Busy.

Well, well, well. Another month long gap in between blogs. As lame as that is, I do have a legitimate excuse. I shot TWO weddings!

Wedding number one, the Gauna wedding, was on Saturday, October 2nd. Talk about nervous.

The ladies were getting ready at the Santa Maria Inn, and I was to be there at noon. On the way there, I was a wreck. No, seriously. I was a hot mess. I was so completely nervous. I was shaking, nauseous. I was even CRYING. Yes, crying. I was positive that I was not cut out for this, that I was not good enough, etc. After my little breakdown, I turned on my iPod to some Black Eyed Peas, cranked it up, and sang along. I calmed down, still nervous, but now a was actually functional.

The day before the wedding, I spoke with the other photographer, that the grooms sister was bringing to the wedding. She had about 8 years of wedding photography experience, so I whole-heatedly agreed to second shoot and let her take the lead.

On the wedding day, I walked into the lobby of the hotel, saw a lady with the same camera bag as myself. I assumed it was "Kat" and introduced myself. She took me upstairs to the room where the ladies were getting ready. I really calmed down here, especially when I took out my camera and got down to business.

I really did enjoy myself. There were a lot of things I learned from Kat. I mean a lot. However, the only thing that really bothered be was the way she spoke to the bridal party, the groom in particular. They were HILARIOUS and fun, and just having a good time. Kat really didn't seem into their humor, but that's probably because she was there for one thing only, and that was to get the job done. I still thought some of her comments were inappropriate, regardless of the timeline or other things that were to be done.

Christina and Paul (the bride and groom) were awesome. They were so fun and in love and open to so many things. Such fun and they were great people to have for my first wedding.

Here are some pics from their big day.











Wedding number 2, was the very next day. I had met with this bride a few weeks prior, so I wasn't nervous AT ALL! What a relief. And kinda funny considering this was my first wedding with ME leading. It was weird and fun all at the same time. My second shooter was my bestie, so there were no issues there. Such an easy, fun wedding. I also learned a lot that day too. This wedding was much shorter than the first, so all in all, it just seemed easier. Here are some pics:












So that's it for now. Lots coming soon...holiday pictures, maternity pictures, and NEWBORN pics! Can't wait! :)