I’ve known Haley for a few years now and I was more than honored that she asked me to take her senior portraits. It’s been such a joy to watch her grow and mature into someone who does everything with such grace. Haley is the type of person that literally is good at everything, yet completely and truly humble. She’s beautiful from the inside out and truly wise beyond her years. She’s fiesty and passionate and wildly talented. I’m so excited to see where the Lord takes her… I know she will do amazing things. That’s the way it is with Haley… whatever she chooses to pursue will be amazing.

Thank you for giving me the pleasure of taking your senior photos! Love ya Hay-Bail.  ;-)

Haley, flashing her beauty queen smile. ;-)

One of the things I adore most about Haley is that fact that she never takes herself to seriously. <3

Haley, you are stunning. Truly.

Here is one of Haley and her younger sister Siena, who is also beautiful. Definitely love these girls!

When I saw Lisa walk up to me at the park, I could not get over how absolutely stunning she looked. This girl belongs in the twenties. Lisa has expressive eyes and a delicate smile. She’s the nicest person and it’s clear why Greg is head over heals for her!

Lisa and Greg have so much charisma and I’m so excited for their upcoming wedding!! Anything with these two will be wonderful!

Also, thank you to Ty Marie Combe for doing an AMAZING job with Lisa’s hair and make up! She is one of my favorite make up artists!

Okay, enough talk… now for some photos!

Lisa, you are truly beautiful.

Greg you are quite handsome. Good job Lisa!

Love this yummy light!

Yay props! I seriously have the greatest clients!

Lisa, your dress… amazing.

Lisa and Greg had a great idea to do a mock silent movie type thing. Here she is about to get run over by a train… OH NO! ;-)

It’s okay though, Greg was there in the nick of time! ;-)

I’m so incredibly excited about their upcoming wedding!

Now for some photos!

Sharon, you have such a wonderful smile!

Will, you are super handsome. Sharon, you definitely have a keeper! :-)

How cute are these two?!

Sharon, you are so beautiful.

Pro dipping, right here!

They chose to do their engagement session at Balboa Park and it could not have been a more perfect day! The weather was beautiful, we had amazing light and best of all… it wasn’t crowded! Woo!

I felt like we had the park to ourselves! While we walked around and took photos I got to know Ryan and Melanie better and I couldn’t love them more! I am so excited about their upcoming wedding!

Here are some of my favorites from our session!

First picture of the session… clearly they nailed it!

Melanie, you are gorgeous!

Totally fierce. I feel cheesy saying that, but seriously. It’s fierce.

Seriously Melanie… STUNNING.

Nicole is from Encinitas which is why they chose to do their session there. I love when the location is a place that’s special to you, and I know it brought back a lot of fun memories of childhood while running around the beachy streets of Encinitas. Encinitas was my old stomping grounds also… we had fun reminiscing about the smells and sights that are unique to Encinitas… Manhattan Pizza mixed with La Paloma popcorn is always in the air. :-) Plus a little bit of mexican food. Yup. Encinitas.

We walked around Moonlight beach and took a stroll down town, all the while getting to know Chis and Nicole better and getting more and more excited about their upcoming wedding. I know it will be absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait!!

Now for some photos!

I just adore this warm, golden light.

Seriously, you guys are the cutest.

Nicole, that color is divine on you!

Surfboards, powerful sunshine, beautiful couple… yes please!

Nicole, you are beautiful.

We are pretty blessed here in So Cal… I love the pink haze.

The wedding was supposed to be outside but it unfortunately got rained out. Elizabeth and everyone involved handled the very sudden changes with so much grace. Honestly though, rain or not… nothing could stop this wedding from being anything but fabulous. Everything was perfect and there was joy in the air!

Thank you Ryan and Elizabeth for giving us the honor of documenting your lovely wedding!

I adore these warm fall colors!

Elizabeth’s smile as her father saw her for the first time. Totally daddy’s girl. :-)

Even though the ceremony was moved into the reception tent it was still beautiful!

Lucky for us the rain calmed down for about 15 minutes and we were able to run outside. We couldn’t walk around because the ground was muddy, but lucky for us there was a cement path. Yay!

Elizabeth, you are such a true beauty.

Again, I just love the warm colors.

I’ll end with a sweet first dance moment. :-)

I truly feel so blessed that God gave him to me. Jude is the most amazing little boy. He’s smart, stubborn, strong, silly, funny, loving, and… well, I’m his mommy so I could go on and on really.

