each of them has their own sense of style and it shows in the work they do for each of their clients. We bring all our style session clients to Moxie to bring out their best in all areas of style and it has changed the way we and our client experience a photo session. And we love it!

Recently we spent the day out at Moxie to capture them at work and here’s a glimpse into our time together. Don’t you just wanna be their best friend? I know! Me too.

The first two are a couple of clients with their “after” looks. We do love a touch of sass!

I’m thinking it might be time well spent attending the road trip workshop from the organizers of WPPI, the monster conference for wedding and portraits photographers. They’re on their way here next week. Wednesday in downtown Sac. Now, it’s no Las Vegas and it is only one day, not 10…. but that’s just what I need right now in the middle of high school senior sessions and a busy wedding season. One full day of inspiration, new ideas, fresh perspectives and of course those cute rubber duckies from Pixel2Canvas. Have you see our canvases? Or the little ducky friends that come in each shipment?? They’re made by Roxanne and her amazing team over at P2C and they are stunning. The canvases, that is, not the ducks. Stunning would be over the top for them. Cute? Sure. Silly? Absolutely. But we’ll leave the glamorous descriptions to the wall art!

A few weeks ago we were asked to participate in our local school district’s first foundation fundraiser event, A Toast to Education. It was this spectacular wine tasting event with entertainment and wonderful people. We just have to share some of the images from the night and ask you check out the foundation’s website. If you have children in the Buckeye School District, support of this organization enhances the education your children will receive. See for yourself some of the wonderful things they are doing for our children and our local schools. http://www.buckeyefoundation.org/

The entertainment was SO great, especially the talented magician and motivational speaker, Erik Carlson of Carlson Live. He had the entire group laughing and participating and left everyone wondering what more they can do to be a part of our local public education. It really was inspiring.