Allysia + Matt {The Wedding Book}

It’s been almost a year since I updated my site with any new content. Some may have thought I just gave up and quit, but nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that I let the updates here slip because at the end of 2009 my family and I moved to South TX to help take care of my elderly parents. At the same time, I have been working on launching a new studio that will focus on modern and contemporary senior portraits, or how I like to call it, “Rule Breaking Senior Photography”. The new studio name is Ma Vie Studio and it’s opening it’s doors on 8/4/2010.

I photographed weddings until the end of 2009, then for most of 2010 I have taken a sabbatical to focus on Ma Vie Studio, but as Ma Vie is just about ready to open it’s doors, I have now turned my focus to Rosy’s Photography and I have some exciting changes coming.

Now, Allysia and Matt’s wedding last year was a fenomenal wedding and I was truly blessed to be a part of their special day.  Since their wedding last year was one of my career highlights, I decided to commemorate the re-focusing of Rosy’s Photography with an album design from their beautiful wedding.  Please click the link below, and I hope that through the images and the album design you are taken on the journey to “see” their wedding story as I experienced it.

Allysia + Matt {The Wedding Book}

Allysia + Matt {Wedding Story}

This is part 2 of Allysia and Matt’s wedding story.  A few days ago I shared a few images from their rehearsal dinner and now, here is a small taste of the images of their wedding.  I am so blessed to have been a part of such wonderful people.  Allysia and Matt were just awesome, they were laid back, they enjoyed their wedding day, their family and their friends.  Allysia told me during our planning session that she wanted some “different” pictures, and those we created, believe it or not, at midnight.  At Big Foot Country Club in Fontana, there are 7 ponds, which are sacred ponds made by native indians from that area a long time ago.  When the country club opened, they brought a member of the tribe to bless the 7 ponds.  It was next to one of these ponds with a small waterfall that we captured the last images of the night.  Goes to show how important the photography was for Allysia and Matt, even at midnight, they were willing to go out and create something unique, something that I know they will treasure forever.  Thanx guys for being such wonderful people, and I hope you like the images I was able to create.  Click on the last image for the slide show (be patient while it loads).

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Allysia + Matt {Rehearsal Story}

I have been blessed to be a part of the most amazing wedding in my career.  The locations were amazing, beautiful, and the lighting was simply perfect, but most of all, it was the people.  Allysia and Matt are two of the most wonderful people you can ever meet.   They are fun, passionate about life, and they have wonderful families that love them dearly.  The following is a little taste of the images I was able to capture for them during the rehearsal for their wedding.  Click on the last image to see the slide show for their rehearsal (be patient while it loads).  Make sure to come back and visit often, as I am working on their wedding images and I’ll be putting those up in the next few days.

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Jessica + Kevin

I had the privilege of working with Jessica & Kevin for their wedding pictures.  Jessica & Kevin will stand as one of the most memorable weddings for me.  When I met them and they told me that the bridal party were their kids, the ring bearer was their nephew, the flower girl was their niece, it became apparent that their wedding was very centered around their family.  I had an amazing time and I am truly blessed to have been part of their special day.  Jessica is a real state attorney and boy did she give me a real scare when she sent out the time line and wedding details, because she sent it in her firm’s letterhead and when I saw it, my heart sank and my brain started racing at 100 miles an hour as to what I had done, if I was going to jail, if I was loosing my house, etc.  Then I saw that it was the time line…let’s just say that my heart took a few moments coming back up to my chest.  Now we laugh so hard about it, but it was hilarious.  Thanx Jess & Kevin, for sharing your wonderful family and your amazing wedding with me.  Here is but a small sample of the images I created for you guys, hope you love them as much as I do.  Click on the last image to see their slideshow.

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iPhone goodness

Well, after almost a year of visiting our families, we are going once again to visit them in TX. What is different this time is that we are traveling by train, and the kids are having a blast. The bad thing is that we forgot to bring a camera, so for the next 2 weeks, all I have to tka pix of our trip is my iPhone. As a matter of fact, I am making this post to my blogsite from my iPhone, and the attached picture of the building outside our train car window, I also took that with my iPhone. I love this phone.

 iPhone goodness