His favorite things right now are:

(This list is in no particular order)

Yo Gabba Gabba – Muno is his favorite
Singing
Cheese
Yogurt
Clocks
Choo choo trains
The Park
Bubbles
Blues Clues
Barney
Books – I love you through and through is still his favorite. He likes to read the Jungle Book, also.
Numbers
Dancing
Cars
Boats
Airplanes
Motorcycles

And now here are some things that I just want to make sure I always remember. ;-)

He loves when we tickle his arm and he loves to tickle our arms. He ADORES bath time. He’s still a pretty picky eater… Eh, I’m still a picky eater so we’ll see about that one. :-) He copies EVERYTHING we say right now… at least, he tries. Some letters he cannot pronounce… like the letter “L”. It makes for some funny looks when we are out and about. ;-)

He can count to 20 by himself and recognizes all of the numbers and their correct order. He almost can sing his ABC’s, but he knows all of the letters if I ask him. He knows basic colors and is extremely into identifying things with the color as well as what it is. He totally gets a kick out of it.  He will totally mouth songs now… Like if I will sing something he will lip-sing, totally random and hilarious.  He’s still not a huge fan of the blender. His favorite person is Gigi. When he prays it’s for the clock and choo choo trains, the occasional Gigi is thrown in there. ;-)

He is my sweet love and cannot believe another year has flown by. Jude, you are my joy. God blessed me more than I ever deserved with you. I love you and I can’t wait for another year of you showing me what’s up. ;-)

]]> http://www.brookealiceonblog.com/his-second-birthday-personal/feed/ 1 http://www.brookealiceonblog.com/josh-jessi-carlsbad-wedding/ http://www.brookealiceonblog.com/josh-jessi-carlsbad-wedding/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:37:27 +0000 admin http://www.brookealiceonblog.com/?p=2103 Josh and Jessi have a total calm about them. They are both so filled with Jesus you can’t help but notice it. They are truly beautiful in every single way and their wedding was no exception.

Everything about their amazing day completely represented them. It was a day worth celebrating and there was more love and laughter than you could imagine!

Every detail was beautiful and every moment was cherished. The way it’s supposed to be. :-)

Josh is so loving and such a leader. His vows definitely made me tear up and reminded me of how blessed I am to do what I do.

Jessi is charismatic and beautiful from the inside out. There isn’t much Jessi can’t do, yet she is one of the most humble people that I’ve ever met. They truly are perfect together.

Thank you both for allowing us to be a part of your lovely wedding.

Now for some photos!

I simply adored Jessi’s dress. So feminine and beautiful!!

This is so Jessi. Always a smile.

Jessi, you are simply stunning.

Josh, waiting for their first look.

I’d say that they liked what they saw. ;-)

These two together just make me happy. Such a beautiful couple.

They had their wedding in Josh’s families beautiful backyard. Look at these amazing details that they incorporated! I love creativity!

A sweet communion moment.

How can you not smile looking at them?! :-)

Jessi actually made their adorable cake! Be sure and check out her blog! She has amazing recipes and TONS of info regarding food allergies. I highly suggest taking some time to read it, you’ll totally learn something!

They’ve been through everything you can be put through. Aimee has watched the man of her dreams fight for his life and has been there in the scary times but also the beautiful times.

Their wedding was truly a joy and an honor to be a part of. It was one of the most peaceful weddings that we’ve ever attended. I think because it was truly all about love and support for this absolutely amazing couple. If you know them, you are blessed. Seriously.

Thank you Brad for being a hero and Aimee for also being a hero. You two are amazing!

I absolutely love daisies.

This is how these two are all of the time. FULL of personality and smiles.

Brad and his sweet dog Duke.

Oh Aimee, you are so gorgeous.

I saw this amazing quote that Aimee had. I never realized this was exactly what the Purple Heart meant. What an honor.

Let it be known that he who wears the military order of the Purple Heart has given of his blood in the defense of his homeland and shall forever be revered by his fellow countrymen. –Gen. George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Aug. 7, 1782

What beautiful girls. Seriously.

There isn’t much some daisies and a sword can’t handle. Just sayin’ ;-)

Aimee, you are amazingly beautiful.

I love cupcakes and I love yellow. These definitely make me happy. :-)

Brad and Aimee wantet to release these amazing lanterns! Think Tangled! It was so incredibly beautiful and such a neat thing for the guests to participate in.

Travis and Kim truly are a perfect match. They are so different from each other yet compliment each other so well. They have such amazing chemistry and totally have fun with each other. I’m pretty sure I spent most of the day just laughing and smiling, because when you are with them, it’s contagious.

Travis is so passionate. He’s smart and full of life. He’s so sweet with Kim and it’s so clear how much he loves her.

Kim is the most vibrant person you will ever meet. She’s beautiful and so spunky. She’s the type of person that will get you to let your guard down and have a good time.

The wedding was more than just a good time though, it was full of so much love. I can see why, it would be hard not to absolutely adore these two.

Thank you both for letting us be a part of your wonderful wedding!!

Purple shoes!! Love these.

Kim, you seriously are beautiful.

Travis and Kim decided to do a “first touch” instead of a first look. I thought it was absolutely the sweetest thing. And honestly, don’t they look like they could be the models for a crest ad?

I love, love, love older churches! SO much character.

This photo fully expresses what these guys are all about. Pure joy.

Probably the best group of groomsmen. Ever.

One of the reasons I couldn’t stop laughing. This group probably had the best sense of humor ever. Seriously, I was dyyyying when these two came out.

Of course there had to be amazing dancing.

Mr. and Mrs!

You two are amazing.

Crest model! ;-)

More dancing. :-)

Travis is a huge Ron Paul supporter. So clearly, it was important for him to rap while wearing a Ron Paul shirt.  :-) Go Ron Paul!

Cake! I’m obsessed with the cake cutting photos… especially when this happens! Who won!?

Definitely Kim. :-)